⭐️ whichever period you choose to dive into the combination of the passion in your research and the way you base and paint the figures always brings about an excellent result with this project being no exception…..being able to follow these projects is an inspiration in itself ⭐️ 👍
Really loving how these look, think you're getting this project just right visually, the worn British uniforms are spot on. Secret Weapon Terracotta Earth is (was) my favourite pigment ever I think, still not been able to find an exact match since they went out of business, but that's probably from buying online, need to get in a hobby shop and look at some alternative ranges.
I didn't even realise they were out of business, I've had this pigment kicking about for ages. Glad you like it buddy, it was a few test minis before I settled on the look but I'm pleased with the one I went with 👍
I love how much character and personality is in each stand! It's like each one is a tiny little diorama. Just discovered your channel and love the painting and the battle reports!
Once again an excellent video Martin ..thank you. The basing is amazing and so relevant to me at the moment with my African project, the red earth in africa continues north until you hit the huge forests. In Southern Congo its very similar, I use Tetrion as a base then paint with Vallejo Brown Sand to give the right base. Then add a light cover of summer flock and winter tufts, occasional rocks etc.
Love it Martin, as usual, a lot of character and every base tells a story. Looking forward to the Rifle Company and more progress reports in the future. Well done Mate👍
"Blood & Steel" which is developed from "Blood & Plunder" is set in this time period and has a full section on the Zulu war, not mass battle but may be worth you uchecking it out.
Very nice. Did an AZ project myself a few years ago and I always play with The Men Who Would Be Kings, which always seem to play fairly well. One thing you could do to add some flavour to Black Powder is once everyone is deployed, roll for Zulu each unit/brigade and a success allows them to start x inches closer to the enemy. Just to represent their ability to surprise the Brits and get a a bit closer without being seen. Gives the Brits less time to gun them down and the Zulus more chance of getting into combat where they have a chance of winning. Have to say I haven’t tried this but occurred to me while watching your video and will probably give it a go next time I play. 👍
Great video mate. Nice plans for the armies. I do think you’ll need double the amount of Zulus to compete with the British you have planned. Bases look fantastic. I also think you should add the film characters lol.
I think you're right haha, that will be about 10 main Zulu units and probably about 12 skirmish bases... At least Oh I definitely want the film characters,will probably mix them into units or pop them on command bases 👍😁
Durnfords cavalry, mounted NNC or Basutoland horse and Lancers will add some colour/character. We play TFL Sharp Practice as a skirmish game, of The Men Who Would Be Kings- you could play those with your units based for BP but don’t worry about the figures on the base just use a unit value- that works really well for ZuluWars.
Terrific update Martin. I'm not much in to the colonial period, in fact it makes me rather uncomfortable. Although, "Redcoat History" podcasts & videos give a great balance to the strength & courage of the men on both sides, the political & military blunders as well. A note on the British helmets, it's my understanding the underbody of the canvas covers was of cork, so that in hot climates they could dip them in water and this would provide a cooling effect. You can well imagine the discoloration, mold & mud this would have on the white canvas coverings. Cheers for all your work.
Very nice. An idea would be to get some cattle and the udibi herding boys. These often appear with zulu armies and they could be objective markers or random events in a game.
We introduced a house rule, where every turn the British companies roped for low ammunition, had a very random and unpredictable effect on the British firing line.
Nice work - including your basing - and I hope things are progressing well ...... I've run up a couple of sets of British soldiers in shirt sleeves, firing line (VLW52) and mixed in a few others, plus a little kit bashing and using figures from Perry's metal ranges covering Zulu Wars and Sudan (e.g. VLW38, SB5, 7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) They work in pretty smoothly as not all troops retained puttee in camp and a little green stuff can smooth out elements where puttee are present and gaiters may be preferred. I hope this helps
Super work and a great update. The washed out sun bleached uniforms look very realistic. I admire the thought you put in to your arrangement of figures on the bases. If you are likely to do another Zulu base with a dead soldier on it perhaps you could depict the custom of hlomula and have one of the Zulus stabbing the body as he passes it?
