ZULU! The Store House...Rorke's Drift...January 1879

[Gern]

This looks amazing Ron. But I've just had an awful thought. I might be wrong here, but didn't the 'Locals' set fire to the building near the end of the film ? So if this is right, how far are you going with the dio' Ron ?

Oh come on Col! You're surely not suggesting Ron burns this masterpiece?!

Gern

[monica]

Excellent work so far Ron taking shape nicely and looking good,

[spanner570]

This looks amazing Ron. But I've just had an awful thought. I might be wrong here, but didn't the 'Locals' set fire to the building near the end of the film ? So if this is right, how far are you going with the dio' Ron ?

Thanks Colin, I know they set fire to the Hospital building, but I can't remember if they did the same to the stores. I don't think they did.

I'm hoping to model the last ditch defence, after the hospital was over run and the soldiers retreated behind the hastily erected biscuit box wall.......

Ron

[Alan 45]

You know Ron sometimes when I view your threads I get this horrible feeling of inadequacy

As Ian's (Papa) avatar says " I can no longer stand this level of awesome !"

[Guest]

Just seen this (been on holiday). This is going to be good.

[colin m]

Thanks Colin, I know they set fire to the Hospital building, but I can't remember if they did the same to the stores. I don't think they did.I'm hoping to model the last ditch defence, after the hospital was over run and the soldiers retreated behind the hastily erected biscuit box wall.......

Ron

Well it's nice to be wrong. At least it was just the hospital they set fire to. I bet Matron was well annoyed.

[Guest]

This has progressed a lot since I last looked in can't believe how fast its going, looking awesome as always Ron.

[Guest]

Just catching up on this again Ron ,as usual you're up to your high standards and its looking great! 800 lbs for that many figures sounds like a deal what are you waiting for?

[yak face]

Eyup mucker , that collapsing grass bank is unbelievably realistic , i dont know how ye do it. i suspect witchcraft! , cheers tony

[Guest]

Ron this is looking great I shall look forward to seeing the finished build.

[spanner570]

Thanks everyone,

As the weather is so nice, I've done precious little bench work.

I've made a gate and some fence posts - I figured there must have been some sort of fence to guide the cattle into the kraal. Anyway its there now!

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Here is the one 1/72, B Coy., 2nd Battalion 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Reg. of Foot defender I've finished.......Contrary to the film, it was an English, not Welsh Battalion, and at the time of the battle there were only 15 Welshmen in the ranks...Still a determined bunch of blokes wherever they came from.

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Only another 130 odd to do!!!!!!

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Should keep me happy......or suicidal.

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

This really is looking great Ron, so much to look at, you just have to keep looking at it, so much to see, I love dio`s like this, looking forward to seeing more

[stona]

I think the confusion is because the 24th Foot became the South Wales Borderers a couple of years later.

Just think, when you've finished the 150 red coats you'll only have 3,000 Zulus to do

Cheers

Steve

[Alan 45]

Looking good Ron , I don't envy you with those figures

[Guest]

At least the Zulu warriors didn't wear much clothing! :P