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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Brian Smaller on 21 October 2014, 11:39:03 PM

Title: Zulu wars command stands
Post by: Brian Smaller on 21 October 2014, 11:39:03 PM: Hi all

Completed a few Zulu and British command stands. A mixture of Black Tree and Redoubt figures. They are all quite big so work together well.

http://woolshedwargamer.com/2014/10/21/anglo-zulu-command-stands/

Cheers
Brian
Title: Re: Zulu wars command stands
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on 22 October 2014, 07:56:32 AM: Nice looking command group Brian.
Title: Re: Zulu wars command stands
Post by: joroas on 22 October 2014, 08:07:45 AM: Nice grouping and, I'm sad to say, you seem to have more sheds than me......... :'(
Title: Re: Zulu wars command stands
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on 22 October 2014, 08:35:32 AM: Quote from: joroas on 22 October 2014, 08:07:45 AM
... I'm sad to say, you seem to have more sheds than me......... :'(
Impossible!!!!!!!! lol
Title: Re: Zulu wars command stands
Post by: folnjir on 22 October 2014, 08:39:57 AM: Very nice work on all of them.
Title: Re: Zulu wars command stands
Post by: Golgotha on 22 October 2014, 08:55:06 AM: Just as a matter of interest what historical basis is there for Zulus using horses. I personally can't see Zulu commanders using mounts and I lived in South Africa for a number of years.
Title: Re: Zulu wars command stands
Post by: Cubs on 22 October 2014, 11:22:09 AM: Eye witness accounts say that some senior Zulu commanders most certainly did ride horses. Dabulamanzi reported rode a white horse at Rorke's Drift. There had been contact between Europeans and Zulus for generations before the AZW and a lot of the leading Zulus adopted 'European' habits, including hunting, shooting, riding and wearing European clothing.
Title: Re: Zulu wars command stands
Post by: Brian Smaller on 22 October 2014, 08:48:33 PM: Quote from: Golgotha on 22 October 2014, 08:55:06 AM
Just as a matter of interest what historical basis is there for Zulus using horses. I personally can't see Zulu commanders using mounts and I lived in South Africa for a number of years.

I have no idea but thought that they looked cool.
Title: Re: Zulu wars command stands
Post by: Brian Smaller on 22 October 2014, 08:50:53 PM: Quote from: joroas on 22 October 2014, 08:07:45 AM
Nice grouping and, I'm sad to say, you seem to have more sheds than me......... :'(

Cheers. Attached to the Woolshed is a 400m2 set of covered stockyards. They are still used by local small holders for loading/unloading stock, shearing, drenching and so on.

Also have a concrete killing shed for hanging meat.

Then there is the garage. So yeah - a lot of sheds:)
Title: Re: Zulu wars command stands
Post by: Silent bob on 22 October 2014, 10:21:38 PM: Quote from: Golgotha on 22 October 2014, 08:55:06 AM
Just as a matter of interest what historical basis is there for Zulus using horses. I personally can't see Zulu commanders using mounts and I lived in South Africa for a number of years.

Many Zulu commanders rode into battle....in fact a small number of Zulu scouts rode on horses. As mentioned both Zulu commanders at Rorkes Drift rode horses....there is a famous photo of Dabulmanzi on horseback taken in around 1873
Title: Re: Zulu wars command stands
Post by: syrinx0 on 25 October 2014, 03:04:58 AM: Great looking command groups Brian! I just finished a group of the Redoubt British wounded figures. Lots of interesting sculpts in that line.

Tom