Review:

Redoubt Enterprises

25mm Ottoman Turks

Reviewed by David Barnes


I will list and comment on these figures.

R352 Early Janissary firing arquebus. Good aim position, typical long head-dress hanging behind his back.
R353 Early Janissary advancing with arquebus. Not like the sheet illustration - more upright. I like the illustration better.
R354 Azab, Musselman, Turkish light infantry with halberd. A great big one, held at a menacing angle. He also has a sharp angled shield.
R355 Azab, Musselman, Turkish light infantry with sword and shield. Similar shield, sword grounded by right foot - like R354 large plumes on his big turban.
R356 Arnant, Sarika, Turkish light infantry firing arquebus. He wears an almost all encompassing overcoat and a bulbous turban.
R357 Arnant, Sarika, Turkish light infantry advancing with arquebus. Similar attire to R356.
RX32 Heavy Turkish Gun on a four wheeled carriage. Massive solid plank built wheels studded with heavy metal "staples". Large carriage with plank cradle for the barrel (tube) which comes in two parts, really the chamber and the barrel/tube which in reality is screwed together. Two axles complete the bits in the bag. Crisply cast but offer up dry before gluing just in case. Also always useful for getting all the bits in the right place, before gluing.
RX33 Ornately dressed Turkish Commander in long coat and turban, mounted on horse. Huge turban, voluminous caftan, ribbed undercoat (hidden armour?). Big beard and moustache. Right arm raised, hand lightly clenched. Horse reining back. Commanding.
RX34 and RX35 are packs of Turkish light infantry to bulk out the Ottoman armies. They are two part casting - upper body and legs so a great deal of variety is possible, by putting different torso and legs together. Two packs would create a bewildering variety I should think.
RX34 Ten Peyks, light infantry fanatics armed with two handed axes. High head-dresses with small plumes, a variety of axe heads waved about in all kinds of dangerous directions. Tremendous differences can be achieved by putting the twenty castings together in ten different ways i.e. make ten different figures from them - a completely differently ten could be made with another pack - someone cleverer (very easy to be) than me could tell you the statistical possibilities - 10 x 10 = 100??
RX35 Ten Solaks, light infantry fanatics with sword and bow. Three with bows in this pack, the others are swinging wicked-looking sabres about all in different poses possible to be created by you.

Prices at time of writing, Foot 60p each, RX32 £4, RX33 £3, RX34 and RX35 are £6.50.

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