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Rob Dumelow
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Once more I must appeal to the knowledgable members of this forum to help me out. Can anyone inform me of the Army Hospital Corps uniforms? I seem to recall it being blue for some reason and having a sort of cloth cap, but I may be thinking of some other corps.
I ask in my continuing pursuit of yet more figures to convert for my Rorke's Drift refight, having just finished another batch of zulus and a conversion of Rvd Smith handing out ammunition in his peaked cap (as shown here: http://rorkesdriftvc.com/defenders/smith.htm), though he may well have chosen to wear a pith helmet on the day the cap makes him look suitable recogniseable and distinctive on the battlefield. So can anyone please help me on the uniforms of Cpl Miller, 2nd Cpl McMahon and Pvt Luddington? Thanks in advance guys. Rob D |
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Rob Dumelow
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Thanks Peter,
It was one of the topics on which I was willing to concede to popular opinion rather than realism. Most people who I have talked to and know of the Chaplain have seen the post-war photos and I needed something to make him stand out more from the sea of pith helmets developing amongst my collection so I scratch built a peaked cap for him (the alternative was bare headed, but I am no where near talented enought to sculpt hair!). Rob |
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Peter Ewart
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Rob
Perhaps a bit of marmalade "up top" would do, thereby producing the required copperknob effect! Pete |
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Bill Cainan1
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Rob
With regard to your querry on AHC uniforms - see Ian Knights "British Forces in Zululand" Osprey Elite series No 32. This has a number of coloured plates showing the uniforms in which you are interested. You can get a copy relatively cheaply from the RRW Shop. Bill |
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Rob Dumelow
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Bill
Thanks for that, I didn't know that book existed! I have the Rorke's Drift book (Campaign series), the Zulu War Uniforms one (Men At Arms 57), Auxillaries etc (MAA 388), the Zulu warrior one (From Warrior series). I just used some various Ian Knght and other books for British uniforms and never assumed the basic Osprey would have AHC uniforms in, but i'll certainly check out Elite 32 now (I work in the local wargames shop with a good selection of Osprey books so i'll order one direct from Osprey when the next batch of books is required). Cheers ------------------- Peter, That may well have a better effect than the attempts at painting ginger hair I have made (fortunately mostly hidden by the hat). Ginger hair is amongst the worst to reproduce well on a figure. |
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