Labelling the units

I’ve had this task on my to-do list for a while, and I finally got around to doing it. It was also an opportunity to have a look at the entire Mahdist collection again  something I haven’t done for a while. 

I have added coloured labels for the different rubs, coupled with text where it will be helpful, eg commander’s names. I have text labels prepared for the Empire units too, but with more detail.

A little hidden colour …

Abdul Adab and Muhammad Mussa

I’ve reconsidered the organisation of my Beja force ever so slightly: Osman Digna was to command the black rub, but I have decided to pass command to one of his cousins. Consequently Digna needs his own standard bearer, so I decided buy a set of Perry Miniatures’ Mahdist mounted Command (SA2) and convert one of the figures.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I have very few usable parts left on sprues, so I had to cannibalise a surplus painted figure for a sword hilt (the original has the sword over its shoulder).

Muhammad Mussa, Osman Digna’s cousin, and Abdul Adab, Osman Digna’s standard bearer.

Last of the Beja. Yeah! Right!

I’ve scavenged the remaining bodies from the sprues and assembled another fifteen figures, augmented by a single metal sword-armed fellow.

For now this really is the last of the Beja … as I think I mentioned in an earlier post, I am considering expanding all the bands by adding two figures to each … one can never have enough of these fearsome fellows.

A lone band of warriors … perhaps they’re off to reinforce their kinsmen.