Who is this guy?

[Plynkes]

MC Hammers? Isn't he the fellow who moderates the Workbench forum?

Johnston's Jat Sikh contingent in the Nyasaland Protectorate, 1890s?

Check out the big brain on Chris! We have a winner! Chris wins a thick slice of virtual Victoria Sponge (the official cake of Colonial Adventures):


(I lied about there not being a prize.)


Yes, dress uniform of the Nyasaland Indian Contingent. He's supposed to be an NCO, I suppose (not sure if they had any Indian comissioned officers), but I forgot to give him any stripes. The uniform is supposed to represent the three races of the force. Black for the native askaris, yellow for the Indian contingent, and white for the European officers.

He's actually for my Central Africa Rifles force. But the nucleus of this force was the Indian contingent from the slaver war, and I'm indulging the idea that some of them may have kept their dress uniforms (no reason to believe they would just throw them away). It's a little preposterous to imagine this chap actually going into battle against the Angoni dressed like this, but the force is a very khaki-and-black affair, and I fancied a splash of colour. I'm imagining him as some kind of eccentric Havildar-Major who insists on dressing his best to face these bargain-basement Zulus, and the officers are all so in awe of him that nobody tells him to change.

[Westfalia Chris]

Yay, cake! Cheers!

The article series by Chris Peers back in 1999 in WI is one of my all-time favourites, and that uniform part seems to have stuck. A very, very nice interpretation (I have not seen any actual depiction, in colour, at least), and I certainly agree that it will liven up all those dreary khakipants.

[Plynkes]

[Plynkes]

I have not seen any actual depiction, in colour, at least...

Yes, all I had to go on was a description and a line drawing in one of the hardback Foundry Africa books. It is described as having a Zoauve style to it, hence my idea to use a ACW figure as the starting point.

The black bits were still looking a bit shiny to me so I had a go with the brush-on matt finish.

I think that's a bit better.

[Aaron]

That is one formidable and stylish fellow! I love the yellow.

[Captain Blood]

Top work Plynkes. You are getting a bit good as this conversion lark! 

[Calimero]

It just occurs to me that since Plykes did this conversion, some manufacturer will surely release the figures for the whole unit in a few months…

[Galloping Major]

Really nice looking character 

[Malamute]

Lovely work,  a pretty darn good conversion.

[Johnno]

MC Hammer or M Sikh Hammer...

Captain Nemo. Nailed it!

[Johnno]

Awesome conversion BTW!!

 

[twrchtrwyth]

Very nice.