Completed Tirailleur Senegalais at Gallipolli, 1915

[Dan Morton]

Four French Colonial Tirailleurs Senegalais units served at Gallipoli in 1915 - 20e Bataillon de Tirailleurs Sénégalais, 20e Bataillon Tirailleurs Sénégalais du Maroc, 123e Bataillon Tirailleurs Sénégalais, 130e Bataillon Tirailleurs Sénégalais. I wanted to portray three Tirailleurs in a late Summer action pose cresting a small hill, passing through shrubs and dried grass. I put on ground cover and two lines of savanna grass clumps following the clefts of the hill and then surrounded the grass with dried sunflowers. None of the vegetation has been painted to allow the painter to put in shadows, etc. The figures are in 1/16th and were made with my usual Duro and Magicsculpt mix.
I've added some photos to show the dark blue uniform colors and mix of black and brown leather and khaki equipment.
Hope you like it!
All the best,
Dan

 

[captfue]

Nice work can't wait to see the finished piece

 

[Dan Morton]

Glad you liked it!

Forgot to mention that I left off the bayonets intentionally. They're very fragile and this will allow the painter to paint them separately. Each figure comes off the easily to allow separate painting also.

All the best,
Dan

 

[Figurenfreund66]

Hi Daniel

great, exactly my point. Did I read correctly, the figures will be buying?


Cheers

Hendryk

 

[billyturnip]

A really good subject Dan and will look great painted up.

Roger.

 

[Dan Morton]

Hendryk - Thanks for your comments. I am not a figure collector, so sure the Tirailleurs are for sale. I'm not sure if that was your question, but...

Roger - Many thanks! Somethin' a bit different, eh? Glad you like it!

All the best,
Dan

 

[Marcel]

Great work Dan!

Cheers,
Marcel.

 

[Dan Morton]

Thanks Marcel! Glad you liked them!

For my next project, I'm planning to do four mounted cavalrymen - a US cavalryman from the Villa expedition, an Austrian Ulan, a German Uhlan and a French Chasseur au Cheval. I have the horses and some parts of each figure coming together on the bench now.

All the best,
Dan