Author Topic: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - not quite finished ... (Read 5933 times)

grant · « **on:** July 27, 2018, 07:41:58 PM »

A side project while I think about what’s next for The Village, I banged off a Dodge Tanake and the first of ten Senegalese Tirailleurs. Perry Miniatures.
When the rest are painted I’ll do a nice photo shoot ...

Helen · « **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2018, 08:23:03 PM »

Nice work on the truck and infantry.

grant · « **Reply #2 on:** July 27, 2018, 10:01:35 PM »

Quote from: Helen on July 27, 2018, 08:23:03 PM

Nice work on the truck and infantry.

Thanks Helen; more pics later!

BillK · « **Reply #3 on:** July 28, 2018, 01:19:13 AM »

Really nice work.
Always great to see something out of the norm.
Thanks for posting... look forward to more.

Poiter50 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 28, 2018, 01:59:20 AM »

Leads me to wonder of that cab in its unarmoured version would fit some of the other bodies/chassis to make a 30 cwt truck? Was that a John Hart original?

grant · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2018, 02:03:51 AM »

Quote from: Poiter50 on July 28, 2018, 01:59:20 AM

Leads me to wonder of that cab in its unarmoured version would fit some of the other bodies/chassis to make a 30 cwt truck? Was that a John Hart original?

I believe it’s a John Hart, so maybe would also be useful for LRDG Fords.

grant · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2018, 02:04:54 AM »

Quote from: BillK on July 28, 2018, 01:19:13 AM

Really nice work.
Always great to see something out of the norm.
Thanks for posting... look forward to more.

Thanks!
I did these in two days, so I have a bit of fez burnout

But I’ll be returning to this project for sure. I enjoyed painting them!

Poiter50 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 28, 2018, 02:31:59 AM »

Does anyone have a picture of the Dodge Tanake in it's component parts?

El Grego · « **Reply #8 on:** July 28, 2018, 04:07:47 AM »

Very nice, grant, but they are giving me bad ideas

grant · « **Reply #9 on:** July 28, 2018, 05:08:15 AM »

Quote from: Poiter50 on July 28, 2018, 02:31:59 AM

Does anyone have a picture of the Dodge Tanake in it's component parts?

It consists of:

Frame with rear wheels and armoured rear area
Cab with doors
Front armour windshield
Rear door/armour
Front wheels
Gun post
Cannon
3x crew + driver
Two LMG

Poiter50 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 28, 2018, 05:23:26 AM »

Thanks Grant.

So the cab and front wheels on a WLG 15 cwt Bedford would make a nice civvy Dodge, methinks. Just have to persuade Perrys to let me have those parts and WLG to let me have the other parts? Mission impossible!

Quote from: grant on July 28, 2018, 05:08:15 AM

It consists of:

Frame with rear wheels and armoured rear area
Cab with doors
Front armour windshield
Rear door/armour
Front wheels
Gun post
Cannon
3x crew + driver
Two LMG

grant · « **Reply #11 on:** July 28, 2018, 06:49:08 AM »

Quote from: El Grego on July 28, 2018, 04:07:47 AM

Very nice, grant, but they are giving me bad ideas

Cheers, thanks!

Yeah - once you start something like this

molecatcherjohn · « **Reply #12 on:** July 28, 2018, 07:41:34 AM »

Hi all, Michael has the flat bed for the Dodge (which then carries a French 75) which he hasn’t yet put into production. If enough of you ask him, maybe he will!

John.

lou passejaire · « **Reply #13 on:** July 28, 2018, 07:46:38 AM »

Quote from: molecatcherjohn on July 28, 2018, 07:41:34 AM

Hi all, Michael has the flat bed for the Dodge (which then carries a French 75) which he hasn’t yet put into production. If enough of you ask him, maybe he will!

John.

this one ?

Poiter50 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 28, 2018, 07:49:45 AM »

As in Michael of the Perry family?

Lou, was that vehicle in mainland/metropolitan service as well?

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