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I assume this is quite a niche inquiry, but I thought I might as well give it a shot. Does anybody happen to now a source for 28mm heads that fit the look of the indian and Pakistani parade uniform shown in the pic below? So a kind of tight and short turban with some kind of fan like crest on top.
Bonus points if someone knows a company that sells minis with the whole uniform including short sleeves and high white spats (not sure with the word, I mean the white thingis at the shoes) or even the poses with the raised arms.

On a related note: I consider adding a south asian styled "supreme commander" and found this rather impressive looking big turban in the second pic. It seems to be composed of a rather round shape with a more cylindrical one on top and lots of crescent shaped metal ornaments. Did someone happen to stumble about something similar as a mini? Maybe from some kind of arabic/asian flaired fantasy setting?

I already know of Anvils and Mad robots turban heads, but those are not big enough and don't have the fans of the parade uniform. Any input is appreciated, thanks!
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I looked on Victoria Minis site, since they do a lot of similar ranges. Not this one though.
https://victoriaminiatures.com/collections/heads
Drop Anvil, Mad Robot and Victoria an email, they might be working on what you want, or add it to the requests pile. "If you don't ask, you won't get "


As for the white boot things, they're gaiters:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaiters

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I think the second pic is a Sikh religious figure not a military uniform.

Sikhs in military uniforms do wear their traditional turbans but a much more restrained one.

Of course for a fantasy/sci fi setting anything is possible but FYI.


 
   
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Victoria Minatures Dress Uniform legs have the spats, but they also have an elevated strip running down the legs, as per the old Preatorian minatures.

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@ Kid Kyoto: I did not know that the gentleman in the pic was a religious figure. Nontheless I think a company commander in a south asian style with that kind of turban would look splendid
Regarding the Sikhs: I know they use more restrained head gear when in combat (I have some turban wearing scions like in my profile pic). I just think that parade uniform head gear looks pretty awesome and consider adding a squad in parade uniform (even better if I manage to get them in "parade poses" like marching with their legs stretched high or this "intimidation stance" with the arms raised up from the pic) should I somehow get my hands on some.

@ VonGerrow: Great, I forgot about those. I think they fit really good as I like that strip on the side. The dress uniform torso and rolled sleeves arms from Victoria might be a good setup for the bodies I'm looking for. Thanks for that.

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There’s these guys:

https://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/turban-heads

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I know those and have used them extensivly. (Nontheless thanks for taking the time to mention them).
They are just not exactly what I'm looking for. But maybe I fall back to those and try to sculpt the fans myself

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 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
I think the second pic is a Sikh religious figure not a military uniform.

Sikhs in military uniforms do wear their traditional turbans but a much more restrained one.

Of course for a fantasy/sci fi setting anything is possible but FYI.



Both correct and incorrect, note the sword pommel to his right, their religious uniform is their military uniform, they can legally wear a sword in public here in the UK and are not required to wear ceratin PPE if it requires them to remove their turban, I guess it is the same with the hajib. Breaking one law to enforce another (This isn't a political in the slightest, just a tangent of observation) which I find quite amusing and bemusing.

Offtopic anyway, apologies.
   
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You could also look at converting or kitbashing Ottoman Turk historical miniatures. I believe the "large, ball-shaped turban" may have been a fashion in that time and place, and you can find minis of officers or other leaders with that sort of headgear.
   
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Re: That turban its technically both religious and military. Thats a Sikh Nihang (aka Akali) which are a subsect of militant/martial Sikh warriors. Today their role is more or less ceremonial (or something akin to Shaolin monks) but in olden times they served as irregular/paramilitary forces within the Army of the Sikh Empire. The blue and orange robes function as both their religious garb and martial uniform.

Those large turbans, called dastar bunga (lit. 'turban fortress'), are less for show than you realize - they are actually used to carry a pretty large arsenal of weapons in place of a backpack, etc. though my understanding is that if they were to go in to battle they would "strip down" the turban to a more manageable/less unwiedly size (called Chand Tora Dumalla) by removing many of the weapons and accoutrements and donning them as battle ready arms and armor that would be more accessible and practically useful to them.

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Just as a quick update for People looking for similar:

I found a guy with the big turban:
https://titan-forge.com/titan-forge/285-test-3d-titan-forge.html

Not sure if I will get him, but he is also available as 3D printing file if somebody (like me) is looking for such a head.

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 Pyroalchi wrote:
I assume this is quite a niche inquiry, but I thought I might as well give it a shot. Does anybody happen to now a source for 28mm heads that fit the look of the indian and Pakistani parade uniform shown in the pic below? So a kind of tight and short turban with some kind of fan like crest on top.
Bonus points if someone knows a company that sells minis with the whole uniform including short sleeves and high white spats (not sure with the word, I mean the white thingis at the shoes) or even the poses with the raised arms.

On a related note: I consider adding a south asian styled "supreme commander" and found this rather impressive looking big turban in the second pic. It seems to be composed of a rather round shape with a more cylindrical one on top and lots of crescent shaped metal ornaments. Did someone happen to stumble about something similar as a mini? Maybe from some kind of arabic/asian flaired fantasy setting?

I already know of Anvils and Mad robots turban heads, but those are not big enough and don't have the fans of the parade uniform. Any input is appreciated, thanks!



You should try and sculpt one! Be pretty cool to do I think!
   
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Maybe just build upon these with greenstuff?


 
   
 
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