Here's the small warband that is intended to be used against the French using Rebels and Patriots. A somewhat fanciful, hodgepodge of troops. Most of the troops are from The Assault Group - Janissaries, Tufecis and Levant Musketeers. A Warlord Games command set was added to flesh out a few units - which are in multiples of 6 for the ruleset. They can be fielded as either 12-man units or small 6-man units. The Mamelukes are from Gringo 40's - and as mentioned in the previous post, they are from their Napoleonic French range and have saddle cloths from their time in the Imperial Guard. Also, the TAG figures are from their Renaissance range a few centuries earlier than the Egyptian Campaign.
Besides giving the faces and hands a flesh wash, no other highlighting or touch ups were added after the Minwax stain and basic block painting. These are intended for gaming and "rough handling".
They are all based on GW-style 25mm rounds and the cavalry on Gale Force Nine oval bases. Except for one of them, all of the horses are the same pose - not sure if this was an oversight, but I see a few other horse poses on the Gringo 40's website. If you place an order with them, you may want to specify to include various horse poses.
Next on the agenda is getting some Rebels and Patriots gaming in. I've played in a few games run by other folks, so really don't have the rules down yet. Reading up on the rules, it appears there a few modifications to the original Lion Rampant rules - for one all Activations require a base of 6 using 2D6's. Lion/Dragon Rampant had different values for this depending upon the troop type. The rules seem more streamlined and easier to play, IMO. Until next time, thanks for dropping by and wishing you a great summer.
Looking excellent Dean!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michal! Good enough for the gaming table, I say. Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteFantastic Ottomans Dean! Rebels and Patriots is fun, pretty simple rules.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike! Looking forward to playing the rules soon. Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteWhat a marvelously colorful army! A pleasure to see on screen and I bet it is a spectacle to see in person.
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
Thank you for your very kind words, Jonathan! Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteNot summer down here Dean - its rained every day for a week and half the roads in the S Island are blocked by snow.....or flooding! I dont know enough about the era/army, but we have gaming friend who has a "generic" Indo/Middle Eastern army that can do service (with a few minor adjustments) at any time between 1100 and 1900 - so I think the troops work fine for Napoleon in Egypt!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith! Appreciate the comment and sorry to hear about the bad weather you're all having in your side of the world. It's so weird about the reverse weather due to locations. Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteGreat job Dean, always impressed at how quickly you get through things.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Michael. These were painted purely for the gaming table - so not much time spent on touching up or highlighting. Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteLooking good Dean!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Amazing work Dean.
ReplyDeleteLove those Ottomans- I have some of the TAG figures myself, and they are gorgeous. Very nicely done!
ReplyDeleteColors galore ... all done well of course :)
ReplyDeleteGreat looking army, I just put together an Ottoman army for Rebels and Patriots as well. I have TAG Janissaries, Brigade Games Nizam Cedid, Mameluke infantry and cavalry and Warfare Sekbhan infantry. I want to use this Otttoman army from the early 18th century right up to Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. I am thinking of adding a unit of Warfare Armored Sipahis. Have fun with this project!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking Ottomans, don't worry about the range of periods, they look splendid!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain