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Overlord · « **Reply #30 on:** July 17, 2013, 10:25:01 AM »

Excellent work.

I particularly like the Ruga-Ruga, having finished some myself recently. Great stripes.

Dr. Moebius · « **Reply #31 on:** July 17, 2013, 05:07:24 PM »

Quote from: Overlord on July 17, 2013, 10:25:01 AM

Excellent work.
I particularly like the Ruga-Ruga, having finished some myself recently. Great stripes.

Thanks Overlord,

the Ruga bandits are really fun to paint aren't they?
I'm again and again amazed how much character each of this minis has. A stunning sculptors job from Mr. Copplestone.

Do you have pics of your painted Ruga Ruga's? Would be great to see.

Cheers
Dr. Moebius

Dr. Moebius · « **Reply #32 on:** July 17, 2013, 10:32:44 PM »

More Africa,

as I said a few days ago I will post more of my stuff. Well, will do so now.

I finished two more bases of Ruga-Rugas bringing the unit now to five in total:

Dr. Moebius · « **Reply #33 on:** July 17, 2013, 10:44:20 PM »

I also started with the first two bases of the Tetela warriors who will serve as allies for my Force Publique army.
Maybe some day this will be getting an complete Tetela army itself. The pics are still WIP as I need to finish the bases and need matt varnish.

Further investigation told me that they had white and also red ocre warpaint. I started with white, maybe will try with white and red with the next bases. For the shields I chose the typical basket work shields that are typical for the congo.

Will do more of these, an some musket armed bases, later.

Mason · « **Reply #34 on:** July 17, 2013, 10:46:26 PM »

More gorgeous offerings from the good Doctor!

I am joining the crowd applauding the basing.
Enough temptation has been created for me to take a butchers at this system LATER in the year.
I could do with doing some of this.

Dr. Moebius · « **Reply #35 on:** July 17, 2013, 10:57:25 PM »

Quote from: Mason on July 17, 2013, 10:46:26 PM

More gorgeous offerings from the good Doctor!

I am joining the crowd applauding the basing.
Enough temptation has been created for me to take a butchers at this system LATER in the year.
I could do with doing some of this.

Thank you very much Mason

And yes, it would be fantastic to affect more gents and not to tavel allone anymore in these godless places of jungle and canibalism...

Dr. Moebius · « **Reply #36 on:** July 17, 2013, 11:05:52 PM »

Was also playing with the command base for my Congo Arabs the last day.
The guy in the middle is Sefu (the nephew of the notorious Tippu Tip). He will be the chief of my Arabs.
He will be protected by two guards and also has his personal sunshade bearer with him.

The sunshade bearer is converted (see below).

Dr. Moebius · « **Reply #37 on:** July 17, 2013, 11:17:48 PM »

And the last for tonight is a WIP of:

Yusef bin Ibn Hamid, also known as "Big Yusef". He will be the leader of the Ruga/Manyema unit.
As the latest fashion for Congo-Arabs he has a henna coloured beard.

The funny thing on Big Yusef is that he is arachnophobic, a bloody problem for a bandit leader in the heart of Africa!
Though he´s also very famous for killing twelve Banga warriors with his hands in a fight some months ago. It was the same fight that costs him his left eye (Banga arrow!)

Still in the very beginning of painting him but already lots of fun.

Cheers
Dr. Moebius

joekano · « **Reply #38 on:** July 17, 2013, 11:43:09 PM »

Fantastic work!!!!

NickNascati · « **Reply #39 on:** July 17, 2013, 11:45:03 PM »

Absolutely beautiful work. Sorely tempting me to revisit this period.

H.M.Stanley · « **Reply #40 on:** July 18, 2013, 08:35:59 AM »

Luverly work there.

FP and Cannibals allies are a fun combination in DitDC (i really must get back into that ..)

Hu Rhu · « **Reply #41 on:** July 18, 2013, 09:48:20 AM »

Love the conversion with the sunshade. I too have a load of the Foundry Darkest Africa figures lurking at the bottom of the lead pile but I haven't found the time to paint them. Maybe your work will inspire them to be moved up the production line.

Goosegog · « **Reply #42 on:** July 20, 2013, 09:44:21 PM »

Thats some really great work. I particularly like the wood effect on the spears and hand weapons.

Dr. Moebius · « **Reply #43 on:** July 20, 2013, 10:43:40 PM »

Thanks again to you all.

Had some time to paint Big Yusef who is now nearly finished.
Will post a picture of his base in some days.

Cheers
Dr. Moebius

Admiral Benbow · « **Reply #44 on:** July 22, 2013, 10:47:48 PM »

Hi Alex, great painting and basing! I'm seriously thinking about all the unpainted DA stuff in my drawers ... But I should concentrate on the barbarians first when time permits.

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