For the bonus rounds I always try and paint somthing that I actually need or want. Somtimes this isn't possible, so every show I pick up a few odds and sods figures that might cone in handy. But when I saw Empire, I knew exactly what I'd be painting up.
I'd already decided that I'd start my new 15mm project, the Siege of Vienna in 1683, so all I needed to do was decide what unit to paint up.
I began to run out of time so chose a command stand, instead of a unit.
The figures are old Minifigs, that I picked up at Broadside Wargame Show last June and were a pleasure to paint up to be honest. The base is a 60mm circle from the fab, Warbases. The base represents Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha, the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, Commander in Chief of the entire Ottoman army. Pasha personally directed the siege and bore the full responsibility for its conduct and outcome. Due to the failure of the siege and campaign he was executed on 25th December 1683 in Belgrade, by being strangles with a silk cord, which was the traditional method for high ranking Ottoman officials!!!
After that cheerful bit of information its onto the points, 50 pts for the bonus round and 4 pts each for the cavalry, so another 16 pts, giving a total of 66pts.
Very nice and for another project !! :-)
ReplyDeleteI know, crazy eh?
DeleteSuperb start to your 1683 15mm project.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rich!
DeleteNice job! And executed on Christmas Day? Vicious.
ReplyDeleteYeh! Sounds a bit rough eh?
DeleteVery nice indeed Ray. Minifigs command groups often impress.
ReplyDeleteIndeed they do, OB!
DeleteI love when we know how to paint something or put it together. Really well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ivy!
DeleteNice work! Great start to your latest project.
ReplyDeleteCheers Jonathan, Its not what I wated to paint up first, but it was possibly the quickest.
DeleteLovely work there Ray:)!
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve!
DeleteLovely work on these Ray
ReplyDeleteGlad you like them Neil.
DeleteHe looks suitably grand Ray. At least he got to be strangled with a silk cord rather than a coarse rope one.
ReplyDeleteYeh, what a lucky chap!
DeleteGreat work Ray.
ReplyDeleteThey had a tough Performance Management process in the Ottoman empire!
They certainly did, glad things have improved over the years!
DeleteThey look great Ray - good way to kick off the new project
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith, that's what I thought, get one of the CnC's done first.
DeleteVery nice Ray, good for the challenge and a great start for your new project. A rather gory way to go, the price of failure was pretty high in the Ottoman empire that's for sure!
ReplyDeleteYeh, it was a pretty rough way to go!
DeleteNice work Ray 👍
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt, glad you like them!
DeleteGreat looking Ottoman command, Ray!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean.
DeleteGreat work Ray!
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