Return to Mordheim Secnario #2

They had to rethink how they would do this. The last attempt at entering the city had been a disaster on all levels, really, with the undead being almost unstoppable. 

It was not a rout, they told themselves, but they all knew the truth really. 

To this end, a new band has been assembled, more heavily equipped, better funded (from where, noone yet felt able to ask Rothmann) and the initial approach to the walls of the city more planned, this time approaching from the more often used Palesovan trade road.

However, that is not to say that this will make things any easier, as that road passes through the deep forests of the region, with multiple winding routes. Indeed, this appalling weather has all but washed out the path and made slogging through it in any semblance of order highly difficult. The wagon constantly slipping into puddle holes and having to be pushed out, let alone that constant greasy rain that soaks everything completely and keeps the ground sodden.

They have not been unobserved, they knew, but there was always going to be something out there. Quite what they could about it other than hope for getting to the next village with no problems? Damn this weather, just keep the men alert!

ZULU! - Project Complete

 Zulu, the one we all want to do but can't face painting masses of. Well, tartan based armies maybe more so, but Zulu next as you need a fair amount of them!

So, a few years back (7, I think) a fellow gaming yeoman had some money burning a hole in his pocket, and purchased the Warlord Rorkes Drift Set, intention being to paint it all up and play The Drift. Which we did - I bought some Zulu and weighed in with those.

This would be the first six units............

All very enjoyable, but couldn't help feeling that we needed MORE ZULU as it looked a bit light. We had another Zulu based game of Black Powder and one of Men Who Would Be Kings, then it fizzled out and they never really got used again.

However, these projects never really die out completely for me and I couldn't help feeling a bit sorry for painted those 120 and never doing much with them again. So I bought another army box a year or two later.

This would be the next six units...........

This pattern continued for some time, get a spat of interest in 1879, think "right, get some Zulu done" and make an effort to paint some. Some point, I bought a load of sprues to make into skirmishers.

This would be the next couple of units.........

Then Perry released their plastic box, so I bought one of those on the way home of an evening.

The next two units........

Until eventually, lots of my other projects are done and I've a mass of half done, half undercoated, Zulu mournfully sitting in the box. So put a push on to actually get these finished and based, which I had to match to my original ones from 2015 and when I only had a desert table and based accordingly.

Finally, all done. FINALLY. I have no actual idea of how many individual Zulu models I've got, but its 12 units and a mass of skirmishers. Between 280 and 300, I think. I mean, they aren't especially difficult to paint, its just the production line element, which plays to my strengths, but isn't hugely engaging when you know you have so many to do.

Of course, I've still got the British to get on with as well, plus NNC, but the valiant warriors defending their homeland from the aggressive invaders are complete!