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Author Topic: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range  (Read 4458 times)

Offline Rogerc

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2020, 12:48:41 PM »
Must......resist.....another....fantastci.....range agghhh
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Offline Atheling

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2020, 12:49:43 PM »
Must......resist.....another....fantastci.....range agghhh

I just gave up and allowed the seduction to take it's coarse!  lol

Sometimes, one does not have a choice  :)

Offline Mike1879

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2020, 03:30:23 PM »
Yes the Basotho on horseback is loading the musket by spitting the ball down the Barrel. The British infantry can be used to fight the Xhosa as this regiment the 43rd were involved in the Cape Frontier wars. Mike Snook has stated that they will be casting Xhosa as well as Basotho for this range.

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #18 on: July 31, 2020, 06:05:28 PM »
Thanks for the info. Very informative.

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #19 on: July 31, 2020, 06:11:47 PM »
Seems to me like a good way to lose all your front teeth if your horse stumbles on a rock or a Cape Cobra slithers out from under a bush.  :)

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Offline Diablo Jon

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #20 on: July 31, 2020, 07:02:19 PM »
If spitting the ball down the barrel of the musket is good enough for Messrs Sharpe and Harper its good enough for me... though I never saw the afore mentioned gentleman trying to do it on horseback.

I feel like that miniature needs to be converted to carry one of these


Offline Rogerc

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #21 on: July 31, 2020, 09:20:42 PM »
I imagine they will mix pretty well with Perrys Cape Wars range too, I am already feeling myself sliding towards this cliff edge!

Offline Atheling

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #22 on: July 31, 2020, 10:38:34 PM »
I imagine they will mix pretty well with Perrys Cape Wars range too, I am already feeling myself sliding towards this cliff edge!

It seems inevitable  :)

Offline Oldboy

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #23 on: August 01, 2020, 06:02:35 AM »
A very interesting range and yes probably 'inevitable'!
Can anyone ,please, recommend suitable reading matter to give me a flavour?
thank you F

Offline Diablo Jon

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #24 on: August 01, 2020, 06:22:03 AM »
A very interesting range and yes probably 'inevitable'!
Can anyone ,please, recommend suitable reading matter to give me a flavour?
thank you F

Maybe try this
https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=3493&osCsid=g9v0qld8a81hedlmiqu9far4h0


Also Iron Duke Miniatures has some historical notes on the website to whet the appetite here

https://www.irondukeminiatures.co.uk/orange-river





Offline Atheling

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #25 on: August 01, 2020, 06:31:55 AM »

Also Iron Duke Miniatures has some historical notes on the website to whet the appetite here

https://www.irondukeminiatures.co.uk/orange-river

A lot of info in Volume I. I don't own Volume II so cannot comment further.

Offline RedRowan

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #26 on: August 01, 2020, 08:57:48 AM »
A very interesting range and yes probably 'inevitable'!
Can anyone ,please, recommend suitable reading matter to give me a flavour?
thank you F

I think it is set a little later, but I found 'Harry Smith's Last Throw' an interesting read.

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Offline Oldboy

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #27 on: August 01, 2020, 11:56:05 AM »
Thank you. Did not think to look on the Perry site.
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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #28 on: August 01, 2020, 08:31:23 PM »
Also the Wedding feast War by Harry smith..also excellent.

Offline Atheling

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Re: Iron Duke Miniatures Basotho Wars range
« Reply #29 on: August 01, 2020, 09:29:43 PM »
Also the Wedding feast War by Harry smith..also excellent.

Fiction?

 

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