One man and his brushes.: AZW

Picking up those brushes again.

Hi and welcome to the occasional mutterings of Dave Doc, a military modeller and some time gamer. Gaming and model making has given me a real education, History & Geography(obvious really), Artistry, Politics, Economics, Logistics, Project Management -you try building miniature armies without the last 3.

I will use the blog to record my creations & the odd occasion I actually do some gaming.

I have always been inspired by the aesthetic side of gaming. Playing on well constructed terrain using excellently painted units is always a joy.

Wednesday, 12 March 2025

AZW - Many more Zulus

I am progressing well with another 4 units being added. This takes me up to about 650 figures

First up some commanders

Cetshawyo on horseback with other foot commanders , and.another for commander . I have another 4 of these still to do . There is also a casualty marker piece of fallen Zulus. Of these bits are from Steve Barber 10mm. They are not a bad match with the Pendraken stuff and fill in some of the range gaps for me .

It’s been a productive week on the infantry side with another 4 regiments completed .

The first Veteran unit with mostly white shields. Uthulwans - “Dust Raisers”

The UVe - “Flycatchers”

The Indlondlo “Black Mambas”

An unmarried unit the “Leopards Lair”

The latest 4 laid out

I have all the rest of the figures ready to prepare and basecoat to take me over the 1000 target and add another 4 regiments . Which should get done over the couple of weeks . I have other painting plans coming up so need to get these done .

We are tweaking the home brew set used for the mass Sudan battles and are doing a play test tomorrow.