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Monday 24 February 2020

Egyptian Lancers

After a hectic week's painting I've finallyfinished painting my Egyptian Lancers (for the Sudan).
Like all the other figures that I've finished (and safely stored away) they still require varnishing  and I have the spray varnish ready and waiting for when I finish the remaining figures I have for my Sudan project.
Finding information about these lancers was pretty difficult and I don't think it was my google-fu letting me down either. All the information came from a single, well illustrated,  site on the Ottoman armies.
The figures are all OG and are a peculiar mix of iniform styles, probably relating to the many uniform changes over the last twenty or so years of the nineteenth century. There were many lancer units  with varitions on the pennant (though all have a red upper half afaik).

They're based singly for "The sword and the Flame" rule set (now coming up to its third edition in a special 40th Anniversary edition), which is like rules Marmite,  (I like the former and hate the latter - just in case anyone is interested [ They're nor- Ed.])
As Imperial troops they have an Officer and a NCO plus 10 lancers, whilst 'native' forces generally have a single Officer/Leader and eleven rank and file.
I'm happy how they've turned out, despite my newly aquired ahsking hands!
In double ranks for the photo, though normally they'll fight in a single rank
The rear view for those that like this sort of thing
Another random view (padding - Ed.)
 They may have been a long time coming, but at least they're good enough for my purposes and maybe they will see action one day !

In other news, I missed a clinic appointment by ten minutes, so it's been delayed until next month (insert sad emoticon here)  to join yet another  hospital visit. Looking on the brighter side, I have made a lot of progress on my Egyptian infanry, all of whom should be completed in time to be the subject of next week's blog post (insert Smiley face here).

The above was the good news, the bad news was that I lost my camera last week (Wednesday to be exact)  and I've had to resurrect my old camera (a task that took a big chunk of time Sunday and today) - finding it, finding a Sim card (with space),  charging its batteries and remembering how to work it and download the photos !. The saddest part of this affair was the loss of the photo's of my friend's expedition into Jimland, though I'll recreate a few. 

Finally a big thank you to those five invididuals that commented on my post last week, it was the lowest number of comments I've ever had on a post iirc and although I tend not to take much interest in blog numbers (followers, posts, comments etc.) it was noticeable.

Once more, that's it for this week, thanks for taking the time to visit, hopefully there was something here of interest  and as always your comments are both welcomed and truly appreciated.

Footnote: I really, really miss blogger's spell-checker !



18 comments:

  1. Is there a finer sight than a Lancer's pennant fluttering in the breeze? Unless of course you are the wrong side of the pointy end! Lovely work Joe.

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    1. Thanks Micheal, whenever I thinkof lancers I think of the scene in the film "Waterloo"; the scene gives me goosbumps just thinking abut it.

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    1. Thanks Ray, but I doubt they'll survise any close scrutiny.

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  3. Fine looking cavalry Joe. Sorry to hear about the camera. I had one stolen in 1987 and I'm STILL upset about losing the 35mm transparency film that was on it!!!

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    1. Thanks MJT, like yourself it's not the loss of thecamera, but the photos therein that bothers me the most.

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  4. Fantastic work on the lancers Joe, hope you find your camera, but good that you had a spare.
    It's annoying with appointments that if your late they reschedule, but they can make you wait hours ( Grumpy old man rant over ! LOL)
    I've noticed comments have dwindled recently, maybe life has got to hectic for some people ?

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    1. Thanks Dave; camera has gone the way of theSamurai I reckon and I'm all for GOM rants too.
      I did think that comments on other blogs had diminished somewhat but thought it was just me.

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  5. Have to say I'm impressed you are painting so many figures when you don't think you'll ever put them on the table. I know I've quite a few figures that havn't made it into a game but I always thought they would and maybe they will.
    Sorry to hear about the camera, is it irredeemably lost?

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    1. Thanks Vagabond, I'll be desprately trying to get a game with the figures but I've waited twenty years to get this project anywhere near finished, so a little longer wait doesn;t bother me.
      My camera has disappeared off the face of the earth and I'm already eyeing up another.

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    2. There are a lot second hand for sale on E bay but I don't think they are much cheaper than going to a decent camera shop and buying 2nd hand.
      I just did that and think I paid about £30 more than the bay but got a 12 month guarantee and somewhere to go if it goes wrong.
      Hope to see some exquisite photo's in the future :)

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    3. Thanks Vagabond, I never reckoned on having to have a camera for blogging in the first place, but now realise posts without pics are a bit naff.
      I'm looking at buying a "bridge' camera from Argos, I doubt I'd be able to justify anything better as I'm not a photographer by any strech of the imagination. (Much like buying 'better'figures that I know I won't be able to paint to the standard they deserve).

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  6. Lovely looking Lancers, the pennants set them off well, I think comments fluctuate a bit, I'm frankly surprised when I get any!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iain, there certainly something about ancers and their pennant.
      Looking around others' blogs there seems to be a dirth of comments atm.

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  7. A great job Joe but 20 years in the making give me hope for all of those models I've yet to paint :) bit of bad about the camera.

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    1. Thanks Frank, but I still have figures to paint for toehr projects ,uch older than twenty years (best guess 45 years since starting)
      Camers loss was another of those speedbumps we hit in life, it slows you down and is annoying but we carry on regardless.

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