I have one further group of Warrior figures to show when their bases are finished. There is then a final group of Warriors, together with a secret weapon for King Bykalaizii m'Tuubi's forces, left in the Lead Pimple awaiting their moment under the Brush of Doom, but in the meantime I have to finish the Askari mountain gun and crew. While we were away I squeezed off a sly order to North Star for a few further native figures some potential game scenarios will need. More on those of course as and when...
David Bickley's Wargames Blog
The occasional ramblings of an average gamer, journeyman painter, indifferent modeller, games designer, sometime writer for Wargames Illustrated and host of games in GHQ.
Saturday, 13 June 2026
W'Tzoni Warriors
Either side of our sojourn dodging the showers down in the South West I have painted up more Native Warriors for my Heart of Darkness project. All but the Chieftain figure are from Wargames Foundry - the main man himself is from North Star's Africa range. They are slated to be the W'Tzoni, cannibal allies of the Arab Slavers faction, and so to differentiate them from the P'Doki Warriors I have fitted them out with basket weave shields. Sadly painting complex patterns on these proved beyond my hands and eye issues and so I've perforce settled for a brown ink wash in an attempt to bring out the sculpted texture on the shields ~
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A fearsome looking crew!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree there!
DeleteLovely work, a real nasty looking bunch!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a bunch of toughs!
DeleteGreat looking bunch of warriors David!
ReplyDeleteThanks Christopher!
DeleteVery intimidating set of well painted figures. Looking forward to seeing the "secret weapon".
ReplyDeleteIt will be along in due course...
DeleteAll you need now is Stewart Granger in a safari suit.
ReplyDeleteI will see what turns up...
DeleteLovely work there David and I'd struggle to paint any detail on those shields, so I think your option was the best course of action and it worked a treat. Is a signed copy of the book available to buy by any chance, as it's the sort of thing any self-respecting gamer would want in their collection;)?
ReplyDeleteYour support and encouragement is really appreciated SteveJ, thank you. Sadly the last signed copy of the book has just been sold...😉
DeleteMore splendid looking additions to your collection David…
ReplyDeleteI don’t think I would accept a dinner invitation from them though 🙀
All the best. Aly
Much appreciated as ever Aly, thanks! A wise course of action I think, otherwise you may end up on the menu...
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