German marine uniforms?

[gimzod]

Yikes that expanded quickly. Thanks for all the help guys should be plenty of ideas to do.

Another quick question how many miniatures should go on a base for death in the dark continent.

[H.M.Stanley]

Hi.

Strictly, three Soldiers or two Skirmishers on a 60mm frontage (depth is not important under DitDC).

I have based my figures on 2p coins so that put paid to that. I did try sabot movement trays with 3 x Solders on 60x60mm but it doesn't look right.

My Germans got royally stuffed yesterday by Ruritanians (based on the British in East Africa). I even lose in my ImagiNation  

J

[Plynkes]

So, i could do paint my "marines" in white [iffy, i know]

Or, just paint them up properly and think the hell with it. Perhaps, lighter coloured helmets as a nod to the marines?

Painted white they wouldn't look all that different from the actual troops from the landing parties. A case of "close enough is close enough." That's what I'd do, if I hadn't already started experimentally headswapping a few pith helmets on to sailors' bodies for my little Wissmanntruppe force. 

Or just paint them up as actual Seebataillon troops and simply use them as general purpose stand-ins for whatever troops the occasion requires. Nothing wrong with a bit of pretend if you like the khaki look.

[H.M.Stanley]

Do you know what, painting the marines in white appeals to the lazy sod in me [headswaps indeed] especially as i have more than enough troops in khaki between the Germans and British.

However, having looked carefully at the figures and brushed up on the See-Batallion i think i'll compromise with khaki, black [or brown] equipment and white helmets circa 1890

[juergen c. olk]

the See-Battalions existed during the Franco- Prussian war,and were used more as garrison troops until later.And Plynkes is right Marine  means naval.During the franco- prussian war they protected the north sea possible invasion by french and even thought danes would try again.any way that's all I got

[the_desert_fox]

Great fan of German colonial forces. They are my main force for "In the heart of Africa" ruleset. I have a large unit of German Marines mainly Pulp Figures. Here is a pic of a couple of them where based on vallego desert yellow as the base colour for the uniforms. This is my first post I hope you like them. regards simon

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