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| The 74th Highland Fusiliers |
Another project, nearly there... The Second Mahratta War, immortalized in Bernard Cromwells Sharpe's Triumph. The Audiobooks are fantastic, if you have never listened to them, well do so!
I wanted the British troops to have the distinctive headwear from Ospreys Assaye book. The old 'head' replacement trick was in order. I had picked up a lot of Napoleonic Brits from the Durham Wargames show a few years ago. These would be the guinea pigs, off with their heads & on with the new ones. Obtained from the fantastic
Peter Pig 15mm range .
(Though I wish they would make a Napoleonic Heads range...come on Peter Pig!)
I'm happy with the results, though it's a bit odd as they are meant to be a Scottish Regiment. Anyway, I've still got a lot of figures to paint, especially the East India company troops. I will get round to them one day!
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| Strapping Scotsmen to spank the Mahrattas... |
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| Not a skirt, sorry kilt in sight...lol |
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| Officer, Colour party & Sergeant. |
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| The Grenadiers |
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| Honorable John Company Horse Artillery. |
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| Lovely Boys... |
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WWWAAARRGGHH!
Look at this lot!
Mahratta Cavalry.... |
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| Sharp swords & pointy lances abound! |
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| A mixture of many manufacturers. |
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| Four distinct regiments |
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The mighty Tipu Sultan riding his elephant..
or as Sharpey would say "The Fat B******!" |
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| The 74th advance! |
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| Osprey's Assaye, a worthwhile addition to the library. |
Ospreys Assaye =
https://ospreypublishing.com/assaye-1803-pb
Battle of Assaye =
