Death in Dar Fur

Another entry from LAF's Colonial Painting Expedition...

In this most remote of the Great War's theatres, a trooper of the Sudanese Camel Corps comes across a fallen Fur warrior.

Entries from the Colonial Painting Expedition

Over on the Lead Adventure Forum we're currently running one of our 'painting clubs' where everybody paints single figures or small groups based on a particular board's theme until we get to a total of one hundred entries. This time it's the turn of the Colonial Adventures board, which is the board I've been put in charge of. Thought I might as well post a couple of my own entries here on the blog.

The Zulu

Induna, uDloko ibutho, the fight at Jim's House, January 1879.
(Wargames Foundry)

 The Balochi

 Sepoy, 27th Bombay Native Infantry (1st Belooch Regt.), Abyssinia, 1868.
(Mutineer Miniatures/Wargames Foundry conversion)

The Askari

 Sudanese Askari, Uganda Rifles, mid 1890s.

 (Wargames Foundry minor conversion)

Quatermain vs. Cetshwayo

Allan Quatermain, at the Battle of 'Ndondakasuka, Zululand, 1856.
(Perry Miniatures conversion)

Wahehe!

Those troublesome and tenacious foes of colonial Germany in East Africa, the Wahehe.

 

 

These figures are a mix of Wargames Foundry and Copplestone Castings conversions.

 

Most of the shields were scratchbuilt, as I couldn't find anything available commercially that quite did the massive shields sometimes favoured by the Hehe justice.

 These conversions were fun and easy to do, and result in some pretty unique-looking figures (it's always nice to have figures other people haven't got!).

Watuta!

A small warband of Tuta warriors. Figures are Copplestone, Copplestone conversions, and Foundry/Copplestone hybrid conversions.

And some warrior women, Sally Singana and Mafuthi Mtwetwe...