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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => 20th Century => Topic started by: ciaphas on 13 December 2014, 05:25:38 AM

Title: Romainian cavalry as Greeks
Post by: ciaphas on 13 December 2014, 05:25:38 AM
Could I get away with using Romainians as greeks?

cheers
jon
Title: Re: Romainian cavalry as Greeks
Post by: GrumpyOldMan on 13 December 2014, 11:31:43 PM
Hello ciaphas

The uniform is similar but just be aware that in the mould making process the rifle was bent around the horse so a bit of careful knife/scalpel work is needed to free it and straighten it.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan
Title: Re: Romainian cavalry as Greeks
Post by: ciaphas on 15 December 2014, 04:31:47 AM
thanks grumpy, just need to work out how many I need.

cheers
jon
Title: Re: Romainian cavalry as Greeks
Post by: GrumpyOldMan on 15 December 2014, 09:45:51 PM
Hello ciaphas

Had a think and looked at uniform references:-

(http://waralbum.ru/wp-content/uploads/yapb_cache/42abcb673c47c99d571f2e35e8484a3184e94ec14ad624c4e3f754cef7b2bb90.3p6zrieuw16o0w4s8wk448cow.ejcuplo1l0oo0sk8c40s8osc4.th.jpeg)

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a335/vehicle_123/cavalry6xz.jpg)

You could use the WW1 French cavalry in Adrian helmet (have to cut the lance away) or you could use the SCW cavalry (in shirtsleeves):-

http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Inter-War-c18/SCW-Regular-Army-Cavalry-sc214/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Inter-War-c18/SCW-Regular-Army-Cavalry-sc214/)

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4938234124_0b57d76af6.jpg)

or the SCW Foul Weather cavalry:-

http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Inter-War-c18/SCW-Foul-Weather-Cavalry-sc247/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Inter-War-c18/SCW-Foul-Weather-Cavalry-sc247/)

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1169/5103812556_fc8eb79592.jpg)

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan
Title: Re: Romainian cavalry as Greeks
Post by: ciaphas on 17 December 2014, 05:39:32 AM
i had just assumed they would look like the infantry, but SCW cavalry look like the way to go.

thanks a lot
jon