VBCW Uniforms

[Mr.Dodo]

I presume that upon being de-mobbed, Soldiers o fthe Great War handed their uniforms back. Maybe helmets or Great coats were retained or marked as 'lost' for a fee. Just wondering if there would be Lcpl Jones types mixed in with militia.

[Lowtardog]

I have a mixture,

LDV are in civis with some military kit like helmets, webbing etc or none at all

Terroritial and Aux are in military uniforms there would ahve been a lot of surplus kit and factories that would still be holding old kit or making it for the regulars

I have also drafted in odd figures to represent retired troops etc who kept their kit. I am sure there would ahve been a number of outlets who were selling ex army kit, typically called the army and navy store in the UK. Many blue collar workers would buy this as work wear

[Rob_bresnen]

My Socialist force are in street clothes with a red armband- it's very simple to carve the armband into the mini with the edge of a file. It takes a few seconds and looks really cool. I have seen it done with green stuff, but if your not carefull it looks like they have a swimming float on.

I am also planning a Local Defence force, and to make them look sufficantly different I am going to do head swops, and use the 'tommy' heads from West Wind, with helmets on (as I am using teh same basic selection of minis for both forces. I might even give the LDF a white arm band or something too.

[commissarmoody]

Or maybe if your LDF is from a pacific place, maybe pant there armband in the coat of arms of the town, or the color of the local sports team. Just an idea

[Hastings]

With the Anglicans we are suggesting that units quartered on towns may well have access to pattern books and get uniforms made up locally in whatever cloth is available, making it possible to use conventional WW1 or early WW2 figures but giving them a distinctive look

[Mr.Dodo]

Burberry Battledress it is then!

[commissarmoody]

what color is Burberry exactly? Sorry just not familer if it.

[Arlequín]

Burberry are best known for this particular plaid design...



There are a number of other connotations that can be drawn from Mr Dodo's choice, I'm just not going there... It's an English thing 

[Rob_bresnen]

With the Anglicans we are suggesting that units quartered on towns may well have access to pattern books and get uniforms made up locally in whatever cloth is available, making it possible to use conventional WW1 or early WW2 figures but giving them a distinctive look

Lincon Green?