ITLSU 1917 Project

[paulr]

Nice WW1 pictures Paul......that Mustang pilot looks vaguely familiar too  

I should hope so   and jolly good fun and interesting it was  

They even let me close the canopy   The buggers knew there was no fuel in her  

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Did similar in an F Mk2A Lightening in 1972......


IanS

[Hertsblue]

I should hope so   and jolly good fun and interesting it was  

They even let me close the canopy   The buggers knew there was no fuel in her  

And no ammo in the Brownings either. Shame!

[paulr]

Over a thousand views and I haven't even opened the first pack   

Will hopefully sort some Turks this weekend between coats on the AWI Militia

[paulr]

I managed to sort all the Turks tonight  

Everything there as ordered,  in fact, a few extras in a couple of packs   Thanks Leon & co  

[paulr]

Thinking about colours for the Turks, probably looking for a fairly scruffy weathered look based on what I have read about their supply situation. 

This will also fit with the motley scruffy look I will be going for with the Imperial forces. 

[Hertsblue]

A quick flip though the web suggests that Turkish khaki could be any shade from a light sand colour up to a dark brownish hue. Might be a way of distinguishing units, perhaps?

[paulr]

A quick flip though the web suggests that Turkish khaki could be any shade from a light sand colour up to a dark brownish hue. Might be a way of distinguishing units, perhaps?

The challenge will be getting the right balance between variation and coherence.  I may go with about 5 variations and use about three per battalion. So one battalion uses the three lightest colours, the next the middle three and the third battalion the darkest three.

Using three different colours allows me to do jacket, trousers and hat/putees different colours in various combinations. I did this for the dry brush colours on Peter's 1914 figures and it worked well. With the extra wear and tear in the Sinai I will look to extend it to base colours as well.

Thanks Hertsblue you have helped to crystalise my thinking 

[Hertsblue]

Any time, Paul. 

[WeeWars]

My main colour palette for Turks is Foundry's Rawhide 11. Carefully, because Rawhide Light corresponds exactly with my base colour. I make sure I don't use this palette for any Imperial troops.

[paulr]

Thanks Michael

[paulr]

Watched part one of a very interesting doco on Aljazeera, World War One Through Arab Eyes.

A different perspective on Arab involvement in WWI 

Part 2, The Ottomans, on 25 November sounds even more interesting.

[paulr]

Doco also availble on youtube here, www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuzhZkvbbHc

[Leman]

Set up the recorder for the Ottomans. I was given the option to record the series on the screen menu so presumably there are other episodes. Anyway, that was the option I selected. Will give the episode on You Tube a watch.

[paulr]

Third, and last, episode is about the borders drawn after WWI and their impact on the Middle East.

The different perspective is what I found thought provoking.

One quote that resonated was "who would fight for another country unless they were forced to". My immediate thought was, New Zealanders, repeatedly...