Well these have been on the Analogue Hobbies painting challenge for about 2 weeks and now I have only just gotten around to putting them on my blog. Ah well such is Life. Yes The Paint monkey was busy with the brushes over the festive period. I hasten to add that I am painting Zulu's for myself at this stage as well as some Genestealers for a project later to be revealed. But I will say no more for now. And back to the script (This Blog has a script? well no one told me Ed.)
All these figures are Perry miniatures from their Sudan metal range. Firstly we have 2 command figures. While the one on the left has a sword the one on the right is unarmed. (except for a scroll... something about a pen being mightier than a sword..... neither will stop bullets though).Then we have 2 groups each of 4 cavalry. They all carry swords some carry javelins or rifles as well, a couple carry all three. As we all know you can never have enough weapons. But you can have too few.
Some likewise have colourful patches on their clothes as a mark of the poverty of the Mahdi. Most do not though. They were a joy to paint and have come out jolly well I think. The next two I do I have been struggling with and when you see them you will understand why! But that's another post on this blog.
The final picture is them all together.. A total of 10 Cavalry in 28mm. And while all the riders are different I Have had a few "Siimilar" (exactly the same) horses. This is no problem as they can all be different shades of brown if need be to help break the unit up.Thanks for looking today. Happy new year and all that. I may well do a post of plans for the new year next week, or I may avoid it all together.
I shall go back to playing "World of tanks" now at which I do truly stink big time in an ultra wiffy way.
Have fun and with luck see you soon. All the best Clint.
Splendid job, they look great!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil. I am pleased with them.
DeleteAnother cracking entry and a Happy New Year to you Clint.
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael. I am sure you realise how hard the armoured horses are to paint. I am dreading them.
DeleteHappy New Year, pal!
ReplyDeleteTo you as well. I hope the new year is very kind to you.
DeleteGreat stuff Clint and a Happy New Year to you. I think my fave is the command figure with the dappled white/grey horse. Lovely mini and a stunningly good paint-job you should be rightfully happy with. "World of Tanks" is fiendishly addictive no matter how rubbish you are, so don't expect too much work to be done by the Paint Monkey until you've got the game (Xbox or PC?) out of your system :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Simon. (WOT on PC for me. And yes I am terrible, but slightly better than yesterday.... which is still progress. Despite any addiction I may develop).
DeleteNice one Clint, they're great looking troops!!!
ReplyDeleteCheers Mate we will have to sort a game out soon.
DeleteLovely looking figures and I'd just like to say that I love how you've done the bases. It looks as if you've done as much work on the bases as on the figures.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bryan. No work at all on the base edges, just all the colours on the base roughly painted on the sides in a random (Semi) drybrush.
DeleteNone of them are on camels though. Were you feeling well?
ReplyDeleteLovely figures Clint :)
Painted for a mate and I just paint what he gives me to do. He says there are camels in the queue.
DeleteDave Docherty send me an email with the camels he has to do.
Thank you Tams
These do look good Clintand look very individualistic as a group too which is a good plus. Your basing does look good too btw and if you ever want to paint more Sudan stuff, I beleive I have several hundred Ansar and others ....
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe. I also have ansar of my own. But an trying to get some Zulu done at the moment.
DeleteBut if you want to pay me to paint your Ansar...... no I thought not!
These turned out really well Clint. I like how you're doing patches on some of your figures to show an extra bit of historical reality. I've heard of that tank game you're playing and from what I understand it can be addictive. Will make a nice break from painting I think.
ReplyDeleteHave a Happy New Year!
Thanks Anne
DeleteAddictive is right it is stopping me painting sometimes but others it is beneficial like when waiting for a wash to dry!
I have only put the patches on where the sculptor has indicated. So no biggie.
Lovely job Clint! Happy New Year too dude!
ReplyDeleteHappy new whats name to you as well .
DeleteThanks Bob
Ah, Clint. You are way too productive for me, I have trouble keeping up with your blog and you always post the cool stuff.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mathyoo. I feel the same way about other peoples blogs, so you are not alone. I have had a slow week painting this week though so don't expect much come Monday or Tuesday.
DeleteI just don't know how you do it - painting for myself is time-consuming enough, let alone painting for others as well!
ReplyDeleteGenestealers, eh? Don't think that I didn't see that; you'll have no peace until you reveal the cunning plan!
Thanks mate. Genestealers now painted. Not as many as I would Like but enough to get going. The plan is not very secret. It will be revealed before the end of the week. But now back to pesky Zulus once more!
DeleteLovely. Like that you've not overdone the patches which is right for the earlier period.
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly sir.
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