Boer War Project -Boer Artillery, 75 mm Creusot and crew

[Sparrow]

Looking good and can I also add my own thanks for putting some 2nd Boer War out there - it’s been overlooked for far too long 👍

[Flodden1513]

Looking good and can I also add my own thanks for putting some 2nd Boer War out there - it’s been overlooked for far too long 👍

Hello Sparrow. I really appreciate this comment. Very much overlooked. A real blend of colonial but also modern. Lots of options. Wonder if it seems a bit drab? Too much khaki for one and ragged farmer types on the other? But then khaki is hardly unusual in far more popular periods.

About to post more pics! I will keep adding more as the project grows.

Scott

[Sparrow]

Go for it! (I’ll admit I’m getting hooked!)

[CapnJim]

They look good!

[Flodden1513]

Go for it! (I’ll admit I’m getting hooked!)

Ouch! You could well get drawn in.

More pictures over the weekend on a new thread. Watch this space.

Scott

[Flodden1513]

They look good!

CapnJim, thanks again. I am really pleased with how they came out.

Scott

[Old Contemptable]

They look really good. Did you know that Old Glory makes some nice Boer artillery crews? Here some of my games with Boer artillery crews.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/59568506@N02/collections/72157720433756636/

[armchairgeneral]

That gun looks great. I was keen on doing 2nd Boer war but it was a period too far for me currently.

Northstar do some nice gun crew that I understand would work for 2nd Boer War in their Africa range. You can buy the crew separately.

https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=17018

[Flodden1513]

They look really good. Did you know that Old Glory makes some nice Boer artillery crews? Here some of my games with Boer artillery crews.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/59568506@N02/collections/72157720433756636/

Thank you so much for your interest! The OG stuff is just fine. Got some in my lead pile on my to do list. I fancied a go at conversion and the Foundry Zulu War gunners looked ideal, down to the braided patrol jacket, which is close enough to the Transvaal dress uniform for officers. Conversion was mostly head swaps. Anything else is beyond me!

Excellent pictures by the way. Very evocative and an almost old school style.

I do like and follow your own site. Good to see another gamer doing this war. Look forward to more!

Scott

[Flodden1513]

That gun looks great. I was keen on doing 2nd Boer war but it was a period too far for me currently.

Northstar do some nice gun crew that I understand would work for 2nd Boer War in their Africa range. You can buy the crew separately.

https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=17018

Many thanks! And thanks also for reminding me about that North Star model. I can see potential there.

Hope you get time for a shot at this war. Skirmish is probably best for 28 mm given the weapon ranges and size of the famous battlefields. Hence my use of 10 mm for bigger battles.

Working on more. Hope to post more pictures over the summer after my break.

Scott