Le Coq Fou: Random Wargaming: Tenth Legion Crimean War (and some WW1)

Years ago, I embarked on a Crimean War project that would focus on Russian and Turkish armies. The awesome 6mm armies (mostly comprised of ingenious proxy figures) and battle reports over at the Pushing Tin blog were a significant inspiration to my desire and I always thought it odd that most of the Crimean War projects neglected the Ottoman contribution.

I chose to purchase Magister Militum figures (although the Pendraken range is incredibly nice as well) and I made considerable progress. It was around this time that Magister Militum sadly announced they would be closing the doors of their business. In a panic I made several large, last-minute orders before they closed for good. I'm not sure why, but my Crimean War momentum dissipated soon thereafter.

Since then, Baccus Miniatures, known for their beautiful 6mm offerings, purchased the rights to Magister Militum's 10mm ranges and rechristened them Tenth Legion. The new website is quite nice but I noticed they didn't have any photos of the figures posted on their gallery section. Combing though my painted Crimean War figures, I also realized I hadn't photographed all that many of them. Which brings us to here:

First off we have some Russian cavalry (above), Uhlans to be precise. I can't recall which regiments I painted these fellas up in but they are quite nice sculpts regardless.

And here are some Russian Hussars. The Hussars (and I believe the dragoons as well) are sculpted wearing their greatcoats. I like the look.

Next up, a Russian infantry battalion wearing predominantly helmets.

And now some Ottomans. Here we have some Ottoman infantry...I painted these guys likely looking much prettier than their actual appearance in the field.

Here are some Turkish irregular cavalry which appear to be a common fixture in the Ottoman armies even if they weren't particularly effective on the actual battlefield. I believe these figures were sourced from the Magister Militum Napoleonic range and are mounted Mamelukes.

In a twist, here are some sculpts from the Crimean War range that were repurposed as Turcos for my 1914 WW1 project (which is also almost exclusively Magister Militum/Tenth Legion.