Sudan: Rebasing and Adding Units

I can't believe almost 10 years have passed since I finished a unit from my 20mm (1/72) Sudan collection. I guess I have finished a huge AWI army and many other bits and pieces since then. But having done all that and to keep from going insane painting the recently finished Burgundians, I got the urge to finish this collection off.

Proof, if were needed, that a complete Newline square now exists 😆

Standard British Infantry Units

First up, the two final standard infantry units from Newline Designs to finish a brigade square.

Circa 1882, an army unit in grey serge above, could also be used for Royal Marines from the same campaign. 

To finish the square, the South Staffordshire Regiment who were ordered back into red smocks for the battle of Kirbekan in 1885.

Mounted Infantry

Next up some kit-based mounted infantry with dismounted options.

These are from the HaT Industries 8209 Zulu Wars: British Mounted Infantry box with head conversions. 

Back in 2022, I asked Elhiem Figures - a large producer of metal 20mm alternate heads - if he would take a commission for heads with pith helmets with puggarees (cloth wrapping) for use in the Sudan. He said yes and these are the first unit from HaT's Zulu war range to have had their plastics heads sliced off and replaced with Elheim's HED107 4 British Sudan War Pith helmets.

Primarily, this is to stop me going insane doing scale puggaree conversions - what was I thinking??!

Above, for the dismounted options for mounted infantry units I'm using Newline's Camel Regiment figures as the uniforms were indistinguishable apart from the colour, cord breeches and parent unit smock.

Rebasing the Ansar

At the same time as painting up new figures, I'm rebasing most of the Ansar units for standard Black Powder frontages. This is primarily because - and I can't remember why -  I based them with a different frontage to everything else...

When commissioning the heads I was sure to include a head for the 10th Hussars - with their parade spike added to the helmet as per their campaign in the Sudan. They're up next for this collection, along with, possibly, a unit for the York & Lancaster Regiment.

Finished! Burgundian Ordonnance for ADLG

 

Nearly a year after going down to the local club to see about ADLG ordonnance armies, my one is finally done.

Starting with a selection of mounted and foot knights above, I had visions of playing by Xmas last year 😆, but here's a few snaps of the finished army

Kinda painted various units up in a 'company' colour. This is the blue company - as the only company names I can find for the army are in Russian - so by colour it is. The pavises have decals from Little Big Men Studios.

Green and white company is next and made up enough bases of stakes so that each archer can deploy one.

Blue and white - the iconic scheme for Burgundians on nearly every piece of box art I could find.

Red and blue - could feasibly be used for WoTRs, and finally, A Flemish company contingent in yellow and hired Italian light horse with crossbows.

Have had a nightmare of a time trying to track down 4th Ed. ADLG, with several orders made, only to be told they were out of stock and it was out of print... so why let me order it and list it as in stock???? 😡

This might pose a problem playing a game as I only have 1st Ed, but at least there's enough bases to do two DBA armies of the period 😁 

Hail Caesar: Romans - Latin Legions and Gauls

Painting the ordonnance army from the previous post was getting to be a bit of a chore, so while I pressed on with it, I decided to finish some rebasing Romans for Hail Caesar.

I ended up completely finishing the two 'Latin' (from Rome and its direct territories) legions including the 10th and 13th (above two photos) and the remaining Equites below.

I also realised I had some left over Italeri horse from some project at some time, so based up a small unit (technically the Roman and Cart/Libyan cavalry are all small units in the army list).

The last two units of Principes got their pig decaling for the 10th Fretensis.

And Triarii for both legions got done.

These (s**t) photos really aren't doing these things justice and the Triarii look right mean in with their wreathed, black and blue shields.

This also included basing the last two units of Latin Velites and rebasing the other two onto bigger bases - no individual bases at this scale.

Finally for the Romans, they were in the same box so I based up a small unit of Cretan archers.

And last but not least, a unit of Italeri Gauls was rebased - double based Warband.

While the Ordonnance army is coming along nicely, I want it to be enjoyable to paint, not a chore, so doing things like this at the same time stops the painting from becoming mind numbing.

These last two units were painted years ago by Le Chasseur as I recall, as part of trying to get an army ready for DBM??? I've since bought three units of Newline Design Gauls but they are completely unpainted.

Burgundian Ordonnance for ADLG

 

To say I'm about half way there after about two months of painting is a bit optimistic. But here's the first stands of Burgundian Ordonnance, based for ADLG. They'll likely be used for French Ordonnance and Wars of the Roses (WotR) as well. 

These are all from Perry Miniature's WotR and 1450 - 1500 Ranges, plastics which come in boxes that just don't stop giving - so many great options and parts.

I've gone for one stand represents an Ordonnance company of that infantry/cavalry type, using 'uniform' sources from Google searches.

Foot Knights

There's four standard foot knight units as dismounted options for their mounted counterparts.

With a couple of Elite foot knight units if there's ever a need, distiguished by their banners. Banners also from the PM sets.

Currours/Coustillers & Light Horse

Can't go wrong using cavalry with lances and the first unit of light cavalry in the form of Italian mercenaries.

Pike

A core of standard pikes with a couple of Burgundian paint jobs and a contingent of pike from Flanders (in yellow livery)

Gunners

Also the first unit of handgunners with a couple more to do along with 4 knights stands, 6 bow, another light horse, some crossbows and bills to finish... almost halfway.

Terminators and Dreadnaught

 

A few quick snaps of the Terminators and Dreadnaught from the Leviathan box, I received a few years back now, finished back in September.

I love the way these have come out by following the box art and doing the grim colour scheme, essentially, although still having to mix the Ultramarine blue to get anywhere close to the right colour.

