British forces for Sudan.

I’ve added more units to my collection for the Mahdi uprising in Sudan. All the figures are from Perry Miniatures, a mix of plastic and metal. Bases are from Warbases. Before I showcase these figures, I’d like to share a few updates regarding my collection.

I have decided to reduce the number of British battalions from six bases to four. Additionally, each regiment will now consist of two battalions. While I understand this is not entirely historically accurate, regarding units used in Sudan, it effectively doubles the number of units I have for the game. This change also decreases the load on the game table, which I’ve tested and found to work well.

Unfortunately, there was an error in my calculations, and I need to purchase more figures. Fortunately, Carronade is coming up soon, so I’ll be able to fill in those gaps.

Every player I know with a Sudan collection must have at least one unit in red. I needed to have one too, so here is the Yorkshire Regiment.

The next unit is a British unit dressed in khaki. It is not a specific unit, although my Australian units are very similar.

I mentioned Australians regarding the previous unit. This base is designated for their second unit. I still need to purchase officers for them in Falkirk at the beginning of May.

The situation was different with my Marines. In this collection, you can see a mix of metal and plastic figures. The bases for the regular soldiers are Zulu war figures; I replaced their arms but decided to keep the heads since glueing together the Sudanese heads was too labour-intensive. As for the puttees and gaiters, I painted them white. It might be a mistake, but I like the way it looks.

The final unit featured today is the 28th Bombay Infantry. They will also receive a second battalion in the future, and together with the Sikhs of the 15th regiment, they will form my Indian brigade.

Now it's time to provide them with some cavalry reinforcements. To be continued...