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Thursday, 19 March 2026

APPC 16 - Vienna 1683 15mm - Ottoman Irregular foot



I'm squeezing in a second post for today, its 23.48 Saturday night and I didn't think I'd get these 48 15mm figures finished, but I'm glad I've got them done!


Once again these Essex minis are for my 15mm Vienna 1683 project. I needed 4 units of Irregular infantry for the Ottomans.


In the scenario the list says 4 units of Irregular foot. I was going to go with all musket armed infantry.


But instead chose 2 units of foot...


A bow armed unit...


And quite possibly a pretty useless unit of spear and shield armed troops.
I'm pretty please as there's now a lot of red ticked off now!!

Ottoman Army under Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha

1st Line (Independent Commands)
Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs
Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs
Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs
Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

2nd Line indie command
Timariot Sipahis Blade, Lance Drilled 6 figs XXX
Timariot Sipahis Tribal, bow/carb drilled 6f XXX
Timariot Sipahis Blade, Lance Drilled 6 figs XXX
Timariot Sipahis Tribal, bow/carb drilled 6f XXX
(Already painted before the Challenge)

3rd Line indie commands 
Sekban musket, loose Raw 12 figs XXX
Tufeckci musket, loose Drilled 12 figs XXX
Sekban musket, loose Raw 12 figs XXX
Tufeckci musket, loose Drilled 12 figs XXX

Janissary Brigade & Brigadier
Janissary Orta All Musket Drilled/Elite 12
Janissary Orta All Musket/Flintlock Drilled/Elite 12
Janissary Orta All Musket/Flintlock Drilled/Elite 12
Janissary Orta All Musket Drilled/Elite 12

Reserve & Brigadier

Sipahis of the Porte Blade, Lance Veteran-Elite 6 figs
Sipahis of the Porte Blade, Lance Veteran-Elite 6 figs
Vizier's Guard All Musket, Flintlock Guard 6 
Great Gun Drilled 1 model 
Great Gun Drilled 1 model 

Holy League under King Jan III Sobieski

Polish Cavalry Brigade
Lipka Tartars Tribal Cav now Raw 6figs
Pancerni Bullet, armour Drilled 6 figs
Pancerni Bullet, Lance, armour Drilled 6 figs
Hussar Banner Blade, Lance, armour Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Polish Cavalry Brigade
Lipka Tartars Tribal Cav now Raw 6figs
Pancerni Bullet, armour Drilled 6 figs
Pancerni Bullet, Lance, armour Drilled 6 figs
Hussar Banner Blade, Lance, armour Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Imperial Cavalry Brigade 
Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 12 figs
Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Veteran-Elite 12 figs

Bavarian Cav Brig
Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 12 figs
Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Drilled-Elite 12 figs

Saxons Cav Brigade 
Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 6 figs
Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Drilled-Elite 18 figs

Field gun 1 model


They did take a little longer than I wanted to to paint them up, as each figure, being Irregular, is painted in random colours.


Apart from the Fez and Turban of course!


So my 4 units of 12 figures each will earn me...96 points!



26 comments:

  1. Very nice work Ray, they look great, you are fair knocking off the units for this project.

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  2. Really getting this lot off the paint desk in prime order! Good progress mate.

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  3. your painted figures look really cool Ray!

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  4. Ray, striking units and you are really going for it in the closing moments of the Challenge, very well done on having such a deliberate focus.

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    1. Its only painting I can focus on, everything else I'm useless, lol.

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  5. Very impressive Ray. You are really knocking the units out.

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  6. Irregular units are always more difficult to paint to ensure they stay looking irregular. Great work Ray.

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    1. They do take a little longer to paint, that's for sure.

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  7. Ray,
    The figures look great. Lawrence's comment is spot on, irregular units require thought and extra time. The situation is most of them are poor relations in their respective armies in rules. They will be fun on the table.
    Joe

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    1. Agreed, they're never a game winner, but can be a right pain in the butt!

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  8. I like their little hats. Too cute.

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  9. Lovely work Ray. If I was basing figures at midnight half of them would be facing backwards 😁

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  10. Excellent work, Ray. I bet that "useless" spear unit ends up being a game winner.

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