The Dreadnaught took a bit of thought and included masking and was only able to come close to the box art by using decals from multiple boxes of SMs.

Think there's only the command figures and another five flamers to go and that's the entire Leviathan box completed.

Complete AWI Collection

 

Thought I'd take some shots of the entire AWI collection now that's its done and dusted. Have grouped it together into some Black Powder brigades for ease of display. So, not so much for detail as that's been covered in other posts over the years (links included in this post), more to cover the scope.

Americans and Their Allies

First up, classic Continentals in their resplendent blue coats and various coloured facings. The core of 4 standard units is accompanied by 2 small light horse and 2 small light infantry units; along with some guns from the armoury.

Units in Brigade: Rhode Island State Infantry, Virginia State Infantry/New Jersey Regiment, 4th Massachusetts, 3rd New Jersey, 2nd Continental Dragoons, Virginia Light Horse, and Continental Light Infantry.

Another standard sized brigade with 4 standard infantry in blue and brown coats, a single small light infantry unit, and a small dragoon unit with dismount options. Further guns from the armoury as above. The unit is also accompanied by a small infantry unit.

Units in Brigade: Patterson’s Massachusetts Battalion, 7th Pennsylvania Regiment, 5th/14th Continental, Congress' Own - 2nd Canadian, 4th New York - Light Infantry, 3rd New York, and 3rd Continental Dragoons

Next, a larger, earlier Continental/militia brigade made up of 5 standard infantry and 2 small infantry, with a light horse unit attached.

Units in Brigade: Maryland Battalion circa 1776, Warner's - Green Mountain Boys, 6th Maryland, 8th Virginia, 5th Carolina, Rhode Island State Infantry, 4th Connecticut and Connecticut Light Horse

Finally for the Americans, its Lee's Legion, accompanied by infantry in pale blue and brown coats, and Lee's famous dragoons with dismounted options, for a total of 4 standard infantry units.

Units in Brigade: Lee's Legion Infantry, Lee's Legion Dragoons, 3rd Virginia Regiment, 2nd New Hampshire Regiment, Sherburne's Additional Regiment

French allies appear as a standard brigade of 4 standard infantry units, with a single small unit of hussars supporting, and a gun from the American armoury.

Units in Brigade: Bourbonnais, Saintonge, Touraine, Soissonois, 2nd Volontaires etrangers de la Marine

Which brings us to the last French brigade and one of the most colourful, Lazun's Legion, made up of 3 standard infantry units (including a regiment of Royal Duexponts in similar colour scheme), a grenadier unit, a small chasseurs unit, and further hussars. 

Units in Brigade: Lauzun's Legion infantry, Royal Duexponts, 1st Volontaires etrangers de la Marine

American Command: General and Brigade Commands, Brigade Commands

American Artillery: Artillery Train, 3rd Continental Artillery, Virginia Artillery, Various American Artillery Teams

British and Their Mercenaries

To start for the British, a brigade of 2 elite/guards standard units and and 2 combined grenadiers units with a small light infantry unit and the 16th Dragoons with dismount options. So apart from the grenadiers, combined from many different units, a brigade of blue cuffs and facings (links below).

Continuing on with the facing-based scheme (so you can tell who's who on the table), a standard brigade of 4 infantry units with yellow/beige cuffs, accompanied by light horse and light infantry in green cuffs (links below).

A larger brigade of 5 standard infantry units of varying facing colours, supported by two units of the 17th dragoons with dismount options. The general of the army also makes an appearance in the bottom right-hand corner. (links below)

As the colours of unit facings cover multiple actual units, here are the links to some greater detail: The British Are Coming, The British Are Coming... Again, Even More British, British Light Infantry and Horse, Guards, Combined Grenadiers, Combined Grenadiers, Combined Guards Grenadiers, Light Infantry (in line), 16th Light Dragoons, 17th Light Dragoons: 1st Squadron, 17th Light Dragoons: 2nd Squadron

On to a Loyalist brigade made up of 2 standard infantry units and 4 small light infantry units, with Tarleton's dragoons - with dismounts - to round off this 'rough ground' brigade.

Units in Brigade: Loyalist Regiment Massachusetts, Regiment of Fencible Americans, Queen's Rangers, Butler's Rangers, and Tarleton's Dragoons

Which brings us to the German mercenaries in the employ of the British throughout the war, with a unit of 4 standard infantry units made up of musketeers and a fusilier unit. A small light horse and light infantry unit accompanies the brigade, to be used as mounted jaegers with dismounts or as separate cavalry and infantry units.

Units in the Brigade: Mirbach 1st and 2nd Battalions, Prinz Karl 1st Battalion, Regiment von Lossberg, Jaegers, Mounted Jaegers Squadron

And rounding off the collection a smaller brigade of German grenadiers made up of 2 standard-sized units, 1 small grenadier unit, and a small standard infantry unit. Again, small units of mounted and dismounted jaegers accompany the brigade.

Units in the Brigade: Jaegers, Combined Grenadiers, Regiment von Rall (Grenadiers), Prinz Ludwig/Brunswick Dragoons, Mounted Jaegers Squadron

British Command: General and Brigade Commands, Brigade Commands

British Artillery: Artillery Train, British Artillerymen, More British Artillerymen

Having played a few games with these, as I was ordering bases for a 28mm ADLG project, I ordered some more bases for these guys, to remount the individual/paired bases of light infantry figures onto larger bases - as shifting them individually is a nightmare during a game. Have also decided to rebase artillery figures on the artillery bases, as the chance of the artillery being overrun during a game, and then recaptured, is so close to zero as not to be worth keep track of individually-based 1/72 scale figures 😆