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Monday, February 3, 2025

The start of a Sands of Sudan project

The first units of a new Sudan project. 

It is a 10mm project using the figures from Pendraken. I am not going to slavishly stick to one of the various campaigns in the Sudan - so over time there will be red, khaki and grey coated British infantry, Egyptians, cavalry and the Desert Column (which makes an appearance today).

I intend to use the Sands of Sudan rules published by Carlo Pagano based on the work of Peter Gilder. One of the attractions of the rules (especially with the 10mm figures) is that the units are large - 60 or 72 figure British Infantry battalions for instance and 48 camels in the Desert Column regiments.

I have plans for various desert buildings / huts, oasis, Khartoum and its walls as well as a ‘Nile’ with all that should accompany it - paddle steamers, native boats and of course a crocodile. I may paint some of the terrain during the challenge (once I get to 1200 points goal).

First up then are some Beja warriors - and I have discovered how hard it is to photograph 10mm figures, especially when they are dark skinned.




Then the first of three Desert Column camel regiments for the British - there will eventually also be Mahdist, sitting and baggage camels.






Thursday, January 16, 2025

Dismounted Savarin Knights for the Sassanids

The latest Sassanids painted are 3 bases of heavy foot dismounted Savarin Knights.  They do not appear in the Impetus lists but after seeing these on Dr Phil Hendry’s wonderful blog earlier in the year I decided that I would get them anyway and find a way to make them fit into the army.   These are Aventine figures with the banner and the shields from LBMS as always.  

I am participating in the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge again and these were my first entry for the year.






Sunday, December 22, 2024

Sassanid force as it stands now

This is not all of them - but it is where we are at the moment.  I have a whole bunch more units in the lead mountain and also a few bases that have been prepped but need to be painted etc.

I am participating in the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge again this year and have another project that I want to be the main focus of that.  However, I will  paint those Sassanid figures that have been prepped over the next few weeks in the early stages of the Challenge.


I have wanted a Sassanid force for many years and painting these have given me a lot of fun.

Monday, December 9, 2024

More Sassanid Foot bases

Firstly, six bases of heavy foot levy spearmen (A&A Miniatures).

And the 'rest' - a skirmish base, another levy spearmen base and two archer bases (A&A, Gripping Beast and Aventine respectively)

As before, all are based for Impetus.


Saturday, November 30, 2024

Some more Sassanid Cavalry

Just a quick shot of a few cavalry bases that I have been working on over the past two months.

There are four units of Clibinari armed with spears and bows and two light cavalry bow armed.

Figures are Gripping Beast and Aventine.



Sunday, November 3, 2024

Ancient scenic element - grain store, mill and ovens

I have long known that I spend nearly all of my painting time on figures and while having a lot of terrain, most of it remains unpainted.  So I have plan to start spending time on terrain early on in projects in the future.  

This piece is the first of the pieces for my ancient battlefields and (like all of them) is generic to use throughout the period and even into the Crusades (with a push).  

The mill and oven are Grand Manner pieces and I bought the grain stores during a closing down sale - but unfortunately I cannot remember the name of the manufacturer.  The figures carrying the grain and the wood for the oven are from the extremely useful Eureka Miniatures set.




And a photo alongside the Baggage element for the Sassanid army that I showed in my last post.