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Offline Plynkes

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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #15 on: October 02, 2008, 12:15:40 PM »
Incidentally, and apropos of nothing, the Gary Cooper adventure picture The Lives of a Bengal Lancer was supposedly Hitler's favourite film.
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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #16 on: October 02, 2008, 12:38:53 PM »
Incidentally, and apropos of nothing, the Gary Cooper adventure picture The Lives of a Bengal Lancer was supposedly Hitler's favourite film.

Oh. I heard it was Chaplin's "The Dictator". Or "King Kong, 1933". Or "Weekend at Bernie´s*)". Or various western movies. All depending on which expert biographer on Hitler you choose to believe.

*) Well OK, I made that one up, but I feel he would have had he lived to see it. I mean, who can resist a film where a dead guy gets kicked in the groin about ten times.

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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #17 on: October 02, 2008, 12:51:33 PM »
I heard 'King Kong' too. Bit of a film buff, our Adolf, it seems. I wonder if he would have liked "Downfall?"


I say, this is getting a bit off topic. Shouldn't the damn moderator be doing something about that?

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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #18 on: October 02, 2008, 12:55:21 PM »
I heard 'King Kong' too. Bit of a film buff, our Adolf, it seems. I wonder if he would have liked "Downfall?"


I say, this is getting a bit off topic. Shouldn't the damn moderator be doing something about that?

You know, the moderators at this place...feh!
Sorry, back to Sikh cavalry.

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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #19 on: October 02, 2008, 01:00:21 PM »
You needn't say sorry, old chum. It was me that turned this thread into The Adolf Hitler Movie Club.  :)

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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #20 on: October 02, 2008, 01:04:03 PM »
Anyone know of a 'definitive' guide to NW Frontier troop uniforms?

Here are a few nice uniform variations for the Bengal Lancers. Also like the ones Capt. Blood showed us a few moons ago.

10th Bengal Lancers


1st Bengal Cavalry


2nd Bombay Lancers

I'm putting together a VSF Indian force for my Martian Empire forces at the moment. Not telling you what I'm mounting the lancers on yet though... But here's the colour scheme for some of my infantry:


Actually the 29th Bombay Native Infantry (according to the image).

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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #21 on: October 02, 2008, 01:12:20 PM »
"The Indian Army" by Boris Mollo is pretty good. But as the name suggests it is about more than just the North West Frontier. Goes right up to independence. It has that same picture of the 29th Bombay Native Infantry (Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis) that you posted. I'm looking at it right now.

That picture is dated as c.1890 and depicts them at Field Firing. I seriously doubt they would have worn that get-up in action at that time, but it is a wonderful colour scheme to use for your VSF unit.

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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #22 on: October 02, 2008, 01:15:28 PM »
Take a gander at this thread:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=1646.msg69756#msg69756

It only seems to be available to used books sources.
« Last Edit: October 02, 2008, 01:17:38 PM by hammershield »

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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #23 on: October 02, 2008, 04:55:22 PM »
Thanks for all of the suggestions guys. Going to check out the old glorie's, but am glad to hear that the Redoubt are decently sized. This is going to be a fun project. The mounts are halfway ready (crown secret) and the mounted Sikh's are going to look great.



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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #24 on: October 02, 2008, 05:22:02 PM »
Thanks for all of the suggestions guys. Going to check out the old glorie's, but am glad to hear that the Redoubt are decently sized. This is going to be a fun project. The mounts are halfway ready (crown secret) and the mounted Sikh's are going to look great.




The OG figures come with the saddle attached, the Redoubt ones do not. Hope that helps.
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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #25 on: October 02, 2008, 09:17:30 PM »
Anyone know of a 'definitive' guide to NW Frontier troop uniforms?

Also like the ones Capt. Blood showed us a few moons ago.


These ones!



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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #26 on: October 03, 2008, 12:50:04 AM »
Nicest late victorian Indian cavalry on the market IMO are the Castaway Arts figures. They also do Sikh infantry so, with a little trimming of equipment, you can have dismounted versions.

http://www.castawayarts.com.au/index.php
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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #27 on: October 03, 2008, 01:17:19 AM »
Nicest late victorian Indian cavalry on the market IMO are the Castaway Arts figures. They also do Sikh infantry so, with a little trimming of equipment, you can have dismounted versions.

http://www.castawayarts.com.au/index.php

I think you're right. They are beautiful. Thanks! Still have some thinking to do.

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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #28 on: October 03, 2008, 01:50:51 AM »
I knew I had a book on the period!

'The Frontier Ablaze - The North-West Frontier Rising 1897-98' by Michael Barthorp 1996 Windrow & Greene
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Re: Looking for Sikh Cavalry
« Reply #29 on: October 03, 2008, 08:57:17 AM »
Anyone know of a 'definitive' guide to NW Frontier troop uniforms?

 A bit late [as usual  :-[ ] but this has some good pics:

"The Indian Army Of The Empress, 1861-1901" by Alan Harfield, ISBN 0-946771-03-0

Mostly black and white photos and contemporary sketches, but there are 8 pages of colour prints by Simkin, Payne, Sumner etc. Oh, three of the colour prints you've shown are in there  :(  There are several more that would be of use, I'm sure.
There is also a lot of OOB and campaign background and it's the sort of book that would be great to find cheap eg:

http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?isbn=0946771030&sortby=3&sts=t&x=52&y=9

As ever, though, Plynkes has nailed it with the Mollo book  ;)

« Last Edit: October 03, 2008, 01:32:30 PM by Gluteus Maximus »

 

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