Natal Native Contingent 28mm

[Brian Smaller]

Morning Chaps
My second unit for the Imperial side of my Anglo-Zulu War forces. Black Tree Designs. Enjoyable to paint and quite happy how they came out.

Cheers
Brian

http://woolshedwargamer.wordpress.com/2014/05/29/28mm-natal-native-contingent-black-tree-designs/

[Silent bob]

A fine body of men to see the Zulus off......

[Drunkendwarf]

Nice painting!

I have the same miniatures (not painted yet ) and was wondering what kind of headwear they are wearing; it look like helmets?

DJ

[Silent bob]

Hi, they are supposed to be woolley hats - the NNCI wore a combination of native and European clothes - shirts etc and in the photos woolley hats are favoured. Its just that the sculpting is a little indistinct.

[Brian Smaller]

I figured it was a woolen beanie edged red. Sort of like in this pic.  I am not too worried about the exact detail. I find that the eye is drawn to the shields more than the head wear.
Brian

[Plynkes]

I figured it was a woolen beanie edged red.

The one in the artwork is a hat worn over the red strip of cloth they were issued as a sign to distinguish them from Zulus.


If you look at this photo, particularly the fellow one in from the left...



...Then I don't think there is a whole lot wrong with the sculpt. Hard to say if that particular example is a woolly hat or some kind of shapeless felt hat. Doesn't really make any difference which it is, though.

[Brian Smaller]

I am not too worried. They seem to look OK on the tabletop 
I am just glad that the hundreds of Zulus I have to paint don't have too many hats.