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Title: Simba (1960s Congo) Now with added Warlords- updated 28 july
Post by: matakishi on June 15, 2010, 07:21:21 PM

I've just completed my Britannia Simba figures.

(http://www.matakishi.com/SIMBA%20Painted%20Britannia%202%20600.jpg)

(http://www.matakishi.com/SIMBA%20Painted%20Britannia%201%20600.jpg)

There are more photos and details, background etc here:
http://www.matakishi.com/simbas.htm

They will be fighting my Mercenaries of course

(http://www.matakishi.com/Mercenaries%20WIP%20painted%201%20600.jpg)

and will be getting support from my standard African Militia types.

(http://www.matakishi.com/African%20rebels%203%20600.jpg)

Next on the list are some African Warlords and their followers :)

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo)
Post by: joroas on June 15, 2010, 07:26:08 PM

Nice works, as always, Paul.   :)

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo)
Post by: Westfalia Chris on June 15, 2010, 07:28:41 PM

Awesome! Just today, I was thinking about getting "The Mercenaries" on DVD (not entirely coincidental, as I'm painting a squad of MarkEvans' Near Future Mercs in a pseudo-jungle camo uniform scheme).

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo)
Post by: Earther on June 15, 2010, 07:46:51 PM

Love your stuff Paul. Always a pleasure to see your projects.

I'm hoping the Mongrel uniformed Simbas will be out soon so I too can blaze a trail across the Congo (for a price, of course…) lol

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo)
Post by: Helen on June 15, 2010, 09:22:00 PM

Lovely work Paul on the Simbas.

Helen

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo)
Post by: argsilverson on June 16, 2010, 12:32:27 AM

Very nice!

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo)
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on June 16, 2010, 09:58:43 AM

Great stuff Paul - just the insperation I need to carry on cracking on with my Modern Africans!

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo)
Post by: Count Winsky on June 29, 2010, 05:18:52 AM

Great job on the figures!!!!

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo)
Post by: Thunderchicken on June 29, 2010, 08:31:13 AM

Great stuff Paul. I'm very slowly building my collection for this period and this keeps the enthusiasm going.

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo)
Post by: matakishi on June 29, 2010, 10:17:32 AM

Nearly finished the Warlord troops as well, photos in a week or so.

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo)
Post by: former user on June 29, 2010, 10:28:04 AM

amazing!

Kudos

nice to see someone using africans apart from colonial MG fodder

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo)
Post by: Orctrader on June 29, 2010, 12:03:46 PM

Very good.   :)

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo) Now with added Warlords
Post by: matakishi on July 04, 2010, 07:43:52 PM

The Warlord troops (command to come)

(http://www.matakishi.com/African%20Warlord%20painted%20troops%203.jpg)
(http://www.matakishi.com/African%20Warlord%20painted%20troops%202.jpg)
(http://www.matakishi.com/African%20Warlord%20painted%20troops%201.jpg)

Painting info here: http://www.matakishi.com/africanwarlords.htm

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo) Now with added Warlords
Post by: former user on July 04, 2010, 08:58:41 PM

excellent!

give me a break!

these are smaller than 28mm?

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo) Now with added Warlords
Post by: matakishi on July 04, 2010, 09:05:51 PM

Quote from: former user on July 04, 2010, 08:58:41 PM

excellent!

give me a break!

these are smaller than 28mm?

No, 28mm.

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo) Now with added Warlords
Post by: former user on July 04, 2010, 09:13:52 PM

still amazing

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo) Now with added Warlords
Post by: Ace From Outer Space on July 07, 2010, 08:27:55 AM

Nice work Matakishi! Are you thinking of doing a Wild Geese type scenario? Cheers mate,

Ace

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo) Now with added Warlords
Post by: matakishi on July 07, 2010, 06:24:56 PM

I will be doing several different scenarios set in a fictional Africa but based on real events or films.
I've already put on a 'get the civilians to the airport' game which was well received.

http://www.matakishi.com/operationrunningdeer.htm

(http://www.matakishi.com/Kestrel%202.jpg)

I plan to do an Entebbe style rescue, a Sierra Leone rescue and some other encounters that may well find themselves strung together to form a narrative not dissimilar to the Wild Geese film.
Currently I'm finishing off the Warlord troops (7), painting a few more mercenaries ( 8 ) and a Che figure which will complete my African set for now. I hope to get a few more vehicles and probably make some more scenery; I'm planning a presidential residence and a mine at the moment.
I also need more jungle.

My next similar outing will be Malaya.

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo) Now with added Warlords
Post by: Ace From Outer Space on July 07, 2010, 06:35:38 PM

Nice nice nice! Consider me inspired!

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo) Now with added Warlords
Post by: matakishi on July 07, 2010, 07:12:51 PM

Oh, and this evening, I've just finished 10 SAS troopers in 'Embassy' gear so I can do an Iranian Embassy game. This isn't actually African but is in the same ballpark (might use them for Entebbe too).

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo) Now with added Warlords
Post by: abhorsen950 on July 07, 2010, 08:08:31 PM

Very very nice, scale? Rules? Many thanks

Steve

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo) Now with added Warlords
Post by: matakishi on July 07, 2010, 09:17:55 PM

Everything is 28mm.
Everything is Crossfire.
Keeps life simple.
:)

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo) Now with added Warlords
Post by: Ray Rivers on July 07, 2010, 09:35:18 PM

Been watching for quite awhile as you have built your terrain and minis... and it just keeps getting better!!!

A genuinely super effort here!

 :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: Simba (1960s Congo) Now with added Warlords
Post by: matakishi on July 28, 2010, 03:50:29 PM

I've finished the African Warlord troops with the addition of the general and his bodyguard.

(http://www.matakishi.com/African%20Warlord%20painted%20troops%204.jpg)

And added another foreign adviser.

(http://www.matakishi.com/African%20Warlord%20painted%20troops%205.jpg)

I've also painted some more mercenaries.

(http://www.matakishi.com/Congo%20mercenaries%20new%20recruits.jpg)

Here are the SAS I mentioned earlier, there'll be more about them when I've built the embassy.

(http://www.matakishi.com/Embassy%20SAS%201%20600.jpg)