| tuscaloosa | 26 Apr 2015 9:05 a.m. PST |
Posting on behalf of a friend: Does anyone know of a manufacturer who makes 15mm figures for the Great War for the East African Theatre? Thanks. |
| Sundance | 26 Apr 2015 9:57 a.m. PST |
Haven't found any in 15 yet, though someone on TMP posted a year or two ago about starting a line. Can't remember who, now. There are 10mm (Pendraken), 20mm and 25/28mm figures for it, though. |
| Vimy Ridge | 26 Apr 2015 10:25 a.m. PST |
Anything in particular you are looking for? Often you can get away with using Colonial late 1800s figs for many of the Askaris etc. You can likely use some of the Mini-fig yeomanry with some modification for German Schutzen. To be honest I have never looked all that hard at it, but if you look at the idea of Yeomanry and PPs Indian figs as well as Colonial troops you should be able to get there. |
nnascati  | 26 Apr 2015 11:01 a.m. PST |
Quite a few years ago, I actually did East Africa. I used Minifigs colonials and WWI figures. THey have (had?) WWI British for Palestine, as well as ANZACs. I used Sudanese Infantry as German Askaris and as I recall Boers for Germans. |
| mashrewba | 26 Apr 2015 11:47 a.m. PST |
Surely Peter Pig have plans to do this!!! |
| freerangeegg | 26 Apr 2015 12:35 p.m. PST |
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| Martin Rapier | 26 Apr 2015 11:05 p.m. PST |
As above, you can bodge most things up from existing colonial and ww1 ranges. |
| rjones69 | 27 Apr 2015 5:21 a.m. PST |
Old Glory's German Far Eastern Brigade figures from their Boxer Rebellion line can serve as East African Schutztruppen. The main differences between the two troop types are in uniform color and color of their kit. As long as you paint them in East African colors, the figures will work well. |
| Mallen | 27 Apr 2015 6:38 a.m. PST |
Irregular has Askari in 15mm. I believe. I think Two Dragons does, too. |
| tuscaloosa | 27 Apr 2015 7:59 p.m. PST |
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| deflatermouse | 01 May 2015 3:46 a.m. PST |
I did my WWI GEA 20 years ago using Minifigs like nnascati has named. I also had dismounted Boer War Yeomanry as Germans.
Very happy with them. |
gets started with WWI British in 15mm.
