'A'. 'B' and 'C' Companies, 1 Bn. Berkshire Regiment, Sudan, and a couple of mules carrying ammunition lead by a Privates from the Army Commissariat and Transport Corps. 'A' Company has already been featured earlier this year so here are the two new companies.
The artillery comes from the Perry Victoria's Little Wars range (2nd Afghan War) and have been given a suitable paint scheme to transfer their service to the Sudan. The three Senior officers are unaltered and straight out of the box!
Over the last couple of weeks I've been painting up another Empress Miniatures 3.7inch Howitzer and Mule transport (the first was done earlier this year) but on the back of that comes this rather nice group from the Empress Jazz Age range. Destined for Imperial Service in the 1920s these carry the helmet patches of the Royal Corps of Signals.
The group of three are Perry 19th Hussar figures creatively repurposed with a suitable colour scheme. The single officer comes from the Perry AZW Lancer command set, painted up as the Major commanding the two squadrons of the 5th Lancers at Suakin.
Inspired by the interesting uniform depicted in the Caton Woodville illustration of the Royal Irish Lancers, here are the first three of a squadron of twelve. These are Perry AZW Lancers with some uniform detail removed with a sharp blade and a little greenstuff added to form the paggri on the helmet. Painted up in a plain blue frock, Bedford Cord riding breeches and a paggri in the regimental facing colour.
Three Perry Miniatures mounted officers to lead 2 Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers (Indian Khaki Service Dress), 1 Bn. Black Watch (red hackle on the Foreign Service helmet) and 1 Bn. Berkshire Regiment. More Sudan is already on the painting table. A clue as to what will be found in the final image.
