Argonor's Colonial Calamities

[vodkafan]

I like you. You have a slower painting rate than even me. 

[Argonor]

Yeah, well, I spend most of the day in the garden, working on a cobblestone edge around the entire lawn, so I just squeeze in a little hobby time here and there.

I expect to make faster progress when autumn sets in around here, as right now we have summer weather with temperatures well over 25 Centigrades. But I DO paint rather slowly, mostly because I don't paint all too often.

These Zulus are a bit slow to build, by the way - as I use poly cement, I need to let it settle completely before handling the minis too much, lest I displace a newly glued part.

[Eric the Shed]

Welcome to the madness !

Can I recommend that you look at buying the big Zulu Army War sets on ebay - you'll get 120 of the natives for around £60. Much cheaper than buying regular regimental boxes of 30.

I have put together a list on my blog of Zulu War figure ranges if that helps

http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/zulu-war-28mm-figure-ranges.html

good luck and will watch with interest

[Argonor]

Thanks, but I already got 40 married Zulus in the second hand lot (from the Rorke's Drift set), and I ordered the box of unmarried Zulus from Wayland (20% discount) with some other boxes I 'needed' for other projects, so I have plenty for now.

I don't see myself painting hundreds of Zulus right away - first a company/impi for IHMN, then maybe expand it into a small force for OGAM (just need to figure out a suitable deity), then upgrade to Far Harad/'Mahud Warriors' units for a Harad army for God of Battles, by which time I should probably have about enough for using them for Congo, too, and for encounters with regular British forces (which need to be painted, too  ).

All this will be done over time, though, as I have other plans to (try to) see through, running parallel with this.

[Argonor]

Have been painting a bit. Still learning the ropes of African skin, and trying to find a fast way to do all those shield details...

[Argonor]

First Zulu completed



Couple more pics and colour breakdown on my blog, for completeness' sake.

[Golgotha]

He looks lovely and also accurate - I spent most my life in South Africa.

[vodkafan]

That skin is really great. Do you have a link to your blog sir? I couldn't see one.

[Mad Guru]

I was thinking the same thing!  Hope Argonor doesn't mind me posting what I managed to track down:

http://argonor-wargames.blogspot.com

[Argonor]

He looks lovely and also accurate - I spent most my life in South Africa.

Thanks, I actually put a little more effort into it than I would have, were it not intended for small scale skirmish (IHMN) and instead for full scale Isandlwana battle and the likes.

That skin is really great. Do you have a link to your blog sir? I couldn't see one.

Thanks, and see below!

I was thinking the same thing!  Hope Argonor doesn't mind me posting what I managed to track down:

http://argonor-wargames.blogspot.com

That link is also embedded in the small 'globe' icon under my Avatar 

The skin is Foundry 'African Flesh' triad applied directly from the pots. The next one will have an intermediate layer of African Flesh mixed with African Flesh Light for a smoother transistion (I hope).

[vodkafan]

Thank you! I wondered what all those bits and bobs were  under people's names 

[Argonor]

Two of them, now, Siyanda and Bheka.



Almost identical painting, with a few exceptions.

[marianas_gamer]

Very nice!
LB

[Argonor]

Thanks!

[Argonor]

I have begun working on the next batch of four...