@Mark Dewis I am in the middle of The Indian Empire at war by George Morton-Jack. In it does state that the Indian army service dress was unsuitable for the western front when they arrived in ...
As well as the WW1 book, I have both the 19th century one, which is good but I feel it gives too much attention to the US civil war & Zulu wars. Also, the Napoleonic wars one, which is possibly...
@JTam For my Lithuanians, I'm using the same figures (WA WW1 Germans). Heads, I'm using British service caps from gripping beast. Officers, I may give them Kepis using WA Frenchheads & po...
@JTam Yes, you don't mess with those Polish ladies! Yes, I'm quite happy with the out come of my figures. As you can tell by the choice of primer, I've decided to give them khaki unifo...
It's good to see someone trying some things out with their spares. You could have used some bolt action Handschar ss heads & made yourself some Bosnians, who where great fighters on ...
Siberia-miniatures command figures. I'm just waiting upon my Polish eagle! Next up... Lithuanian Infantry!
Siberia-miniatures 28mm Poles. They really go well with the WA figures. More or less the same scale. I even gave two figures a WA head!
Officer's body taken from WA WW1 French (arms German). Map case is a spare bit from Bolt Action Germans. Adrian helmets also taken from WA WW1 French.
Some NCOs & two chauchat light machine gunners. The chauchats taken from WA WW1 French.
My interest in early 20th century history doesn't finish on 11th November 1918. The current projects that I am engaged with are some of the conflicts fought after the aformentioned date. He...
@JTam It's a top book! I just wish it went upto 1923.
Yes, it is looking very likely to be WW2 Polish Cavalry. If I was going to buy WW2 Cavalry, I would prefer them to be dismounted rather than mounted but with my WW1 Eastern front head on...
@JTam I think that you maybe closer to the ball park than me. Just did a little research via Google 8 we can rule out German uhlans too.
I am using my copy of the osprey MAA Armies of the Russo-Polish war 1919-21. I may also dig my copy of an encyclopaedia of WW1 uniforms which I have somewhere in my attic. The good th...
@JTam I honestly haven't made my mind up yet. To tell you the truth, my first thought was the late war khaki uniform but the idea of basing the figures on the early war army with all of their...
I have got some Polish heads from Siberian Miniatures. My order got shipped just before it all kick off in Ukraine & I received it this week. I'm making my Polish Infantry using th...
@Timothy Peterson I didn't say that they were in the UK (back then it was called Great Britain & the servicemen would have called themselves either English, Irish, Welsh or Scottish....
I would definitely say Belgium. I went with a friend a couple of years ago to Waterloo & Ligny and we did a lot of walking around Belgium fields. They are very flat & open compared to...
@JTam some fascinating pictures there.
@JTam Evidence! Here's a photo of a British crew of a 6 inch 26cwt howitzer all shirtless. No doubt thinking that they were all having a jolly on Scarborough beach... Very unseemly!!
@JTam Some good points made! I can't recall seeing any photos of bare chested gunners from WW1. I think you're right. It wouldn't be the done thing to strip down to the waist in the early par...
@JTam Yes. I can get past the double bed rolls thing. In the field the Serbs were a bit of a irregular bunch so I can work with it. I already have some empress miniatures Japanese...
@JTam Yeah, you can get them with beards too!
Most 28mm artillery crews are dress in summer uniforms. Being a gunner is rather a active job & in summer months can get very hot & demanding for the gun crews. With this...
I'm so much looking forward to the release of WGA Russians! The only changes that I would like to see (if any changes are to be made) are: No shoulder boards. it's easier to add them us...
I've already bought some 28mm Serb heads from eureka miniatures. Now I'm just waiting for the release of WGA Japanese to convert into Serbian infantry... Hopefully some 1914 Austrians to follow!
Four sets I think would be viable.... Austro-Hungarian Infantry. the early Pike blue uniform with lanyards & oak leaves in their hats. Heads wearing the feldmutze & a Fez for M...
