The Highlands and Lowlands of South Africa 1899 (1 Viewer)

[PolarBear]

A member of the 42nd Highlanders (Black Watch) with a supply wagon overlooking the South African veldt during the 2nd Boer War.

This is the new W. Britain Museum Collection release 10006.
For more information see this background essay on the figure:
http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/reference/ttmmrblinesMC10006.html

 

[PolarBear]

Sepia Version

 

[Lewey Gun Vick]

COOL!!!!!!

Vick

 

[Deitz]

A very nice figure, I wish someone would make a Boer War series.

 

[PolarBear]

A very nice figure, I wish someone would make a Boer War series.

That makes 2 of us. Imagine if we could get WB to take this figure and add to it like they did with the Zulu War.

Randy

 

[Deitz]

That makes 2 of us. Imagine if we could get WB to take this figure and add to it like they did with the Zulu War.

Randy

One can only hope and wait.

 

[craig1985taylor]

Whoa what a stunning picture! These new Museum Collection figures are really sculpted nice im very tempted to sway over to the matte side lol if only for the scotish regiments

 

[marco55]

I also would love a Boer War range but I don't think it will happen as the Colonial ranges don't do very well in the polls and the Boer War even less than say NWF and the Sudan.It's funny but colonial ranges do much better in the smaller scales among wargamers.
Mark

 

[PolarBear]

I also would love a Boer War range but I don't think it will happen as the Colonial ranges don't do very well in the polls and the Boer War even less than say NWF and the Sudan.It's funny but colonial ranges do much better in the smaller scales among wargamers.
Mark

Mark

I don't understand this especially in the times in which we are living when Afghanistan (NWF), the Sudan and the Middle East are subjects of daily exposure in the media. We need to know the history of these areas to better understand the complexity of the issues involved. Ironically, the Anglo-Zulu War is a 19th C Colonial conflict which has many manufacturers.

Randy

 

[PolarBear]

Whoa what a stunning picture! These new Museum Collection figures are really sculpted nice im very tempted to sway over to the matte side lol if only for the scotish regiments

Stay tuned for there will be more Black Watch coming down the road from the WB MC Don't wait too log to jump on the bandwagon before they are all gone.

Randy

 

[marco55]

I got the Black Watch Highlander for the Boer War and it's very nice.My first purchase in 09.Hope there is more figures that interest me from Britains this year.It amazing the interest people have for the Zulu War (including myself).When there were larger campaigns in the 2nd Afghan War and the Sudan.Also the frontier campaigns on the NWF.
Mark

 

[UKReb]

I got the Black Watch Highlander for the Boer War and it's very nice.My first purchase in 09.Hope there is more figures that interest me from Britains this year.It amazing the interest people have for the Zulu War (including myself).When there were larger campaigns in the 2nd Afghan War and the Sudan.Also the frontier campaigns on the NWF.
Mark

Simple explanation Mark-I am sure that the popularity of the Zulu War is based primarily on the power of the iconic movie Zulu which must have been seen by practically every person in the world at least four times. Here in the UK it is the most popular Blu Ray movie that's been released so far- 45 years after it's originally release date. Just digest that for a moment! Add to that the brave British redcoats holding back thousands of scary black guys with zebra skin shields and assegais that generated a whole batch of VC's and which collector wouldn't want to put together an army of these colorful fellahs!

Comparitively, I cannot recall a single Boer War movie of the same ilk and although we valiant few on here may be interested in it as yet another small colonial war it simply doesn't have the impact on the public at large. I have heard some students describe it as the Bore War with few large scale scraps but more of a sniper war-add to that the dull khaki uniforms of the Brits with the Boers dressed in drab farmer type duds and you begin to get the "drift". There is simply no comparison even for collectors and I doubt that manufacturers would take the gamble. I definitely wouldn't!
If you then use the same filmic equation on The Afghan/NWF/Sudan campaigns?-The Four Feathers has been filmed at least five times to my knowledge as has Gunga Din etc-all reasonable films but none of them has gripped the publics imagination like Stanley Baker's epic did and still continues to.

Randy fully understand your sentiments of studying indigenous people/previous wars to understand the issues of today but unfortunately apart from the people who have loved ones fighting out there and the veterans of previous wars, most of the Western world at large never give it a thought. I gauge this on TV/Media here in the UK where now it hardly gets a mention unless the casualty figures are particularly high and I know this to be the same in the US when I was there last month-CNN/FOX News etc was all about the economy and bad weather and in those two weeks rarely mentioned the troops in Afghanistan or Iraq. Sad but true!

Reb

 

[Eazy]

Cracking Explanation Reb.
Zulu has to be one of the best films ever and I'm sure has contributed to the fact that Zulu war is one of the most collected Toy Soldier ranges.
I'd guess similarly "A bridge too far" has made the battle of Arnhem so famous and collected.