Highlanders

[Ignatieff]

Top advice.  Many thanks

Ignatieff

[Hammers]

A bit of threadomancy here...

What has happened on the Highlander front since this was originally posted. Do we have any WWI Scots in kilts and aprons by now? It's a bit shit, really, if we don't.

[Plynkes]

Great War Miniatures do them (early war and also late war with tin hats and tam o' shanters - I think those ones were available at the time of the original post) and so do Musketeer (early war).


Keep up, slowcoach, will you? 

[Hammers]

Well, good news. I was looking at Great War but couldn't see any in kilts.

[Plynkes]

Then I put it to you sir, that you must have searched in too hasty and careless a manner.

They are indeed there, though granted the picture is small.

[traveller]

Musketeer highlanders seems nice:

http://www.musketeer-miniatures.com/store.php?r=20&rule=Historical&id=50

[former user]

how about converting plastic napoleonic highlanders?

[Hammers]

To much work.

We are still in the same spot with Gurkha command and/or kukhris drawn, aren't we?

[Hammers]

Then I put it to you sir, that you must have searched in too hasty and careless a manner.

They are indeed there, though granted the picture is small.

Indeed. I tend to brows in a rather cavalier manner but here I also have to deal with one of my pet peeves again: no or too small bloody images.

Could you tell me what the difference is between the Highland and Lowland uniforms (trousers?) and how do early and late war uniforms differ (Glenngary vs. steel pot?, long-tie rug over shoulder?).

[Plynkes]

The late war fellows have tin hats and small box resipirators, both of which are out of place on a figure intended for 1914-15 gaming. They are also kitted out for some kind of a big show, laden down with kit including shovels and such (an unimaginable amount of stuff was taken over the top by 1917, all thought necessary to prepare the captured position for the inevitable Boche counter-attack that they knew would surely come). This is also something not so characteristic of the early part of the war.

Scots Lowland troops dressed the same as any other British regiments apart from their rather natty Glengarry hats.

[Hammers]

The late war fellows have tin hats and small box resipirators, both of which are out of place on a figure intended for 1914-15 gaming. They are also kitted out for some kind of a big show, laden down with kit including shovels and such (an unimaginable amount of stuff was taken over the top by 1917, all thought necessary to prepare the captured position for the inevitable Boche counter-attack that they knew would surely come).

Scots Lowland troops were kitted out the same as any other British regiments apart from their rather natty Glengarry hats.

Thank you. You are a well of knowledge, Dylan.

Hmm... those respirators are rather unsightly for my purposes (NWF). I just ordered the Early War command group for the bagpiper alone(I threw in a couple of Stoke mortars for good measure), they rest are to be rekitted with Wolseleys later together with the Musketeer Scots I also just ordered.

[Plynkes]

That's a good idea. Put Wolseleys on early war highlanders and they would do for Palestine on a cold day. Might give that a go. What would really be nice would be highlanders in shirt sleeve order though. Ordinary early war Brits in shirt sleeves would be nice too. Could use 'em for Gallipoli.

Sorry, I'm daydreaming now.

[Hammers]

What would really be nice would be highlanders in shirt sleeve order though.

It certainly would. But one has to make do in these troubled times of not getting everything one wants.

[Poliorketes]

early war Brits in shirt sleeves would be nice too. Could use 'em for Gallipoli.

Sorry, I'm daydreaming now.

IIRC Soapy does some, take a look at Woodbine.

[Plynkes]

Gun crew and ANZACs in shirt sleeves, yes. No Brits, though. The ANZACs don't really fit the bill. Too much variety and half of them are in shorts. What I have in mind are ones in the same gear as the Brits they do, just not wearing their jackets.