Picking up those brushes again.

Hi and welcome to the occasional mutterings of Dave Doc, a military modeller and some time gamer. Gaming and model making has given me a real education, History & Geography(obvious really), Artistry, Politics, Economics, Logistics, Project Management -you try building miniature armies without the last 3.

I will use the blog to record my creations & the odd occasion I actually do some gaming.

I have always been inspired by the aesthetic side of gaming. Playing on well constructed terrain using excellently painted units is always a joy.

Thursday 15 January 2015

Sudan - 19th Hussars and Col Fredrick Burnaby

Work has been proceeding at pace on the Sudan Imperial units. The 19th Hussars have been completed. I have done conversion work on the lead squadron, removing the arm from its cast position and remaking it with solder and adding a curved sabre into the hand - this is made form a flattened mild steel in - I intended to do more than 1 squadron like that - but my trusty soldering iron has died - a new one is being sourced!

These are Connoisseur Miniatures once more, with a few other random horses from the lead pile. Next cavalry will be the 10th Hussars.




Colonel Frederick Burnaby–  travelling without permission - was among more than 4,000 British troops who took part at El-Teb.  Burnaby was in the thick of it, doing dire work with a characteristically unorthodox weapon: a double-barrelled shotgun.


Burnaby was a larger than life character , and Victorian Hero. Depicted here in his characteristic blue patrol dress as he refused to wear khaki. He met his end at the later battle of Abu Klea – where he had left his Shotgun behind after the bad publicity of using it on the natives at El-Teb.


 It is said Queen Victoria wept on learning of his death. The figure is by Redoubt and is a fair size compared to other 28mm – however as Burnaby was 6 foot 4 and reputed to be the strongest man in the army it seems fitting.


 We also have the newly arrived Daily Telegraph reporter Bennet Burleigh with notepad , and for the Illustrated London News Caton Woodvile looking on , protected accompanied by the skirmish screens.  I picked up the skirmish lads as part of the painted stuff I traded – they needed rebasing only .


More "Devils in Skirts" next!

28 comments:

  1. Great stuff. /Goodly work all 'round.

    I'm waiting to receive my Burnaby model from the Perry's long with the BP Sudan supplement. I like the Warlord version but the Perry version seems much more understated, thus the preference.

    Darrell.

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    1. thanks Darrell. I must pick a copy up of the supplemnt at some time too

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  2. Very atmospheric pictures, great job!

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  3. So the lesson is never leave your shotgun behind. These look great. Excellent execution. Cheers

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    1. er yes - that would seem to be the lesson - or pay no attention to bad publicity!

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  4. Cor, like this collection. Plenty of character and bags of atmosphere.

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  5. Another tremendous outpouring of Imperial troops, absolutely marvellous.

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    1. Thanks Michael.. i cant actually wait to get it all out together !

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  6. Great painting work. All of them are very nice!!!

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  7. Another fine looking batch of colonials. Enjoyed the Burnaby history lesson too.

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  8. Gorgeous stuff yet again mate. I'm seriously hankering after more figs for this period now and you're to blame.

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    1. Ha ha! All part of the service... Just wait until you see the full armies out!

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  9. Very cool unit! I do like the way their displayed and photographed too.

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  10. Beautiful work as usual Dave - excellent, excellent stuff!

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  11. Very nice David- big units! :-)

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  12. Your conversion work is making these a very unique and desirable collection.

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    1. Hopefully so..! I am enjoying doing them. More to come too.

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