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Miniatures Adventure => Interwar => Topic started by: The Gray Ghost on November 05, 2014, 11:35:26 PM

Title: VBCW Royal Mail uniform
Post by: The Gray Ghost on November 05, 2014, 11:35:26 PM

anyone what color it was, I've found this but am not sure how accurate it is.
(https://insidecroydon.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/postman-pat.jpg)

Title: Re: VBCW Royal Mail uniform
Post by: joroas on November 05, 2014, 11:49:07 PM

Navy blue with Post Office red piping would be my guess.

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Around this time it was also decided to move from the tunic-style jacket to a new design based on a "civilian" lounge pattern, which had red piping, but no red collar or cuffs.

(http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/uploads/E9529SIDE_0.jpg)

Telegram Boys 1935

(http://postalheritage.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/0424-telegram-boys-118-331.jpg)

Title: Re: VBCW Royal Mail uniform
Post by: CaptainBigglesmay on November 06, 2014, 12:14:34 AM

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5556372555_773c874351.jpg)

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5058/5556957278_7b15822154.jpg)

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5307/5556957630_e1b17f7d1b.jpg)

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5556372835_33be2cbcb6.jpg)

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5556957900_098bdaab6d.jpg)

Here's my postmen, the Jacket for "regular" postmen in the 1930's looks a lot like SD but with some small changes you don't see on a 28mm figure. I used a Prussian blue for the blue and a royal red for the piping. Use WW1 German Jager for the 1910 uniform hat. WW1 british for anything else.

Here's some better group photos
(http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j382/CaptainBigglesmay/Colours%20Wargames%20Show/utf-8BSU1BRzA4MDMuanBn.jpg)
Post Office Artillery
(http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j382/CaptainBigglesmay/Colours%20Wargames%20Show/utf-8BSU1BRzA4MDYuanBn.jpg)
Post Office Rocket Troop
(http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j382/CaptainBigglesmay/Exeter/DSCF0250.jpg)
Masses of Postmen
(http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j382/CaptainBigglesmay/Exeter/DSCF0240.jpg)
Postmen and "Friend"
(http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j382/CaptainBigglesmay/Exeter/DSCF0194.jpg)
Mail waggon
(http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j382/CaptainBigglesmay/Exeter/DSCF0207.jpg)
In action

Best Wishes,

Bigglesmay

Title: Re: VBCW Royal Mail uniform
Post by: von Lucky on November 06, 2014, 09:20:03 AM

Well that was a great thread hijack - thanks CaptainBigglesmay!

Title: Re: VBCW Royal Mail uniform
Post by: Eric the Shed on November 06, 2014, 07:19:57 PM

Perfect - just bought some Empress BEF for my Postal Unit!!