Aliwal the last

Before I come to an end with Aliwal, the credit for this diorama go to Alfred Umhey who provided more than three quarters of the figures used on the plate as well as Peter Herfen and
Thomas Schmitt. Sadly I wasn't abele to add my figures to the diorama as my brother decided to marry just on this weekend!!!!!

What I forgot is to give you a link where you can see much more photos of the first display of the diorma years ago

http://www.strelets-r.com/Contrib/C0086/Page.html

And some conversions I did for the diorama. The Crimean range of Strelets is very helpful for the British side, while for the Gurkas I used Airfix British infantry and melted their shakos down
with a soldering iron. For Sepoys Revell British 1815 infantry with the shako of the old Airfix French infantry to show the bell-shako of the Sepoys in the 1840ies.

In the meantime I used the Emhar 1848 US infantry for the 31st British foot.

Sikhs are made of various ACW and Napoleonic figures with Turbans from Esci and a paintjob.

I hope any time a manufactor will do figures for this range. If not I think about adding them to my own production ideas.

Someone told me Frontier miniatures who did "true 25mm" did some Sikhs in the past. For any information about this subject I would be greatful.





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Overview

And sadly here the last photos I have from the diorama - The Sikh lines attacked by the British and some overviews, showing the whole diorama.

Here are some images of the 16th lancers breaking in the Sikh square.

Aliwal again

Here some streetfighting, the British charge the position of the Sikhs, ancoured in a village on their flank.

Books about the Sikh wars

There are a lot of books available on Amazon. Another good source for original memoires or first hand accounts are available as reprint from Leonaur books and the naval and military press.

http://www.leonaur.co.uk/

http://www.naval-military-press.com/

Here you can get real bargains! And not to forget google books for free.


One of my favourite books is "At Them with the Bayonet: The First Anglo - Sikh War 1845 - 1846" from Donald Featherstone.

Maybe in a future Sikh project the battle of Chillianwallah?

http://www.britishbattles.com/second-sikh-war/chillianwallah.htm

Not the size as Bill Horan does it usually, but maybe something like this.

The Sikh wars

For anybody interested to read more about this "Napoleonic wars under Palmtrees"
take a look at this link

http://www.britishbattles.com/

Aliwal 2009

And here are the first impression on the ressurection of the diorama in 2009.
As my brother decided to marry just on this weekend we put it on show I wasn't able to join the fair this time:-(

So if anyone was there and has some more photos to offer, I would be very greatful!