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Title: Zulu War British Mounted Infantry
Post by: tim in saskatoon on March 20, 2011, 05:45:50 PM: I've been working on some British and Zulus for the Zulu war of 1879. I finished up some british mounted infantry yesterday:

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WUoe9hspdbI/TYY8hSs3I6I/AAAAAAAAL00/rzDvFozHxgA/s1600/20%2BMarch%2B2011%2B01.jpg)
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Post by: M Blakey on March 20, 2011, 05:56:19 PM: :-* amazing! keep the pics coming
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Post by: traveller on March 20, 2011, 05:58:28 PM: Wow! are these conversions or available somewhere?
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Post by: Traveler Man on March 20, 2011, 06:09:41 PM: Beautiful work, sir! :-*
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Post by: Driscoles on March 20, 2011, 06:36:08 PM: amazing work.
The faces and helmets look like Black tree to me.
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Post by: Ray Rivers on March 20, 2011, 08:33:49 PM: :-*

Very nice! Super unit.
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Post by: Damien on March 20, 2011, 08:54:55 PM: My God Tim these are just amazing, Everything about them, from their bases to the horses to their bedrolls is just beautiful. I know someone already asked but who makes these?

Damien
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Post by: cram on March 20, 2011, 09:02:35 PM: Very very nice work :-* :-*
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Post by: tim in saskatoon on March 21, 2011, 12:08:54 AM: Thanks all!

As someone suggested they are indeed from Black Tree Design (I picked them up off ebay). I had to carve off some odd piping the pith helmets seemed to have that just didn't look quite right to me.
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Post by: Sterling Moose on March 21, 2011, 02:10:17 AM: Great work Tim.
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Post by: Stu on March 21, 2011, 04:43:35 AM: *sigh* more figures on the pile.
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Post by: Belgian on March 21, 2011, 04:34:47 PM: I've seen those on your blog, really stunning! :)

I also love everything from the miniatures to the bases and from the painting to the terrain!
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Post by: Gluteus Maximus on March 21, 2011, 05:25:17 PM: Yes, excellent work on figures and bases. Being BTD I'm not convinced about the sculpting of their helmets, but your work on them washes those doubts away. I'm very, very tempted by them.
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Post by: Colonel Tubby on March 21, 2011, 08:33:46 PM: Great work there, as already said from helmet to bases that is amazing work.

I never really about thought about BTD Zulu war figures, maybe time to look again!
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Post by: 6milPhil on March 22, 2011, 12:39:06 AM: Super!
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Post by: Bugsda on March 22, 2011, 01:19:22 AM: They are excellent :-*
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Post by: jazbo on March 22, 2011, 10:17:34 AM: The only problem, if they are BTD, is the shocking delivery service. I ordered some stuff from them in November, and half of it never arrived and they just ignore you!

If only someone like Empress put MI out.
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Post by: former user on March 22, 2011, 10:21:23 AM: splendid work!! :-*
I just checked the BT HP
one of them appears to be the dragoon, but I can't find the other two so they appear to be conversions?
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Post by: Gluteus Maximus on March 22, 2011, 12:32:09 PM: Quote from: jazbo on March 22, 2011, 10:17:34 AM
If only someone like Empress put MI out.

Given their prolific Zulu War output I think you can count on that happening sooner rather than later
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Post by: Frank on March 22, 2011, 01:20:36 PM: Very nice! 8)
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Post by: tim in saskatoon on March 22, 2011, 03:51:08 PM: Quote from: former user on March 22, 2011, 10:21:23 AM
splendid work!! :-*
I just checked the BT HP
one of them appears to be the dragoon, but I can't find the other two so they appear to be conversions?

thanks!

I did no converting. They were listed as Mounted infantry on ebay and from their equipment I assumed that's what they were. You are right, though, on the website they only seem to have dragoons and lancers - so these probably are meant to be dragoons. I would guess the other two that aren't pictured (the chap firing and the one resting his carbine across his lap) on the website are actually in the dragoon pack (http://www.blacktreedesign.com/uk/product.php?productid=25262) as the figures pictured there are the same as the ones pictured for the dragoon command (http://www.blacktreedesign.com/uk/product.php?productid=25264)...?

While I like the figures a lot, I can't personally recommend or discourage buying directly from BTD. ALL the BTD figures I have bought I either picked up in a store or bought off ebay. I have, however, read more than a few horror stories about ordering from them on other forums and a friend of mine here in Saskatoon tried ordering stuff from the US site a year and a half ago and it took over six months for him to get all his stuff. He did get it all, and they even threw in a couple extras... but six months is an awfully long time to wait these days...
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Post by: former user on March 22, 2011, 07:53:46 PM: Quote from: tim in saskatoon on March 22, 2011, 03:51:08 PM
I would guess the other two that aren't pictured (the chap firing and the one resting his carbine across his lap) on the website are actually in the dragoon pack (http://www.blacktreedesign.com/uk/product.php?productid=25262) as the figures pictured there are the same as the ones pictured for the dragoon command (http://www.blacktreedesign.com/uk/product.php?productid=25264)...?

You might be right about that :)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hy6R9asHd3M/TI39TWKXV9I/AAAAAAAAFwQ/rnl3jX7yjQg/s1600/P9110123.JPG)
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Post by: efredbar on March 23, 2011, 02:12:01 AM: That's excellent work.
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Post by: former user on March 23, 2011, 05:34:00 PM: yup
stole it from a blog
follow the link
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Post by: lfoster on April 06, 2011, 01:28:35 AM: My goodness, they are outstanding! Most all of my Brits are from Foundry. I'll have to look at BTD to vary my poses more. Again, they are magic.