Made up of predominantly Albanians and Circassians the Bashi-Bazouks were a volunteer force in the Ottoman army. Known for their brutality they lived largely off the land. Unpaid they lived off loot.
I'm not certain that the Bashi-Bazouks served in the Egyptian Campsign, but they are a hard unit to resist.
These figures come from the Perry Sudan War range.
Nice work Mark - they look suitably disreputable!
ReplyDeleteThanks mate...yes they do look the part don't they?
DeleteDirty,dangerous , real villians.. great job on the castings.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe...villains indeed.
DeleteReally nice sculpts and paint job, with a nice mix of colours too. They certainly look like a bunch of ne-er-do-wells!
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve...not the chaps you would want to meet on the way home from the pub.
DeleteI painted some years back in the old Ral Partha colonial range. Lots more animations here.
ReplyDeleteThere certainly is a mix of poses.
DeleteA villainous mob for sure Mark…
ReplyDeleteAll the best. Aly
Thanks Aly. They are nice sets these figures..
DeleteSoooo…..thugs? These guys are basically thugs. 😀
ReplyDeleteNice painting as usual.
Some might say that,, but they are very good to their mothers...that Bujar, in the second rank, got a nice ring for his mum on his last trip to Bulgaria...😀
DeleteLovely work on these
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil.
DeleteThey certainly look the part. Lovely work Mark. I remember doing a unit of these in 15mm in the 80s. Peter Laing figures. Not quite as detailed as these.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence. Peter Laing...that takes me back.
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