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.



Wednesday 16 June 2021

The 1st Native Infantry Regiment...

 ...otherwise the Pendawar Grenadiers. As my Tales from Pendawar project is an imagination project I felt I needed a Native Infantry Regiment which stood out from the rank and file Sepoy regiments in each Brigade. The result is the 1st Native Infantry Regiment, the Pendawar Grenadiers. They are formed from the Perry Miniatures Bombay Grenadiers packs in their British in India section of the Napoleonic range. There is one more Native Infantry Regiment left to paint and the infantry arm of the Army of the Pendawar Presidency will be completed for now - though I did buy some Highland Infantry in trousers on my recent visit to Foundry to add at a later date. Here are the Grenadiers drawn up for inspection ~

I've also been working on the 20th Light Dragoons for the army using Trent Miniatures British Dragoons with the heads exchanged for a passable interpretation of the short lived tropical service helmet to contrast them with the 'Pendawar Peacocks' featured in an earlier blog entry.

If you are wondering what is left in the Lead Pimple now I can let you into a secret: one Sepoy battalion; 12 Sepoy cavalry; the Pendawar Horse Artillery; 9 Tribal Horsemen; the Voluntaires de Bykli and that's it from the original plan. It should mean the project will provide a decent game on the GHQ tabletop battlefield and a nice alternative to Indian Mutiny games. I still hope it will be finished by the height of summer...

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  1. Splendid looking chaps, you must be really enjoying this project.

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    1. Thanks George! I shall enjoy it more when the Perry Miniatures are finished, they are not a joy to paint.

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  2. And they were even more splendid to view in the flesh. Have to agree on Perry figures they are not my favourite figures to paint, far to angular and sometimes poorly defined details. I think that is why my Triple Alliance project has slowed down it is far more pleasurable to paint AB 20mm figures.

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    1. Very kind Phil, thank you. They are varnished now and away in GHQ awaiting a game. Your Triple Alliance figures are wonderful, don't give up yet. As to 20mm AB, well you are a WWII buff at heart.

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  3. Superb regiment (and flags!), well done David!

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    1. Thank you Phil! Flags by chum George Anderson.

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    1. Thank you Christopher, much appreciated.

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  5. Great looking unit David you are really cracking through them, well it feels like that anyway, quite a few left in that pimple though 👍

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    1. It's going as well as it can I think. I try not to dwell on the next unit in the queue as I go along.

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    1. Now they're finished I'm warming to them.

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  7. As always David… they are a joy to behold…
    I do like the boldness of your colours.. they really look like they are somewhere hot…

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Many thanks for your warm words of encouragement, they are much appreciated.

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  8. Marvellous David, wonderful painting and especially great skin tones.
    Regards, James

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    1. Thank you for your kind endorsement, much appreciated.

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