“The heat, the flies, the Pendawar trots...”

 I only expect to have three figures on the bases of artillery for the E.I.C. Army of Pendawar being planned for this project, which leaves me two spare figures to utilize on vignette bases to improve the look of the game. As I had a spare water-wallah painted up already I chose a suitably hot and bothered looking figure from the gunners and painted him up as a test piece ~

Both figures are from the Perry Miniatures' Napoleonic British in Egypt range. The gunner from the set depicted in Mother Shipton hats and sculpted in firing poses. {If I need more guns I can supplement these with the guns and crew from my FRW British & Allied army.}

Like most of my painting efforts in present circumstances they look fine on the table at gaming distance, but closer examination reveals all manner of small issues attributable to eye and hand issues. Now, I've touched on this too many times really, but I do think too many wargamers worry overmuch when comparing their own style, standard and output with what can be found in magazines and via the internet. I'm firmly in the wargamer who paints' category rather than the wargames figure painter who may, or may not, occasionally game! I'm also not in the current trend of bijou games in a box/fifty figures is an army approach either. So, I view my efforts in that context, as I'm pretty sure regular visitors to and commentators on my blog do. 

Meanwhile, I'm half way through the 3rd Pendawar NI battalion as well as splashing base colours on a mounted Artillery command figure and gunner, along with two mounted generals who will form the Army of Pendawar overall command base. In the meantime, amidst all this coronavirus malarky, vaccination roll out and Road Map exit confusion do keep safe and well.