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What colour were the flagpoles for British Colours in the Afghanistan and Sudan campaigns?
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Ninety two views and nobody knows... Gentlemen I beseech you!
:'(
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Weren't any colours in the Sudan. I can tell you that much.
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I have no idea honestly. It isn't something I have ever given any thought to. Just assumed and painted them the colour of wood.
Artistic depictions generally show them as the colour of a wooden pole (often dark wood, sometimes light), yet curiously, in all the period photographs they are grey. ;)
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I have no idea honestly. It isn't something I have ever given any thought to. Just assumed and painted them the colour of wood.
Artistic depictions generally show them as the colour of a wooden pole (often dark wood, sometimes light), yet curiously, in all the period photographs they are grey. ;)
lol
On a serious note, in which case, they might actually have been red or red-brown. Apparently, deep reds show up as a nice, saturated grey on black and white photographs and motion picture film, and were thus used for B&W film costume, e.g. "The Great Dictator", where most of the "field grey" Tomainian uniforms were actually "red coats", pardon the pun.
Personally, unless you require a period-authentic finish, I'd say that for the British Army, you can't go wrong with deep red just for the popular image.
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Deep red it is then, a period-authentic finish, isn't required. I've got this bloke and replaced that bolster chisel thingy with a flagpole to take the biggest Union Jack I can fit!
:)
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FOR ENGLAND HARRY!!!
(https://scontent.flhr4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/22219702_1676689709008567_4532332485725624082_o.jpg?oh=0b58fa6db036f4fd6cef541147b1c9fd&oe=5A752A0F)
;)
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Oh yes cracking idea. I have that figure too, that is a much better use of him
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Excellent conversion turned out. Bravo!