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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: traveller on August 12, 2010, 07:36:21 PM
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As usual it is hard to keep focus, Seminoles, Hereros, Colonial Germans and Chinese has got competition from the Mau-Mau Rebellion. I stumbled on it while re-searching the Maji-Maji rebellion. What sparked my interest was this article:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23620970-will-obama-forgive-britain-for-his-grandfathers-torture.do
Many interesting images in a google search...
(http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Travellera/Mau-Mau%20Rebellion/maumaurebels.jpg)
(http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Travellera/Mau-Mau%20Rebellion/maumaugang.jpg)
(http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Travellera/Mau-Mau%20Rebellion/Mau-Maumembers.jpg)
(http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Travellera/Mau-Mau%20Rebellion/MauMauprisoners2.jpg)
(http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Travellera/Mau-Mau%20Rebellion/KikuyoHomeGuard.jpg)
(http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Travellera/Mau-Mau%20Rebellion/KenyanpolicewithMauMaususpects.jpg)
(http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww323/Travellera/Mau-Mau%20Rebellion/MauMauFightersinScoutUniforms1963.jpg)
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I would if I could find the right figures, I've even tried to convert figures for it.
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I would if I could find the right figures, I've even tried to convert figures for it.
Without having any deeper knowledge of the forces, uniforms and equipment used I would imagine that some WW2 British would do, together with askaris in fez. On the opposing side maybe TAG, Britannia or some Darkest Africa figures. Possible?
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Dave at Britannia under the Inkerman part of his business is doing a new range covering Britains small wars ,he's started with Malaya so its worth a look .
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I don't think the askari in fez look is quite right for this period, not in the field, anyway (more for formal parade wear, sentry duty at a base or whatever). That chap with the fez in the photo above looks like a guard at some kind of detention camp.
The KAR in the bush in the 50s and 60s tended to dress like this:
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/KAR-2.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/KAR2-1.jpg)
When not in the bush an Aussie-style slouch hat with one side turned up seems to have been more common than a fez for headwear. Most pics of troops in fezzes from this era are of colour parties and such at very formal occasions.
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Thanks Plynkes!
it seems I have to snatch off the heads from my WW1 German askaris in floppy hats
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Hi Traveller,
Just a quick bit of "local" knowledge.
The Gloucesters were sent to Kenya in 1955 after Korea.
I managed to find this http://www.glosters.org.uk/textonly_timeline/7 (http://www.glosters.org.uk/textonly_timeline/7) which has a pic and a bit of background info (about a third of the way down the page). There use to be a small display in the Regimental Museum, but I haven't been over for a while so not sure if it's still there.
RMZ
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Hi Traveller,
Just a quick bit of "local" knowledge.
The Gloucesters were sent to Kenya in 1955 after Korea.
I managed to find this http://www.glosters.org.uk/textonly_timeline/7 (http://www.glosters.org.uk/textonly_timeline/7) which has a pic and a bit of background info (about a third of the way down the page). There use to be a small display in the Regimental Museum, but I haven't been over for a while so not sure if it's still there.
RMZ
Interesting, thanks!
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Pick up B'Maso from Too Fat Lardies. Covers Africa's wars post WWII. Meant to be for I Ain't Been Shot Mum and Troops, Weapons and Tactics but the scenarios and background material are superb and useful for any ruleset.
http://toofatlardies.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=49
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Pick up B'Maso from Too Fat Lardies. Covers Africa's wars post WWII. Meant to be for I Ain't Been Shot Mum and Troops, Weapons and Tactics but the scenarios and background material are superb and useful for any ruleset.
http://toofatlardies.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=49
Looks interesting. Itīs a pity it is just a pdf :(
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It's the Mau Mau themselves I have a hard time finding/converting a mix of european and tribal dress.
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I have found this intresting site with some information about the mau mau rebellion on it: http://britains-smallwars.com/kenya/index.html (http://britains-smallwars.com/kenya/index.html).