Turkish Artillery Strelets

The final Turkish artillery unit is finished - this time from Strelets. Not really Crimean figures, these are from the Russo Turkish war series, but they look the part and will do nicely. I replaced the guns with some Napoleonic muzzle loaders:

Meanwhile the British senior staff take tea and have their picture taken..............

More Turkish Artilley

In order to provide guns in all the redoubts along the Causeway Heights I needed several more Turkish batteries. This weekend I painted three more, bringing the current total to four. As with the other battery I have used recast Minifigs S Range figures. They look quite effective grouped together.

Ottoman Turkish Artillery

Production has been slow in recent weeks, as I have let work get in the way of painting and we have been very busy. I recently bought a few 25mm Minifig S Range Turks from Old John, as the Douglas range lacks Turkish troops and Scruby do not make them either. I had my doubts when I fisrt saw them as some of the detail is vague and the figures themselves are somewhat larger than Scruby figures. However, they have a real charm about them and when painted look quite good. Here is a picture of the completed crew and gun:

In the pipeline, close to completion I have another unit of Scruby ottoman infantry, plus some Douglas Miniatures French Zouaves, which I am painting up as Algerians.