Following in the column of the Zanzibari sultanate we find some hirelings. The Baluchis (as per wargame foundry) were a somewhat hereditary warrior caste. They could come from Africa but Arabs and Indians were common as well. These guys struck me as fairly Indian in flavour, although the colouration of robes followed the zanibar theme (yellows and whites).
Once again there was some challenge making visually cohesive units. I don't think these guys suceeded, though luckily the sculpts are fairly unifying (swords/shields and extra long muskets) and the unit sufficiently different from some of the other units.
The Ruga Ruga were bandit mercenaries. They smoked drugs, wore 'fancy' clothes and acted tough. I imagine their direct spiritual successors are fairly prevalent in bush war africa of the modern era.
These guys were pretty fun to paint, and despite having individualized fashion sense, I think the unit is obvious that it belongs together. It did take a longer time to paint for all the extra colours and the hemming and hawing about how to paint them.
The clothing on the Ruga Ruga really stands out DaveB- very nicely done.
ReplyDeleteHah. The rude boys are supposed to be pretty flashy. I'm glad it worked.
DeleteNice work on an interesting collection. Well done especially on the dotted cloak as the dots are similar and perfectly spaced apart.
ReplyDeleteThanks Doug. I hadn't particularly noticed but it's a nice thing to point out. I suspect the dots are more 'insensitive' to mistakes than lines.
DeleteGreat job on the clothes, wonderful figures!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil. The nature of the figures and sculpts definitely helps inspire some fun paint jobs.
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