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Offline Christian

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Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« on: January 24, 2010, 12:00:09 PM »
So, I have some Wargames Factory colonials here. I'm thinking of what conversions I could do with them. I know they come with a glengarry cap, but I haven't been able to ascertain what a glengarry cap indicates and who should be wearing it...

I was also wondering if I could give the colonials big bearskin hats and make them grenadiers?

Any other ideas?

Can I shave off the cuff loops and make them represent another country?

Hope you can help me!

Offline Dr. The Viking

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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2010, 12:12:45 PM »
I actually did a thread about what to do with WGF colonials: lol

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=14806.0
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Offline Christian

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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2010, 12:17:17 PM »
Are those the zombies? :/

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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2010, 12:19:50 PM »
Glengarries were worn by Scottish regiments. Not all Scottish regiments wore kilts - these were only worn by Highland regiments. Lowland regiments (eg the Borderers) wore trousers but had Glengarries instead of helmets. I think their trousers may have been tartan, but I'm not sure.

So, if your figs have trousers and Glengarries they are probably meant to represent a Lowland Scottish regiment. Obviously, if they're wearing kilts, they're Highlanders.

There are lots of other things you could do with them. I was pondering recently the idea of painting up some chaps in Glengarries with dark green jackets (like the Royal Green Jackets) and khaki caps, or alternatively black uniforms and red caps, to represent 1889 UNIT (from Dr Who) troops.

Or you could of course invent an entirely new unit, which is always good in VSF I think. Perhaps there was a 'Sydney Scottish' regiment raised to cope with the Martian Invasion of Western Australia in 1886, or perhaps the East Australian Rifles who captured Easter Island for the Crown (and fought Pirates and Cthuloid monsters to gain it) in 1887 wore Glengarries... before they were shipped off to the ongoing Venusian Campaign anyway.

Hope some of this is useful and not just an old man rambling!

Offline nickinsomerset

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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2010, 12:30:04 PM »
A new unit of Highlanders allows one to go mad with Kilt design, my Hardington Highlanders have some mad awful yellow based kilt, based on an actual design! The Glengarry was worn by all Regiments of the British Army from about 1868.

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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2010, 12:32:26 PM »
Are those the zombies? :/

They used to be Colonials.

I think the WGF brits are HORRIBLE! Just look how they hold their rifles.  :)

I wish you good luck in finding a use for them

Offline Red Orc

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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2010, 12:47:20 PM »
A new unit of Highlanders allows one to go mad with Kilt design, my Hardington Highlanders have some mad awful yellow based kilt, based on an actual design! The Glengarry was worn by all Regiments of the British Army from about 1868.

I didn't know the Glengarry was worn by all British regiments, well, one learns something new every day. I apologise unreservedly for giving inaccurate info!

@ nickinsomerset; that better not be the MacMillan tartan you're talking about there, if it is, why you ...! (Shakes orcky MacMillan-descended fist in a vagely south west direction.)

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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2010, 12:57:46 PM »
Red Orc, non-Scottish regiments did not have the diced band on their glengarries, and so looked a bit like this:

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Offline myincubliss

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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2010, 07:02:40 PM »
I'm currently using the ramshackle gasmask heads with pith helmets to make them suitable for vsf, as others here have done...

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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2010, 09:33:33 PM »
I had no idea of those gasmasked heads... thanks for that! (I also haven't really seen them used much)

Thanks for all the information so far guys!

Offline Dr. The Viking

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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2010, 11:16:35 PM »
Jonas used them here:


Offline Christian

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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2010, 09:13:43 AM »
Ah great! Thanks for the pic.

I have already ordered a set of those.

I think the WF Colonials have a lot more potential than some give them credit for... I've done a bit of converting here and there but I'll have to wait to reveal what I've been up to...

muahahahahahahehehehe...

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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2010, 03:21:48 PM »
Ah great! Thanks for the pic.

I have already ordered a set of those.

I think the WF Colonials have a lot more potential than some give them credit for... I've done a bit of converting here and there but I'll have to wait to reveal what I've been up to...

muahahahahahahehehehe...

I think they're rubbish, but I do like my zombies.. haha.

They worst part about the WGF's is that they look partly melted. The detail's not that clear.

But I'm waiting anxiosly to see what you made up!  lol

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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2010, 10:42:23 AM »



Is the guy in the middle scratching his crown jewels? :(
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Re: Wargames Factory Colonials to...?
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2010, 02:34:08 PM »

Is the guy in the middle scratching his crown jewels? :(

Well, no, hahaha, but it looks so in the picture... he is actually standing with his hand on the way to a reload...

 

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