David Bickley's Wargames Blog

The occasional ramblings of an average gamer, journeyman painter, indifferent modeller, games designer, sometime writer for Wargames Illustrated and host of games in GHQ.



Monday 1 March 2021

3rd Pendawar Native Infantry

 I completed the four figures representing the Grenadier companies on the last day of February, which meant I had managed to exceed my target of two figures a day by about a dozen pieces. With them the 3rd Pendawar Native Infantry are complete and will join the Second Brigade with their colleagues from the 2nd Pendawar Native Infantry. The facings I chose were orange, to complement the yellow of the 2nd. Here they are drawn up in line ~

The third battalion of the Brigade will be a European battalion, the Pendawar Fusiliers, using the Perry Miniatures British in Egypt figures wearing the top hat and in marching pose. Their facings will likely be white, but I may change my mind along the way.

With the NI finished I decided to paint the two foot artillery guns and crew. I've completed the first of the two bases which will comprise the battery and hopefully the second will be finished this week. Then it will be the Pendawar Fusiliers as I said to complete the Brigade.

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  1. Another unit ready in next to no time 👍 and very smart they are. Bet they don’t make these boys in plastic !

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    1. Thank you Matt, much appreciated. And, if they were in plaaaastic, I certainly wouldn't buy the rubbish.

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  2. Those are very nice and the flags really set them off. This project is moving along at a fair old lick, which is great to see:)

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    1. Thanks SteveJ! Funny, bit it seems much slower from my side of the brush.

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  3. Splendid stuff, you are trotting along nicely there, not the Bombay sort one trusts.

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    1. Thanks old bean. Funny you should say that though...

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  4. Splendid unit David, great job and wonderful uniforms!

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  5. I really like the whole feel of this project.

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    1. Pleased to read that George, it's encouraging.

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  6. They're coming along nicely Mr. B.

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  7. Lovely Colonial troops, David!

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  8. A very sturdy looking body of men.

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