Ive have an interest in the Anglo-Zulu wars. Pendraken (and some others) have some nice British & Zulu figures in 10mm, I found this:
http://paperterrain.mybisi.com/products/zulu-war
Cheap & easy terrain. Easy to assemble, no painting.
While Im a Pendraken fan, I may go with Baccus 6mm. More figures, bigger units.
Interesting :-\
I see they do a 10/12mm version for $20.
Have you seen this thread? http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,4317.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,4317.0.html)
Have a look for adr's posts, they lead to this set being produced: http://www.hokaheywargaming.co.uk/Rorkes%20d.html (http://www.hokaheywargaming.co.uk/Rorkes%20d.html)
Okay, it's £50 rather than $20, but you can get a special figure pack for £40 which you'll need anyway ;)
I bought an unpainted hospital for conversion purposes. Another sadly stalled project although I do have doors, windows and enough wooden coffee stirrers to make it into a three story fantasy inn... 8-}
Cheers!
Meirion
Thanks!
Yeah I saw those already. I have many history & military books on the subject. I'm still looking for possible rules. Any suggestions?
I have Black Powder Zulu. Two Hour Wargames Colonial. Havent played yet.
Quote from: Bloodaxe on 16 September 2015, 07:33:30 PM
Thanks!
Yeah I saw those already. I have many history & military books on the subject. I'm still looking for possible rules. Any suggestions?
I have Black Powder Zulu. Two Hour Wargames Colonial. Havent played yet.
Not from me I'm afraid, I'm a role-player who's just dabbling his toes into wargaming and this is well outside my experience! :-[
Hokahey have their own set listed for £3 on that page. There are some pictures in the Pendraken 20th Birthday Bash thread, scroll down the first post a bit http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,5645.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,5645.0.html)
I'm sure someone with a bit more experience will be along to help in a minute!
Cheers,
Meirion
I've done it in three scales; 10mm easily wins, to my taste. 10mm needs a heck of a lot of figures to look intimidating.
(By the way, where do they drift from and to?)
Quote from: FierceKitty on 16 September 2015, 11:14:50 PM
I've done it in three scales; 10mm easily wins, to my taste. 10mm needs a heck of a lot of figures to look intimidating.
That's why I think I may use 6mm. Mighty big units, more figs.
Quote from: FierceKitty on 16 September 2015, 11:16:02 PM
(By the way, where do they drift from and to?)
It was by a ford in the Buffalo river. Drift meant ford.
In the post title, it's clearly a verb. Or does "drift" here mean to ford a river (in which case, what is a Rorke, which side should they be on, and who makes them in 10mm?)?
Quote from: FierceKitty on 17 September 2015, 04:13:12 AM
In the post title, it's clearly a verb. Or does "drift" here mean to ford a river (in which case, what is a Rorke, which side should they be on, and who makes them in 10mm?)?
Perhaps it's a orcish settler after an alternative fantasy development which has Saruman settling veteran orcs in Rohan, upon which they take the proud title
Rorks, variant spelling in elvish runes possible....no, I don't think so either.
Rourke was an Irish missionary who founded the mission at "Rourke's Drift". In this case I Drift means Ford, although there was a bridge.
IanS
Why do I feel like a charcutier in Tel Aviv?
Probably cos you're South African. Can't imagine you didn't already know what all that meant.
At least I never fell for apartheid or for Nelson Mandela.
Quote from: Leman on 17 September 2015, 07:55:28 AM
Probably cos you're South African. Can't imagine you didn't already know what all that meant.
He was missing an
'So missing the point
>>I'm still looking for possible rules. Any suggestions?
I've used 'Soldiers of the Queen' before. Very good rules with
some interesting event cards. I've only played them a few times
but remember the way that firepower stopped Zulu Impis in their
tracks for a short while until they re-organised.
A small defensive force with heavy firepower therefore had to
swap repeatedly between targets, forcing them back while others
started to edge forward.
Phil