My favourite part of the project was definitely the sipahis, and I managed to complete five units comprising two Sipahi of the Porte contingents:
and three feudal sipahi units which can be seen in front of the red-coated Tufekcis to the left and in the background:
I also ended up with four units of Azabs, thanks to the generosity of Pete at TAG:
All things considered a very satisfying project, meant only to serve as a slight diversion from my French Napoleonic army slog but one which appears to have taken up the best part of nine months:
Four units of Janissaries = 96 figures
Four units of Azabs = 96 figures
Two units of Sipahis = 48 figures (including horses)
Three units of Feudal Sipahis = 72 figures (including horses)
Three units of Akinjis = 72 figures (including horses)
One unit of Delhis = 24 figures (including horses)
One unit of Tufekcis = 24 figures
Six artillery pieces and crew = 24 figures
Command figures = 18 figures (including horses)
All up, this means 474 individual figures, and 6 artillery pieces:
I was planning to get straight back on to the Napoleonic French after this but, yet again, have become distracted while sorting through the lead pile.
I'm already 36 figures into the new project and hope to have a few pictures posted soon.
That is pretty amazing for 9 months - a great looking army!
ReplyDeleteThanks Stryker. It involved quite a few early mornings, but I was quite happy with the output.
DeleteI agree- only nine months?!? Very impressive- your army looks great.
ReplyDeleteThanks Codsticker, now I just need to paint up some Poles so I can get them into action.
DeleteGreat work Lawrence. A true Ottoman horde.
ReplyDeleteCheers Mark. I'm looking forward to seeing a few more of yours over the coming months, once you get back from overseas.
DeleteA great looking army. Very colourful
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil, I certainly ended up using a few different colour I have not tried before.
DeleteGreat looking army👍
ReplyDeleteCheers Willie. I enjoyed seeing your Ottomans over on Lead Adventure Forum.
DeleteStunning looking collection Lawrence!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark, I was pleased with the way it all turned out in the end.
DeleteA great looking army there, and only nine months! you *beep!* :)
ReplyDeleteCheers Tony. Looking back, it does feel quite a bit longer than nine months since I last picked up a Napoleonic figure.
DeleteWonderful looking army,at first I thought they were in front of a big mirror,nope there's just load's of them delightfully painted! Really fast work too! Looking forward to the Poles.
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain. This was an example of project creep in the end, in that I added five more units than I originally intended. I am however glad I did them now.
DeleteOutstanding job, this army is just superb!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil, and it was nice to use your 15mm Turkish army as inspiration along the way.
DeleteWow! Doing a dive into your archive, puts my partial force under a need to get finished. Great work!
ReplyDeleteJust noticed this, thanks Joe, much appreciated.
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