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Title: gun-bearers
Post by: imurdentist on 17 August 2008, 06:21:02 PM: The start of my Darkest Africa mini-project.
The goal is a small "Schutztruppen" force to play T&T skirmish.
(http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/7043/cimg5162vx1.jpg)
Bases are not finished yet.
Hope you like 8)
Title: Re: gun-bearers
Post by: Svennn on 17 August 2008, 06:37:53 PM: very nice, the bases look great already too - are you adding tufts of grass or do you have something else in mind?
Title: Re: gun-bearers
Post by: imurdentist on 17 August 2008, 06:45:00 PM: Thanks :)
As for the bases, I was thinking of yellowish grass. Might try it on an other Mini, though :D
Title: Re: gun-bearers
Post by: Argonor on 18 August 2008, 01:44:58 PM: Very nice!

Do you mix caucasian flesh tones into the dark brown for the skin?
Title: Re: gun-bearers
Post by: Hammers on 18 August 2008, 01:57:14 PM: Quote from: imurdentist on 17 August 2008, 06:21:02 PM
The start of my Darkest Africa mini-project.
The goal is a small "Schutztruppen" force to play T&T skirmish.
(http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/7043/cimg5162vx1.jpg)
Bases are not finished yet.
Hope you like 8)

Which Foundry set is this?
Title: Re: gun-bearers
Post by: Plynkes on 18 August 2008, 02:28:30 PM: Not all from one set, Hammers. They are spread out over a number of packs in the DA range.
Title: Re: gun-bearers
Post by: Hammers on 18 August 2008, 02:37:21 PM: Quote from: Plynkes on 18 August 2008, 02:28:30 PM
Not all from one set, Hammers. They are spread out over a number of packs in the DA range.

Isn't that typical. Foundry are experts at spreading their useful miniatures thin among their blisters.
Title: Re: gun-bearers
Post by: Plynkes on 18 August 2008, 03:49:44 PM: Checking the Foundry site I see they aren't quite as spread out as I thought. Three of them come from DA1/4 Askari Command (Miss Boobies, Bugle Boy and Machete Mike). Personally I would say the others in that pack are equally if not more interesting and useful than the ones seen here. So all in all a jolly good pack to have.

The Butler chap comes from "Stanley's Search For Livingstone" and the overburdened gun-bearer from "Big Game Hunt." Both of these are good packs with useful and characterful figures that are worth having, so I think you are being a little harsh, though I wouldn't normally be defending Foundry's packing and sales policies.
Title: Re: gun-bearers
Post by: aecurtis on 18 August 2008, 04:04:18 PM: As a slight diversion into pedantry, these were originally all in one pack: DA4, Askari Charcaters, along with three other figures. Later, as Plynkes has identified, "Mboni" and "Sir Garnet" were diverted into other packs.

Allen
Title: Re: gun-bearers
Post by: gatetraveller on 18 August 2008, 06:08:54 PM: I always thought the idea of a gun bearer was a bit funny.

I'd hate to need that gun when the elephant charges from cover and the bearer decides it is time to run away and takes the gun with him/her! :o
Title: Re: gun-bearers
Post by: Cory on 18 August 2008, 07:01:39 PM: But instead of a charging elephant it could be some quail that require the shotgun. The gun bearer is there to give you options.
Title: Re: gun-bearers
Post by: imurdentist on 18 August 2008, 07:49:14 PM: They came all in one pack, DA 1/4 Askari Command. Must have been an old one, lucky me :D

Skin is GW scorched brown/black, scorched brown, sb+bone, sb+bone+flesh.

Thanks for all the nice comments :-I
Title: Re: gun-bearers
Post by: Regulator on 18 August 2008, 09:57:59 PM: Quote from: hammershield on 18 August 2008, 01:57:14 PM
Which Foundry set is this?

stanleys search for livingstone, big game hunt and askari characters.
Title: Re: gun-bearers
Post by: Argonor on 19 August 2008, 08:38:25 AM: Quote from: imurdentist on 18 August 2008, 07:49:14 PM
Skin is GW scorched brown/black, scorched brown, sb+bone, sb+bone+flesh.

Nice! :)