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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Flodden1513 on 15 June 2025, 09:29:35 AM
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Hello again,
More images. This time Boer 75 mm Creusot quick firer. The crew are Zulu War British from the Foundry range with head swaps from their Boer War range. They are painted to reflect the uniform of the Transvaal Staats Artillerie. There are pictures out there of some wearing their blue patrol style jackets, others in their working kit.
The gun is Old Glory and is quite an unusual design. One of the first auto recoil QF pieces and supplied by the French company, Creusot.
Work in progress on a Creusot or Long Tom 155 mm piece and crew as well as a Krupp 75mm.
Hope you like this. The Second Boer War is not much seen as a game topic. A shame in my view , as it can generate a lot of interesting options, from skirmish to big battle. I am trying to do my bit.
Scott
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They look great! Love to see more 2nd Boer War in LAF.
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Thanks Traveller!
I will do my best. More to follow soon.
Thanks for your interest and support,
Scott
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I have a project in my queue for the Battle of Magersfontein 1899, with the Boer Scandinavian Corps vs the Black Watch so I need some inspiration to get going. I will follow your progress with great interest ;)
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Very good. :)
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I have a project in my queue for the Battle of Magersfontein 1899, with the Boer Scandinavian Corps vs the Black Watch so I need some inspiration to get going. I will follow your progress with great interest ;)
Now that sounds interesting! Have you got the Helion title on Magersfontein? Lots of inspiration there. The fight between the Black Watch and the Scandinavians was of course really fierce. Apparently doing a field walk of the site today will still yield bullet casings and other debris.
I am working on some converted Highlanders just now, albeit for the later guerilla period. So no sun helmets, but slouch hats, puttees and bandoliers.
Scott
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Very good. :)
Much appreciated OrcTrader. More pics soon.
Scott
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Now that sounds interesting! Have you got the Helion title on Magersfontein? Lots of inspiration there. The fight between the Black Watch and the Scandinavians was of course really fierce. Apparently doing a field walk of the site today will still yield bullet casings and other debris.
I am working on some converted Highlanders just now, albeit for the later guerilla period. So no sun helmets, but slouch hats, puttees and bandoliers.
Scott
I have only read Swedish sources so far but that title sound interesting. Thanks!
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Looking good. Would you use death in a dark continent?
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I have only read Swedish sources so far but that title sound interesting. Thanks!
You have a good source there then. I am afraid I have no Swedish! Be interested to see how your project goes armed with such excellent materials. I thoroughly recommend the Helion book. Lots of detail and indeed images not often seen, such as the artillery bombardment ahead of the assault.
Scott
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Looking good. Would you use death in a dark continent?
Thanks! Not sure. I have it, but the author I think takes the view that DitDC is more about native v European whereas the Boer War is a fight between European style forces. That being said I do like these rules, so you never know.
Dabbling with smaller skirmishing just now. Just played out a One Hour Wargame skirmish game of Boer raid on a Zulu settlement looking to steal cattle as happened in 1902 . Intercepted by some British infantry. Gave a fast and believable game.
Thanks again,
Scott
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Great work on the figure conversions & paint-jobs and also great work on the basing with its terrain! I have a small but fantastic looking “South African War” blockhouse I don’t get to use often enough, but seeing your project advancing may inspire me to dig it out along with the one box of nicely painted Boers I’ve been storing in my hobby closet for my brother for something like 15 years…
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It looks good, I like how it came out.
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Great work on the figure conversions & paint-jobs and also great work on the basing with its terrain! I have a small but fantastic looking “South African War” blockhouse I don’t get to use often enough, but seeing your project advancing may inspire me to dig it out along with the one box of nicely painted Boers I’ve been storing in my hobby closet for my brother for something like 15 years…
Hello Mad Guru! Praise indeed. Been a big admirer from afar of your own projects. First rate stuff and very inspirational. Has actually been of use in finding a painting style which is suitably muted for a dustier clime.
Blockhouse based games are fun. Lots of options, including trying to get Boers to assault one or get away from one, over the barbed wire and into a free area. I would encourage getting those Boers out.
I have about six blockhouses ( I am that sad) and would like to do a game about a mounted infantry sweep of Boer guerillas who have to get through that line. Could be pretty dramatic.
I will see if I can get some pictures sorted of a blockhouse game.
All my best
Scott
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It looks good, I like how it came out.
Thank you so much! Love your website. Very interesting stuff!
Scott
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Looking good and can I also add my own thanks for putting some 2nd Boer War out there - it’s been overlooked for far too long 👍
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Looking good and can I also add my own thanks for putting some 2nd Boer War out there - it’s been overlooked for far too long 👍
Hello Sparrow. I really appreciate this comment. Very much overlooked. A real blend of colonial but also modern. Lots of options. Wonder if it seems a bit drab? Too much khaki for one and ragged farmer types on the other? But then khaki is hardly unusual in far more popular periods.
About to post more pics! I will keep adding more as the project grows.
Scott
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Go for it! (I’ll admit I’m getting hooked!)
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They look good!
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Go for it! (I’ll admit I’m getting hooked!)
Ouch! You could well get drawn in.
More pictures over the weekend on a new thread. Watch this space.
Scott
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They look good!
CapnJim, thanks again. I am really pleased with how they came out.
Scott
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They look really good. Did you know that Old Glory makes some nice Boer artillery crews? Here some of my games with Boer artillery crews.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/59568506@N02/collections/72157720433756636/
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That gun looks great. I was keen on doing 2nd Boer war but it was a period too far for me currently.
Northstar do some nice gun crew that I understand would work for 2nd Boer War in their Africa range. You can buy the crew separately.
https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=17018
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They look really good. Did you know that Old Glory makes some nice Boer artillery crews? Here some of my games with Boer artillery crews.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/59568506@N02/collections/72157720433756636/
Thank you so much for your interest! The OG stuff is just fine. Got some in my lead pile on my to do list. I fancied a go at conversion and the Foundry Zulu War gunners looked ideal, down to the braided patrol jacket, which is close enough to the Transvaal dress uniform for officers. Conversion was mostly head swaps. Anything else is beyond me!
Excellent pictures by the way. Very evocative and an almost old school style.
I do like and follow your own site. Good to see another gamer doing this war. Look forward to more!
Scott
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That gun looks great. I was keen on doing 2nd Boer war but it was a period too far for me currently.
Northstar do some nice gun crew that I understand would work for 2nd Boer War in their Africa range. You can buy the crew separately.
https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=17018
Many thanks! And thanks also for reminding me about that North Star model. I can see potential there.
Hope you get time for a shot at this war. Skirmish is probably best for 28 mm given the weapon ranges and size of the famous battlefields. Hence my use of 10 mm for bigger battles.
Working on more. Hope to post more pictures over the summer after my break.
Scott