Sudan project "Baggage Handlers" part III

         Finally finished. They took forever. I always found something more interesting to paint. Plus I hate painting horses. Miniatures are HAT and Waterloo.

Yearly goal 700 painted for the Sudan project. 315 done. 23 more down. Another 385 required to reach the goal. 

Sudan project "Highlanders" part I

The Highlanders are next up. 70% of the minis will be HAT 8202

Using the Perry Brothers' guide

Some osprey references;

Sudan project "Baggage Handlers" part II

The men are from Waterloo. The animals are Caesar.

The Anglo-Egyptian troopers and their rifle stocks clipper out. This left the sling for a camel lead.

I need an Egyptian dressed officer. Don't have one and never went on an internet rampage to find one. Two dudes were sacrificed to the clippers.

The legs of a british officer and the upper body of an Egyptain Officer.

What I ended up with.

Sudan project "Blue Jackets" part IV & record breaking

First group is finished. From 24 May to 25 June, I have painted 119 dudes. That is a new record for a month.

The lads manning the gun are on hold. All my guns are based on 60s, which I am out of. (I will be ordering a 100 plus 60s to meet me stateside in Sept.)

Yearly goal 700 painted for the Sudan project. 292 done. 25 more down. Another 408 required to reach the goal. 

           176 days gone and I am past the two miniatures a day to reach the goal. This is the most I have ever painted in one year. 408 seems like a long way to go. But I have 6 months and a week (189 days). 

Sudan project "stories"

1882 June 7th

         +6000 dudes sent to get the Mahdi. Heroes of the Gessi campaign and other battles. Including Shaigia Melek, known badass MoFo. Poor old Melek get assigned the irregular cavalry with Taha Abu Sidr. Never says how Melek goes down. But Sidr..........

Well his punk ass is kill in his tent flap next to the CO. Both in their PJs. Sad but they are punk asses! Why?

         Sidr had is fuck doll with him. A whore, slave, whatever. She served his sexual needs. Yet she was a no shit taking bad ass warrior. A goddam, Valkyrie. While those two died in their tent flaps sleepy eyed with cock in hand. (they were sharing the same tent?) Jumping over their dying body, comes Sidr's girl, pistols blazing. She shoots down two warriors, wounding others. Only after some "half starving, naked arab" rams a spear through her heart does she die on top of a national hero and her master.

That girl most likely a slave. A sexually abused slave! Was not about to die like her owner. She rained the pain and made those meant to capture/kill her pay the price. Worse than worse, her name was never recorded.

Sudan project "Baggage handlers" part I

These dudes have been kicking around for a while. I need to clear off the painting table. Anything that has been sitting is now getting attention. All the dudes are HAT the mules are Waterloo.

Some poor bastard has to hump all that gear and brandy. Porters and mules/donkeys are on 60 x 20mm bases. While their guards are on 60 x 30mm.

Sudan project "Blue Jackets" part III

These guy have been hitting the rum. From the beginning they turned from easy to a pain in the ass. Re-work, dropped one group into the wet palette, some how rub the paint off arms, painted everyone's thumb silver, painted one guys face white.

Plaster is down and washed. Finally the lads are dipped and drying.