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Title: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - not quite finished ...
Post by: grant on July 27, 2018, 07:41:58 PM
A side project while I think about what’s next for The Village (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=110880.0), 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 ...
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake
Post by: Helen on July 27, 2018, 08:23:03 PM
Nice work on the truck and infantry.
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake
Post by: grant on July 27, 2018, 10:01:35 PM
Nice work on the truck and infantry.

Thanks Helen; more pics later!
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: 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?
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: grant on July 28, 2018, 02:03:51 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.
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: grant on July 28, 2018, 02:04:54 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 lol
But I’ll be returning to this project for sure. I enjoyed painting them!
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: Poiter50 on July 28, 2018, 02:31:59 AM
Does anyone have a picture of the Dodge Tanake in it's component parts?
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: El Grego on July 28, 2018, 04:07:47 AM
Very nice, grant, but they are giving me bad ideas    :D
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: grant on July 28, 2018, 05:08:15 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
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: Poiter50 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!  lol

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
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: grant on July 28, 2018, 06:49:08 AM
Very nice, grant, but they are giving me bad ideas    :D

Cheers, thanks!

Yeah - once you start something like this  o_o
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: lou passejaire on July 28, 2018, 07:46:38 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 ?  ;)

(https://i86.servimg.com/u/f86/11/63/95/43/dscn2317.jpg)
(https://i86.servimg.com/u/f86/11/63/95/43/dscn2315.jpg)


Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: Poiter50 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?
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: lou passejaire on July 28, 2018, 07:57:13 AM
1500 of those vehicles were in service in metropolitan territories ( mostly after Dunkirk ) even if the most common US model was the GMC ACK 353 who was ordered as a substitute to the various Dragons Portés vehicles ...

but back to the Tanake, an "armoured" carrier was built too , latter used by commonwealth troops as ambulance

(https://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/11/63/95/43/divcav10.jpg)
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: SABOT on July 28, 2018, 11:08:34 AM
Cracking work all round. 👍
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: Captain Blood on July 28, 2018, 11:36:13 AM
Very nice Grant. That is one bashed up vehicle  :)
I enjoyed painting my one a lot - although I didn’t distress it at all.
It’s a great model (so thank you Molecatcher John  :))
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: grant on July 28, 2018, 01:58:16 PM
Very nice Grant. That is one bashed up vehicle  :)
I enjoyed painting my one a lot - although I didn’t distress it at all.
It’s a great model (so thank you Molecatcher John  :))

Cheers and thanks!

I went a bit heavy on the stippling chip effect, I blame the sponge I was using  lol
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: Cat on August 04, 2018, 05:18:46 AM
this one ?  ;)

(https://i86.servimg.com/u/f86/11/63/95/43/dscn2317.jpg)
(https://i86.servimg.com/u/f86/11/63/95/43/dscn2315.jpg)

Wait, what?  How can these be acquired?!?  Or who do I contact where to request they go into production?!?

I've just started work on a Free French force.  Trimmed up a squad of Askari's Marines and some Legionnaires this week.  Awaiting a shipment from Perry.  Was waiting to get the Perry 75mm in hand before deciding on a course of kitbashing Minairon's 1.5 ton Chevy to make the back bed big enough to portée the 75mm, I understand the basic kit is too small as is.
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: grant on August 04, 2018, 05:32:25 AM
Brilliant!

Well done on that truck!  :-*
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: Cat on August 04, 2018, 06:34:54 AM
I went a bit heavy on the stippling chip effect, I blame the sponge I was using  lol

Considering none of the Tanake's survived the fighting at Bir Hakeim, I suspect they were all pretty beat up along the way.

Nice work!
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: grant on August 04, 2018, 06:49:26 AM
Considering none of the Tanake's survived the fighting at Bir Hakeim, I suspect they were all pretty beat up along the way.

Nice work!

Mthanks! I loved painting these - I was inspired!
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: lou passejaire on August 04, 2018, 08:05:31 AM
some survived ... the ones kept in Syria  ;) they saw action till after WW2
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: Cat on August 04, 2018, 11:22:12 PM
some survived ... the ones kept in Syria  ;) they saw action till after WW2

Well that's good to know.

Not terribly useful information, but still good to know.... ~,^

And curious Cat's still want to know where those lovely 1.5 ton flat bed trucks can be had!
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: lou passejaire on August 04, 2018, 11:52:05 PM
seem's that the Perry's have the master of the dodge truck ...

Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: Cat on August 05, 2018, 12:57:12 AM
seem's that the Perry's have the master of the dodge truck ...

Thanks for the tip.  Just sent them a query to see if they're likely to produce it before I have to kitbash some Minairons trucks.  Also asked if they might be making the quad Hotchkiss HMG AA gun for the FFL Marines before I start kitbashing that too.

If other folks send them queries, maybe we can start a movement!
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: lou passejaire on August 05, 2018, 08:27:46 AM
i was tempted to make the quad HMG with a minairon truck and a shapeway quad HMG , but the price ...

the type 93 Japanese HMG were french hotchkiss produced under licence ...
(https://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/11/63/95/43/dscn2821.jpg)
and the shapeway ones are stunning models ... i ordered some for my Leclerc column

( but shapeway postage is a killer )


Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: grant on August 05, 2018, 04:26:08 PM
i was tempted to make the quad HMG with a minairon truck and a shapeway quad HMG , but the price ...

the type 93 Japanese HMG were french hotchkiss produced under licence ...
(https://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/11/63/95/43/dscn2821.jpg)
and the shapeway ones are stunning models ... i ordered some for my Leclerc column

( but shapeway postage is a killer )

Superbe!
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: Cat on August 05, 2018, 05:15:51 PM
i was tempted to make the quad HMG with a minairon truck and a shapeway quad HMG , but the price ...

the type 93 Japanese HMG were french hotchkiss produced under licence ...

Lovely piece!

I have a pack of the Japanese Type 93 guns from TAG, was leaning towards kitbashing the AA mount from Rubicon's upcoming Quadvierling (Q3-4 release likely).  Will go poke at Shapeways.  US shipping isn't so bad.

**edit**
Quad mount Type 93 is now in my cart at Shapeways, awaiting next fiscal month's gaming budget!
Title: Re: Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - finished 25 July
Post by: grant on August 26, 2018, 07:22:35 AM
Taking a turn into Weird War II for Konflikt 47,

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=111570.0