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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Argonor on November 09, 2015, 09:13:44 PM
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It had to happen at some point. I have been bitten by the Victorian/Colonial bug. ;D
Not much to report, yet, but I have acquired some light reading:
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Progress will be tracked here, and, as always, in more detail on my blog.
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Welcome to the fraternity squire!
There are a lot of great games to be played. Good to have you aboard.
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Give up all hope :'(
You are lost to the power of the "Call of Colonials."
Sit back, collect figures, play games and enjoy your new addiction! :?
Addicted since 1979. lol
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Sit back, collect figures, play games and enjoy your new addiction! :?
Well, that's more or less what I've been doing all along - just widening the area of operations with this. lol
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Boy those books look familiar. lol
Are you planning on painting British, Boers and Zulu? Most of my British are Empress and warlord plastics but there are a lot of great figure lines available for this time period.
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The truth is, I haven't read any of those books, but they look like a great introduction to one of the most fascinating conflicts in a fascinating period. I've always felt certain pulp feel works well with Colonials, and so would guess the IHMN supplement would be a good choice. Happy reading!
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Boy those books look familiar. lol
Are you planning on painting British, Boers and Zulu? Most of my British are Empress and warlord plastics but there are a lot of great figure lines available for this time period.
Yes, I am going to start out making skirmish companies/warbands, mainly focussing on British and Zulus, but as the Boers fought both alongside and against the British, as well as against the Zulus, it just makes sense to me to also have them included as an option along the way.
The first Brits I am going to paint are a box of WGF British Infantry I got as a freebie when preordering a box of their Caesarean Romans back in those days, and I am not going to spend much time on them, as the minis simply are not up to par, but they should well enough as assegai-fodder ;)
The truth is, I haven't read any of those books, but they look like a great introduction to one of the most fascinating conflicts in a fascinating period. I've always felt certain pulp feel works well with Colonials, and so would guess the IHMN supplement would be a good choice. Happy reading!
I haven't got the IHMN rulebook, yet, but I like the option of crossing over to VSF/Steampunk for more tongue-in-the-cheek action on the tabletop.
I do plan on also using Pulp Alley, and paint up Leagues for other African nations/tribes (probably even including more fantasy-esque cannnibals, and pygmies)
So, the general idea is to build up slowly and get some games going to keep getting inspiration for painting more stuff.
As always, I have several other unfinished projects going on, that I return to every now and then, so I am rarely focussing effectively on any one period/genre at a time, but I think that I'll be mainly focussing on Africa and Old/Weird West this winter, both being set in the same timeframe, so that some stuff may be useable for both settings.
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Look for Brian Smaller's posts and Nevermores post (one from today) for more great eye candy of various Zulu and British forces.
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Been - slowly - assembling the first sprue's worth of Wargames Factory Zulu War Bitish Infantry.
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Not the best of sculpts - especially the shooting stances are... doubtful, at best, but with a reasonable paintjob, I think they will do fine as the afore-mentioned assegai-fodder ;)
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Long time no progress, but I have landed a good deal on some Zulu War stuff today.
This is some of it:
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More stuff on my blog!
I expect to start assembling some married Zulus during next week, although a rather extensive garden project is sucking up most of my spare time as the summer seems to continue, which means I have to get as much done as possible before autumn sets in, and the soil becomes all muddy.
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Keep it coming
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Keep it coming
Yeah, well, I hope to at least get a handful of Zulus prepped and painted before my butterfly syndrome kicks in, and I get attracted by something else (speaking of which, I still have 1½ Viking to paint for my first 'historical' Blood Eagle warband...)
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Not much to show, but I did do a little work today, before the sun whisked me away to toil in the garden (and I have a sunburned back to show for it)-
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Hopefully, I shall prep two more bodies, and finish building these two tomorrow. I think I am going to do the Zulus one sprue (4 minis) at a time, prepping, priming, and painting all four before I begin work on the next sprue. That way I should not be bogged down with prepping minis, and I should be able to keep focus long enough for getting an IHMN Impi ready for the table. I think.
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A tiny bit of progress before i disappear into the garden for the rest of the day:
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And I got this in the mail:
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A bit more progress - shall see to the bases tomorrow.
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I like you. You have a slower painting rate than even me. ;)
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Yeah, well, I spend most of the day in the garden, working on a cobblestone edge around the entire lawn, so I just squeeze in a little hobby time here and there.