Thanks for that, really great to hear you like the minis, I think I spend more time working out how they are going to be positioned than I do actually painting them 😅
Very cool update mate. The units look brilliant. And even with me dropping one of them 😅 keep up the great work and I look forward to hopefully having a game with you with them. 😁👍
Your British look extremely good. Please could you list the contrast paints you used or do a video tutorial on painting them? I have completed the Little Wars TV battle of Isandlwana in 6mm using Baccus figures. I am almost done with my 28mm Rorke's Drift project, just 84 Zulus to go (there will be around 400 in total and 40 British). I purchased, I think from Empress, their figures portraying the actors, Michael Caine, Stanley Baker etc as well as having the ones Warlord supply in their Rorke's Drift set, which I purchased.
I will absolutely have to add in the film personalities either on their own base or scattered through others. I think I'm going to do a tutorial as I've been asked a fair bit but the base is blood angels red then strong tone, then I work up the highlights with evil sunz Scarlett with increasing amounts of orange 👍
Great video and nice looking forces - any chance of a "How you painted the Zulu's and British unit"? This will inspire me to start my WG Rorke's Drift Collectors edition...
Lovely painted miniatures Martin, I really need to carry on with my Zulu project. There is a channel on TH-cam called the history chap he does a lot of videos about the Zulu war and the colonial period you should check it out 👍
Awesome Zulus! Would it work if each little skirmished base was worth a die so a unit with 1 attached would get 1 die when shooting and 2 two dice e.t.c? It just seems like quite a nice little game mechanic though I don’t know if it would work in game or history terms... P.S if your going to roll for unit traits you could also roll for number of skirmish bases for a unit - 1,2 = 0 2,3 - 1, 5,6 - 2? Again just random ideas 😬 PS. PS The Zulu player could roll for their units 'trait' at the start of the game but keep the token denoting it upside-down until melee is entered (unless it becomes applicable earlier) - that way the Zulu player knows which of their units are of a better class but the British player doesn't.
Cheers duddy, I use Hyrax Brown, then Mournfang Brown (drybrush), strong tone wash then a light drybrush of a lighter brown/leather colour on the highlights 👍
⭐️ whichever period you choose to dive into the combination of the passion in your research and the way you base and paint the figures always brings about an excellent result with this project being no exception…..being able to follow these projects is an inspiration in itself ⭐️ 👍
Thanks so much, I really appreciate it 🙂 I really try to make each of my project's as individual as I can 👍
@@7thson726 ⭐️ your enthusiasm is contagious….that’s an admirable achievement in and of itself ⭐️ 👍
Really loving how these look, think you're getting this project just right visually, the worn British uniforms are spot on. Secret Weapon Terracotta Earth is (was) my favourite pigment ever I think, still not been able to find an exact match since they went out of business, but that's probably from buying online, need to get in a hobby shop and look at some alternative ranges.
I didn't even realise they were out of business, I've had this pigment kicking about for ages.
Glad you like it buddy, it was a few test minis before I settled on the look but I'm pleased with the one I went with 👍
Amazing, been waiting for this for weeks
Haha you and me both 😁
I love how much character and personality is in each stand! It's like each one is a tiny little diorama. Just discovered your channel and love the painting and the battle reports!
Thanks for taking the time to comment, I love telling stories with my units as I feel it helps motivate me and also looks more visually interesting 👍
Nice update, Luvly painted 👏
Thanks 😁
Once again an excellent video Martin ..thank you.
The basing is amazing and so relevant to me at the moment with my African project, the red earth in africa continues north until you hit the huge forests. In Southern Congo its very similar, I use Tetrion as a base then paint with Vallejo Brown Sand to give the right base. Then add a light cover of summer flock and winter tufts, occasional rocks etc.
That sounds great, I find little details like that help make the project more personal rather than being restrained by what's available 👍
Fantastic imagination on all this project. The photos at the end were something else. Maybe a British command stand with Colonel, bugler and colours?
Thanks, really pleased you enjoyed it. I picked up some bits for a command stand this week, hopefully have them done in the next update 😁
Excellent work as always. Looking forward to the next progress video on this project.
Thank you very much! Glad you like them mate 😁
Excellent video. A great period to game. Excited to see more progress. Awesome work as always, keep up the great content!
Thanks very much mate, glad you enjoyed it 😁
Love it Martin, as usual, a lot of character and every base tells a story. Looking forward to the Rifle Company and more progress reports in the future. Well done Mate👍
Thanks Paul 👍😁
"Blood & Steel" which is developed from "Blood & Plunder" is set in this time period and has a full section on the Zulu war, not mass battle but may be worth you uchecking it out.
