My Zulus

[Iceman1964]

Hi all, and happy Easter to everybody.

There are dozens and dozens of dioramas on Zulu’s war, real icons in our minds, it’s time also for me to do something about the waves of warriors with shields and wood maces against the red jackets….

It will be a small diorama but very crowded, showing the wild fight at the mealie bags wall at Rorke’s Drift.

Here are some of the figures (Italeri, Call to Arms and Hat), the mealie bags wall (Italeri) and the first painted Zulu’s casualties.

Stay tuned

[Santi Pérez]

As my post praising this magnificent project has been one of those that have gone, I repeat again what I said then.

Enrico, the figures you have chosen for this new diorama are an excellent selection, both the Zulus from Esci/Italeri and A Call to Arms and the British from Esci/Italeri and Hät, all of them great creations from their makers.

Likewise, the painted Zulu casualties look spectacular.

In the missing post I also mentioned that I like this subject so much that a few years ago I started to prepare a project called "Zulu Ambush", which I hope to finish at some point in the future and of which I have these outline pictures.








Go on with them, my friend!

Santi.

[Iceman1964]

Now it’s the time of the zulu warriors (still) alive ! Others to come, then the British defenders …

Enjoy

[Santi Pérez]

You have also done a superb paintjob on these alive Zulus, Enrico. I love the skin tones, as well as the textures of the different elements (shields, feathers, skins, etc).

Santi.

[PaulRPetri]

Those are fantastic Zulus!!

[C M Dodson]

Superb painting on these fierce fellows.

You have managed to capture the eyes well in my opinion.

That is a gift as the attempt in this scale usually results in the cartoon look.

Well done indeed.

Best wishes,

Chris

[Peter]

Excellent painted zulu's!

[Iceman1964]

thanks guys for your feedback, always much appreciated
I had a lot of fun in painting these warriors here is the last batch , now it's time to pass to the british defenders !

[Rich W]

Wonderful work. As already mentioned, the skin tones and the shields are excellent. I look forward to seeing more updates!

[CliosPaintingBench]

Oh wow, great project, another hit from the Ice Man. The faces are very lifelike and the blending on the skin is great, You've got some great figures!

[Peter]

Another great bunch of painted Zulu's!

[blacksmith]

Fantastic skintones (especially the last one) and great shields too, congratulations!

[Iceman1964]

Thanks folks
And here are the british : they are Hat, Call to arms and Esci-Italeri, the Hat are more precise (for example they have the bayonet folders) and with poses good for this diorama, but quality of the sculpture is much lower than the other two manufacturers (minimal heads and huge hands....). Esci-Italeri has also some very original poses, such as the kneeled soldier with the ammunitions box.

And now let's go with the diorama assembly, it will be very, very crowdy !

[Santi Pérez]

Fantastic figures these British infantrymen are, Enrico, they have nothing to envy to their Zulu rivals.

...they are Hat, Call to arms and Esci-Italeri, the Hat are more precise (for example they have the bayonet folders) and with poses good for this diorama, but quality of the sculpture is much lower than the other two manufacturers (minimal heads and huge hands....). Esci-Italeri has also some very original poses, such as the kneeled soldier with the ammunitions box...

Although your excellent paintjob evens out the final result on all the figures, I agree with you that the Esci-Italeri and A Call to Arms figures (especially the former ones for my taste) are of better quality.

I will wait with great interest to see the final finished diorama.

Santi.

[Rich W]

You’ve made a lovely job of these. Some lovely poses you’ve picked out to paint. I love all the AZW British sets and I think each set has its own advantages.

I’m looking forward to them all coming together!

[Peter]

One word: "Fantastic!"