Mahdist artillery

I fancied an alternative to the Egyptians shackled to Krupp 6pdrs, and references to ‘brass guns’ in the Mahdist armoury, most likely mountain guns captured when Hicks Pasha was defeated at Shaykan (on the way to relieve El Obeid), suggested a little modelling detour.

I ordered a pair of North Star’s 7pdr mountain guns [link]. Given their small size I thought to convert some of the crouching Beja figures into gun crew, with others from the plastic set.

The first of a handful of Beja gun crew with sponge, shot, sponge and bucket, with the battery commander on the right.