[COMMERCIAL] Tonkin 1883-85 Next up for Gringo40s

[marco55]

I'm glad your doing well on your modern nam but us old timers like old nam  .You know me I want the Senegalese but could use more Turcos,Zouaves,FFL,couple of personality figures,Black Flags.There's really room for a lot more.
Mark

[Shipka]

I second that

[Curassier]

More Vietnamese Royal Guards and Chinese types plus some vignettes and some civilians please, seated/standing and rich and poor. maybe some market scenes.

JM

[Curassier]

Civilians

[Curassier]

Not sure these guys' role in the conflict but would give more variety. I think you have quite enough French for the main units already. Though some cavalry could be useful in addition of course to the existing sphais. have you got an officer and trumpeter for them ? This is my only frustration with the range - one needs all the elements for a unit to come at the same time.

[Shipka]

You can use most of the Manchu from the opium wars range

[Curassier]

Good suggestion - forgot about them totally.
Any ideas how they were organised ?
JM

[Shipka]

If you have Ian Heath's book on Armies of Asia the China edition has all the details you need

[gringo]

thanks for all the input chaps, im not finished with
Tonkin by any means.....i have plenty of ideas and
of course all the splendid suggestions from JM and
Geoff....

regards
Ged
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ps JM a trumpter is alreay done old bean!!

[gringo]

just a note to say Tonkin range now fully re-stocked,,

cheers
Ged
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[marco55]

Anything new?
Mark

[gringo]

Hi Marco...........see Colonial thread..should be
of interest to you (Dahomey Madagascar!)

regards
Ged
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[italwars]

Not sure these guys' role in the conflict but would give more variety. I think you have quite enough French for the main units already. Though some cavalry could be useful in addition of course to the existing sphais. have you got an officer and trumpeter for them ? This is my only frustration with the range - one needs all the elements for a unit to come at the same time.

Thanks for the pict Cuirassier...but the cavalry in Tonkin is not, in my opinion, a must.due to environment, climate and above all tse tse flies or similar..some very few Chasseurs D'Afrique, made in a single occasion, a charge vs Pavillons Noirs and a kind of almost unknown mounted native unit or Tirailleur / Garde Cercle à cheval was created..even equipped with a lance i suppose for parade purposes..butdid'nt   read any account of actions....maybe you could need, if you really want to have you cavalry amnong swamps, jungles and rice-fieds, a few casting of Chasseurs d'Afrique..In Tonkin they sported a native black kéo dress and usual French pith helmet...not very iconic but easy to convert for example from a Perry ACW rider provided with pith helmet..but if i was you i would buy 3 or 4 true Chasseurs d'Afrique from Gringo Mexican range in their true beautiful uniform and be happy..so you can use also your Armée d'Afrique cavalry for Maroc ecc...

[Durando]

What we need are regular Chinese and Vietnamese, although Steve Barber has a few Chinese in their Boxer wars range will work and are at same size

We do need some French Foreign Legion with chest pouches

[gringo]

thanks Durando..
duly noted!

cheers
Ged
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