I expect to make faster progress when autumn sets in around here, as right now we have summer weather with temperatures well over 25 Centigrades. But I DO paint rather slowly, mostly because I don't paint all too often.
These Zulus are a bit slow to build, by the way - as I use poly cement, I need to let it settle completely before handling the minis too much, lest I displace a newly glued part.
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Welcome to the madness !
Can I recommend that you look at buying the big Zulu Army War sets on ebay - you'll get 120 of the natives for around £60. Much cheaper than buying regular regimental boxes of 30.
I have put together a list on my blog of Zulu War figure ranges if that helps
http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/zulu-war-28mm-figure-ranges.html (http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/zulu-war-28mm-figure-ranges.html)
good luck and will watch with interest
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Thanks, but I already got 40 married Zulus in the second hand lot (from the Rorke's Drift set), and I ordered the box of unmarried Zulus from Wayland (20% discount) with some other boxes I 'needed' for other projects, so I have plenty for now.
I don't see myself painting hundreds of Zulus right away - first a company/impi for IHMN, then maybe expand it into a small force for OGAM (just need to figure out a suitable deity), then upgrade to Far Harad/'Mahud Warriors' units for a Harad army for God of Battles, by which time I should probably have about enough for using them for Congo, too, and for encounters with regular British forces (which need to be painted, too ::) ).
All this will be done over time, though, as I have other plans to (try to) see through, running parallel with this.
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Have been painting a bit. Still learning the ropes of African skin, and trying to find a fast way to do all those shield details...
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First Zulu completed
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Couple more pics and colour breakdown on my blog, for completeness' sake.
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He looks lovely and also accurate - I spent most my life in South Africa.
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That skin is really great. Do you have a link to your blog sir? I couldn't see one.
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I was thinking the same thing! Hope Argonor doesn't mind me posting what I managed to track down:
http://argonor-wargames.blogspot.com (http://argonor-wargames.blogspot.com)
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He looks lovely and also accurate - I spent most my life in South Africa.
Thanks, I actually put a little more effort into it than I would have, were it not intended for small scale skirmish (IHMN) and instead for full scale Isandlwana battle and the likes.
That skin is really great. Do you have a link to your blog sir? I couldn't see one.
Thanks, and see below!
I was thinking the same thing! Hope Argonor doesn't mind me posting what I managed to track down:
http://argonor-wargames.blogspot.com (http://argonor-wargames.blogspot.com)
That link is also embedded in the small 'globe' icon under my Avatar ;)
The skin is Foundry 'African Flesh' triad applied directly from the pots. The next one will have an intermediate layer of African Flesh mixed with African Flesh Light for a smoother transistion (I hope).
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Thank you! I wondered what all those bits and bobs were under people's names lol
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Two of them, now, Siyanda and Bheka.
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Almost identical painting, with a few exceptions.
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Very nice!
LB
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Thanks!
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I have begun working on the next batch of four...
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Hard to believe that something which starts off like that can end up looking so good when you have finished with it. My hat is off to you sir!
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Hard to believe that something which starts off like that can end up looking so good when you have finished with it. My hat is off to you sir!
Thank you, sir! :)
The models are actually quite nice 'in the flesh', and easy to assemble, but naked plastic always looks a bit... well, dull. Very happy with them as is, and bless Warlord/Empress for bringing these out so I wouldn't have to buy the WGF plastic Zulus lol
I hope to keep up the quality, at least with the models for the IHMN Impi. I may have to cut some corners, painting wise, if/when I decide to go full Isandlwana, though ;D
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Veeeery slow progress, as I had a shedload (virtually) of other things to do today (household accounting, mead bottling, and piling firewood in the shed, most notably).
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Far too fiddly for me, and I think gluing body parts on (and presumably filling cracks) would quickly drive me mad. But if I had your choices to make, personally I would stick to mead bottling!
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Your are officially my hero!
As a long time AZW player, it's great to see how good the plastics can look!
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Far too fiddly for me, and I think gluing body parts on (and presumably filling cracks) would quickly drive me mad. But if I had your choices to make, personally I would stick to mead bottling!
No visible cracks on these, really - the joints are concealed by the arm 'rings' and 'pelts'. Mead brewing is a rewarding activity - and VERY easy, just a tad time consuming.
