Flagpoles...

[Harry Faversham]

What colour were the flagpoles for British Colours in the Afghanistan and Sudan campaigns?

 

[Harry Faversham]

Ninety two views and nobody knows... Gentlemen I beseech you!

 

[Plynkes]

Weren't any colours in the Sudan. I can tell you that much.

[Plynkes]

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. 

[Westfalia Chris]

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.  

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.

[Harry Faversham]

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!

[Harry Faversham]

FOR ENGLAND HARRY!!!



 

[vodkafan]

Oh yes cracking idea. I have that figure too, that is a much better use of him

[Andrei1975]

Excellent conversion turned out. Bravo!