Indian Mutiny / First Indian War of Independence Project

[paulr]

A bit of a slow day today

Touched up base coat on horses and bullocks

Dry brushed bullock carts

Painted another side of the rest of the bases for the next batch, plus a few extras

Glued magnetic vinyl to most of the bases for the next batch

[paulr]

An even slower day yesterday, but partly due to a game in the evening
https://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,21409.msg348039.html#msg348039

Dry brushed horses and bullocks

[paulr]

Based the previous batch

[John Cook]

Have you tried brush on varnish? It's quick to apply, gets better coverage than spray on, and you can use it year-round (so when it's -30 outside in winter, or 40 and humid in summer, here in Toronto).

Yes, as you say.  More reliable - no misting, no rough finish and better cover - altogether better.   

[Ithoriel]

I've had misting on both brush on and spray varnish, though both are a very rare occurrence and easily remedied.

I find spray varnish massively faster to apply and have had no problem with coverage.

Each to their own, though.

[paulr]

Touched up flock on previous batch

Glued on artillery pieces for the previous batch

Painted another side of the rest of the bases for the current batch, plus a few extras

Started base coating the jackets of the current batch

[paulr]

Added and edged flags on previous batch

Finished base coating the jackets/shirts of the current batch

Dry brushed the jackets/shirts of the current batch

[paulr]

Also, the weather was fine today, and I worked from home

Ferozepore Regiment Brasyer's Sikhs







Elements of 6^th, 10^th, 48^th Bengal Native Infantry from Futteghar and Allahabad
This unit is only about 240 men so is represented by one normal stand plus a detachment armed with rifled muskets





12^th Bengal Native Infantry One wing, from Nowong
This unit is only about 240 men so is represented by one normal stand plus a detachment





HM & Company Artillery

Capt Wm. Olpherts	Capt. Francis Maude	Maj. Vincent Eyre
No. 2 Coy/3rd Bn., No. 12 Light Field Bty,	No. 3 Coy/8th Bn.,	No. 1 Coy/5th Bn., No. 3 Heavy Field Bty,
Bengal Artillery	Royal Artillery	Bengal Artillery
5 x 9-pdrs, 1 x 24-pdr howitzer	5 x 9-pdrs, 1 x 24-pdr howitzer	4 x 24-pdrs, 2 x 8-inch howitzers

Indian Artillery

No 1. Field Bty, Oude Irregular Artillery	No. 18 Light Field Battery, Bengal Artillery	Remaining guns
9-pdrs	9-pdrs	2 x 6-pdrs, 1 x 12-pdr, 1 x 24-pdr heavy gun,
	from Nowong	1 x 10-in mortar, 1 x 5.5 in. brass mortar

[paulr]

Painted & Based

395	Foot
59	Mounted
6	Models
460	Total

[paulr]

A while ago Fred made this comment

...
I feel that a lot of thought has gone into the figure composition of these, as well as the research into units and the painting.
...

I was reminded of this while painting the above as there are a couple of good examples of how, sometimes, history helps with the figure composition and painting.

The elements of 6^th, 10^th, 48^th Bengal Native Infantry is an interesting small composite unit. The 48^th Bengal Native Infantry was one of 15 BNI units that had attached rifle companies and this unit included two companies from the 48^th. This gave me the excuse to give the Indians a detachment armed with rifled muskets. But they would need to stand out on table as a unique unit. British tradition assisted, the BNI rifle companies wore green, so...

The second example was the Ferozepore Regiment, a Sikh regiment with a European commanding officer, Captain Jeremiah Brasyer. Pack MUB3 Sikh Infantry would work well for the troops but the officer figure was also Sikh. The pose of the officer from MUB2 Infantry in Campaign dress, even with the pistol removed and the arm bent down didn't fit well with the Sikh Infantry poses. The pose of the officer from MUB1 Infantry in Home Service dress would probably work but the home service dress would be in marked contrast to the Sikh's in native dress. I did a bit more research on Captain Jeremiah Brasyer and stumbled on this photograph of him as a Lt Colonel in 1858, still of the 14th Sikhs, Ferozepore Regiment. The Sikh officer figure would work

[pierre the shy]

Outstanding as usual Paul 

Must remember to avoid standing any decent units in front of those British 3-7 Fld batteries, they're pretty powerful in V&B terms.

Interesting that one of the units you depict is the 14th Sikhs, the Ferozepore Regiment. That Regiment fought at Chunuk Bair on Gallipoli in August 1915 (with 3 Ghurka battalions) as part of the 29th Indian Infantry Brigade alongside Lt Col Malone and the Wellington Battalion amongst other NZ troops.....hmmm  

[Steve J]

Lovely work as always Paul and nicely taken photos really show them in their best light .

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Great work,love thecolonel too!

[paulr]

Outstanding as usual Paul 

Must remember to avoid standing any decent units in front of those British 3-7 Fld batteries, they're pretty powerful in V&B terms.

Interesting that one of the units you depict is the 14th Sikhs, the Ferozepore Regiment. That Regiment fought at Chunuk Bair on Gallipoli in August 1915 (with 3 Ghurka battalions) as part of the 29th Indian Infantry Brigade alongside Lt Col Malone and the Wellington Battalion amongst other NZ troops.....hmmm  

ME23 Indian foot in turban

BP17 Indian Infantry, also BP18 Lewis BP19 Vickers

[fred.]

Another set of great looking units!

[paulr]

I've been making slow progress on the current batch, a large number of Indian cavalry and some bullock carts

I'm trying a slightly different approach, painting all the items of a particular colour

I've done red which includes headgear, sashes, trousers, and quarters or halves of saddle clothes depending on the unit

I've started on yellow ochre which includes breeches, tack, and quarters or halves of saddle clothes depending on the unit

I'm not sure yet whether this is a better approach than my normal, paint all the trousers, then head gear...

[paulr]

Made some more progress on the yellow ochre, tack and parts of saddle blankets on two regiments of Oudh Irregular Cavalry

[paulr]

Made more progress today

I've moved back to my usual approach of painting particular parts of the figures and it works better for me

I've base coated all the trousers/breaches

Base coated all the headgear
Some headgear still needs a second colour added or dry brushing

[paulr]

Trousers dry brushed

Some headgear dry brushed

Picking up some paint and new brushed at our game tonight 
Mrs Pierre the Shy kindly picked them up from our Friendly Local Gaming Store, over an hour drive away, as she was up that way yesterday    

[paulr]

Brushes and paint successfully collected last night
Although I did nearly leave them at ours hosts 

Unfortunately, the day has dawned fine and sunny, so I have no excuses not to tackle my overgrown lawns today

Painting should resume this evening