"28mm Connaught Rangers?" Topic
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Daithi the Black | 12 Jul 2018 5:59 p.m. PST |
Is there a range of Connaught Rangers in 28mm that are both suitable for the 2nd Battalion as deployed to the Sudan in 1896 for the Dongola Expeditionary Force under the command of Lord Kitchener, and compatible with Perry Brothers miniatutes in terms of size? Thank you! |
Winston Smith | 12 Jul 2018 8:12 p.m. PST |
Why would the figures be different from any other British Regiment at the time? |
Daithi the Black | 12 Jul 2018 9:02 p.m. PST |
They had different hats (like the German hats with the spike on top) and less straps. Also, loose trouser cuffs. |
Bobgnar | 12 Jul 2018 10:47 p.m. PST |
All British line units in dress uniform in the late Victorian era had spiked helmets, loose trousers, short boots, few straps. If you look up on the web the Connaught Rangers In the Anglo boer war You will find that they had sun helmets, khaki uniforms, trousers wrapped in puttees. So, as Winston Smith implies you can use any late 19th century colonial British figure. Perhaps you were thinking of a specific group of the Rangers, their maxim battery. Here is a reference from Savage and soldier magazine: "In1896, when the reconquest of Dongala began, the Egyptian army had no Maxim batteries of its own. A battery from the Connaught Rangers was lent to them, and these men elected to fight the battle of Firka in full dress, red coats and all." But this is not the entire battalion. So what you want is a maxim gun crew in full dress. link |
Glengarry5 | 12 Jul 2018 11:24 p.m. PST |
The Perry plastic British Zulu War kit includes heads in "home service" spiked helmets, intended for "what-if" and Victorian sci-fi scenarios. link |
Daithi the Black | 13 Jul 2018 1:36 a.m. PST |
This is why I like asking y'all here… you always find the sources and references that I miss :) |
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