I do keep meaning to check that game out, thanks for the reminder 👍
Very nice. Did an AZ project myself a few years ago and I always play with The Men Who Would Be Kings, which always seem to play fairly well. One thing you could do to add some flavour to Black Powder is once everyone is deployed, roll for Zulu each unit/brigade and a success allows them to start x inches closer to the enemy. Just to represent their ability to surprise the Brits and get a a bit closer without being seen. Gives the Brits less time to gun them down and the Zulus more chance of getting into combat where they have a chance of winning. Have to say I haven’t tried this but occurred to me while watching your video and will probably give it a go next time I play. 👍
So many good suggestions coming in, I really like that, keeps the British on their toes 👍
Absolutely stunning work pal love the basing I can’t wait to see the finished project
Thanks 👍 I'm hoping to crack on with the next set of British this month 😁
Great video mate. Nice plans for the armies. I do think you’ll need double the amount of Zulus to compete with the British you have planned. Bases look fantastic. I also think you should add the film characters lol.
I think you're right haha, that will be about 10 main Zulu units and probably about 12 skirmish bases... At least
Oh I definitely want the film characters,will probably mix them into units or pop them on command bases 👍😁
Really impressive work mate,the passion in each project you do is just awe inspiring,keep up the awesome work
Thanks mate, I really appreciate that, got plenty more planned 😁👍
Great work - especially the pics at the end are rockin hard! Very inspiring! :-)
Really appreciate that, thanks 😁
Another fascinating video Martin, looking forward to the next update.
Thanks very much,glad you enjoyed it 👍😁
They look really good. Still got loads to do.
Haha absolutely 😁
Absolutely fantastic mate. The project is coming on really well. Maybe add some Natal Native Contingent and a unit of cavalry.
I think after I've done the Naval Brigade the NNC will have to make an appearance 😁 glad you enjoyed it mate
Impressive progress mate
Cheers dude, this time next year ... 😅
Durnfords cavalry, mounted NNC or Basutoland horse and Lancers will add some colour/character. We play TFL Sharp Practice as a skirmish game, of The Men Who Would Be Kings- you could play those with your units based for BP but don’t worry about the figures on the base just use a unit value- that works really well for ZuluWars.
Cheers for that, all good ones to check out 👍
EXCELLENT video. I simply MUST dig out my Zulus, Brits and Boars again, and bring them to the table and revive my narrative "What ifs" :-)
Thank you, this is a slow project for me but I'm enjoying every minute of it 👍
Terrific update Martin. I'm not much in to the colonial period, in fact it makes me rather uncomfortable. Although, "Redcoat History" podcasts & videos give a great balance to the strength & courage of the men on both sides, the political & military blunders as well. A note on the British helmets, it's my understanding the underbody of the canvas covers was of cork, so that in hot climates they could dip them in water and this would provide a cooling effect. You can well imagine the discoloration, mold & mud this would have on the white canvas coverings. Cheers for all your work.
Thanks for taking the time to comment, that's something I hadn't really considered but makes perfect sense 👍
I look forward to your changes to unit types and rules with BP in how you handle the vanilla unit types that exist now, Martin, very exciting!💂♂
Thanks very much, I'm looking forward to getting stuck into it all 😁
As always! Outstanding Martin 👍
Thank you 😁
Excellent painting
Thanks very much 👍
Very nice. An idea would be to get some cattle and the udibi herding boys. These often appear with zulu armies and they could be objective markers or random events in a game.
Now that sounds like a great idea, I just found some so may have to make an order 😁
Project looks awesome man! Great work!
Glad you liked it, thanks 😁👍
We introduced a house rule, where every turn the British companies roped for low ammunition, had a very random and unpredictable effect on the British firing line.
Now I like this 👍😁 definitely up for adding something like that in
Lovely work so far! Always enjoy seeing your project updates, Cheers
Thanks buddy 👍
Nice work - including your basing - and I hope things are progressing well ...... I've run up a couple of sets of British soldiers in shirt sleeves, firing line (VLW52) and mixed in a few others, plus a little kit bashing and using figures from Perry's metal ranges covering Zulu Wars and Sudan (e.g. VLW38, SB5, 7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) They work in pretty smoothly as not all troops retained puttee in camp and a little green stuff can smooth out elements where puttee are present and gaiters may be preferred. I hope this helps
That's awesome, thanks very much, the project is trundling along in the background but I hope to have some games next year 👍
@@7thson726 anytime 😉
Super work and a great update.
