Author Topic: Usuthto (Read 5400 times)

Belisarius · « **on:** 12 April 2013, 02:34:30 PM »

Painted up six of the excellent Copplestone Nogoni here are the first two.

Jeff965 · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 April 2013, 02:41:39 PM »

Lovely, keep it up.

Poiter50 · « **Reply #2 on:** 12 April 2013, 04:08:53 PM »

Nice, I like the skin tones of your Ngoni.

DoctorPete · « **Reply #3 on:** 12 April 2013, 04:25:31 PM »

Those are nice. Makes me want to dig mine out of the pile-o-lead and get 'em painted.

Traveler Man · « **Reply #4 on:** 12 April 2013, 07:33:34 PM »

Very nice!

I like the tones and shading.

Belisarius · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 April 2013, 07:38:29 PM »

Thanks for the comments chaps, another two figures perhaps ?

airbornegrove26 · « **Reply #6 on:** 13 April 2013, 12:10:21 AM »

Very nice there. Keep them coming.

Marine0846 · « **Reply #7 on:** 13 April 2013, 03:22:41 AM »

Really like the way you painted the skin.
Love the shields.

Jeff965 · « **Reply #8 on:** 13 April 2013, 01:24:17 PM »

Is this one of those watuta warriors? I ask because I wondered how to paint the headdress.

Plynkes · « **Reply #9 on:** 13 April 2013, 03:24:42 PM »

Quote from: Jeff965 on 13 April 2013, 01:24:17 PM

Is this one of those watuta warriors? I ask because I wondered how to paint the headdress.

The first guy in the second set is wearing the big cock-feather headdress that was pretty much universal among the Watuta Ngoni, as is the leader figure in the first set. The others are sculpted as wearing the zebra-mane headdress more common among the southern Ngoni, the Sango and the Wahehe.

Great to see more of these guys. Some of my favourite figures ever. I just loved painting them for some reason.

Plynkes · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 April 2013, 04:38:02 PM »

Watuta cock feather headdresses were aparrently black, by the way, Jeff965, if that's what you're painting. I think I forgot to say that.

Jeff965 · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 April 2013, 05:47:52 PM »

Thank you Plynkes, so am I right in thinking that my married warriors have black head rings, my elite Ngoni have black feathered headress and now my watuta also have a black headress. If that's the case it,s a shame as I was looking for a bit more variety. I will just have to go to town on the shields.

Plynkes · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 April 2013, 06:02:08 PM »

I wouldn't worry too much. The Watuta style of headdress caught on among the Ruga-Ruga (the two often fought together as allies), and they were quite partial to dyeing or painting the cock feathers red. As the two seem to have been in cahoots when it came to fashion as well as raping and pillaging, who can say for certain that a few Watuta Ngoni didn't adopt the red plumage of their allies? It's a plausible alternative if you are bored with black.

Tuta warriors and Ruga-Ruga swapping fashion tips at Tanganyika Fashion Week, 1863...

The headdress sure don't look like it's meant to be black in that pic.

Jeff965 · « **Reply #13 on:** 13 April 2013, 06:35:47 PM »

Thank you once again for the prompt reply. I,m not a button counter by any means so red will also feature.

Belisarius · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 April 2013, 09:22:42 PM »

Last two in this set. As soon as I saw the crouching figure I was reminded of the scene in " King Solomon,s Mines " when the witch Kagool holds the sniffing out ceremony on the parade ground, it must be 40 years since I read the book . Funny how some things stay with you, I must re-read it.