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Post by zuludon on Jan 18, 2023 17:05:35 GMT
I am guessing it was in 1902 when the new khaki service dress was issued. I am asking as I am preparing an H. G. Wells War of the Worlds game set around 1900.
Thanks in advance, Nick Stern
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Post by Henri Sebald on Jan 22, 2023 17:51:03 GMT
Sounds like a great project! War of the worlds was set in 1897. British army manuals were still stating guns should be painted 'lead' in 1909. Different sources show lead and khaki guns in WW1, dark green tends to be later.
It is fiction of course so I'd do whatever you want tbh.
The Britains 18" howitzer and 4.7 naval guns started life with a lead colour finish
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Post by Mike Lewis on Jan 22, 2023 19:18:53 GMT
The earliest model of the 4.7 naval gun made by Britains around the turn of the century (possibly as late as 1905 as it seems to have the markings on for the French Office) looked like this:  So not the dark green of the later models. |
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Post by zuludon on Jan 23, 2023 22:17:56 GMT
Thank you for your knowledgeable replies. Of course the original 4.7 naval gun looked more like the ones used in the Boer War. And no gun shields either! I am torn between using my Home Service Dress Britains or my early WW1 Britains in peaked caps. My first introduction to the HG Wells story was through the Classics Illustrated comic version which, for better or worse, showed the soldiers in WW1 period uniforms. So I think I'll go with those and my green painted 4.7 naval guns. Attached is a photo of a work in progress Martian Tripod. It stands about 13 inches tall. Thanks again, Nick
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Post by Henri Sebald on Jan 24, 2023 18:06:51 GMT
Fabulous tripod. What about a hms thunderchild in 1/32.
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Post by zuludon on Jan 25, 2023 18:32:41 GMT
Henri,
Now wouldn't that be something? Of course you would need a table as big as a tennis court. As it is, my 10X6 foot table is going to be chock-a-block.
Nick
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Post by Henri Sebald on Jan 26, 2023 22:53:18 GMT
Looking forward to seeing it.
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