Can you provide a photo of the Pendraken ancient Indian elephants

Started by steve_holmes_11, 27 January 2021, 02:45:06 PM

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steve_holmes_11

Appeal to any readers here.
I'm working on a proxy list for Irregular Wars
I cannot find photographs of the Elephants (With leader or with crew) from the ancient Indian range.
Can anybody help out with a picture so I can assess their crew, equipment etc etc.

I'm assessing suitability for Renaissance Indian armies (Rajput, Mughal, Vijayanagara), but willing to thrown in a bit of artistic license.

The mutiny "prince on elephant" is a lovely looking model, but I'm not sure I'd wish to field 4 or 5 of them.


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They certainly look ideal for Vijayanagara - but you might need to do some conversions for Rajput or Mughal (clothing and helmets for crew) and maybe armoured head pieces for the elephant.
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Mughal elephants seem to be depicted as considerably more armoured, especially around the head - time to get out the Green Stuff?

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Irregular Miniatures make a good 10mm armoured elephant. But as far as I recall the Vijayanaga jumboes were unarmoured in all the relief carvings there.
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Quote from: FierceKitty on 27 January 2021, 03:45:06 PM
Irregular Miniatures make a good 10mm armoured elephant. But as far as I recall the Vijayanaga jumboes were unarmoured in all the relief carvings there.

Link to pictures of the Irregular armoured elephant_ https://www.specialist-arms.com/forum/index.php?topic=4381.0

steve_holmes_11

Thank you all:

For reasons I don't understand, this thread hasn't shown up on my "unread replies" list.
I'm extremely grateful to all who contributed.

Here's a quick conclusion from what I've seen.
The Ancient elephant looks suitable for the Pre-gunpowder southern forces (Vijayanagara??) [Hope that's correct].
I understand the Mughals introduced features like matchlock crew, armour and howdaws (including steel armoured howdahs).
The Indian Mutiny elephant sculpt looks good to provide some variety.