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Author Topic: Zulu wars - British backpacks  (Read 977 times)

Offline Charley Bourne

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Zulu wars - British backpacks
« on: September 24, 2020, 09:09:33 AM »
Empress Miniatures have a set of accessories which includes backpacks for British troops.

All of these have pith helmets attached. Are there any manufacturers that make similar packs without the helmets attached?

Thank you.

Offline Mad Guru

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Re: Zulu wars - British backpacks
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2020, 10:17:10 PM »
The only ones I know of are in the Perry plastic Second Afghan War/Sudan British Infantry box, as seen in this pic of a spare sprue:



Their Zulu War plastic British Infantry may include similar packs, but I don't know.  Maybe someone else with hands-on experience of the Zulu War British Infantry box can say either way.
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Re: Zulu wars - British backpacks
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2020, 10:55:52 PM »
I have the Zulu war set, Guru, it contains no backpacks.


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Offline Jack Jones

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Re: Zulu wars - British backpacks
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2020, 11:51:43 AM »
Empress Miniatures have a set of accessories which includes backpacks for British troops.

All of these have pith helmets attached. Are there any manufacturers that make similar packs without the helmets attached?

Thank you.

Not all the helmets are attached to the packs. Iirc some separate.
« Last Edit: September 27, 2020, 12:03:33 PM by Jack Jones »

Offline Charley Bourne

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Re: Zulu wars - British backpacks
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2020, 07:44:46 PM »
The ones circled red are the only ones that don't have a helmet attached.

The large 'double packs' all have helmets on them.

 

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