Italo-Ethiopian War

[Plynkes]

Just got the new WI. Haven't had a chance for a proper read yet, but the eye-candy is very inspiring. Nice one, James.

I notice there is an Abyssinian Maxim gun in the article. Can you say what figures were used with it? It's a conversion I assume.

[argsilverson]

Just received my copy of WI and seems very interesting.
Lovely photos etc

Very tempting indeed!
[always wanted to do something like "Cry Wolf" story]

What I have seen is that we need some more variety in the Abyssinian figures.
Can the Copplestone's Somalis duplicate as ethiopians?

BTW some Italian manufacturer did/do some figures. They were 25mm, so smaller than empress. Are they still available, I cannot recall the manufacturer.
Another by the way question for Plynkes, specially: This Italo-Ethiopian / Abyssinian war is colonial era or interwar?

[Plynkes]

As far as I'm concerned it is Colonial, as the remit for the board is 19th/20th Century. Inter-War gets anything from the period that isn't Colonial.

Others may feel differently, but that is my take on it. Inter-War can have the Italo-Ethiopian conflict when Jim Hale wrests it from my cold dead hands... 

[argsilverson]

As far as I'm concerned it is Colonial, as the remit for the board is 19th/20th Century. Inter-War gets anything from the period that isn't Colonial.

OK understood!

[Plynkes]

Personally I don't think I'd use Copplestone Somalis. They look too... well, Somali for me (the fashion in Ethiopia was for trousers to a certain extent, and the Somalis all wear those distinctive toga-like outfits, plus their shields are different and they have those Muslim charms against the evil eye around their necks). But this is one of those personal taste things where everyone makes their own line in the sand.

A greater problem I think that would put people off is that Askari and Anglian/Empress figures are quite small when put next to Copplestone's Somali giants.

[Keith]

Ahem ... I don't know if you gents are interested but AFAIK Empress have new Abyssinian toys coming out in Q1 2010 

[RJ]

Ahem ... I don't know if you gents are interested but AFAIK Empress have new Abyssinian toys coming out in Q1 2010 

speaking to the empress guys at warfare they mentioned something about a character pack, abyssinian cavalry and some italians on camels...   

[Roustam]

Argsilverson......I believe you are thinking of Mirliton miniatures.  Their Italian range is very extensive, and is 20mm.

Good to hear that Empress will release some new Ethiopians in 2010.  Personally, I'd like to see another pack of levies with tribal weapons, an Askari MG crew+gun, an Italian artillery crew,Ethiopian MG+crew, and an Italian with flamethrower.

Russ

[Helen]

Hi Argyris,

Don't forget Artizan with their Italians that would be very suitable for the period.

I'll use mine for this purpose later next year.

Helen

[James Morris]

Just got the new WI. Haven't had a chance for a proper read yet, but the eye-candy is very inspiring. Nice one, James.

I notice there is an Abyssinian Maxim gun in the article. Can you say what figures were used with it? It's a conversion I assume.

Glad you enjoyed it!  Sorry for the delay but I've posted a new thread with pics and  details of the Maxim gun.

[argsilverson]

Argsilverson......I believe you are thinking of Mirliton miniatures.  Their Italian range is very extensive, and is 20mm.

Good to hear that Empress will release some new Ethiopians in 2010.  Personally, I'd like to see another pack of levies with tribal weapons, an Askari MG crew+gun, an Italian artillery crew,Ethiopian MG+crew, and an Italian with flamethrower.

Russ

It is not Mirliton. I found them it's Strategia e Tattica and here is the link:
http://www.strategiaetattica.it/miniature_base.asp?tipologia=25mmcoloniale
they are listed as 25mm, since I don;t have any askari miniatures or Empress miniatures I cannot make any comparison.
they have a set of an ethiopian  artillery piece with 4 crew. I do not know what gun is that, it is old.

[argsilverson]

Gentlemen,
I would like to advise you of a recent photo I found on the net:
A woman askari (topless) fighting for the Italians (wearing an eritrean askari fez)
listed a source link which was not working. also impossible to link to the photo.

does anyone else know something about women askari fighting for the italians (or other colonial power?)
if could find some suitable figure sounds an interesting addition.

[Chairface]

Is this the image?

[argsilverson]

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2230/hu051037.jpg

Is this the image?

exactly you got it.
is the first time I've ever had heard of a female askari!

[Chairface]

is the first time I've ever had heard of a female askari!

I have a feeling that this may be a bit of a cheesecake pic. Here's the caption from the original source:

Ethiopian Woman Wearing Soldier's Fez - barebreasted Ethiopian woman, representing the native Ascari soldiers fighting for Italy, is photographed wearing an Ascari fez in order to motivate the Italian soldiers.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2230/hu051037.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ethiopianreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php%3Ff%3D2%26t%3D14370&usg=__4vcgvhBFkzxaFUZilSpBu0jiwpg=&h=480&w=270&sz=42&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=GbRy128fQ9xGoM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=73&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwoman%2Bascari%2Bitalian%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1