19th Century Sudan Wargames Armies 1883-1885

I haven't been able to paint at all lately as I have been in Abu Dhabi but I managed to finish my last four camel mounted Beja for the ...

The British patrol on the left had to reach the outpost in the centre Well, almost exactly one year after my last wargame I was back a...

I just picked up a tub of Games Workshop's new Dead Grass. I have been looking for something like this for ages for my Sudan bases. They...

The British Outpost - lovely model! It's over three years since I started this blog and my interest has, as ever, waxed and waned somew...

Beja in Ambush I'm now entering winter painting mode which means that I can't paint shading in the evening as it's all und...

My 19th Century Kaskara sword I'm painting a big batch (over 40) Beja at the moment for our game next month. Many of these carry swords...

I haven't painted any Sudan figures for months but I recently got an e-mail from Keith at Guidford Wargames Club (see his blog here: htt...

Up for auction this week is a tiny note from General Gordon written whilst Khartoum was under siege. Dated June 22nd 1884 and written in Ara...

I am totally unable to paint without music and usually, when painting Sudan British happily listen to the Complete Marches of Kenneth Alford...

The uniform illustration by Michael Perry The site which really helped me on this was: http://www.angelfire.com/tx/ToySoldier/tartan.htm I ...