Sunday, 17 April 2022

Askaris of the Patio .


Here we see Mathew Brady Jr photographing the newly uniformed Askaris of the Patio , in the courtyard of  Fort Patiogonia .


They were originally painted in a blue uniform (rather badly I'm afraid - hence the paint striping) , but I thought their white Summer uniform looked better . They are solid re-casts of the old Britains Egyptian Infantryman .


A well known contemporary photograph of a unknown Askari Captain by Brady Jr. from the sadly out of print Almark 'The Great Patio War' pub. 1970 





 

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9 comments:

  1. KEV. Robertson.17 April 2022 at 04:48

    Nice work there Tony on your Askaris and photos- well done. Cheers. KEV.

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    1. The Good Soldier Svjek17 April 2022 at 07:07

      Thanks , seeing it's a sunny day I thought I'd better get them photoed

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  2. Brad DeSantis17 April 2022 at 04:53

    Excellent work Tony! I love the inclusion of Mathew Brady Jr.! They look right at home in Fort Patagonia!

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    1. The Good Soldier Svjek17 April 2022 at 07:08

      Yes sadly a lot of his photos were destroyed by accident (?) - a great loss to mankind .

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  3. MGB17 April 2022 at 10:07

    Tony, a very interesting and colourful unit in the 54mm world.
    Michael

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    1. The Good Soldier Svjek17 April 2022 at 13:30

      Very simple figures and colour scheme , but I like them a lot .

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  4. Old Nick17 April 2022 at 23:38

    Outstanding work here!

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  5. Quantrilltoy18 April 2022 at 00:15

    I just acquired, in a swap, a regiment of similar but marching figures I am about to partially repaint.

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    1. The Good Soldier Svjek18 April 2022 at 05:22

      They are nice simple figures , some of my favorites .

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