Your are officially my hero!
As a long time AZW player, it's great to see how good the plastics can look!
Thanks! I think most sculpts can be made looking good with a little effort, though, but of course some minis are just bad. These are reasonably nice as plastics go (I think the Perry medievals as seen in the back are far more fiddly to assemble, and can be outright frustrating to work with).
Here is the tiny bit of progress I made today:
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I thought the warlord Zulu and Natal natives plastics were easier to assemble than the British as the joins were well hidden. Your progress on the Zulu won't be as rewarding as your mead brewing but they are looking good.
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This has been on slow burner for a while as I have been busy tending to another project for this year's Horisont convention (which went down this weekend).
I did, however, play a game of Congo, which convinced me that I am going to get those rules!
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There's a short AAR on my blog!
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Have been painting a bit.
I am not completely content with this one (Foundry Dusky Flesh palette is not really growing on me), but he will have to do.
Anela reports for bloody duty.
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cOj3-5ctq6g/WEnBTkxvhSI/AAAAAAAAG84/Tqu96aV2sNsczpWtYqbyDW-ijJMAwHQ4ACLcB/s1600/2016_12_08-Zulu_Married_03-01-400.JPG)
Couple more pics and thoughts on my blog. I expect to finish the last of my four initial Zulus one of the next days - I hope his skin will turn out better.
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I am not completely content with this one (Foundry Dusky Flesh palette is not really growing on me), but he will have to do.
I agree the Dusky Flesh is more suitable for North Africans. I would try Foundry's African Flesh shade 126. It gives a much more suitable colour.
Nice painting all the same.
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I agree the Dusky Flesh is more suitable for North Africans. I would try Foundry's African Flesh shade 126. It gives a much more suitable colour.
Nice painting all the same.
I used the African Flesh palette for my first two Zulus, but I am experimenting a bit, trying to vary the skin colours. Some of the results I get will probably not get repeated on sub-saharan natives, and some may have to be augmented by a brown wash - but as long as the skin looks 'dark', it is not likely to be completely re-painted.
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The last of my first batch of plastic Zulus, Bhekizizwe is now ready to massacre some European grunts.
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There will be a short break from painting Zulus, as I want to paint a couple of Christmas-related minis and have them ready before December 19th, and I actually also need to finish the bases on the four Unblooded rifle-armed warriors, and add a few details, such as powder horns, and maybe sculpt on some belts/straps for those.
There is a couple of - slightly better - photos on my blog - and I also wrote a bit about my endeavours with the Foundry Dusky Flesh palette.
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I thought I'd just pop by and post this group shot (lacking something better to show):
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From left to right:
Anele - Siyanda - Bhekizizwe - Bheka
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I have gotten some North Star and Copplestone Africa stuff since my last post (one batch from North Star, another from Caliver Books).
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5JeaXUWNv_A/WGjp2FoQ3yI/AAAAAAAAHLA/rjlF8EyufKQhsTWEXpemMhxQlGkng6FOQCLcB/s640/2016_12_30-Caliver_Ngoni_Command-01-400.JPG)
This is just one of the sets - more info/details can be found on my blog.
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Can't wait to see those witchdoctors painted! :)
This would be yet one more interesting period to have a project about, BUT maybe it's better for me just follow your progress for time being. Have you got a separate thread for scenery and terrain?
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your progress for time being. Have you got a separate thread for scenery and terrain?
No, when I get around to it, progress will be noted here as well (with details on the blog). I am not much of a builder, but my decision to cut back on hobby expenses the next 6 months at least may herald a lot of time spent on scenery, of which a lot will then be scratch-built and/or made from stuff i already have in store, for various projects (as well as getting some of the back-log painted).
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No, when I get around to it, progress will be noted here as well (with details on the blog). I am not much of a builder, but my decision to cut back on hobby expenses the next 6 months at least may herald a lot of time spent on scenery, of which a lot will then be scratch-built and/or made from stuff i already have in store, for various projects (as well as getting some of the back-log painted).
This sounds like a good solid plan! I am trying to do the same with my sci-fi project, although some bits and bobs need to be purchased still >:(
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This sounds like a good solid plan! I am trying to do the same with my sci-fi project, although some bits and bobs need to be purchased still >:(
There's always that little something.... I am getting a pack of mini-cds for terrain bases somewhen this or next month, and I may need to buy some plastic aquarium deco trees I just saw for the first time, but at least that kind of stuff is rather inexpensive.
