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Author Topic: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - Mirambo (Heaps of Corpses) painted.  (Read 66301 times)

Offline Plynkes

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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - Now with Mambwe Auxiliaries
« Reply #165 on: June 05, 2020, 07:47:27 PM »
One of these days I'm going to have a go at doing some Sango conversions. I've been wanting some for quite some time. Those Chris Peers books are full of interesting characters that I'd like to bring to life.




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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - Now with Mambwe Auxiliaries
« Reply #166 on: June 05, 2020, 08:31:05 PM »
Well if they are anything like your previous projects I'm sure they will be impressive.

I'd love to do armies for Buganda and Bunyoro  but no one makes the right miniatures apart from a solitary Foundry King Mutesa I .

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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - Now with Mambwe Auxiliaries
« Reply #167 on: June 07, 2020, 02:57:23 AM »
Great interpretation of the Mambwe.  For Baganda, I was thinking of taking those Foundry diamond-shaped African shields and adding a kind of pointy knob to the middle of them.   Add those to some Foundry tribesmen with feathered headdress and it might be close enough.  There are a few pictures of early twentieth century Baganda warriors on the internet.  The shield seems the most distinct characteristic in terms of creating a miniature version. IIRC, the Baganda didn't like bows and arrows (coward's weapon) so leave those out.  They did have some musketeers during Mutesa's time. 

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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - Now with Mambwe Auxiliaries
« Reply #168 on: June 07, 2020, 12:17:21 PM »
Absolutely loving this. Stunning work all round ;)

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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - Now with Mambwe Auxiliaries
« Reply #169 on: June 07, 2020, 08:14:10 PM »
Absolutely loving this. Stunning work all round ;)

cheers

Great interpretation of the Mambwe.  For Baganda, I was thinking of taking those Foundry diamond-shaped African shields and adding a kind of pointy knob to the middle of them.   Add those to some Foundry tribesmen with feathered headdress and it might be close enough.  There are a few pictures of early twentieth century Baganda warriors on the internet.  The shield seems the most distinct characteristic in terms of creating a miniature version. IIRC, the Baganda didn't like bows and arrows (coward's weapon) so leave those out.  They did have some musketeers during Mutesa's time. 

The shield are certainly pretty unique closest thing I've seen in miniature are on Old Glory's Mahdists



I think the bigger issue is a lack of figures in Mbugu which was Baganda national dress. Though its possible they exchanged the Mbugu for a short wrap around skirt in battle I think I'd like them in Mbugu to make them distinct from other armies. Apparently Baganda musketeers liked to carry both spear and gun which is another thing you don't see often on miniatures.

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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - Now with Mambwe Auxiliaries
« Reply #170 on: June 07, 2020, 08:45:48 PM »
I'm thinking it wouldn't be too hard to make those famous barkcloth robes with a bit of the old green stuff. Reasonably basic, but probably quite tedious.



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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - Now with Mambwe Auxiliaries
« Reply #171 on: June 07, 2020, 10:42:59 PM »
I'm thinking it wouldn't be too hard to make those famous barkcloth robes with a bit of the old green stuff. Reasonably basic, but probably quite tedious.

Yeah using TMWWBK rules I'd probably be looking at 4 units of tribal warriors (64 minis) and three units of irregular infantry (36 minis) that's a few more green stuff conversions than I'd probably enjoy doing  :).

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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - Now with Mambwe Auxiliaries
« Reply #172 on: June 08, 2020, 05:28:00 AM »
The last baggage element for my British African Lakes Company is a bit more unusual than the native porters I did earlier. In June 1888 Lugard set off with his hastily formed little army to attack the stockade of Mlozi’s ally Kopa-Kopa. Before the attack the small army’s two doctors where directed to set up a dressing station next to a prominent “hospital tree”. I thought that sounded like it would make a rather cool and slightly different baggage element. So I got hold of a Perry miniatures defender of Rorke’s Drift set and plundered the surgeon bandaging a wounded chap, I added a couple of Foundry dead and wounded Askari and a Eureka African civilian. The cots are from the Renedra camp set and the operating table is scratch built.


















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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - now with "hospital tree"
« Reply #173 on: June 08, 2020, 06:00:47 AM »
That's brilliant, great idea and use if vignette pieces.
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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - now with "hospital tree"
« Reply #174 on: June 08, 2020, 06:15:45 AM »
Nice additional touch.

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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - now with "hospital tree"
« Reply #175 on: June 08, 2020, 06:47:04 AM »
Lovely little vignette  :)
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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - now with "hospital tree"
« Reply #176 on: June 08, 2020, 08:30:12 AM »
Oh now that is just a little gem. I love things like that, but can rarely be bothered actually making such stuff myself. Takes me long enough to get the fighting troops ready.  :)



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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - now with "hospital tree"
« Reply #177 on: June 08, 2020, 08:50:53 AM »
Excellent piece of work!!

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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - now with "hospital tree"
« Reply #178 on: June 08, 2020, 09:16:06 AM »
That is a great little piece :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

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Re: Diablo Jon does Darkest Africa - now with "hospital tree"
« Reply #179 on: June 08, 2020, 07:58:00 PM »
cheers guys. I was pretty chuffed with how it turned out so its nice that other people like it to.

 

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