Zulu wars command stands

[Brian Smaller]

Hi all

Completed a few Zulu and British command stands. A mixture of Black Tree and Redoubt figures. They are all quite big so work together well.

http://woolshedwargamer.com/2014/10/21/anglo-zulu-command-stands/



Cheers
Brian

[Yankeepedlar01]

Nice looking command group Brian.

[joroas]

Nice grouping and, I'm sad to say, you seem to have more sheds than me.........

[Yankeepedlar01]

... I'm sad to say, you seem to have more sheds than me.........

Impossible!!!!!!!!

[folnjir]

Very nice work on all of them.

[Golgotha]

Just as a matter of interest what historical basis is there for Zulus using horses. I personally can't see Zulu commanders using mounts and I lived in South Africa for a number of years.

[Cubs]

Eye witness accounts say that some senior Zulu commanders most certainly did ride horses. Dabulamanzi reported rode a white horse at Rorke's Drift. There had been contact between Europeans and Zulus for generations before the AZW and a lot of the leading Zulus adopted 'European' habits, including hunting, shooting, riding and wearing European clothing.

[Brian Smaller]

Just as a matter of interest what historical basis is there for Zulus using horses. I personally can't see Zulu commanders using mounts and I lived in South Africa for a number of years.

I have no idea but thought that they looked cool.

[Brian Smaller]

Nice grouping and, I'm sad to say, you seem to have more sheds than me.........

Cheers. Attached to the Woolshed is a 400m2 set of covered stockyards. They are still used by local small holders for loading/unloading stock, shearing, drenching and so on.

Also have a concrete killing shed for hanging meat.

Then there is the garage. So yeah - a lot of sheds:)

[Silent bob]

Just as a matter of interest what historical basis is there for Zulus using horses. I personally can't see Zulu commanders using mounts and I lived in South Africa for a number of years.

Many Zulu commanders rode into battle....in fact a small number of Zulu scouts rode on horses. As mentioned both Zulu commanders at Rorkes Drift rode horses....there is a famous photo of Dabulmanzi on horseback taken in around 1873

[syrinx0]

Great looking command groups Brian!  I just finished a group of the Redoubt British wounded figures. Lots of interesting sculpts in that line.

Tom