Hy to the group from Spain, That's my question: What figures will do the best mix with my Foundry, Icon or Redoubt figures? I search for Natal Native...
Hi Juan Old Glory seem to fit well with Foundry but look at their site. I have
heard mixed results of their castings. The Redoubt you have are perhaps the...
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Does anyone know what coloured turbans these fellows wore? Any other special uniform details apart from the usual khaki coloured uniforms?...
Someone else will come in I'm sure but Skinners Horse were renowned for their yellow kurta. I can check the turban details for you. Mike ... From: njb_hkp To:...
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Mar 1, 2006 3:50 pm
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I think they had red turbans with black & white stripes. Mark Stevens ... From: ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com] On...
Greg Thanks for the links, i understand some spanish and these links is very good. Cheers Cristiano. ... For those of you interested in teh War of the triple ...
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new file in Files Botch's Bits has some early uniform info from Carmen's book. Mike From: njb_hkp To: ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 01,...
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Mar 1, 2006 4:33 pm
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Cristiano, Glad you liked them. I thought there would be more discussion of them, but no one responded. Cheers Greg Cristiano Campos...
... The last couple of paragraphs in the file Mike Blake uploaded fits well with a fairly well-known print of them tent-pegging in 1838 - polished steel skull...
Hi, Juan, I can't answer your question directly because I don't have any Zulu War figures. However, I do have Old Glory, Foundry and Icon/Black Tree Vikings,...
Perhaps one of our rural members can answer this question. I bought a bull from Hovels--nice looking, though not overly energetic. Of course, an energetic...
... them, but no one responded. ... A belated thanks to Bob, Paul and Greg for all the links! I'll be working my way through it for weeks, but it's exactly...
I'm a bit late in coming to this. There's quite a lot of my research on Mutiny Uniforms at: http://www.morvalearth.co.uk/Indian%20Mutiny/Indian_Mut_Bkgrd2.htm ...
Anything that won't rust ;-) Today they are usually chrome plated brass (for as long as the plating lasts) or aluminum, so in the 19th Century I'd guess at...
Black Tree has NNC figures (6 poses), and are outfitted with bits of clothing (shirt here, coat there), caps, and a blanket roll, all as per the info in the...
Could be different metals in different locales or nations, but I am pretty sure I only saw iron rings. BTW, same for hogs. Bob Johnson bobjinfl@... ...
Dear hive mates, I was googling last night and ran across this military uniform picture collection at the NY Public Library site. It's so amazing I just had...
... In the " Indian army " by Boris Mollo you'll find this polished steel helmet with blue pugri, yellow alkaluk, black sword belt with yellow decoration, red...
You might pick up a copy of S&T #216 http://www.decisiongames.com/ The articles are about the struggle between Britain & Russia in Central Asia in the 19th...
All, I am going to post this here, as Bob Cordery's e-mail is bouncing. I know he is fairly active on the group. Hello Bob, Well, having temporarily based my...
Hi Guys I tried looking in the archives for an answer to this question but had no luck. I recently began reading "The Sabres of Paradise" by Lesley Blanch and...
You should be able to use Napoleonic Russians in overcoat & peakless cap. The tailed Napoleonic coatee continued in use until the Crimean war but would not...
David, Several people have already answered the nose ring question. I'll just say my dad used chrome plated brass when we ringed a bull. The other half of...
The ones in the farm stores here are brass. You could use any metal, but iron would have a tendency to rust. Pity the fool who has to put it in sans ...
I sent an e-mail on this subject to the group earlier today. There is a great site from the NY Public Library with a collection of uniform prints of all the...
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