I had a lot of fun using a bunch of totally inaccurate parts to pull together a "sort of" British Zulu War soldier from the 1870s. This all started by happenstance - as I had finally ordered the Action Man British Lifeguards breastplates when they were on sale from Cotswold last Christmas. Well the set also came with the Lifeguard sword and white belt (which I already had with my reproduction Lifeguard - I just needed the breastplates.) So I thought about maybe trading the sword and belt or selling it...but then it suddenly reminded me of the British soldiers during the Zulu War in 1879. I had gotten the Cotswold white pith helmet in an ebay lot many years ago. I also had an extra (not in great shape) Action Man RCMP Mountie tunic from another lot - (and hey, it's Red!)
So I looked around and pulled these all together...along with some KO blue pants and some of those KO short black boots (that weren't cut down - which look kind of cool - almost like riding boots). I didn't have any white straps, so I thought about my repro GIJoe arctic white backpack (which has white straps). So putting all that together looked pretty good...and I added a French Label Rifle that may be from around the late 1800s. I put all this on my Gearbox 1860s Fireman figure (since he has the cool period-type mustache)...and I think it turned out great! The only accurate piece is the Cots white Pith helmet...but hey, I had a lot of fun pulling together something kind of cool out of a bunch of random odds and ends! So I hope you enjoy my cobbled-together version of this British - Zulu War soldier!!! Have a Great Joe Day and have fun playing with your Joes!!!
So I looked around and pulled these all together...along with some KO blue pants and some of those KO short black boots (that weren't cut down - which look kind of cool - almost like riding boots). I didn't have any white straps, so I thought about my repro GIJoe arctic white backpack (which has white straps). So putting all that together looked pretty good...and I added a French Label Rifle that may be from around the late 1800s. I put all this on my Gearbox 1860s Fireman figure (since he has the cool period-type mustache)...and I think it turned out great! The only accurate piece is the Cots white Pith helmet...but hey, I had a lot of fun pulling together something kind of cool out of a bunch of random odds and ends! So I hope you enjoy my cobbled-together version of this British - Zulu War soldier!!! Have a Great Joe Day and have fun playing with your Joes!!!
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