From DaveD: Zulu’s (72 points)

Ok - from the snows of NW Europe to Summer on the Veldt of  Southern Africa. MartinC of this parish and I are working on a Zulu war project - well he’s done most of his Brits already of course. It’s time for me to get my finger out and raise the forces of the Zulu king Cetshawyo. Of course I have over a 1000 of these to paint - what other number of Zulus might there be?😆😆. Though for painting at 10mm they are pretty easy at least. I also happened to have cast these ones up too as part of my part time hobby job at the casting furnaces of Pendraken Miniatures . From ingot to impi in a few weeks . 

We will use my home brew rule set for a game along with a large campaign . We have access to some large tables - mad friend Gerry with his two  24x6 - and will have Martins  British columns lost in the vastness , we will await that cry “Zulus Thousands of em!” We are doing a ratio of 1/20 overall . 

So here is the first regiment getting ready to wash their spears - The “ uMbonambi” who were part of the left horn at Islandwahna . So these are  just under 1500 strong at the moment, I will add another 28 to take them to 2000 they had for the battle .

Plus the start of the next one , in more fancy headdress 

These ones are from Steve Barber rather than Pendraken.

Rather than apply tufts to these , I have applied the mix of 3 different (2 that are 2mm , and 1 that is 1mm)  static grasses directly . 

Certainly it’s a nice an easy job - do it across two or 3 times , blow of the excess and do it again . Took about 10 minutes altogether with applying the glue dabs first . 

Last year I paid a visit to the Royal Engineers museum and viewed Lt Chards pistol along with other choice exhibts .  The museum is well worth a visit .

Points :- 72 x 10mm infantry = 72 points 

And also for the colonial `duel with Robert .

TeemuL: First we had British for zulu wars and then we have Zulus for zulu wars. Can this be a coincidence? No, it is not, it seems to be a clever plan by two members of Thursday crew. So we have a joint operation of Retreat from Moscow between Thursday and Friday crews and now we this Zulu Wars project between members of Thursday crew. Excellent! Dave, I think you need couple of more Zulus to get a fair fight with those British battalions... Or very much static grass to hide your troops!