Doing Boers in 28mm

[H.M.Stanley]

Thanks LTD/Plynkes

For the few figures i'd want for this, i'd probably go Perry and Foundry. I'll have a look at the Foundry next time i'm over at the Nottingham office.

James

[H.M.Stanley]

Plynkes - i see what you mean

Probably 3 x packs of Foundry dismounted Boers with the one pack of their Mounted & the Empress Horse Holder would do it for now. I'd use the 3 x mounted figures to signify when they are actually mounted. Not ideal but it would work

[Lowtardog]

Just a thought some of the northstar matabele wars figures would fit in quite well too though they are for first war not second and seem to have martini Henry (similar to the zulu war Boers)

On the perry and Foundry they are compatible size wise as same scultor. The Mafeking figures would make a nice Urban commando.

I gamed this a good few years ago using Foudnry regulars and Hihglanders with some of the old glory Brits and art mixed in. They do tend to suffer a little form the weird articulated neck syndrome.

I didnt get their Boers other than artillery and made use of the Foudnry Boers with some BTD (though they have a bit of a funny pose and martini henry rifles)

The good thing with boers is you dont need a huge amount. If you do really fancy it it may be worth going down a scale to 15mm

as for larger actions the battles were often long range affairs with the Boers typically scoot and shoot once the brits got ready with the cold steel. It is na interssting period but for the wide open veldt 15mm in hindsight would be better to enable large battlefields.

Bitter enders and  the blockhouses would be the way I would go for skirmishes etc

[H.M.Stanley]

Thanks chap

Bitter enders and  the blockhouses would be the way I would go for skirmishes etc ...

That's more what i had in mind.

If i was doing 15mm i'd probably go Sudan

[H.M.Stanley]

Just a thought some of the northstar matabele wars figures would fit in quite well too though they are for first war not second and seem to have martini Henry (similar to the zulu war Boers)

I looked at Nick's BSAC but thought thet still looked too Regular like for Boers. The rifle wouldn't bother me if the figure looked right.

I'd certainly rather put money North Star's way then Foundry

[Lowtardog]

Dont forget there were foreign contingents fighting for the boers who had uniforms of a sort (thought bitter enders were more ragged)

American
French
German
Holland
Irish
Italian
Russian
Scandinavian
Swiss


Check here, osprey ahs pictures of yanks and germans can be seen on website preview

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=guo7WIBlJCYC&pg=PA26&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false

[H.M.Stanley]

The Bounders!! I had no idea 
 
Jeeze it comes to something when an Imperialist Power can't invade/subjugate a Native population (Boers?) without all and sundry piling in. Well, really, i'm going to write to my MP i can tell you [humph!] 

[Skyven]

Boers. Native? Um...

[H.M.Stanley]

Boers. Native? Um...

Kinda my point 

[Skyven]

Kinda my point 

Damn, missed the irony smiley.