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Offline Suetonius Paullinus

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Boer War Project
« on: December 02, 2014, 08:45:43 PM »
The Second Anglo Boer War is one of my eternally unfinished side projects. Mainly because there are so few miniatures for it available..
So a while ago I decided to create my own figures for it by converting existing plastics from various ranges (Warlord/Perry/etc) and a little bit of Green Stuff.
Here are my first testers I did a few months ago. I've changed the formula for the khaki (mixture of various Vallejo colours).
Quite pleased with the result I'm currently painting another couple.





Cheers
SP

Offline juergen c. olk

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Re: Boer War Project
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2014, 11:13:03 PM »
Great job ,I like your painting style.

Offline Stepman3

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Re: Boer War Project
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2014, 12:07:13 AM »
Very nice...Check out Old Glory Miniatures...they have a full line on the subject. The figures are either "love them or hate them"...I love them, but they don't mix well with other lines do to their unique sculpts... Well maybe Dixon would mesh well enough...

Offline Arthur

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Re: Boer War Project
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2014, 12:17:40 AM »
Great conversion jobs, SP  8)

Offline tin shed gamer

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Re: Boer War Project
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2014, 12:27:31 AM »
I know very little about the boer wars but I have to confess it is one of those periods I keep meaning to look into in more depth.But I think your painting has pushed me towards painting some brits.(Not till the new year as I haven't bought any yet).
If its any help I've a tutorial ongoing on how to build a traction engine and 8"howitzer.
Its been brought up in the topic The Boer war Armoured traction engine/land train.I've given in and will add how to build one for nothing ,onto the end of the topic.It might inspire you as your painting has inspired me to start another project(the difference is mine won't cost you anything lol)
Mark.

Offline Hobbit

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Re: Boer War Project
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2014, 01:08:34 PM »
Lovely work.

It is a sadly under represented period; my 2nd Anglo-Boer War stuff is the old Foundry range but, alas, there aren't many poses.

Redoubt also do a small range: http://www.redoubtenterprises.com/shop/?page=shop/browse&category_id=293d742e12f610bb074f6ed0a00d2bf0

Offline Captain Blood

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Re: Boer War Project
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2014, 04:19:16 PM »
Really like them. Great bit of kitbashing SP  :-*

Offline tin shed gamer

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Re: Boer War Project
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2014, 05:57:47 PM »
I'll have a word with 1st Corps and see if can talk Simon into letting me sculpt some .

Offline dhtandco

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Re: Boer War Project
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2014, 11:34:17 PM »
We've played a few games of both first and second boer war really interesting period to game
I've used the Old Glory figures which I like

Offline Suetonius Paullinus

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Re: Boer War Project
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2014, 08:49:00 AM »
Thank you for your kind words chaps!
I was aware of the Old Glory and Foundry figures but not the Redoubt ones..
Anyways, I wish someone would make plastics for this period!
Alan and Michael have got a Boer War uniform on display in their gaming room..maybe there is hope after all :-)

Very interested in the howitzer, can you post a link to the tutorial?

Cheers

SP

Offline tin shed gamer

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Re: Boer War Project
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2014, 03:47:02 PM »
I wish I knew how lolI'm posting of my phone again as my eldist has pinched my tablet for college.
But the topic is in the how to section of Workbench as 'A Tale from the Tin shed'.
Mark.

Offline Suetonius Paullinus

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Re: Boer War Project
« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2014, 01:26:51 PM »
Cheers Mark, I'll check it out!

SP

Offline CC2IC

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Re: Boer War Project
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2015, 09:07:26 PM »
Great looking miniatures! I really do like the Khaki look on those blokes!

 

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