"Saddam's Troops - what did they look like?" Topic
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| Cacadores | 21 Feb 2009 12:45 p.m. PST |
Saddam's Troops – what did they look like? Or anyone got any links to photos of them? Even most of the Iraqi tank photos you can find seem to be of destroyed ones! Otherwise, any good figure manufacturers, especially in 20mm? Thanks in advance.
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| Capt Carl | 21 Feb 2009 12:49 p.m. PST |
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| cloudcaptain | 21 Feb 2009 12:50 p.m. PST |
In lieu of some great jokes about "any figures with a grand look of suprise" I present to you pics of the Republican Guard: picture picture Please note that the above pics appear to be pre-battle. I will avoid posting the aftermath shots. Officers: picture picture The Beret seems to be the common theme there. |
| cloudcaptain | 21 Feb 2009 12:51 p.m. PST |
Here's the ceremonial helmet…you can actually see these being worn by regular troops in the field: tinyurl.com/as7smt picture Wonder if they played the Imperial March? |
| Redroom | 21 Feb 2009 1:06 p.m. PST |
I like Devil Dog Design's, but they are heroic 30mm. |
| Chalfant | 21 Feb 2009 2:37 p.m. PST |
For 20mm miniatures try Liberation (RH Models in the UK, Syr Hobbs in the US--not sure if Syr Hobbs carries Iraqis, but they can order them in). rhmodels.com/29.html link Chalfant |
| borrible | 21 Feb 2009 11:39 p.m. PST |
Ah, the Darth Vader helmet.
They may praise the lord Udai/Kusai were no Eldar fan. |
| Canuckistan Commander | 22 Feb 2009 10:01 a.m. PST |
Marks Work Warehouse "seconds" with M1 helmets |
| Cacadores | 22 Feb 2009 6:20 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the information so far. Strange, isn't it: there's a dearth of photographs of the Iraqi army, yet there were all sorts of uniform colours, from camouflaged paratrooper uniforms to tank crew overalls. The norm seems to be a thin cotton shirt with trousers, British style belt, old American WW2-style helmet high chest webbing and jackboots, with British-style berets for officers. The Republican guard seem to be in grey-green or olive. Some of the photos I collected here (scroll down):
link and here:
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 Legion 4  | 28 Feb 2009 5:41 p.m. PST |
Good one ! SGT Carl !  |
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