28mm Figures for wargamers and collectors.



NEWS UPDATE

18th November

 


Exciting news! Our Zulu Command pack is available in the shop now. It contains the two inDuna, a witch doctor and special character that we previewed earlier.

Next we have our Special Christmas Deals! We are offering complete unit packs for both married and unmarried Zulu warriors that give you a total of twenty figures (including command) at a discount and with reduced postage. These special holiday season offers will end on the 31st of December.

We have been experimenting with the method that we use to present our miniatures in the shop. Lately we are trying a 'wash' technique rather than our painted style before. Our aim is to give you the very best way of seeing what you are buying. Let us know which you prefer and we will move forward that way in future ( mail@empressminiatures.com ).

 

 

We have added more details to our Zulu Regiment Recognition Guide including an outline of the abaQulusi. The abaQulusi offer the wargamer a unique opportunity to field both married and unmarried Zulu warriors in the same unit and with an array of shield designs. Empress Miniatures would like to thank Ian Knight for his assistance with this addition to our guide.

You will also notice some very rare photographs from the Anglo Zulu War begin to appear on our website and we would also like to thank Ian for these too.

 

 

 Due within days is an article with tips and tricks to help you paint your Impi in a fast and effective way.

Our Zulu Command masters are due back form the casters this week so we hope to have them available very soon!  We also have a sneaky peek preview in our Workbench section showing some of our future figures.

 Due to popular demand we now have more accessory packs in our shop. You can now purchase the Zulu weapons and shields seperately and they are ideal for adding extra weapons to your impi or using for scenic details.

Our Zulu regimental guide is a constantly updating resource. You can find it in our articles section. Finally here is a preview of our Zulu Command and Character pack. We will be making this available in the next couple of weeks.

 

 

 

  We have just added the first of our articles on the Zulu War to our new Articles section.
These will cover aspects of the war, its history and the people involved and we hope you will find them a useful resource for collecting and building your armies.

The first article is a guide to the Zulu regiments. It is a large subject so we will update this over time. Meanwhile it should provide some very useful information for painting your Zulu warriors!


We have put our new Zulus with cowtails up in our shop. These are nearer to what many people might expect from their warriors - a bit more regalia for your units with a great sense of movement and style.

We are also excited to add our first accessory packs to the range. Eight different British soldier heads that can be used for all sorts of conversions and modelling opportunities. They come in both glengarry caps and sun hats with shiny regimental plates ( ideal for fans of 'that film' but also historically accurate in many cases e.g. the 99th).
Also in the pipeline is the first in a series of articles detailing the shields and uniforms of the various Zulu regiments. These articles are designed to help you accurately paint your Zulus and in some cases we will be detailing at which engagements they fought.


Lt Colonel Mike Snook is a serving officer in the Royal Regiment of Wales, the modern identity for the 24th (2nd Warwickshire.) Regiment, and a notable historian of the Zulu War. His books, which are highly regarded, include such titles as 'Like Wolves on the Field: The defence of Rorkes Drift.' and 'How Can Man Die Better: The Secrets of Isandlwana Revealed.'

With this background we are very proud to not only count Mike as one of our customers but also to publish, with his permission, a review that he has recently placed on the excellent rorkesdriftvc.com site.

The review is shown in our review room Link

On another note, Zulus with cowtail adornments have been spotted heading this way!



We are proud to let you know that we now have distributors in the U.S. and Germany.
Age of Glory are our American distributor and Miniaturicum will be representing us in Germany.

Age of Glory will have stock available for Historicon and Miniaturicum will be attending Crisis this year.

More details can be found in the contacts section.

We are also very pleased to have our first review online - many thanks to Tabletop Gaming News for that: Review Link


On a different note our Zulus are now with the casters and we expect (all being well) that they will be available from the second week in August.


We have added a 'Workbench' section with a preview and designers notes for our forthcoming Zulus.


We are Live!

Empress Miniatures has opened for business. Have a look around using the menu on the left to see what we have for you to see (and buy).
Orders can currently be placed with Paypal or by post.




'Damned Wobbly Gentlemen'

We have added the first draft of our 'club' rules for mass colonial war games. Nice and simple, making them ideal for big games and 'beer & pretzel' evenings. We think that they give a well balanced game and intend to update them over time.