Quite some time ago I was gifted some Tatars/Tartars by Chris. Half I set aside to be painted up and the rest traded for some 'German' foot.
Tatars feature prominently in the Golden Horde of book 4. I finally got around to painting them. From my spares box came 6 suitable bowmen who have been converted into 2 x 3Bw (Bessermeni). In addition some eskimos will be serving the army as 1 x 3Wb.
As it happened the Germans were leap-frog experts and passed their mounted colleagues to the head of the painting queue. They are now masquerading as Marcomanni. Others are still waiting to be finished off. Incidentally the axe throwers are re-purposed Polish/Russian peasant infantry as shown in a previous post.
Still in the lead pile are more Germans, Poles, Russians & Islamic Persians plus various Lh.
So why 'Tatar For Now'? It's about time to pass on the 15mm metals and concentrate on the mountain of unpainted 20mm plastics. A quick inspection reveals just how much repair work needs to be done. I also need to convert/build a slew of chariots. And...if I ever find all those part-painted Medes.......Oh Well!
