"What Models for WW2 Ethiopians?" Topic
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| Mooseworks8 | 04 Jan 2013 9:03 a.m. PST |
What models would you use in 6mm to represent the Ethiopian Army in during the Italian invasion? |
| Black Cavalier | 04 Jan 2013 9:14 a.m. PST |
For the Italian Askari in the East African WW2 campaign,
I bought Afrika Korps figures & trimmed the bill off the cap. That makes the cap look like a fez & they're already in shorts. The specific weapons types probably dont match, but at that scale, it doesn't matter much. |
 Jeff Ewing  | 04 Jan 2013 9:22 a.m. PST |
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| Mooseworks8 | 04 Jan 2013 10:29 a.m. PST |
Thanks! Think I might go with these from Baccus 6mm. Mahdist Rifles
Mahdist Arty
Mahdist Command
Mahdist Troops
This seems to reflect what the Ethiopians painted about the war.
Might add some camel cavalry too. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 04 Jan 2013 12:49 p.m. PST |
That picture shows the Battle of Adwa, 1896, not WW2. |
| Mooseworks8 | 04 Jan 2013 1:32 p.m. PST |
That picture shows the Battle of Adwa, 1896, not WW2. Drats! I found that picture here: link |
| magister equitum | 04 Jan 2013 1:34 p.m. PST |
the picture is for the 1935-36 war, look at the italian uniforms and the machineguns |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 04 Jan 2013 5:10 p.m. PST |
Well, it's here as Adwa: link Here as Adwa: link And here: link Sorry, uniforms and machine guns but the battle depicted is Adwa! Though apparently painted in the 1940's, so how useful for either period is open to question. |
| Pict17 | 06 Jan 2013 12:42 a.m. PST |
Garrison Minis is absolutely right, the painting is 1940s depicting the Battle of Adowa 1896. I'd suggest that the Madhist minis you have looked at have too many turbans for Ethiopians; most Ethiopians went bareheaded. I'd suggest using Beja/Dervishes as the tribal Ethiopian warriors (big hair, white shamma robes, rifles/ swords/ spears) and early WW1 BEF British Tommies as the better-uniformed Ethiopian regulars (Mahel Safari/ Imperial Guard, who usually wore khaki uniforms, puttees and peaked caps or pith helmets – boots were not worn, but I suspect that you can paint that in on 6mm models.) The Osprey book has good colour plates and photos to help with sourcing the right models. Hope that helps. |
| Mooseworks8 | 06 Jan 2013 6:03 a.m. PST |
Thanks Pict17! I'm going to use your advice on the early war British. |
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