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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #45 on: November 28, 2014, 10:57:13 AM »
::)

You would.....

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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #46 on: November 28, 2014, 11:59:47 AM »
Nice force and terrain!

Great brush!

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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #47 on: November 28, 2014, 08:30:15 PM »
Brilliant. Just brilliant.

If I ever were to paint a force I would want it to look exactly like this.
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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #48 on: November 29, 2014, 02:18:30 AM »
Fantastic work Matt.  An update worth waiting for.
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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #49 on: November 29, 2014, 03:23:20 AM »
Fantastic painting and a really impressive force  :-*
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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #50 on: November 29, 2014, 04:07:19 PM »
Thanks for the comments everyone, they're greatly appreciated.   :)

I'm prepping the last thirty or so figures for this force, so the end is in sight. Luckily I have the opposing 'Arabs' pretty much done except for some wangwana musketeers so I may even get to play a game! Then on to Baluchis or Azande, or maybe pygmies. I have a serious Darkest Africa addiction.
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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #51 on: November 30, 2014, 10:54:59 PM »
Oh I say, Jolly Good Idea Old Boy!!

I'd certainly buy 'em before any Continentallly clad characters.
Tribesmen in topees with trophys, splendid concept!!

Yet in truth, I'd buy both, cheerfully, at once!!

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is "Darkest Africa" an infection, or a virus?


I've always had a fascination with that adaptation/novel use you can see when you mix modern concepts of warfare with primitive cultures.

Look at the cargo cults, great inspiration, warriors with clubs shaped like m1 carbines and air control towers made from wood and thatch with imitation radios and headphones carved from coconuts(forget the article it was on the bbc website).

Quick question, would the natal native contingent sprue's be useful for darkest africa?, bought a few on sale along with some british soldier sprue's to convert up  a little expedition.

Ona nother note the minsi are again topnotch, they will get much use once tomahawk games new Congo! miniature game is released.





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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #52 on: December 01, 2014, 03:08:05 AM »
I've always had a fascination with that adaptation/novel use you can see when you mix modern concepts of warfare with primitive cultures.


Or, the reverse!!

I think we need some proper expertise in the form of Allan Quatermain. He may drag us into an unwanted civil war if we stumble upon a lost civilisation, but he's also the man you want around to get you out of such a scrape.

Fancied doing something a bit different to your average movie-inspired Quatermain, who usually looks like some sort of 20th Century Pulpish Big Game Hunter in a Safari suit Roger Moore would be proud of. Thought I'd go for something with a little more Victorian period flavour. So...


No.37 - Quatermain vs. Cetshwayo


"This is not your quarrel. You and your servant have horses. Slip out, if you will, and gallop hard to the lower drift. You may get away with your lives."
Then my white man's pride came to my aid.
"Nay," I answered. "I will not run while others stay to fight."
"I never thought you would, Macumazahn."


H. Rider Haggard, "Child of Storm."


Allan Quatermain, at the Battle of 'Ndondakasuka, Zululand, 1856.
(Perry Miniatures conversion)




Late in the battle and Quatermain has lost his gun, so he has armed himself with the weapons of a fallen Zulu. But the tide has turned in this succession struggle, and Prince Cetshwayo's uSuthu have triumphed over his brother, Prince Mbuyazi's iziGqoza faction.



Quatermain finds himself on the losing side and is now fighting for his very survival.



I sincerely admired this entry into the recent Colonial Painting Expedition, I love the culture clash imagery, Well Done Plynkes!!

I'd love to see a sprue shot of the NNC bits

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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #53 on: December 01, 2014, 04:09:19 AM »
Quick question, would the natal native contingent sprue's be useful for darkest africa?, bought a few on sale along with some british soldier sprue's to convert up  a little expedition.

I have a box myself, and planned on using them in central Africa. There's some descriptions of auxiliary tribesmen fighting with Lugard and their 'uniform' was a bright piece of cloth tied around their head, which the NNC have. Those particular warriors would have had cloth wraparound loincloths, so that's off, but they're still probably good enough for Nkonde warriors that grabbed a musket. I think the NNC sprue has a firearm for each body which is way out of proportion for the NCC as I understand it, so they must have anticipated my needs :)

There were all kinds of tribes that were Zulu-philes in south and central Africa, so the Zulu style loincloths and shields wouldn't be too out of place either, although I was going to use them for legit NNC anyway :)

Ona nother note the minsi are again topnotch, they will get much use once tomahawk games new Congo! miniature game is released.

Thanks for the heads up on the game- it is the first Ive heard of it! I've played a little M&T and Saga, they're fun. I'll have to get it.

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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #54 on: December 01, 2014, 08:30:53 PM »
Here's the NNC sprue, 

''I think the NNC sprue has a firearm for each body which is way out of proportion for the NCC as I understand it, so they must have anticipated my needs''

Mine too, going to arm 8 with firearms and have two of the plastic chaps from the soldier sprue as converted nco's.

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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #55 on: December 30, 2014, 10:06:27 PM »
I managed to squeeze in the last figures for the Force Publique project before 2015 :)

Here's the last weeks output:

A squad of askaris investigate some burned out huts (they were made earlier this month).



This one has an unfortunate inhabitant.



A second squad advances through tall grass, perhaps in Azandeland?



More mutineers, the savage with the impaled head is from another Foundry tribal pack, with a little greenstuff added to the helmet. The mounted character was a pretty rough casting and the painting shows it, I'm pretty sure he was a recast. I acquired him on eBay about ten years ago.



Tribal goods, along with a guy that cares little for the uniform regulations.



I wanted to make a new leader for the 'Arab' slavers to represent Rumaliza or Sefu, two warlords that caused some problems for the missionaries and Belgian interests in the region. This guy is from a Foundry pack with a new rifle from a Reaper weapons pack.



Last but not least, the entire project in a group shot.



I had about twenty figures already painted, from several years ago. After starting this project I estimate that I added the following figures:

53 askaris
20 various character figures
Mountain gun and four crew
7 huts
Flower garden
15 bases of tribal goods

There's still a few things on my list including a station house, chapel, along with some White Fathers and slaves in need of rescue, but I have finished up the figures appearing in the Foundry catalog under the Belgian section, so that feels pretty good.

Thanks for following the thread, much appreciated. I'm thinking of going in catalog order from this point, which means more Baluchis for the Darkest Africa eternal quest :)








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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #56 on: December 30, 2014, 10:11:19 PM »
Outstanding, inspirational  :-*

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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #57 on: December 31, 2014, 12:39:50 AM »
Excellent work all round and a pleasure to read and watch  8) 8) 8)

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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #58 on: December 31, 2014, 01:46:33 AM »
Fantastic, methinksa British force shall be my project for 2015, who does the tribal goods?

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Re: (Army Painters 2014) Darkest Africa Force Publique
« Reply #59 on: December 31, 2014, 02:40:59 AM »
Thank you gents, it's been a fun project.

who does the tribal goods?

Foundry, 'African Tribal Goods' DA082.

http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/darkest-africa/tribal-warriors/
« Last Edit: December 31, 2014, 02:42:48 AM by Dr Mathias »

 

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