tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post1837769494548038060..comments2024-03-27T06:39:54.735+13:00Comments on 1866 and all that: The Regiment of DromedariesMark Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-45390804094126488672017-11-23T09:04:37.489+13:002017-11-23T09:04:37.489+13:00Thanks Iain. They are indeed great figures. I fini...Thanks Iain. They are indeed great figures. I finished the dismounted versions last night. Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-61909206413430618772017-11-23T08:13:56.081+13:002017-11-23T08:13:56.081+13:00Oh these are lovely! Great fun and nice and colour...Oh these are lovely! Great fun and nice and colourful. <br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-29661569685686848622017-11-22T07:02:15.785+13:002017-11-22T07:02:15.785+13:00Yes they are lovely figures and this is such an in...Yes they are lovely figures and this is such an interesting Napoleonic subject. I think this project will continue for some time yet.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-40894320924752923102017-11-22T06:58:58.967+13:002017-11-22T06:58:58.967+13:00Thank you Phil. They are a bit of fun.Thank you Phil. They are a bit of fun.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-52761223581217661722017-11-22T06:57:09.191+13:002017-11-22T06:57:09.191+13:00Yes I wanted to keep the camels light in colour - ...Yes I wanted to keep the camels light in colour - as is typical of Egyptian camels - so I used a base colour and just lightened or darkened the tone for each. From what I read the camel troops were not used as cavalry, but more as mounted infantry. Nonetheless they would have been impressive on those slopes in Belgium!Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-13064129043306310842017-11-22T02:35:10.187+13:002017-11-22T02:35:10.187+13:00Sigh... a long time ago, I had several of the mini...Sigh... a long time ago, I had several of the minifig version. These are so much nicer. Maybe I will do the unit and a few of the Egyptian campaign units......after a few other projects. Great brushwork on these!pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-73256515222483611782017-11-22T01:33:49.827+13:002017-11-22T01:33:49.827+13:00An unusual and top notch unit Mark, congrats!An unusual and top notch unit Mark, congrats!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-62944970290473462832017-11-22T00:19:15.593+13:002017-11-22T00:19:15.593+13:00Lovely work, and a nice subtle variation in the ca...Lovely work, and a nice subtle variation in the camel tones. Personally I think Napoleon should have forgotten about the Mamelukes and held on to a few squadrons of these - I can just see them charging up the slope past La Haie Sainte and confusing the British!Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-663603071491552562017-11-21T21:52:20.594+13:002017-11-21T21:52:20.594+13:00Moved on to the next unit now...the dismounted ver...Moved on to the next unit now...the dismounted version of these, then the first of the infantry.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-85568631576366265172017-11-21T19:37:45.165+13:002017-11-21T19:37:45.165+13:00Great looking figures Mark - camels are always coo...Great looking figures Mark - camels are always cool! I have some OG Camel Corps for the Sudan that have never actually made it onto a table because we have not got the Dervish opposition for them as yet....Perry plastics one day maybe?!rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-87356386604469229702017-11-21T19:11:31.519+13:002017-11-21T19:11:31.519+13:00Thinking of the colours, they are quite similar to...Thinking of the colours, they are quite similar to the Chasseurs d'Afrique of the late 19th - early 20th centruries.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-31240466910136305872017-11-21T17:48:53.344+13:002017-11-21T17:48:53.344+13:00Thanks Jonathan. The rather hurried photos don'...Thanks Jonathan. The rather hurried photos don't really do them justice. The dismounted versions will be finished tomorrow night. Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-70374012594724936832017-11-21T17:44:06.576+13:002017-11-21T17:44:06.576+13:00These are so cool, Mark! Such great colors.These are so cool, Mark! Such great colors.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com