Amongst the figures that I recently purchases on eBay were some Essex Miniatures figures in the khaki drill-coloured uniforms worn by the British troops in the Sudan. I decided that they would make an excellent basis for a Belle Époque Commonwealth of Britannia expeditionary force ... and they have!
The following units form what I am calling the Britannic Expeditionary Field Force (BEFF), which currently includes two infantry regiments, ...
... a field artillery regiment, ...
... and a supply column.
It also has its own general/commander:
The complete BEFF looks like this:
I would like to add a machine gun unit of some sort to the BEFF although this might be better added to the existing naval brigade as I have several suitable figures in naval uniforms as well as a very nice model of a Nordenfelt gun in my box of Belle Époque-related bits and pieces.
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Hello Bob,
ReplyDeleteThey look just the ticket! Will they be acquiring a mounted contingent? The more I see the 3 figure bases the better I like them - I shall be using the same convention for the Mike’s Models collection (amongst other things!).
All the best,
DC
David Crook,
DeleteCheers! I hope to find some suitable cavalry to add to the BEFF in due course.
I think that three figures per infantry base looks right … probably because I am used to seeing infantry march in ranks of three.
Good luck with Mike’s Models project.
All the best,
Bob
Another fine little force Bob.
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteI’m really enjoying renovating, varnishing, and basing these figures … and will be adding some more soon,
All the best,
Bob
BOB,
ReplyDeleteAn excellent set of figures- a nice little army for sure- I really like the khaki uniforms- 15mm ESSEX figures are superb. Cheers. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteI like the poses used by Essex Miniatures. They don’t have too much detail and I find them reasonably easy to paint. I also wanted to use khaki drill uniforms for the BEFF because it was a nice contrast from the Home Service (i.e. red and blue) uniforms worn by the rest of the army.
All the best,
Bob