The last stand at Isandlwana 1879

[Konstantin S.]

Hi pF!

There are some images of my last painted vignette.
Hope you like it.

24th Infantry Regiment in their last stand at Isandlwana, 20 Jan. 1879.
Painting by Acrylics.
Size is 54 mm (1/30 scale)

Cheers,
Constantine

 

[Richie]

Hi Constantine,
Love it. Are these your own sculpts?
cheers
Richie

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

At that scale, I do commend you. . Lovely work. I love the feeling and visual. Very well done.

Mark.

 

[SerjeantWildgoose]

Constantine, The Colours of the 1st Battalion of the 24th Foot, which you have shown, were carried from the field by Lts Melville and Coghill and did not become the centre-piece of any last stand. The details of how the 2 officers came to leave such a desperate battle are the subject of continuing controversy and there was much debate at the time as to whether their actions were heroic or otherwise. Their families were given Victoria Crosses some 20-odd years after both men died in their attempts to cross the Buffalo river; both Colours were lost in the process. Posthumous awards of Britain's highest award for valour were not authorised until early in the 20th Century.

 

[Richie]

At that scale, I do commend you. . Lovely work. I love the feeling and visual. Very well done.

Mark.

Have to agree Mark, it is made in a style to modelling as Fripp's painting of Isandlwana is to artwork

 

[Viking Bob]

Have to agree, its a well painted dio and looks very good, as you say Ritchie, after Fripp's painting.

Bob

 

[kansas kid]

Just a first class vignette all around. Wow, and at that
scale too. Congratulations,

Miami Jayhawker

 

[ellie]

Very Nice indeed well done.

Ian

www.elliesminiatures.com

 

[Blind Pew]

Top stuff - love it.

 

[Huw63]

Inspiring stuff - I really like it.

Cheers

Huw

 

[John Bowery]

Very nice little scene.
Cheers
John

 

[Ventress]

Brilliant rendering, great figures and painting. Quality.

 

[Konstantin S.]

THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR FEEDBACKS GUYS!
I really highly appreciate this!
Wow it means that I spent the last month not in vain.

 

[Konstantin S.]

Hi Constantine,
Love it. Are these your own sculpts?
cheers
Richie

No, I have used sculpture of Vladimir Danilov and did some changes/conversions.
We work as tandem time to time with him.

 

[Konstantin S.]

Constantine, The Colours of the 1st Battalion of the 24th Foot, which you have shown, were carried from the field by Lts Melville and Coghill and did not become the centre-piece of any last stand. The details of how the 2 officers came to leave such a desperate battle are the subject of continuing controversy and there was much debate at the time as to whether their actions were heroic or otherwise. Their families were given Victoria Crosses some 20-odd years after both men died in their attempts to cross the Buffalo river; both Colours were lost in the process. Posthumous awards of Britain's highest award for valour were not authorised until early in the 20th Century.

Thanks for your informative post and explanations.
Well, of course I have read about Officers and their unsuccessful attempt to save the Colors.
And I remember this episode from the Zulu movie.
And I think to agree with you that probably the Name which I gave to my vignette is not fully correct from historical point.
But my initial idea was simply to show some heroic stand and emotions of those who fought at Isandlwana.

Regards

 

[Edorta]

Great vignette, top level work in sculpt and painting, nice composition and setting. I love it.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[maxag]

Excellent job. The vignette was beautiful.

 

[Nap]

THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR FEEDBACKS GUYS!
I really highly appreciate this!
Wow it means that I spent the last month not in vain.

Certainly not in vain , nice painting on a lovely composition

Thanks for sharing

Nap

 

[Konstantin S.]

Thanks again to all for warm words!

Well, it come back from Kulmbach Show with Silver.

regards

 

[Viking Bob]

Well done on the Silver.
Bob