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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Brian Smaller on May 30, 2014, 12:59:04 AM

Title: Natal Native Contingent 28mm
Post by: Brian Smaller on May 30, 2014, 12:59:04 AM

Morning Chaps
My second unit for the Imperial side of my Anglo-Zulu War forces. Black Tree Designs. Enjoyable to paint and quite happy how they came out.

Cheers
Brian

http://woolshedwargamer.wordpress.com/2014/05/29/28mm-natal-native-contingent-black-tree-designs/

Title: Re: Natal Native Contingent 28mm
Post by: Silent bob on May 30, 2014, 08:04:00 AM

A fine body of men to see the Zulus off......

Title: Re: Natal Native Contingent 28mm
Post by: Drunkendwarf on May 30, 2014, 08:56:21 AM

Nice painting!

I have the same miniatures (not painted yet :'() and was wondering what kind of headwear they are wearing; it look like helmets?

DJ

Title: Re: Natal Native Contingent 28mm
Post by: Silent bob on May 30, 2014, 09:52:41 AM

Hi, they are supposed to be woolley hats - the NNCI wore a combination of native and European clothes - shirts etc and in the photos woolley hats are favoured. Its just that the sculpting is a little indistinct.

Title: Re: Natal Native Contingent 28mm
Post by: Brian Smaller on May 30, 2014, 10:59:11 AM

I figured it was a woolen beanie edged red. Sort of like in this pic.  I am not too worried about the exact detail. I find that the eye is drawn to the shields more than the head wear.
Brian

Title: Re: Natal Native Contingent 28mm
Post by: Plynkes on May 30, 2014, 11:24:15 AM

Quote from: Brian Smaller on May 30, 2014, 10:59:11 AM

I figured it was a woolen beanie edged red.

The one in the artwork is a hat worn over the red strip of cloth they were issued as a sign to distinguish them from Zulus.


If you look at this photo, particularly the fellow one in from the left...

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/Colonial/NNC_zpsf85720b5.jpg) (http://s2.photobucket.com/user/Plynkes/media/Colonial/NNC_zpsf85720b5.jpg.html)

...Then I don't think there is a whole lot wrong with the sculpt. Hard to say if that particular example is a woolly hat or some kind of shapeless felt hat. Doesn't really make any difference which it is, though.

Title: Re: Natal Native Contingent 28mm
Post by: Brian Smaller on May 30, 2014, 11:29:48 AM

I am not too worried. They seem to look OK on the tabletop  :)
I am just glad that the hundreds of Zulus I have to paint don't have too many hats.