Saturday, 9 July 2016

Donnybrook - Moroccan Musketmen 1664



I started painting these handsome looking fellows back in March during the Challenge, but 
didn't get around to finishing them in time to enter them. They were finished off
 early last month and featured as the only musket armed unit in the Moroccan army
 in my game at Broadside, "Teviot's Last Stand"
Trying to find any info about the Moroccan army in 1664 has proved........difficult to say the least!
So studying paintings of Moroccan and Moorish scenes, it seems they wore very similar clothing for hundreds of years. There are no Moroccan figures made in 25mm for the period, so i'm afraid these are pure guess work???
The figures are in fact Moroccans and Tuareg's from Artizan's March or Die, 
French Foreign Legion range.
I think they fit in quite well, from a limited knowledge point of view.
The only real problem with the figures, were the guns they all carry, as they're from 
roughly 200 years in the future, but a little filing and swearing soon
had them a little more musket like.....well for me anyway???



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61 comments:

  1. BigLee9 July 2016 at 17:41

    Don't like these...especially after the damage they did to our troops in the Broadside game! Lol.

    Lovely models mate and as guesswork goes I don't think you've done a bad job with the painting. Now stop painting Moroccans and start painting some British Artillery!

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  2. Jonathan Freitag9 July 2016 at 17:51

    Hey! Good to see your brushes still work! I would not let a matter of weapons from two hundred years in the future stop me from fielding fine looking troops such as these.

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  3. Sander9 July 2016 at 17:56

    These are pretty nice miniatures Ray!

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  4. Neil Scott9 July 2016 at 18:34

    Nice work

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  5. The Angry Lurker9 July 2016 at 18:43

    Cracking work Ray!

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  6. Alex J. Cavanaugh9 July 2016 at 18:55

    Nice job! I like that their outfits are a variety of colors.

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  7. Phil9 July 2016 at 18:55

    Diversified and superb!

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  8. Michal DwarfCrypt9 July 2016 at 19:00

    Lovly work Ray!

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  9. DeanM9 July 2016 at 19:21

    Great looking troops, Ray. They look like they could be used in later periods too - carrying heirloom weapons.

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  10. DEZMOND9 July 2016 at 19:21

    they're ever so exotic!

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  11. TamsinP9 July 2016 at 19:24

    Nice work Ray :)

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  12. Da Gobbo9 July 2016 at 20:32

    These are nice dude, v nice. The muskets look passable bud, don't worry :-)

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  13. John Lambshead9 July 2016 at 22:31

    Ilove the Artizan range and you have painted then brilliantly Ray.

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  14. Rodger9 July 2016 at 22:36

    Very nice Ray!

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  15. Unknown10 July 2016 at 01:40

    Nice Ray and I think the filing paid off.

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    1. Ray Rousell11 July 2016 at 20:18

      Sure I've still go the dust up my hooter??

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  16. Clint10 July 2016 at 05:52

    Very nice choice of colours mate. I shall need to take a leaf out of your book when painting the North west Frontier troops for Matt.

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  17. DaveD10 July 2016 at 07:22

    Very nice Ray

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  18. Hobbyworker10 July 2016 at 09:29

    Splendid work!

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  19. Jay10 July 2016 at 10:41

    Great work, Ray.

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  20. Cincinnatus10 July 2016 at 12:23

    These look great. Can't wait to see them in action against Spanish or Genoese.

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    1. Ray Rousell11 July 2016 at 20:23

      Hopefully they'll be taking a few potshots at sone Spanish Horse pretty soon.

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  21. Simon Quinton 10 July 2016 at 16:52

    Sweet job there Ray :)

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  22. Rod10 July 2016 at 16:57

    Nice work Ray! I wouldn't sweat the weapons too much. I know I'd have no clue unless you told me!

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  23. Cyrus11 July 2016 at 00:26

    Excellent Moroccans Ray!

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  24. Michael Awdry11 July 2016 at 07:27

    Lovely work Ray, you'll have to find something new to paint for this year's challenge now though.

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    1. Ray Rousell11 July 2016 at 20:29

      I've got plenty of 15mm left to bore you all to tears with, Sir M!!

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  25. Andy's Painting Bureau11 July 2016 at 17:35

    Sweet work Ray, if you hadn't mentioned about the weapons I would never have known. Surprised there aren't any figures more from that period, not that it matters with these fine chaps ready to stand in.

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    1. Ray Rousell11 July 2016 at 20:30

      Most of the figures in my Moroccan army are Gripping Beast Moors to fight El Cid in the 1090's!!!

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  26. Curt11 July 2016 at 17:50

    Very nice Ray. A splendid addition to your growing Donnybrook collection.

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  27. Ray Rousell11 July 2016 at 20:21

    Ta Loki.

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  28. peter17 July 2016 at 09:06

    Excellent work Ray! The poses would look good for my white Muslim army!

    Greetings
    Peter

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  29. The Happy Whisk17 July 2016 at 21:30

    They look great.

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  30. Silver Whistle18 July 2016 at 19:43

    Perfect.

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  31. Chris C.26 July 2016 at 00:39

    Very nice, indeed!

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