Author Topic: French troops in the Dahomey campain, 1892. (Read 11386 times)

craig2 · « **on:** February 08, 2015, 01:38:25 PM »

The French foreign Legion :

The French Marines :

To be continued :

Kommando_J · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2015, 04:57:17 PM »

Great stuff, who does these? I love the ragged 'campaign' look.

Arthur · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2015, 05:03:34 PM »

They're the old Dixon Dahomey range, sculpted a long time ago by Mike Owen in his pre-Artizan days :

http://www.dixon-minis.com/shop/dahomey-wars-1892-28mm/

craig2 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2015, 05:21:10 PM »

Quote from: Kommando_J on February 08, 2015, 04:57:17 PM

Great stuff, who does these? I love the ragged 'campaign' look.

Thank you !

Quote from: Arthur on February 08, 2015, 05:03:34 PM

They're the old Dixon Dahomey range, sculpted a long time ago by Mike Owen in his pre-Artizan days :

http://www.dixon-minis.com/shop/dahomey-wars-1892-28mm/

Yes...

Kommando_J · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2015, 06:39:46 PM »

How big are they compared to other ranges? i've Dixon is closer to 25mm than 28, and i'd love a small force for darkest africa.

craig2 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2015, 06:46:06 PM »

They are perfect with the Foundry Dark Africa range.

The Gray Ghost · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2015, 06:56:11 PM »

they also scale well with Askaris Miniatures

juergen c. olk · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2015, 11:45:16 PM »

Great stuff,I will need to paint some to go w/ my other colonial French.

craig2 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 09, 2015, 07:59:02 AM »

Thank you ! Now, I need to paint some Amazons and tribe warriors to deploy against my Frenchies...
Cheers.

italwars · « **Reply #9 on:** February 09, 2015, 09:20:17 AM »

Very nice picts ..including huts/landscape..
i also own, from years, many of those unpainted Dixon Légionaires and Marsouins..
In fact i would like to paint them in Blue..(as you did) and in all white uniform...and made them available also for Tonkin eventual scenarios..may i ask you your opinion on uniform depiction:
the rank and file, with those blankets over body and tunic instaed of shirts, could they also be painted, in your opinion, in white?
and..is there a real difference , talking about the design of those minis, between Légionaires and Marsouins?

craig2 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 09, 2015, 12:16:07 PM »

The Legionnaries wore exactly the same gear in Tonkin (only in the warm season).
For the minis, the french uniform was similar for all the colonial troops, but changed in color (and not always, as Legionnaries were the Marsouins suit in Madagascar...

ecwcaptain · « **Reply #11 on:** February 19, 2015, 03:53:44 AM »

In your photos, there is a low plant (tree) with wide brown trunk that has King Palm palms on it. Very nice, but where did you find one of those with that fat trunk (wider in the middle)?

craig2 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 19, 2015, 02:19:59 PM »

Quote from: ecwcaptain on February 19, 2015, 03:53:44 AM

In your photos, there is a low plant (tree) with wide brown trunk that has King Palm palms on it. Very nice, but where did you find one of those with that fat trunk (wider in the middle)?

This one ??

craig2 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 12, 2015, 07:16:29 PM »

An ambush near Cotonou :

marianas_gamer · « **Reply #14 on:** March 12, 2015, 07:32:22 PM »

Thanks for the great eye candy

LB

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