Michael’s 10mm WW1 in the Middle East BLOG

[WeeWars]

Those look very good with a nice variety of sizes. Now selling at £32.05. Shame on you, though, they are coconut palms 

This would be fairly simple to put together with putty and strips of wood.



Or if you're after something simpler like this



then rolled out 'sausages' of putty pinched at the ends?

[paulr]

This would be fairly simple to put together with putty and strips of wood.

When it comes to modeling Michael appears to have a different definition of simple to most of us 

[Ithoriel]

Successful rummaging suggests to me that these, perhaps with a mast added and definitely re-crewed with 6mm figures, might do:

Museum Miniatures BO02 Reed Boats, (Crew & Supplies). 3 Pack

http://www.museumminiatures.co.uk/pages/prod_boats.html



Must keep an eye on the site, those "BO04 Black Ships, (Not yet Available)" might be interesting if I branch out into 6mm Trojan War.

[Hertsblue]

Were they still using reed boats in 1914? 

[Leman]

They certainly still use them on Lake Titicaca. Different continent but same principle: if it ain't broken don't fix it.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

That's all I could think of...

[WeeWars]

Were they still using reed boats in 1914? 

Almost definitely, somewhere in the world. But I take your point, we are going somewhat off topic.    Saying that, I wouldn't mind a slight Sumerian influence in the design of 1915 local Mesopotamian flat-bottomed bellums.  

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Marsh Arabs used to live on large reed rafts...so only slightly askew......

IanS

[Danyo]

Just read through the blog and it's stunning as always. Great layout aswell as great painted miniatures.

[WeeWars]

Thanks, Dan.

[WeeWars]

POST 21

First post about WW1 Arab figures with another post to follow soon.

www.michaelscott.name/ww1/ww1blog/ww1blogpost0021.htm

Cheers, Michael

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Beautiful figures and painting. But...
Agh the dreaded mk1 Pendraken can-can horses! 1866 Saxon and tithe Samurai obviously went to the same dealer in horse flesh.

Looking at the Afgan infantry, there are some brilliant choices there! Nice one Dave.

[Techno]

Lovely work again, Michael !
Cheers - Phil

[Hertsblue]

Beautiful figures and painting. But...
Agh the dreaded mk1 Pendraken can-can horses! 1866 Saxon and tithe Samurai obviously went to the same dealer in horse flesh.

Yes, they turn up in the GNW ranges too. I concur with the comment on the painting, though.

[WeeWars]

Agh the dreaded mk1 Pendraken can-can horses!

Yes, I bent down the front leg of a casting, sorted out some of the idiosyncrasies with putty, and proposed it as an alternative.

The figures will all have more paint on them in the next post.