Indian Mutiny / First Indian War of Independence Project

[d_Guy]

Great looking Paul!

[paulr]

Current two battalions based

Next two battalions brought in from the garage, between showers, to finish drying

[Poggle]

Shaping up nicely. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Those are rather superb 

[paulr]

Flock touched up and flags added to the current two battalions  

Shirts/Jackets base coated on the next two battalions

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Keep it up !

[paulr]

The weather is sunny this afternoon, for a change, so...

HM 64th, 2nd Staffordshire







I'm pleased with how the 'Oxford mix' trousers, I did for half the figures, turned out



53^rd Bengal Native Infantry, of Cawnpore

[paulr]

Painted & Based

158	Foot
0	Mounted
0	Models
158	Total

[paulr]

Shirts/Jackets dry brushed on the next two battalions

[collegialhoagie]

Well done Paulr, great painting and basing, love the labels!

[paulr]

Trousers & hats base coated and dry brushed  

[paulr]

Good progress today

Skin and hair left to do tomorrow

Sorted out the next back; Commanders, Company cavalry, Bengal Light Cavalry

[paulr]

Last night as well as sorting the units I want to paint in the next batch I worked on finalising my painting notes for the various cavalry units

I've hit a bit of a snag with two units:

• 14^th Bengal Irregular Cavalry
• 1^st Oudh (or Oude) Irregular Cavalry

There doesn't seem to be much, if any, information available on the uniforms of these two units. The Irregular in their title refers to how they were recruited rather than any lack of uniform or drill

Both units will have worn alkaluks (long 'jackets') similar in style to the other units of the Bengal Irregular Cavalry and the 3^rd Oudh Irregular Cavalry

A painting exists of a British officer of the 3^rd Oudh Irregular Cavalry wearing a green alkaluk. One source has the 3^rd Oudh Irregular Cavalry with a green standard. The same source has a red standard for the 1^st Oudh Irregular Cavalry perhaps suggesting red alkaluks.

If anyone has any information on the uniforms of these two units it would be much appreciated

If I can't find any information I'll paint them up as a couple of known Bengal Irregular Cavalry units

[paulr]

Skin and hair done  

[paulr]

Touch ups done

First coat on the first side of the next batch of bases

Continuing work on painting notes for the cavalry and commanders