Author Topic: Hinterland Sailors Poll (Read 9846 times)

Scout_II · « **Reply #15 on:** March 10, 2011, 04:29:42 PM »

Might be just me - but I have always liked the felt hats worn in many of the African regions:

http://www.militaryheadgear.com/items/9804

http://einestages.spiegel.de/static/entry/als_telegrafenbauer_in_deutsch_suedwest/1573/kamelreitereinheit_der_schutztruppe.html?o=position-ASCENDING&s=15&r=1&a=256&c=1

The round caps are more sailor like - but I have always envisioned them as remaining closer to the ships...less used for land wars and more for securing the ship in ports and dealing with ship to ship and ship to land conflicts. I would have use for both - I just don't know how many of the sailor's I would actually need as opposed to the land based Schutztruppe. Just a thought though.

Plynkes · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2011, 04:45:01 PM »

For German sailors, the land-based tropical headgear of choice was a pith helmet, pretty similar to the Victorian British pattern:

I know this isn't supposed to be historical, but I thought I'd throw that in there as they do look pretty cool.

Plynkes · « **Reply #17 on:** March 10, 2011, 04:55:21 PM »

Some more gratuitous examples (just because I really like the pics):

Mancha · « **Reply #18 on:** March 10, 2011, 05:00:31 PM »

Plynkes: Those are great pictures. I'm definately saving them. You've given me something new to think about.

Laflin and Rand · « **Reply #19 on:** March 10, 2011, 05:03:23 PM »

I want to see her in miniature.

Plynkes · « **Reply #20 on:** March 10, 2011, 05:07:11 PM »

Quote from: Mancha on March 10, 2011, 05:00:31 PM

Plynkes: Those are great pictures. I'm definately saving them. You've given me something new to think about.

The "book covers" sub-folder in the "Africa" folder on my hard drive has a 142 of these covers in it. I love them.

Just one more, because a man being hit over the head with a drum never stops being funny:

Jonas · « **Reply #21 on:** March 10, 2011, 05:33:19 PM »

I voted for #3 but I would actually prefer a pack of skirmishers/advancing troops instead of firering (og at ease) troops also I would really suggest to either make the command figure a whole pack with NCO, musician and standard bearer or add a command pack too.

Butwhatever will happen I look forward to see the results of minis

Elprez · « **Reply #22 on:** March 10, 2011, 06:37:34 PM »

Re Pith helmets, I wouldn't mind seeing a unit of pith-helmeted ladies, but in addition to the sailor-ladies, maybe at some point in the future?
Depends how far you want to go with this,

the commissar · « **Reply #23 on:** March 10, 2011, 07:35:38 PM »

Quote from: Jonas on March 10, 2011, 05:33:19 PM

I voted for #3 but I would actually prefer a pack of skirmishers/advancing troops instead of firering .....(

I think I would also prefer the figures to be skirmishing rather than firing and the unit builder pack to be "standing ready"

Mors · « **Reply #24 on:** March 10, 2011, 08:36:00 PM »

Looks like some lovely stuff coming Jason, ordering soon...everything! I must admit I prefer unit builders to be either advancing or at ready.

Plynkes are those covers on line somehwere? I just get a load of German Ships and footballers when I googled it and strangely Darth Vader.

Laflin I would like to see her in miniature too, Im going to show my ignorance....who is she?

Laflin and Rand · « **Reply #25 on:** March 10, 2011, 09:34:39 PM »

Quote from: Mors on March 10, 2011, 08:36:00 PM

Laflin I would like to see her in miniature too, Im going to show my ignorance....who is she?

Jenny Seagrove from the movie, Nate and Hayes or if you're not a USA'n, Savage Islands. Was the first thing that popped to mind when I saw "Hinterland Sailors."

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #26 on:** March 10, 2011, 09:47:15 PM »

Actually...

I must agree that I would rather they be produced like the Hussars with the firing pack as the unit builder.

Generally, I prefer my minis to be advancing/skirmishing... as they do on the table.

Mors · « **Reply #27 on:** March 10, 2011, 09:59:23 PM »

mine tend to go the other way....

Sterling Moose · « **Reply #28 on:** March 10, 2011, 11:47:02 PM »

I voted too but could really use some gun crew figures both for field gun and machine gun. I need crews for my VSF Walkers. Perhaps a figure firing a maxim (hands together) or a crank fired MG such as a Nordenfeldt/Gatling. A figure directing fire, with binos or a spyglass.

Plynkes · « **Reply #29 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:05:39 AM »

Sorry Mors, I had a look for the link in my favourites but couldn't find it.

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