tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60033565443121370952012-02-16T11:17:31.221-08:00Colonials - ever since I first read (and owned) 'Solo Wargaming' and saw those excellent pictures of Don's Northwest Frontier games I've been keen to branch into this period... I've been researching the campaigns/tactics/battles from the later Sudanese campaigns leading up to Omdurman... OK, so not India, but the scenery is easier, and by the later Sudanese campaigns British changed from redcoat to khaki, so the painting is much easier and quicker!Steve-the-Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003356544312137095.post-17403543901367946462008-04-08T05:25:00.001-07:002012-01-30T06:40:35.268-08:00<ul><li>30th January ('12) - the project hasn't stood still but I have been neglectful in keeping this project page updated.. more games added, more units added to the relevant pages...<br /><li>26th September ('09) - Dervish foot re-based - pictures added to units section. Links to the two most recent games also added..<br /><li>23rd July ('09) - link the British Library newspaper collection added to the resources section - couple of book reviews added as well..<br /><li>25th February ('09) - game report "Regulars versus Irregulars" added..<br /><li>13th February ('09) - major update to the Units table tidying up and adding content..<br /><li>3rd February ('09) - minor update to add latest painting output...<br /><li>2nd October ('08) - major updates to units, battle reports, and last of all - if you're interested in Colonial period wargaming in the Sudan - be sure to check out the <a href="http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=1096619&amp;word=">The New York Public Library's Digital Gallery</a> link in the list tot he right. Amongst a host of other things has a section on the military uniforms of Egypt, 1820-1898. From it, the following is an example, and shows Sudanese and Egyptian infantry of the period:<br /><br /><center><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EkwLNxL4tkE/SNfkWFY5zvI/AAAAAAAABuQ/DSAY7QGNHxw/s1600-h/book.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248914958778486514" border="0" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EkwLNxL4tkE/SNfkWFY5zvI/AAAAAAAABuQ/DSAY7QGNHxw/s400/book.jpg"/></a></center><br /><li>8th April ('08) - A new blog is launched - not sure why it's taken me as long as this...!<br /></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6003356544312137095-1740354390136794646?l=steve-the-wargamer-sudan.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve-the-Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.com0