New Set Announcement: British Infantry (1916-1918)

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L RAFFLES - August 21, 2021

Bare heads , some with gas masks would be good , also perhaps , some helmets on their own …

Colin Ashton - August 21, 2021

The Indian infantry option is a v nice idea but the Indian Corps were withdrawn from the Western Front by 1916 so the turbaned heads are not strictly right. Also, in Egypt and Mesopotamia they’d have worn shorts and shirts. Maybe the sets trying to do too much?

patrick - August 21, 2021

I am loving all the options. I don’t have a need for these guys but I just want them because they are so freaking cool! :-)

Brooks L Flugaur-Leavitt - August 20, 2021

Love the sculpts and the wide variety of head options!

Bryan Danner - August 20, 2021

Are the heads directly above the bodies supposed to represent Royal Naval Division?
Yes to slouch hats and also how about slouch hats with ostrich feathers for the Light Horse? Actually, sprue sets with nothing but head options sounds awesome.
How about guys in shorts for the more tropical environments?
Also really want to see US WW1 infantry soon.

Bryan Danner - August 20, 2021

Are the heads directly above the bodies supposed to represent Royal Naval Division?
Yes to slouch hats and also how about slouch hats with ostrich feathers for the Light Horse? Actually, sprue sets with nothing but head options sounds awesome.
How about guys in shorts for the more tropical environments?
Also really want to see US WW1 infantry soon.

Y. Whateley - August 20, 2021

Justin Lakin – August 17, 2021: “To those complaining about webbing and jacket cut for Sikhs, Commonwealth troops on the Western Front were generally issued British uniforms as it was easier to access the already available British stores rather than trying to ship new equipment from overseas. ANZAC troops in the West after 1916 also regularly used British equipment, including British caps such as the trench cap or general service.”

That sounds like a good case to me for keeping the Sikh heads (which, by the way, are great!) I also just remembered that the upcoming “Space British” set includes pith helmet, and I see no reason not to source those for quick-and-easy kitbashing, for those who want it – come to think of it, the Space British set already looked like it was aimed toward VSF, anyway, for those wanting pith helmets for VSF purposes (and this set seems like it would kitbash nicely with the Space British!) So, I’ve rather changed my mind about swapping the Sikhs for pith helmets – I think the Sikh turbans are fine as-is, now that I’ve slept on it!

I don’t mind all the Lewis guns, for some reason – maybe “too many”, but they’re cool. I kinda like the idea of the Broderick caps too, even if they aren’t strictly historically accurate, though the ones in the sample image seem to me to be missing something, including the badge(?) on the front… maybe that’s a work-in-progress thing?

I do like the idea of slouch hats and tamoshanters, both seem like they’d be very useful for covering a lot of ground for those who are requesting Scots and ANZACs.

Anyway, looks like it’s going to be a great set to me!

Y. Whateley - August 20, 2021

Justin Lakin – August 17, 2021: “To those complaining about webbing and jacket cut for Sikhs, Commonwealth troops on the Western Front were generally issued British uniforms as it was easier to access the already available British stores rather than trying to ship new equipment from overseas. ANZAC troops in the West after 1916 also regularly used British equipment, including British caps such as the trench cap or general service.”

That sounds like a good case to me for keeping the Sikh heads (which, by the way, are great!) I also just remembered that the upcoming “Space British” set includes pith helmet, and I see no reason not to source those for quick-and-easy kitbashing, for those who want it – come to think of it, the Space British set already looked like it was aimed toward VSF, anyway, for those wanting pith helmets for VSF purposes! So, I’ve rather changed my mind about swapping the Sikhs for pith helmets – I think the Sikh turbans are fine as-is, now that I’ve slept on it!

I don’t mind all the Lewis guns, for some reason – maybe “too many”, but they’re cool. I kinda like the idea of the Broderick caps too, even if they aren’t strictly historically accurate, though the ones in the sample image seem to me to be missing something, including the badge(?) on the front… maybe that’s a work-in-progress thing?

I do like the idea of slouch hats and tamoshanters, both seem like they’d be very useful for covering a lot of ground for those who are requesting Scots and ANZACs.

Anyway, looks like it’s going to be a great set to me!

Steve Tindle - August 20, 2021

In general look very promising. The two points that to me look very wrong are firstly the heads with the cor blimey hats tied up, from that front view they look more like deer stalkers, maybe when see from the side they will look better. Seconly, the heads directly above the three bodies on the left look totally wrong. I’m guessing they are meant to be brodrick caps. If so they are very wrong in appearance an possibly an unnecessary luxury as only th Royal Marines were still wearing the brodrick an even they only wore it early in the war. The brodericks should be replaced with heads wearing tam o’shanters or glengarries to cover the many Scottish, Canadian scottish and South African scottish battalions that fought in WW I .

Craig Stewart - August 20, 2021

A set of WW1 highlanders would cover the Brits and Canadians.

I would also suggest that while the WW1 Brits looks like quite a busy set, if there was a sprue of ANZAC slouch hats you’d sell another 1000.