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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: italwars on September 06, 2019, 08:03:52 PM

Title: Belgian Congo images
Post by: italwars on September 06, 2019, 08:03:52 PM
Hello
i'm in the process of digitalising my archives and very happy to eliminate tons of paper...among them i'm finding, after years of collecting, some original prints some rarely or never appearing on the web.. ..that , before putting maybe on sell on ebay, ill be pleased to share...
those ones, from the great Belgian artist J. Thiriar,  refers to Belgian Congo's Force Publique fights VS Mahdists, Arab Slavers and various tribesmen/rebels in Congo:
Title: Re: Belgian Congo images
Post by: robh on September 06, 2019, 08:31:16 PM
Great images. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Belgian Congo images
Post by: italwars on September 06, 2019, 08:46:00 PM
those ones could be find on the web but so not easily so i add them for including in the topic also uniforms ref:
Title: some others
Post by: italwars on September 06, 2019, 08:52:12 PM
same topic...more images..i actually refought a pair of battles on my tabletop..Belgian Congo is quite interesting also for the mixing troops...azande and other tribesmen against or allied with Belgains Askaris Vs Mahdists of Vs Slavers...every option possible..even arabs allied with Belgians..but Mahdists allied with Belgians is not possible of course ;):
Title: some others
Post by: italwars on September 06, 2019, 08:53:25 PM
battle scenes ecc:
Title: Belgian Congo images
Post by: italwars on September 06, 2019, 09:14:11 PM
some more..including one from the Kingdom of Kongo..before Belgian advent
Title: Belgian Congo images
Post by: italwars on September 06, 2019, 09:17:47 PM
Stanley on pay of King Leopold and , at the end, the Begians "forced" to give back to Egyptians/British the enclave recuperated from the Mahdist Empire even if they were the first (togther with Italians of course ;)) to stop the spreading of the Mahdist ulcera..probably Belgium being a sort of satellite State of Britain did'nt dare to resist them and ended like Marchand at Fashoda..
Title: Re: Belgian Congo images
Post by: Plynkes on September 07, 2019, 10:02:04 AM
Wonderful! Thanks, Italwars!


Title: Re: Belgian Congo images
Post by: WillieB on September 07, 2019, 10:10:07 AM
Guess what the free set for Crisis 2019 is?  Yes, it's two free figures this year!
Title: Re: Belgian Congo images
Post by: FlyXwire on September 07, 2019, 12:40:11 PM
These are amazing!  The visual narrative for each painting almost comes alive.

I remember seeing some of the samples for the uniforms and attire online, but never the scenes before.

I thank you too Italwars!
Title: Re: Belgian Congo images
Post by: Mad Guru on September 11, 2019, 06:41:26 PM
Awesome images, thanks for posting, Italwars!
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Post by: DoctorPete on September 11, 2019, 09:23:02 PM
Great resource for uniforms and general inspiration.  Thanks!
Title: Re: Belgian Congo images
Post by: italwars on September 12, 2019, 08:52:47 AM
glad that you liked that stuff
time permitting i will also scan and post the Liebig Chromo series, in colour, about "Tribes from Belgian Congo" masterfully draw by the same artist
Title: Re: Belgian Congo images
Post by: dartfrog on September 14, 2019, 11:17:36 PM
Wonderful drawing there. Very invocative. Wish I could make Crisis this year, sadly no chance.
Title: Re: Belgian Congo images
Post by: juergen c. olk on September 20, 2019, 12:07:07 AM
great posting.
Title: Re: Belgian Congo images
Post by: italwars on October 09, 2019, 02:58:16 PM
hello
still finding interesting obscure sources on my Colonial paper files....are you also interested if i follow the topic by posting also this full series..18 plates..same author, James Thiriar, about all the main tribes of Congo at the time of Belgian conquest and wars?:
Title: Re: Belgian Congo images
Post by: Plynkes on October 10, 2019, 09:06:30 AM
Ah, the old Chicken Soup Tetela! I've got these prints on a hard drive somewhere. Nice to see them again.


Those Tetela are quite useful, and not too difficult to convert from Foundry Azande. You can use them as allies and enemies for both the Force Publique and the Congo Arabs.

Nice one!

Title: Re: Belgian Congo images
Post by: FreakyFenton on October 10, 2019, 05:34:19 PM
Great post, thank you for sharing!
Title: Re: Belgian Congo images
Post by: Arundel on October 10, 2019, 05:37:18 PM
Fascinating images, Italwars. Thank you for sharing them!