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Title: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Belisarius on August 30, 2012, 08:06:48 PM

After reading the interesting inquiry from H. M. Stanley and the excellent answer from Plynkes I thought I,d have a stab at knocking one up using an Ansar figure from the Perry box . I fancied a kneeling figure as there is a distinct  lack of them.

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Belisarius on August 30, 2012, 08:19:00 PM

Both legs were cut and repositioned, plastic wedges cut from sprue inserted into the joins to help the pose, the robes the figure is wearing being an advantage in disguising the joints. I had the choice of two poses and opted for the firing one.

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Belisarius on August 30, 2012, 08:34:00 PM

I,ve armed him with a musket from the A.C.W. box but I reckon if the lock and hammer was shaved off you could label it as any type of musket rifled musket you care to name. I finished by adding a tassel cut from a zouave hat to his fez. I resisted the temptation to give him a cartridge box as I reason these guys carried them in the waist sash. I,ll throw a coat of primer over him tonight  and slap a splash of paint on tommorow.

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Chairface on August 31, 2012, 02:45:53 AM

Awesome!

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: H.M.Stanley on August 31, 2012, 06:45:43 AM

Very clever - well done

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Galloping Major on August 31, 2012, 08:54:53 AM

Good conversion work well documented  8)


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Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Shikari Sahib on August 31, 2012, 10:06:50 AM

great job  :-*

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Remington on August 31, 2012, 10:15:20 AM

So it is a river in Egypt!

Very nice work, indeed! Love it!

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Belisarius on August 31, 2012, 07:21:06 PM

Gentlemen too kind - figure as promised basing to follow

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Belisarius on August 31, 2012, 07:27:44 PM

Starting to get the hang of this photo lark. Using Capt. Blood,s tip always crop the image.

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Belisarius on September 01, 2012, 06:13:08 AM

Couple more figures waiting for a a primer spray. The second one I,ve already marked down as a scout, I see him reporting back maybe to a figure on horseback which would make a good diorama.

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Furt on September 01, 2012, 08:08:11 AM

I like the bearded gent's pose very much - nicely done.

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Belisarius on September 03, 2012, 05:09:03 PM

Thankee sir. 1st coat of paint follows.

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Belisarius on September 03, 2012, 05:11:19 PM

last post

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Engel on September 03, 2012, 09:52:58 PM

Great to se them with paint allready.
This plastic set is just full of potential.

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Belisarius on September 03, 2012, 10:46:35 PM

Yes a very useful set. I,m thinking about French zoaves using a mix of this set and the ACW Zoaves. I put these 4 together last week the possibilities are endless. I was aiming for a few ragged badly armed villagers, one is carrying a matchlock.

Title: Re: Nile Slaver Build
Post by: Belisarius on September 06, 2012, 01:59:23 PM

Basing finished but not varnishing yet.