Beginnings

Good evening folks,

I aim to write a blog concerning historical wargaming but focused on the Anglo-Zulu War, 2nd Afgan War and Napoleonic wars. Lately the AZW has really captivated me and I've dived into Ian Knight's books on the topic.

I was lucky enough to buy a job lot of AZW Empress miniatures from a fellow wargamer online, who admitted it was an unfinished project of his. We certainly all have those, gathering dust in a box, never to be graced by the brush!

These Empress castings of the AZW British really are quite something, I'll be posting pictures in the next couple of days of my progress through them. I'm attempted to 'black-line' the figures in order to have them pop on the table.

I've thoroughly enjoyed the researching the period, especially into the various uniforms of the war. For example, I have four excellent models of Natal Carabineers on my painting desk at the moment. I use the wealth of information available in the Osprey series of booklets, along with literary sources and other images I can find.

I hope in further posts I'll be able to format this blog well and insert liberal images of what I'm painting! I've been painting quite a few pieces of terrain for iSandlwana/ the beginning of the war so that'll serve as a good backdrop for photos.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope will be an enjoyable blog for fellow enthusiasts,
Thanks again,
Rhys