Fred - 2017 Painting Diary

[fred.]

I'd be pleased with that as an answer, as they look a pain to paint.

I'll do a bit more research.

And yes they are for TMWWBK - bases in a unit need to stay close in the rules, but exact positioning isn't too important, so this gives me movement trays, without them looking like formed troops. I will base my red coats on square bases, so they can line up all neat and tidy!

[toxicpixie]

They look tres Bon, Fred! The basing really sets them off

[fred.]

Whoah there! Before splashing paint around, those look more like the head rings worn by married warriors. I seem to remember they were a darkish colour.

Looking at the pictures on the front of the Warlord Married zulus, they do have dark coloured head rings.

This feels like the wrong way to do research - but the figures I have do look very similar to the Warlord ones, and trying to find real images is proving hard to find anything consistent.

So I'll add some black for hair, and try to miss the head rings, leaving them brown.

[fred.]

They look tres Bon, Fred! The basing really sets them off

Ta TP

[Westmarcher]

Looking at the pictures on the front of the Warlord Married zulus, they do have dark coloured head rings.

So I'll add some black for hair, and try to miss the head rings, leaving them brown.

Don't forget the careworn expressions.

[paulr]

 

[toxicpixie]

Sorry dear, I've GOT to go, I can't let Shaka down, he's organised everything, and there's the other side as well they'd be really disappointed if we didn't turn up to the battle. And I DID put it on the calendar so it really is your turn to look after the kids!

*runs off to war*

[Leman]

Have you seen me head ring anywhere, love?

[Ace of Spades]

'That disgusting sweaty, greasy thing with the hair stuck to it?  You know I always hated that thing. Why can't you wear something decent when you go out like Mr Mkwala from next door? Anyway; I threw it away... But we can go shopping for a new one Saturday...'

[FierceKitty]

If Zulu (or most other SA) women would speak up like that when their husbands are being impossible, my dear old country might get one of its feet a bit out of the swamp.

[fred.]

Anyway...


Saw some Vietnam stuff for sale over of LAF - some nice US River boats, house and lots of ground troops, mix of Pendraken and Timecast
http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=104074.msg1297474;topicseen#msg1297474

Might be of interest to someone - not getting much interest on LAF, probably due to it being 10mm

[Ace of Spades]

Lovely collection and a very reasonable price too... if only I had the money!
Thanks for sharing though.

Cheers,
Rob

[d_Guy]

I think they look fantastic, Fred, and the basing and sabots are very well done!  As to head rings, I am too ignorant to have an opinion. 

[toxicpixie]

Vladgothic, from the Midlands? I do suspect that's a chap I know! Watchmaker by trade, so his attention to small fiddly detail is superb, great painting skills - shame it's mostly bare lead but the boats are cracking

[fred.]

Got some painting done today - some figures that have been sat nearly finished on painting sticks for months

Zulu War British Redcoats

2 units for TMWWBKs - and the crew for a gatling gun - but not the gun for some reason! There is a lot of fiddly detail on these figures, with the white cross straps, and cuff details.

Space Marine - Breacher Squads

Kind of at the other extreme a bunch of Epic scale Space Marine Breachers - doing the edges of the shields in black was a right pain - I thought it would be easy just following the edges of the shields, but I seemed to get paint everywhere! These guys still need a wash.