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Post by zuludon on Oct 15, 2019 23:13:46 GMT
After selling my large 28mm Indian Mutiny collection several years ago, I started collecting the period in 54mm. My 54mm collection is small compared to my 28 collection, and I had planned to only use it for skirmish level games until I bought the Indian Mutiny scenario book published by Colonial Conflicts. The book, like all the books in the series, is designed for The Sword and the Flame small unit option, which fit perfectly with my small units in the large scale. I've found that coming up with a balanced scenario is a challenge for the period, if you play historically, so I was pleasantly surprised when the first scenario I tried yielded a mutineer victory. The scenario book focuses on the Delhi campaign up to and including the assault and the Lucknow relief up to, but not including the first relief. I would highly recommend the book, in fact, all the books in the series, for anyone interested in the Victorian colonial period. The scenarios work well with any rules set, not just The Sword and the Flame.
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Post by aducknamedjoe on Oct 15, 2019 23:28:04 GMT
Awesome! I see some Britains Deetail (or DSG?) but who makes the other figures?
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Post by zuludon on Oct 16, 2019 2:14:28 GMT
Joe,
There are only a limited number of companies that make or made figures for the Indian Mutiny. Britains made a limited range, but very nice figures in action poses. Trophy of Wales and Marlborough Star provided most of the marching and walking poses as well as the Sikh irregular cavalry. Tradition of London has some good poses I used for one of the mutineer gun crews, the other one is from Wm Hocker, which are very much in the hollow cast Britains tradition. The RHA gunners are Dorset bodies with now out of production All the Kings Men ACW heads with Havelocks. Lastly, I pressed some Del Prado mounted Afghan Tribal Warriors into service.
Irregular Miniatures do some nice figures which are still on my painting table.
Nick Stern
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Post by tradgardmastre on Oct 16, 2019 6:40:43 GMT
Really enjoyed seeing your collection for the Indian Mutiny. Interesting to read where you got the figures from.
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Post by davel on Oct 16, 2019 11:04:27 GMT
A marvellous collection and beautifully painted and detailed
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Post by gonefishing on Oct 16, 2019 14:20:08 GMT
Those photos are simply incredible. Seeing them makes me want to crack out my poor Sikh Wars collection, which hasn't seen the light of day for a few years now. Poor chaps. It's very interesting to read how you sourced your figures, as well as the good words regarding those scenario books - honestly they've tempted me for years and this makes me think I should take a look at them. Thank you for the inspiration!
EDIT: A question has occurred: what size do you make your units in 54mm? They look smaller than the official 20/12. Just curious...
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Post by zuludon on Oct 16, 2019 15:00:42 GMT
Gonefishing,
Thanks for your kind words! The scenario books all use the small unit option for TSATF, generally eight infantry figures and six cavalry. In the Indian Mutiny book, the mutineers are only six figures, which makes them more brittle, a clever way to achieve historic results on the game table. The Badmash rabble are eight figures, though. One other nice thing about the scenario books is that they are designed to play with fewer than 100 figures per side.
Nick
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Post by spiritofethandune on Oct 16, 2019 16:06:28 GMT
Mouth-watering, Nick!
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Post by gonefishing on Oct 17, 2019 1:56:03 GMT
Fascinating, Nick, thank you! Those mods really intrigue me.
Thanks again,
Daryl
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Post by zuludon on Oct 17, 2019 15:49:09 GMT
Daryl,
I'm sure I'm not the only one who would enjoy seeing your Sikh War collection in action again. I hope Dorset Model Soldiers continues in business. I used some of their lancers for H.M. 9th Lancers (not used in this game).
Nick
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Post by 79thpa on Oct 17, 2019 16:07:55 GMT
Very nice.
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Post by manoftinblog on Oct 18, 2019 12:14:32 GMT
Thanks for sharing - really enjoyed the 'them and us' twinned photos taken from behind the firing lines. Very atmospheric and evocative.
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