The Sudan - Mahdists

 Finally got around to finishing another project. Sudan this time, which has been a good one to work through and get into. 

Think it took............4 years? On and off, I'd say about 4 years since I first start planning it out, yeah.

So, here we are with the Mahdists. Still not sure if I could do with another 2 units for 12 total, but I think this'll be enough for now. 

A game is being planned for a few weeks time, so will get some action shots too.

I think the final count is

10 warbands of foot

2 cannon

4 units of horse or camel

3 units of skirmishers

Assorted leaders on horse/camel/foot

Heres the pics:

Of course, only now do I noticed I missed a bunch of banners. Easy to add those at a later date though.

Anglo-Egyptian to follow in a few days!

Box of Shame #2 - Mahdist Wars Ansar

Some productive time spent on getting some serious infantry work under my (ever expanding, thanks Lockdown!) belt. 

First up - Ansar. Very simple really, and had been a fair bit of the stuff I've had kicking around for an age. More or less there with these, with some cavalry and assorted bits left, but that won't take too long

Heres my Beja which I finished around 18 months ago and have taken the field once before:

Here it is all together and ready to go:

1880s Egyptian Army Line Regiments

An ongoing project of mine is the Mahdist wars. Many reasons for this - some personal, some practical (i.e. I've a massive desert table thats gagging for it) - but its a project that I am determined to work on and see everything painted and nicely done, unlike many other projects. Yes, I'm looking at you, massive French and British unpainted Napoleonic armies of shame!

I've roughly three armies for this - Egyptian, British, Mahdist - with the intention of being able to fight some earlier actions too and getting a good coverage of the era. Not interested in the second invasion though. Omdurman doesn't really do a lot for me, gaming wise, even if its interesting history wise.

So.......heres some Egyptian line regiments, forming the main block of the brigade. These took much much longer than I usually spend painting, in spite of them being quite my favourite looking uniform and army. Something about those whites and a fez. Lovely.

In fact, I'd found these such a chore to work on that I put them down at one point, painted an entire two armies worth of other stuff, a hefty wedge of Wars of the Roses and assorted other things before picking them up again and being determined to get on with it.

Done now, at least.

Discipline. Thats what gets armies painted, people. Discipline.