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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: Grimm on December 02, 2006, 05:21:05 PM

Title: Indian Army - Muslim Infantry ??
Post by: Grimm on December 02, 2006, 05:21:05 PM

I will starting to paint my  Indian Army - Muslim Infantry from copplestone
http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/range.php?range=BOB
but I diden´t now witch color I must use for the turban , I see Indianer J. Raiders of the lost A. and the troopers have light blue turban´s .
But I diden´t think that they be historic .

can annybody help me

Thanks Grimm

Title: Indian Army - Muslim Infantry ??
Post by: Westfalia Chris on December 02, 2006, 06:16:01 PM

There´s indian infantry in Raiders?!?

AFAIK, the turban would be various shades of gray, from darker ones to light stone khakis...

Title: Indian Army - Muslim Infantry ??
Post by: Grimm on December 02, 2006, 06:23:17 PM

Sorry it wars temple of doom  :oops:

Title: Indian Army - Muslim Infantry ??
Post by: Pax on December 02, 2006, 06:28:41 PM

I'm afraid to go there, but according to me there weren't any Indian soldiers or Indians of any kind in raiders.

I think you're confusing the movie with the Temple of Doom. Where at the last scene you have a Sikh infantry squad firing at the 'evil' Indian thuggee cultists.

I've got a few hardcopy print-outs of the script and after browsing through it I can't find any mention of Indian Muslim infantry.

Checking a couple of my books though I found a reference where is stated that the Muslim Infantry either wore khaki or yellow as the colour of their headdress. So the most historical Muslim Infantry colours would be yellow or khaki. Other then the Sikh colours of red and khaki.

Title: Indian Army - Muslim Infantry ??
Post by: dominic on December 02, 2006, 06:32:43 PM

Hi Grimm,

Something like this:

(http://www.britishempire.co.uk/images/59thscinderifles1918.jpg)

(http://www.britishempire.co.uk/images/56thpunjabriflesaoi.jpg)

(http://www.britishempire.co.uk/images2/corpsofguidesoffsepoy.jpg)

Title: Indian Army - Muslim Infantry ??
Post by: Grimm on December 02, 2006, 06:46:46 PM

oK I found that one,it look´s that  the guy on the right have the right headgear but wong trousers and shirt . it is witten that he wear the warm wether dress maby the figures have the cold wether dress ,but  will it be khaki ?
(http://www.britishempire.co.uk/images/1st13thffruniforms.jpg)

Grimm

Title: Indian Army - Muslim Infantry ??
Post by: matakishi on December 02, 2006, 06:59:34 PM

Khaki uniforms and turbans. Sikhs had blue turbans in the 1890's but after WWI just about everything was khaki.

Title: Indian Army - Muslim Infantry ??
Post by: Pax on December 02, 2006, 07:03:26 PM

Aye, going khaki would be the best bet. Found the stuff on the Sikh blue turbans, but nothing on the Muslim turbans.