Pontoonier Gurkhas

[Gluteus Maximus]

A Mariachi band?! 

Has anyone told Malamute 

[Malamute]

A Mariachi band?! 

Has anyone told Malamute 

 

[Darkoath]

I have tried calling the phone number listed for Pontoonier at the TMP site and have sent email but get no anwer
or response from them.  It is a shame as I would like to place an order and also see what else they have available!

I would like to pick up these Gurkhas and also the Mariachi Band at the very least...

Darkoath

[Hammers]

I finally finished and based my small collection of Pontoonier Miniatures Gurkhas. I will need a few more rankers for a gaming force (planning on trying colonial T&T), but I just bought one pack of each to start out with. You can see them in my LAF gallery http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=197;u=520 by pack (I may have the two command packs mixed up). Here is a teaser:

As usual my poor lighting doesn't do them justice. They are beautiful sculps packed with character and cast very cleanly. I'll probably get some Brits to fight with them when I fill out the Gurkha ranks.

The Boris Mollo book only has two small color plates with Gurkhas from this period and I found out after I finished that I got a few things wrong. The leggings should be the same dark green as the uniforms instead of the black I used for starters. It is a little-known fact that the detachments sent to Kafiristan were issued black leggings though...that is my story anyway!

Aaron

What's the story about issuing green uniforms instead of red or khaki (I know the kahki trend started on the NWF). Has it something to do with Gurkhas bing Rifle regiments?

[Plynkes]

I believe that is it. The Gurkhas and Garwhalis were styled "Rifles" after all and they wore Rifle Green uniforms with black leather kit until everyone went over to khaki.

[Hammers]

I believe that is it. The Gurkhas and Garwhalis were styled "Rifles" after all and they wore Rifle Green uniforms with black leather kit until everyone went over to khaki.

And the rifles green uniform as an Napoleonic era invention, correct?

[Gluteus Maximus]

And the rifles green uniform as an Napoleonic era invention, correct?

Yes, probably, but dark green ubiforms were in use by the various Loyalist Ranger units and German Jaegers in the American War Of Independence, so that might have had something to do with the Rifles adopting that colour.

[Aaron]

Rogers' Rangers supposedly used dark green uniforms in the French and Indian War as well.