The above image shows what I made up from the basic infantry and HQ packs.
They painted up simply with most effort going into the flesh tones.
I am sure I have constructed this weapon wrong.
The firing mechanism is probably meant to be on the right hand side.
But they are done now.
I also probably went overboard on the tufts.
But I wanted them to be for Italy as much as the Western Desert.
Paints Used
Undercoat - Tamiya XF64 Red BrownTrousers - VJ 70921 English Uniform
Webbing - VJ 70884 Stone Grey
Turban - VJ70886 Green Grey
Rifle Stock - VJ70975 Beige Brown
Shirt - VJ70819 Iraqi Sand
Boots, Bayonet Hilt - Jo Sonja's Carbon Black
Flesh - Jo Sonja's Fawn
Rifle Barrel - VJ70863 Gunmetal
Dry brush - VJ70979 Buff
Flesh wash - One of Citadel Shade Nulon Oil (black) or Reikelan Fleashade (brown). I also used a Citadel Marron ink for some of the figures.
The turban (pagri/ pugaree / puggaree) was worn by several different Indian regiments but in different styles and sizes. The figures are wearing the Sikh turban. Sikhs probably wore it in combat, while others wore steel helmets. Peter Pig have a different separate turban head with a point, like the Punjabi or Rajput Moslem style. See:
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Neil
Thank Neil. When used for Rommel these troops will represent Brigades, but if used for Crossfire each base is a squad (versus company in Rommel). As Rommel was my main focus I knew there would be some abstraction, but it looks like I'll be fielding two brigades of Sikhs!
DeleteNoW to tackle some Italian colonial troops.
You might want to rethink the "turbans" for 1940 heres a link to 4th ID 1940 https://twitter.com/Advaidism/status/899174765973217280
ReplyDeleteYes, it certainly wasn't all the Indian troops who wore a turban.
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