"Commonwealth troops"

Started by Orosay, 28 January 2014, 07:58:54 PM

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Orosay

Starting a Desert War force now and would really like to have Indian or Australian Infantry for a change! Would it be relatively easy to produce these using slouch hat or turban heads on 8th Army bodies?

Yes - I know they probably all wore helmets in action, but who cares - all my napoleonics have lost their greatcoats and shako covers!

petercooman

There are three poses with slouch hats in the british range: BR 55-56-57

http://www.pendraken.co.uk/BR55-p4189/


Sadly they have no pictures. You can see them here though, has some info about chindits too:

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,3924.0.html

sunjester

Could any of the Indian poses from the WW1 ranges be of use? I've seen a photo of Sikhs during Operation Crusader wearing turbans, not helmets, and trousers rather than shorts.

I keep meaning to add some Indian troops to either my Western Desert or Italian Campaign armies, seeing as I've done a Libyan battalion for the Italians.

Orosay

Thanks for the pics - I had wondered about these packs - do they have Aussie style turned up brims/short sleeves? can't quite see from the pics, although it looks as though they do.

Sunjester - what have you used for your Libyans?

Hertsblue

The problem with the slouch-hat figures is that they are in trousers rather than shorts.
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Orosay

I would be willing to wield my scalpel to mix them up a bit! I read somewhere that shorts weren't worn much in action, but to me they are essential in the desert! (not that I've ever been in the desert)

Fenton

As far I was aware a lot of the troops did wear trousers in the desert due to the cold at night...
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kustenjaeger

Greetings

Australians would wear helmets in action so normal figures work for them as they would for most Indian units - pretty much any non-Sikh units (note that some battalions might have Sikh companies).

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Edward

sunjester

Quote from: Orosay on 11 February 2014, 08:57:10 PM

Sunjester - what have you used for your Libyans?

I used some of the SCW Moroccans in Summer Dress. The fez is a bit taller than those that the Libyans wore, but acceptable in 10mm and they are wearing puttees.

Orosay

Thanks Sunjester - might try those.

I 'm sure that they all would probably wear helmets in action (who wouldn't?), but I can overlook that to get some eye catching units on the table - my Scottish battalion has to have a piper on it's command stand!

it's more about the models than the game for me to be honest