Great semi flat War in Afrika.

 Set up trial games this afternoon now much of the scenery is finished and the figures finished. Army Black v Army Red/Green.

Out of Dettol ready for painting

 This afternoon I took some of the figures out of the Dettol. It had worked really well. A scrub in hot water with a tooth brush and they were ready for the first coat of paint. I am pleased with the detail revealed by the stripping back of old paint.

Afrika: Palms and Portuguese

 Today I worked on the Portuguese and finished some. I also got the samples of Mdf  palm trees ( a pound each) to be used as scenery in the Afrika game. They are 3mm thick and look the part. I painted them, stuck them onto Mdf bases and added a stone from the garden. Instant semi flat scenery and very simple to make. I ordered more today which should come by the end of the week.

Out of Afrika : figure preparation and visual research

 

More out of Afrika

Some more figures finished today...

Out of Afrika or a semi flat Portable Colonial Wargame.

 Been doing some reading, painting, basing and planning over the past few days for some WW1 gaming in Afrika. Last year I tried a similar campaign idea in 10mm but found the figures too small. So I decided that the semi flat figures would work. Have a look at the photos below to meet the opposing commanders and see a couple of units as well as background reading.