The washed out sun bleached uniforms look very realistic.
I admire the thought you put in to your arrangement of figures on the bases.
If you are likely to do another Zulu base with a dead soldier on it perhaps you could depict the custom of hlomula and have one of the Zulus stabbing the body as he passes it?
Thanks for that, really great to hear you like the minis, I think I spend more time working out how they are going to be positioned than I do actually painting them 😅
Absolutely fantastic video mate
Thanks dude 👍😁
Coming along nicely, I particularly like the British basing. Maybe some Natal Native Contingent and Natal Native Horse.
Great idea! I do like the NNC figures available 👍
Very cool update mate. The units look brilliant. And even with me dropping one of them 😅 keep up the great work and I look forward to hopefully having a game with you with them. 😁👍
Haha i had forgotten about that, can't wait to get them on the table
Great stuff. The final pictures are beautiful.
Thanks very much 👍
Your British look extremely good. Please could you list the contrast paints you used or do a video tutorial on painting them? I have completed the Little Wars TV battle of Isandlwana in 6mm using Baccus figures. I am almost done with my 28mm Rorke's Drift project, just 84 Zulus to go (there will be around 400 in total and 40 British). I purchased, I think from Empress, their figures portraying the actors, Michael Caine, Stanley Baker etc as well as having the ones Warlord supply in their Rorke's Drift set, which I purchased.
I will absolutely have to add in the film personalities either on their own base or scattered through others.
I think I'm going to do a tutorial as I've been asked a fair bit but the base is blood angels red then strong tone, then I work up the highlights with evil sunz Scarlett with increasing amounts of orange 👍
Great video and nice looking forces - any chance of a "How you painted the Zulu's and British unit"? This will inspire me to start my WG Rorke's Drift Collectors edition...
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I can certainly add those videos to the list 👍
This is great! Thanks for putting this up. I really look forward to hearing about your campaign system. Also how are zulu war novels going?
Cheers,glad you enjoyed it 👍 slowly getting through them, having a break at the moment after the 2nd 👍
Doing a great job on it. What ever you have done the base and pant work is amazing 🎖🎖🤠🏆🏆
Thank you! Cheers!😁
Super cool project!
Thanks!😁
They look fantastic.
Thanks 😁
Lovely painted miniatures Martin, I really need to carry on with my Zulu project. There is a channel on TH-cam called the history chap he does a lot of videos about the Zulu war and the colonial period you should check it out 👍
Brilliant,thanks for the heads up 😁
Fantastic figures mate
Thanks buddy 👍😁
24th Regt only had green collar tabs…not full green collars, the rest of their collars were red.
These are only representative, it was a force of habit from the Napoleonics, I'll probably change it for the rest
Have you done a painting vid on the british?
Not for the AZW, sorry
Awesome Zulus! Would it work if each little skirmished base was worth a die so a unit with 1 attached would get 1 die when shooting and 2 two dice e.t.c? It just seems like quite a nice little game mechanic though I don’t know if it would work in game or history terms...
P.S if your going to roll for unit traits you could also roll for number of skirmish bases for a unit - 1,2 = 0 2,3 - 1, 5,6 - 2? Again just random ideas 😬
PS. PS The Zulu player could roll for their units 'trait' at the start of the game but keep the token denoting it upside-down until melee is entered (unless it becomes applicable earlier) - that way the Zulu player knows which of their units are of a better class but the British player doesn't.
Ooooh I like those ideas, they are going on the pile, I'm looking forward to trying these out 😁
This looks good what rule set will you be using? Also will there be thousands of them at crackcon?
I'll be starting with Black Powder but may look at a couple of others as well, I didn't think of that 🤔 maybe have to make some plans 😁
Would be good to see and possibly play assuming I can get a pass to come
@@glyndwr1391 we can't wait to get there again
P.S. what was the paint you used for the Zulu skin?
Cheers duddy, I use Hyrax Brown, then Mournfang Brown (drybrush), strong tone wash then a light drybrush of a lighter brown/leather colour on the highlights 👍
Bon travail. Votre bases... irregular... custom prints? Or?
The bases are from Big Red Bat 👍😁