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Hi guys

Here are a few pics of one of the new sculpts for the new range coming this spring. I hope you like it.

Iwan

 

[Martin Tabony]

The Mutiny?

Martin

 

[Cold Steel Miniatures]

The Mutiny?

Martin

Nearly Martin, a couple of decades earlier, biggest battles since Waterloo^&grin

Iwan

 

[Major Busgen]

Nearly Martin, a couple of decades earlier, biggest battles since Waterloo^&grin

Iwan

First Anglo-Sikh War?

 

[Martin Tabony]

Nearly Martin, a couple of decades earlier, biggest battles since Waterloo^&grin

Iwan

That is out on a limb. I hope it does well for you.

Martin

 

[jomartvr]

Iwan,
When will this figure be available for purchase?
Benjamin

 

[Cold Steel Miniatures]

First Anglo-Sikh War?

Major Busgen you are correct, it is the first Anglo Sikh War 1845/1846. I chose this campaign because it was quite a short war with some decisive,bloody battles. I thought about the Indian mutiny but this was fought over a longer period and the uniforms changed so much in that time whereas the uniforms in the first ASW stayed the same.

There is so much potential for this range with the different British regiments, the sepoy regiments, the 3rd lights and the 16th Lacers artillery and also the Sikhs or better known as the Kalsa 100,000 strong trained by European officers on European lines. Their strogest arm was their artillery with huge 24 and 36 pounders. The Gorrchurra cavalry were really colourful and one can only imagine what they would look like in miniature.

The British attacked the Kalsa in well entrenched positions in frontal assaults suffering huge casualties but eventually carrying the positions.

Iwan

 

[Cold Steel Miniatures]

Iwan,
When will this figure be available for purchase?
Benjamin

Hi Benjamin hopefully this figure along with 6 others should be available in May, if all goes well.

Iwan

 

[Cold Steel Miniatures]

That is out on a limb. I hope it does well for you.

Martin

Martin it is going out on a limb but i would rather try this than do the 95th rifles or the 1st foot guards or the Old Guard grenadiers. I am just trying something new. I also hope it does well thanks for the support.

Iwan

 

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Major Busgen you are correct, it is the first Anglo Sikh War 1845/1846. I chose this campaign because it was quite a short war with some decisive,bloody battles. I thought about the Indian mutiny but this was fought over a longer period and the uniforms changed so much in that time whereas the uniforms in the first ASW stayed the same.

There is so much potential for this range with the different British regiments, the sepoy regiments, the 3rd lights and the 16th Lacers artillery and also the Sikhs or better known as the Kalsa 100,000 strong trained by European officers on European lines. Their strogest arm was their artillery with huge 24 and 36 pounders. The Gorrchurra cavalry were really colourful and one can only imagine what they would look like in miniature.

The British attacked the Kalsa in well entrenched positions in frontal assaults suffering huge casualties but eventually carrying the positions.

Iwan

I forgot to mention also the Gurkas were there for the last few battles.

A great book on this campaign is from the Flashman papers,"flashman and the mountain of light" the Kor-i-nor ruby. It is fiction but its full of the personalities of the time. McDonald Frazer does an excellent job of combining history with fiction.He gives an excellent account of the battle of Mudki and Ferosasha i would recommend any of the Flashman books to anyone they are an excellent read and give a true sense of the time, the victorian mind set.

Iwan

 

[Martin Tabony]

I forgot to mention also the Gurkas were there for the last few battles.

A great book on this campaign is from the Flashman papers,"flashman and the mountain of light" the Kor-i-nor ruby. It is fiction but its full of the personalities of the time. McDonald Frazer does an excellent job of combining history with fiction.He gives an excellent account of the battle of Mudki and Ferosasha i would recommend any of the Flashman books to anyone they are an excellent read and give a true sense of the time, the victorian mind set.

Iwan

The old Military Illustrated has a good article on the 16th Lancers at Aliwal. Give me a shout if you need it.

Martin

 

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The old Military Illustrated has a good article on the 16th Lancers at Aliwal. Give me a shout if you need it.

Martin

Thanks Martin I will do. I would love to do the 16th Lancers at Aliwal when they broke the Sikh squares.

Iwan

 

[jazzeum]

Love the Mountain of Light. Great adventure.

 

[Major Busgen]

Major Busgen you are correct, it is the first Anglo Sikh War 1845/1846. I chose this campaign because it was quite a short war with some decisive,bloody battles. I thought about the Indian mutiny but this was fought over a longer period and the uniforms changed so much in that time whereas the uniforms in the first ASW stayed the same.

There is so much potential for this range with the different British regiments, the sepoy regiments, the 3rd lights and the 16th Lacers artillery and also the Sikhs or better known as the Kalsa 100,000 strong trained by European officers on European lines. Their strogest arm was their artillery with huge 24 and 36 pounders. The Gorrchurra cavalry were really colourful and one can only imagine what they would look like in miniature.

The British attacked the Kalsa in well entrenched positions in frontal assaults suffering huge casualties but eventually carrying the positions.

Iwan

I can see some collectors converting these to New Orleans Greys for their Alamo dioramas.

 

[Cold Steel Miniatures]

Hi folks.

Here are a few pictures of the 3rd Lights and 16th lancers in action in the ASW. The Sikhs refused to surrender and always fought to the death. The gunners died around their guns they never abandoned them.

 

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Here are a few of the infantry going in with the bayonet.

 

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Here are the last few John Bull going in again.

Iwan

 

[Cold Steel Miniatures]

Here are the last few John Bull going in again.

Iwan

Forgot to put the pics in. Here they are and you can see a few Gurkhas in the foreground.

Iwan

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[Martin Tabony]

The Sikhs ended up being some of our most reliable allies.

Martin

 

[Cold Steel Miniatures]

The Sikhs ended up being some of our most reliable allies.

Martin

They certainly did for 100 years. It took 2 wars with them but then they became some of our best soldiers and it all began in 1845 on the Sutlej.

iwan