Scruby '25mm' Mamlukes painted as Afghan Irregulars
Tomorrow I am heading to Ron's place to take on the mantle of Makpha Khan, the Rose of Kurram defending his tribal lands against the Raj. Having sold off all my 25mm Colonials a few years back, I cast about for something to add to the game. Ron has Ral Partha Afghan tribemen but no cavalry and I had some Scruby Mamlukes waiting for painting. They are slightly smaller than the Partha's but not a lot. In fact they are comfortably in between plastics and the Partha's and would fit with either. I mounted mine on some slightly larger horses to better match the Partha and Minifig cavalry they will have to face.
At first I wasn't too impressed with the figures but as I started animating and painting them I became quite enamoured of them.Simple but full of charm and easy to customize. I can't help but think that they would match Jacklex quite well. 2 more pts towards a 1/72nd Colonial project vs a 40mm/54mm one.
Ross Mac,
ReplyDeleteVery nice figures ... and I think that they would fit in well with Jacklex figures. They have a similar 'look'.
All the best,
Bob
Thanks Bob We'll see where this goes next year.
DeleteI simply adore Scruby 25mm figures. Simple, easy to paint and surprising elegant when painted up. And yes, they match 20mm Jacklex perfectly.
ReplyDeleteGood to know. I think I've come to realize that I like figures that leave room for my imagination.
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