Paul Hicks Sculpts Anglo-Gurkha War Irregulars For Pontoonier

August 28, 2025 by avernos

Badger Games have been showing off some upcoming packs by Pontoonier Miniatures for their Colonial & Imperial Range. These three packs add to the range of Nepalese sculpted by Paul Hicks for the Anglo-Gurkha War.

Nepalese Irregulars // Pontoonier Miniatures

These newly sculpted irregulars by Paul Hicks represent the local auxiliary forces, tribal levies, and regional militias who played a key role in the conflict, often operating outside of formal line units. The miniatures are armed with Khukuris —seen raised in charging poses—representing the lethal close-combat capability of these fighters. Often used in tandem with muskets for brutal assaults.

With Matchlock Muskets these long firearms were common among irregular forces and essential for ambushes and long-range skirmishing. Marked by fierce mountain warfare, ambushes, and stubborn resistance, it was a campaign defined by difficult terrain and determined enemies.

The miniatures wear a blend of regional attire, including tunics, sashes, and turbans, emphasising their irregular status and ethnic diversity beautifully realised by Paul's sculpting and the mix of modern period muskets, along with the more prevalent traditional bow, gives the perfect mix of weaponry for the defence of Nepal against the East India Company.

If you fancy using these with your British, however, that's also an option as defectors from the Nepalese were also used as irregulars there. Major-General Sir David Ochterlony was so confident in their use and loyalty that he formed his own regiment that later became King George's Own Gurkha Rifles.

There is already a good range of Nepalese and Sikh miniatures in Pontoonier's range for this overlooked colonial war, and if you aren't interested in playing campaigns there, the miniatures would make terrific characterful models for the Silver Bayonet far away from the fields of Europe in a more difficult region with it's own myths and legends!

It's always interesting to play in different conflicts. Could this give you a new collection?

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