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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Belgian on July 12, 2018, 09:00:30 PM

Title: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread Update 04/05
Post by: Belgian on July 12, 2018, 09:00:30 PM

Decided to start a Darkest Africa miniature collection, so finally managed to paint the first few bits. So without further delay, I'm presenting a small camp with some Renedra tents and barrels and some home sculpted and casted crates. Although the collection will be mostly 'historical' I will be adding some dinosaurs and other pulpy additions.

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread
Post by: Smokeyrone on July 12, 2018, 10:33:40 PM

Love those crates!

What figures are you using?

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread
Post by: gringo on July 12, 2018, 10:42:57 PM

very smart Belgian!

cheers
Ged
www.gringo40s.com

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread
Post by: marco55 on July 12, 2018, 11:05:12 PM

I have King Kong in my collection.Or maybe his cousin as the King is on a island. lol
Mark

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread
Post by: Belgian on July 13, 2018, 08:07:28 PM

Thanks!

@Smokeyrone, will be using a mixture of Dixon Miniatures, Warlord Games, Wargames Foundry, Northstar Miniatures and most likely many more other companies but first up will be some explorers and porters.

@Gringo, will be adding some Dahomey warriors when they're ready!

@marco55, have a Reaper giant ape, unpainted of course 😀

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread
Post by: marianas_gamer on July 14, 2018, 02:16:40 AM

Good start. This is such a fun period with really excellent options and miniatures. It has even pulled me in from my obsession with the Back of Beyond and SE Island Asia. You are going to enjoy your adventures in Darkest Africa. Looking forward to more.
Lon

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread
Post by: Eric the Shed on July 14, 2018, 07:29:30 AM

great stuff

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread
Post by: Belgian on July 19, 2018, 07:31:25 PM

Thanks, really looking forward in painting, gaming Darkest Africa!

Here's the current workbench featuring British Infantry and Explorers.

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread Update 19/07
Post by: JBaumal on August 04, 2018, 05:58:39 PM

Belgian, looking good! Let's see some natives next...
I want to see how you will finish off the infantry bases.

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread Update 19/07
Post by: Belgian on July 25, 2020, 03:40:05 PM

Time flies but still working on this project, currently some cavalry.

These are plastic perry miniatures, ACW cavalry plus AZW heads = cheaper cavalry  :D

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread Update 25/07
Post by: FifteensAway on July 26, 2020, 01:31:41 AM

With very nearly a two year break between posts where are all the photos of all the interim progress?!  lol

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread Update 25/07
Post by: Atheling on July 26, 2020, 09:10:26 AM

Quote from: FifteensAway on July 26, 2020, 01:31:41 AM

With very nearly a two year break between posts where are all the photos of all the interim progress?!  lol

I expected to see "thousands of 'em." ;) :)

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread Update 25/07
Post by: Belgian on July 28, 2020, 07:13:05 PM

That's it  ;D

No really have been switching projects a lot but have managed to paint up some lizardmen adversaries for these too  lol

Project should be finished this life time.

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread Update 25/07
Post by: Red Orc on July 29, 2020, 12:39:48 PM

Having been loving your work on your LotR army (and being a bit of a gadfly in terms of period/setting myself) I'm not going to criticise any it taking two years to get these guys out there...

Do you have any tutorials or just WIP shots of the process of getting your cavalry done? Plastic cavalry plus plastic heads sounds like the sort of modelling I could do, and it would be very nice to get some British cavalry on the go (I'm sure I have some pith-helmeted heads in various places).

EDIT: ... are these the Perry ACW plastics that don't have hats on? Even I might be able to 'put some hats on some dudes' (I think I have a bunch of Pith Helmets knocking around somewhere).

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread Update 25/07
Post by: Belgian on July 30, 2020, 04:50:09 PM

Thanks don't have work in progress pictures but I have cut off the heads of the cavalry riders and then glued in place the Perry heads. No need for greenstuff if you cut well and quite easy. Have also used some of the arms such as the chap waving his helmet to encourage his comrades. Thought I was quick with getting these almost done in 2 years  lol

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread Update 25/07
Post by: italwars on August 09, 2020, 11:10:43 PM

which country those soldiers represent?

Title: Re: Belgian's Colonial Collection Thread Update 25/07
Post by: Belgian on May 04, 2022, 09:35:09 PM

Finally finished these too ...