ww1 Gurkhas for malayan emergency

[summsi]

Hi,

I am going to use Woodbine Gurkhas as Police or Military Police for Malayan Emergency (I know they are not correct, but I don't care).

would you paint them in khaki (sand) or in jungle green?

[Poiter50]

Jungle Green.

[Lowtardog]

Aye deffo jungle green

However if you haven't bought them yet Warlord Gurkha may be closer option  https://store.warlordgames.com/products/gurkhas-boxed-set  abd possibly look for boonie hats separate heads

[summsi]

 I have seen pictures of malayan troops in shorts and they had khaki uniforms. Jungle green for Army seems clear but, I am not sure for police.

[Ash]

I think a nice baggy pair of khaki shorts would look the part...

[carlos marighela]

Ghurkas in JG. Malay police in khaki, except for some of their special service types. Head swaps or cutting back slouch hats to bush hats with various WW2 figures will give you the best match. Artizan's Australians are good candidates but TAG have useable 14th Army types, including Ghurkas. Perry 8th Army are good for conversions for Malay Police. I've done some myself. If you look at the Artizan 8th Army command pack there's an officer that's almost ideal as a British officer for the police.

Of coures all that disregards your stated intention to use WW1 figures and that there is a dedicated range by Brittania.

[summsi]

I would like to add some warlord games chindits to my Woodbine Gurkhas. How do they fit size and style wise?