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Offline Emir of Askaristan

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #45 on: November 20, 2011, 11:54:17 AM »
Wonderful thread guys....
Looking forward to it's little lead conclusions!

Offline Bugsda

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #46 on: November 20, 2011, 04:43:24 PM »
Get a life you two  lol

 ;)
Well I've lead an evil life, so they say, but I'll outrun the Devil on judgement day.

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #47 on: November 20, 2011, 05:17:12 PM »
Gringo,
You thinking about seperate heads? With the French kepi/sombrero and the Belgian kepi/sombrero/fatigue hat/whateveryoucallit that might be a good idea.
Pete

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #48 on: November 20, 2011, 05:18:25 PM »
Got those two beauties today.  They are a bit special.  Yes, gringo, I may well buy units to combat my ACW figures as the war has spilled over in 1866 to a new level.  Think Two Mules for Sister Sarah meets Major Dundee...............
'So do all who see such times. But that is not for us to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that we are given.'

Offline Arthur

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #49 on: November 20, 2011, 05:37:58 PM »
Get a life you two  lol

 ;)

A what ? Never heard of such a thing before :D
« Last Edit: November 20, 2011, 05:40:03 PM by Arthur »

Offline Arthur

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #50 on: November 20, 2011, 06:27:21 PM »
While I'm still geeking it up, here's a scan from a book published by the French Musée de l'Armée in Paris. The three bottom photographs show men from the Belgian Legion in various orders of dress. The battalion photographed in Monterey in 1866 is of particular interest ; one year after their arrival in Mexico, all the men have abandoned the impractical hat and replaced it with the French-style covered kepi. There's also a rare pic of a grenadier from the Belgian Legion's mounted companies.

 

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #51 on: November 20, 2011, 10:22:04 PM »
Arthur

Bugsda........looking forward to seeing your expertise applied to my Major...

you know you can do it old buddy.

Arthur ...once agin you have come up with the goods , actually was sent that pic

and was astounded by the photos.  Now bet you cant find anything on the Mexican

imperial Army ,,i have come up with some goodies ..but still searching.


Pete  i will do as many variations as possible in my units ...FFL will be in a mixture

of hats , Mairine hats, Kepis........may well do some separate heads.

Joraos good to meet you at Reading......pleased you like the figs...

best Regards   Ged  www.gringo40s.com :) ;) :) ;)

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #52 on: November 20, 2011, 10:26:28 PM »
Arthur

any chance you could give me your e-mail , i have probably got more

questions then answers on this war on the uniform front!! :o

my best e-mail is gjmfigurines4@btinternet.com.

best regards

Ged   www.gringo40s.com
« Last Edit: November 20, 2011, 10:28:48 PM by gringo »

Offline Arthur

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #53 on: November 20, 2011, 11:33:42 PM »
PM duly sent, Ged  :)

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #54 on: November 20, 2011, 11:58:57 PM »
thanks Arthur!! ;)

Offline Bugsda

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #55 on: November 21, 2011, 12:35:26 AM »


Bugsda........looking forward to seeing your expertise applied to my Major...




I bet you say that to all the girls  lol

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #56 on: November 21, 2011, 09:20:23 AM »

I bet you say that to all the girls  lol

 lol lol lol
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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #57 on: November 21, 2011, 09:49:52 AM »
Bugsda

 lol lol lol lol  bon mot of the day!! cheered up a foggy monday morning

Offline Arthur

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #58 on: November 22, 2011, 01:26:58 AM »
While we're on the subject of the Belgian Legion, here's the cover of the Campaigns issue I lifted my article from :



Note to Ged and Ian : should you get in the mood to produce some vignettes, the armed sutleress leading the wounded grenadier's horse would make for an interesting set, methinks... 

Offline joroas

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Re: lieutenant Egyptian battalion available now/28mm Maximillian range
« Reply #59 on: November 22, 2011, 09:01:51 AM »
This thread represents everything that I love about LAF.  Keep this up guys, this is fantastic.

PS The new figures are sat on my painting table ATM.

 

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