"Rorkes Drift in 28mm at Wargame Holidays in Crete" Topic

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Jon Sutherland	19 Oct 2013 1:00 p.m. PST
Here are some shots of the test game we played before we launched this game over in Crete (www.wargameholidays.com). The full set up takes up 15 foot by 6 foot and now has around 1500 Zulus and a figure to represent each Brit that was actually there). Most of the Zulus are Warlord/Empress with some BTD. The British are a mix of BTD. Empress and Foundry. [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/20130403_142837_zpsa523ce11.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/20130403_142823_zpse12ad755.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/20130403_142807_zps081aa0c0.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/20130403_142754_zps37113230.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/20130403_142730_zpsecd35db9.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/20130403_142720_zpsc0c8f7ed.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/20130403_142709_zps5914daaa.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/20130403_142614_zps623ab199.jpg.html] [/URL] We run the Rorkes Drift game as a one-dayer.
D A THB	19 Oct 2013 3:54 p.m. PST
Wow thats alot of Zulus to paint. I had not thought of using round bases for them but they look good displayed that way.
Gaz0045	19 Oct 2013 11:55 p.m. PST
"The Army doesn't like more than one disaster in a day." Lieutenant John Chard Fantastic set up……..I managed 120 Zulus, based individually, but I like the bases……off to look for some mdf 'penny' bases!
pointyjavelin	20 Oct 2013 2:40 a.m. PST
That all looks rather jolly!
Joes Shop	20 Oct 2013 6:05 a.m. PST
Excellent!
bracken	20 Oct 2013 10:33 a.m. PST
That's a beautiful set up, and inspiring.
Jon Sutherland	21 Oct 2013 2:08 a.m. PST
Thanks a lot for the comments, I love this game, we played it seven times over the 2013 season. Here are some shots of the game over in Crete using the bigger table: [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/Rorkes%20Drift%2028mm%202/279_zps9ed830d5.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/Rorkes%20Drift%2028mm%202/283_zps01e7f959.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/Rorkes%20Drift%2028mm%202/291_zps35fff87b.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/Rorkes%20Drift%2028mm%202/300_zpsb64e5a99.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/Rorkes%20Drift%2028mm%202/306_zps5a0c7b23.jpg.html] [/URL] [URL=http://s200.photobucket.com/user/JonSuth/media/Rorkes%20Drift%2028mm%202/321_zps693df64e.jpg.html] [/URL]