"First World War British platoon in 28mm" Topic
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| TacticalPainter01 | 10 Sep 2024 2:57 p.m. PST |
I've put together a blog post on building a platoon sized force for the British for my FWW games set during 1916-18. All from the lovely Great War Miniatures range. The full post with more images here First World War British Platoon
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Michael May  | 10 Sep 2024 8:23 p.m. PST |
Wow! The miniatures, models and scenery are all outstanding! The museum and colorized historical photos are great as well! Cheerios! |
 Grelber | 10 Sep 2024 8:47 p.m. PST |
When the tanks moved up to the front, officers would go ahead, poking the ground with their canes, and making sure the tanks did not get into soft ground where they would bog down. What did the infantry officers use their canes for? Pretty much the same thing? Grelber |
| advocate | 11 Sep 2024 4:53 a.m. PST |
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| Disco Joe | 11 Sep 2024 7:59 a.m. PST |
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| Nine pound round | 14 Sep 2024 9:12 a.m. PST |
Very nicely done. Was wear of the rank badges on the cuffs still commonplace in 1916-18? Robert Graves relates the anecdote about being pulled up for having his badges on his shoulder straps in 1915 in "Good-bye To All That" ("T'other wart's got a wind-up tunic"), implying that even then it was an obsolete attitude. |
| TacticalPainter01 | 15 Sep 2024 2:57 p.m. PST |
Very nicely done. Was wear of the rank badges on the cuffs still commonplace in 1916-18? The National Army Museum has a nice example of an officer's uniform. The museum label talks about these coming off cuffs and on to shoulders only ‘after 1917'. Of course that doesn't mean these changes weren't happening earlier.
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gets his hands on some fields and fences.
