Anglo Zulu War

[Deedles]

Thanks - they are a pretty simple paint job - no collars and cuffs stuff !
The painting recipe :-

Base coat - Spray Hygrax Brown - by colour Forge
Drybrush a lighter brown - I used Vallejo Flat Earth
Black for the hair
Weapon colour - flat brown for the Knobkerrie and beige brown for the Assagie and spear
Loin cloth a lighter brown/khaki/off white , then a little off white highlight in places
Head dress and leg decorations picked out a lighter colour , off white
Give em a thin brown wash Vallejo sepia over the skin
Metals
Paint shield back a light brown using Tan earth
Paint shield front main colour
Paint shield decoration
Varnish

When based up I do how does the unit look check and do odd highlights etc .

[DecemDave]

Fabulous mass effect.  Promote this cadet immediately.

But why do I keep singing "Men of Harlech" now?

[pierre the shy]

Lovely brushwork Deedles.

As has been observed already the mass basing looks most impressive 

[fred.]

Great stuff, a really impressive mass. 

Is the thin red line up next?

[Deedles]

Great stuff, a really impressive mass.

Is the thin red line up next?

It already done by my gaming partner - we are play testing tomorrow, hopefully some pictures then

[fred.]

It already done by my gaming partner - we are play testing tomorrow, hopefully some pictures then

Cool!

[Deedles]

Some rough  set up shots from the Brits of a column and camp

[fred.]

Cool! Looks like a nice target for your Zulus

I didn't know there were green uniformed British, are they Rifles? Will be a nice option to add to my forces when I ever get back to it...

Regarding the artillery, I pretty sure these should be grey painted wood, not brown (sorry to be that guy)

[Deedles]

Cool! Looks like a nice target for your Zulus

I didn't know there were green uniformed British, are they Rifles? Will be a nice option to add to my forces when I ever get back to it...

Regarding the artillery, I pretty sure these should be grey painted wood, not brown (sorry to be that guy)

Yes its 60th rifles . And yes guns indeed should be grey I pointed that out myself as my Zulu Impi over them 😆

[Deedles]

It seems the local clergy have seen the increase in Zulu forced . The de Witts have a warning "You're all going to die!"



A little conversion work on the ACW Ambulance added sides from thin card  , the driver from the Stagecoach set and female from the ACW civilians

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

That's brilliant

[fred.]

Nice work - was about to ask which model it was - then read on a bit more!

[fred.]

Yes its 60th rifles . And yes guns indeed should be grey I pointed that out myself as my Zulu Impi over them 😆

Cool, will remember them as an option when (if) I ever get back to this. 

If the guns had been grey they would have performed better and held off the Impi...

[paulr]

          

[Deedles]

More progress on my Zulu army with 4 new regiments added

[Deedles]

Zulus now at the 1000 of em point . Started painting them mid February - so they have come along pretty quickly . Lovely simple figures to paint . The shields help give them that interest point .

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Holy funt! 
That is seriously impressive now! 
Wow

[fred.]

Excellent - ace to see such big armies!

Great work. 

Can I ask about the basing, I can see small squares, rectangles, and are there large squares too? How do these relate to your rules?

[Deedles]

Excellent - ace to see such big armies!

Great work.

Can I ask about the basing, I can see small squares, rectangles, and are there large squares too? How do these relate to your rules?

A basic stand at 30x30 is 1 unit for fighting / casualties. A 60x30 is 2 , a 60x60 is 4 . Each unit is made of 2 1's , 4 2's , and multiple 4's depending on unit size . It allows easy casualty removal , formation shapes etc . Zulus are essentially melee troops . On initial melee contact the Zulus fight with the same number of bases as the imperial which are all 30x30. If it goes to a second round the deeper and wider Zulu stands start to fight - unless imperials are in barricades or square .

[pierre the shy]

Holy moly Deedles that is a truly impressive sight! 

I hope Lord Chelmsford's army packed several spare uniforms in thier kitbags.