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I am getting a pack of mini-cds for terrain bases somewhen this or next month,
And here they are:
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Less than DKK 2 a piece - hard to beat for price and durability!
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That's quite a pile of them! :o
You will get a jungle out of them... are you sure you have enough "plants" to be planted on them though? :)
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That's quite a pile of them! :o
You will get a jungle out of them... are you sure you have enough "plants" to be planted on them though? :)
You have NO idea.... lol
I have a cardboard crate full of plastic cake deco palm trees and other palms, and add to that all the stuff on this table:
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...as well as I expect to get a variety of these somewhen later this year, when I have made a LOT of pulpish jungle:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2053587.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xaquarium+plastic+tree.TRS0&_nkw=aquarium+plastic+tree&_sacat=0
I do, however, expect to use some of the DVDs for other purposes, too, such as bases for creatures that are too big for the largest steel washers available, bases for other types of terrain (rocks, small dung heaps? ;) ) and vegetation, movement trays for small skirmish units...
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Well, I completely lost my mojo last year, and have only gotten back into things a couple of months ago, but I am now preparing some African wildlife for a Colonial take on Paleo Diet from Ganesha Games.
I have had this HLBSC Baboon family (now available from North Star) for several years, and I thought they would make excellent prey for my Zulus to hunt.
I sawed off about 2/3 of the rather thick integral bases to avoid the finished minis looking too clumsy
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The male's base is a bit long for a single washer, so I started an experiment, gluing pairs of 15mm washers to cereal packet cardboard.
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Here is the result so far
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Base ends up a bit too thick for my taste, but the shape/size is better than one large washer, I think.
When this gets rolling, I should get back on track and make some jungle and savanna terrain, so the purchased materials will find their use!
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Looks good, very promising. Now go out and buy 9 more of those families so you'll have a proper troop!
lol
I'm very jazzed that a friend with a 3D printer has been able to provide me some 15 mm baboons. I plan to have 36 of the little guys to use as one large or two small - and competing - troops for my African Plains setup.
Does anyone know where to buy mojo rejuvenation juice? ;)
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I shall probably get some more, but I think I should paint these first.
Probably going for the ex-Obelisk gang from Badger Games the next time, though - bit more 'war-like'.
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I am making - slow - progress on my Paleo Diet in Africa project.
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(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6sKiD8Nn-tM/Ww64-iksOaI/AAAAAAAAJyA/FJZ5gOrhYO4XBdFGnExQE1t1z1wC6Wg0wCLcBGAs/s1600/2018_05_30-Chimps_WIP-01-350.JPG)
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Well, slow progress is still progress.
I like those chimps. I suppose I should know this but I am a forgetful sod, who makes them?
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Well, slow progress is still progress.
I like those chimps. I suppose I should know this but I am a forgetful sod, who makes them?
I'm not sure if they are still in production, somewhere, but they were made by MEGA Miniatures.
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'bout time these get some love. Paused for far too long!
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I have some in a not much better off position. Bought those plastic sets when they came out. I can't give them any love because I just don't love them. Just can't bring myself to paint them. So they sit there on my painting table, taking up space, and have done for several years.
I hope you have a better time with yours. :)
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I hope you have a better time with yours. :)
I have no problem with them, I just don't have patience to see a project through from level 0 to 20+ painted minis, so I zap between subjects...
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No progress on the minis front, but I have made some (rather 'pulpy') jungle bases.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C_W1jhu-96c/W42o0jsPGsI/AAAAAAAAKk4/4C6tIG42Y1c3EWnEEMotwRUUm04CcrwmQCLcBGAs/s1600/2018_09_03-Jungle-03-350.JPG)
More pics on my blog (also one including a 3D printed giant tree trunk):
https://argonor-wargames.blogspot.com/2018/09/completed-8-jungle-terrain-bases.html
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Looks great from above. How did you finish off the bases?
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Looks great from above. How did you finish off the bases?
Slapped on some wall filler/spackle to cover up joins, glued on sand , then painted and drybrushed with some W&N earth brown (Raw Umber I think) and the same colour with Buff Titanium mixed in.
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Boy those books look familiar. lol
Are you planning on painting British, Boers and Zulu?
You think? lol