Seats have been taken at the card tables and it's time to put your money on the table. I'll start with these 24 Zulus for 120 points. These are part of the Cetshwayo Challenge and explains my 4:1 handicap
For those how have seen my first attempt at these on my blog you will know I have a large number of terrible Zulu figures that I need to paint and base. The Foundry figures are boring, the Warrior Miniatures are dynamic but poor quality and the unknown manufacturer ones are boring and poor quality. The plan is to put them on bases of 12 and then add the remains of a hanging basket as long grass to hide the offending figures. The painting is basic and I plan to use the shields to identify them. These are the iNdlu-yengwe. Think I will tweak the bases in the future with more dry brushing to show up more clearly.
Fantastic stuff Martin! I quite like like the effect of the elephant grass - very evocative (and a good use of camouflage).
120 Points - A great opening gambit for your Chetswayo Challenge.
What's with all these huge first entries? How are you managing to paint so many figures so quickly? It's just not fair! :p
ReplyDeleteLovely Zulus Martin :)
Cheers. You know us boys, all enthusiasm and rush but no stamina, although if you give us 20 minutes;)
DeleteTwo point bombs in the first day. What a great start to this years Challenge Martin! It looks like the game is afoot for the heavy hitters!
ReplyDeleteHopefully. Now don't you have some painting to do;)
DeleteI love the long grass!
ReplyDeleteTa. Good for hiding dodgy figures
DeleteZulus! 24 of them! - Impressive first day's work. I look forward to seeing more.
ReplyDeleteTa. To quote the 13th Warrior "Don't worry Little Brother, there are more"
DeleteI'm surrounded by speed painters! Very smart work, Martin, and great use of basing materials!
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DeleteVery Impressive - I really like the basing!
ReplyDeleteTa, I already hate hot melt glue. My fingertips look like John Dillengers'
DeleteHot Glue, Facto Blades, Super Glue
DeleteThis hobby is dangerous to finger tips!
Amazing amount of work in 1 day! very nice looking too, I keep thinking of doing zulu's then realize I have 225 other projects still in the queue.... :-(
ReplyDeleteTa. I understand fully
DeleteAnd excellent and impressive work.
ReplyDeleteta
DeleteZULU! ZULU! ZULU! Lots of paint flying at your bench by the looks. Well done. cheers
ReplyDelete"Sir, sentries report Zulus. Thousands of them" Ta
ReplyDeleteWhoah, that's one impressive first entry! Amazing painting speed there!
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DeleteI find painting Zulus very hard, so I especially appreciate the effort behind these figures. I have a diagram of Zulu shield colours if that would help at all. When I paint some of these in 10mm I will put it on the challenge blog. I hope your eyes did not bleed when painting these as it feels like it when I paint Zulus!
ReplyDeleteI find them a little boring. I could do more detail but the figures don't really deserve it. I use this link for shields http://kriegsmann.tripod.com/Iklwa.html
DeleteOh good Lord! That's quite a start Martin, cracking job Sir.
ReplyDeleteCheers. You have 6 to paint now. Get cracking!
Delete120 points, you are the man!!
ReplyDeleteIan
Definitely a man. We'll see in March when Millsy and DaveD get moving
DeleteA fantastic first entry to The Challenge, sir.
ReplyDeleteGracias
DeleteNeeds more Zulus
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Evil man
Deletevery nice Martin!
ReplyDeleteta
DeleteFor shame Dave! Being beaten to the punch with the first colonial entry. What's the world coming to???
DeleteLovely work Martin. The shields in particular are very good indeed.
cheers. I'm testing his bottle. Is he steady in the face of an onslaught or can i break his square
DeleteGreat start indeed! Nice work, and good idea with the basing vs poor quality sculpting... like that :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. Want to get them done so that I can paint some nice things
DeleteFantastic start Martin. I remember the previous blog entries. A great solution for using lackluster sculpts.
ReplyDeleteTa, hot melt glue is ruining my hands
DeleteAnd the Zulu horde begins to amass. Nice group, the elephant grass really helps them pop!
ReplyDeleteCheers
DeleteA very good start.
ReplyDeleteTa mate
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DeleteExcellent work, love the grass as well!
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DeleteI'm usually a little suspect of "overdoing it" on basing effects, but I have to admit that's a great idea, using the basing to disguise inferior sculpts. Looking forward to watching the horde grow over the Challenge...
ReplyDeletecheers, I agree about bases but without long grass don't think i'd have painted the figs
DeleteNice work Martin. Glad to see your hanging basket did not die in vain.
ReplyDeleteta. it's more use know than it was as a hanging basket
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