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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Derzhinski on December 10, 2007, 06:04:59 AM

Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Derzhinski on December 10, 2007, 06:04:59 AM
Well... Not 'Armies' at all... With just 14 German, 10 KAR and 7 Massai they hardly can be considered an 'army'...  :mrgreen:

I painted myself the Germans and the Massai, but the KAR (Brigade Games) were painted by a friend of mine that has a painting service.

So far I have not found a ruleset that I like to have a game with so few miniatures (waiting now for my T&T rules that I bought from Brigade Games  :D ) and that's why I didn't continue expanding my collection, as my game group (3 people...  :roll: ) game just SYW. Not that I don't like SYW. I love it! But I would like to game BoB and Africa too...

Here the Massai (and once I am sure I know how to upload images will do with the rest)

[img=http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/89/foto05auxiliaresmassaiqs7.th.jpg] (http://img129.imageshack.us/my.php?image=foto05auxiliaresmassaiqs7.jpg)


*The photos are the unedited shots of a photograph session for the Spanish magazine Wargames: Soldiers & Strategy.
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on December 10, 2007, 06:54:03 AM
wow, these are beatiful!!! the shields are top notch, too!

can't wait to see more  :)
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Driscoles on December 10, 2007, 08:23:39 AM
those look very beautiful !
Björn
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Plynkes on December 10, 2007, 09:23:09 AM
Top-notch, those Masai.
Title: Re: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Poliorketes on December 10, 2007, 02:48:35 PM
(http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/89/foto05auxiliaresmassaiqs7.th.jpg)

This is how it wokrs: Start with (http://, than the image-url, then )
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Grimm on December 10, 2007, 05:24:47 PM
:love:  :o  :love:
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Ricco on December 10, 2007, 05:57:17 PM
For our fun games we use Rugged Adventurers free from Pulp Figures
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Lt. Hazel on December 10, 2007, 07:57:52 PM
Stunning work! I really like the shields  :love:
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Derzhinski on December 10, 2007, 08:28:05 PM
Thanks for the compliments!

The Massai were fun to paint, though I spent a lot of time with them. I want to paint some more soon... but now I am busily painting some 20mm Rhodesians for a modern game with my children!  :)

Now the KAR. These miniatures were painted by El Mercenario (he likes to use his nom de guerre when showing his work, so I will respect that wish.

(http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/8494/foto04askarisbritanicosrs0.th.jpg) (http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=foto04askarisbritanicosrs0.jpg)
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Derzhinski on December 10, 2007, 08:31:33 PM
More figs...

These are a couple of Belgian askaris. So far they are alone, poor things!  :cry:  But I intend to recruit at least another 8 plus one Belgian officer.

(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3539/foto06askarisbelgaspp8.th.jpg) (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=foto06askarisbelgaspp8.jpg)

A close up:

(http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/8363/recurso01yr4.th.jpg) (http://img248.imageshack.us/my.php?image=recurso01yr4.jpg)
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Derzhinski on December 10, 2007, 08:41:44 PM
And the final showdown!  :lol:

A German officer and a panorama (not very realistic... I know... But we needed something to open an article in the mag! :oops: )

(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6562/foto03oficialalemanhy3.th.jpg) (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=foto03oficialalemanhy3.jpg)

(http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/8941/foto01aperturave4.th.jpg) (http://img248.imageshack.us/my.php?image=foto01aperturave4.jpg)
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Plynkes on December 10, 2007, 08:53:25 PM
Nice one. Proper job. Just my kind of thing.
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: JollyBob on December 10, 2007, 08:55:37 PM
Excellent painting, really well done.
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Malamute on December 11, 2007, 08:28:08 AM
Very nice :)
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on December 11, 2007, 09:42:13 AM
Quote from: "Derzhinski"
And the final showdown!  :lol:

A German officer and a panorama (not very realistic... I know... But we needed something to open an article in the mag! :oops: )



Do you know which issue your article will feature in?

Its a very good magazine & having some colonila content will only improve it!
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Derzhinski on December 11, 2007, 12:16:34 PM
Quote from: "Gluteus Maximus"
Quote from: "Derzhinski"
And the final showdown!  :lol:

A German officer and a panorama (not very realistic... I know... But we needed something to open an article in the mag! :oops: )



Do you know which issue your article will feature in?

Its a very good magazine & having some colonila content will only improve it!


Hi Gluteus...

The article appeared in an old issue. The Issue 15th, with the main article devoted to Vitoria 1813.

It was written by Chris Peers and was devoted to WWI in East Africa.

Regards
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: MaxxVane on December 13, 2007, 01:11:57 PM
Superb stuff
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on December 13, 2007, 11:37:20 PM
Quote from: "Derzhinski"


Hi Gluteus...

The article appeared in an old issue. The Issue 15th, with the main article devoted to Vitoria 1813.

It was written by Chris Peers and was devoted to WWI in East Africa.

Regards


Oh! I must have missed that one. Local supply is not very consistent  :(
Title: My East Africa Armies
Post by: Phil Robinson on December 15, 2007, 12:34:03 AM
Reeeealy nice work there :love: