Subject for a bust

[billyturnip]

Just spotted this on the Die Alten Kameraden Military Fotografian Facebook page.
If you're on FB and haven't seen it take a look there's some great stuff, photo's, illustrations and photo's of original uniforms and headgear of the Imperial Austrian & German Forces.

Hugo von Francois of the German Schutztruppe, killed in 1904 during the Herero uprising (Namibia).

 

[peedee]

With the title of the thread ...........all I could think of was
oooooh.....Dolly Parton?....
for which I do apologise Roger.

This is a great subject and I would make it simply for him having the best moustache since Sir Anthony Hogmannay Melchitt DSO and BAAAAAAAH.

I am guessing he's in some form of drab service frock.
I wonder what the full dress would be like?

Paul.

 

[billyturnip]

It looks like the corduroy service dress Paul.

Dan has posted some good refs for German colonial units, http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/colonial-forces-sudwest-africa.74738/
Also have a look here, http://www.germancolonialuniforms.co.uk/

 

[billyturnip]

Nevermind Dolly Parton's bust check out the helmet.....

 

[peedee]

Ooh .......... that's an impressive one Roger.

Paul.

 

[chippy]

With the title of the thread ...........all I could think of was
oooooh.....Dolly Parton?....
for which I do apologise Roger.

This is a great subject and I would make it simply for him having the best moustache since Sir Anthony Hogmannay Melchitt DSO and BAAAAAAAH.

I am guessing he's in some form of drab service frock.
I wonder what the full dress would be like?


Paul, Dirty Minds think alike as soon as I saw the Title I was thinking of a Bob Dylan song with the lyrics
Well, my telephone rang it would not stop
"It’s President Kennedy callin’ me up
He said, “My friend, Bob, what do we need to make the country grow?”
I said, “My friend, John, Brigitte Bardot, Anita EKberg ,Sophie Loren the country will Grow "
But failing that the above would make a nice bust .
And to add a more serious note I have always thought Teddy Roosevelt would be good inspiration for bust , Rough Rider or Politician .

Chippy

 

[Helm]

I'd love to see a historically accurate Henry V with the arrow scar

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Ooh .......... that's an impressive one Roger.

Paul.

Dolly partons bust and checking out helmets am I in the right place

 

[billyturnip]

Dolly partons bust and checking out helmets am I in the right place

As you've got this far I'd say so Ron.