Ral Partha

25mm Sudan Campaign

By Lynn Bodin

It is difficult to be unbiased when reviewing a range of figures for which I supplied all the reference and research materials... however, I shall do my best to be objective. Ral Partha has again provided an excellent addition to their range of 25mm Colonial wargaming figures. The Sudan campaigns figures offer a full assortment of troops for fighting all of the early Sudan campaigns (through the Gordon Relief Expedition) and the 1882 Anglo/Egyptian War. For the first time one can get figures of Egyptians in their summer Sudan campaign uniforms, chainmail-clad Egyptian cuirassier, Bashi-Bazouks (cavalry and infantry) and Gordon's personally raised and equipped Sudanese soldiers.

In addition to the "special" figures there are also Egyptian and Sudanese regulars (infantry, cavalry and artillery), Egyptian and British Camel Corps (mounted and dismounted), assorted Mahdist ansar and Beja (Fuzzy Wuzzy) tribesmen. Equipment additions include a Krupp field gun, a Gardner machine gun and a small brass mountain gun. As usual, sculpting, detail and animation are superb. The Mahdists are all supplied with separate weapons and shields, allowing for many personal variations. They also have a variety of heads displaying different headgear and facial hair combinations.

The same applies for the Beja tribesmen. The ansar even have the proper patch pattern on their jibbas! Now there's no excuse for getting the patch pattern painted incorrectly! Rating: Anatomy .9, Animation .9, Detail .9, Casting Quality 1.0, Variety 1.0, TOTAL 4.7.

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