Bolt-Action Riflemen of the World

[Gary Childress]

5/5/09 - French Foreign Legion Rifleman Pre-World War I:
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5/7/09 - French Mountain Trooper circa 1940s:
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5/8/09 - French Foreign Legion Rifleman World War II:
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5/11/09 - French Mountain Trooper early WW2:
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5/14/09 - US Rifleman 1930s-1942:
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5/30/09 - IJA Rifleman 1937:
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6/18/09 - IJN SNLF Rifleman 1937:
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7/16/09 - IJA Rifleman 1940s:
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NOTE: Special thanks to Tom2050 and Vuldacon for creating the Banzai Victory sound. Check it out in game! I think you'll like it!

 

[Steph]

Nice unit, but incorrect date. Blue shirt is pre WWI. Especially with white trousers.

 

[Delta_Strife]

Love the unit Gary excited to see what you produce!

 

[Gary Childress]

Nice unit, but incorrect date. Blue shirt is pre WWI. Especially with white trousers.

What would be the correct uniform for the 1930s-1940s?

 

[againsttheflow]

I love the way this one turned out. It's great to see some more faces on your excellent animations as well.

 

[Ozymandias]

What would be the correct uniform for the 1930s-1940s?

Bonne chance. I consider myself a damned good researcher and I just spent an hour Googling without result, although I deduce from my searches that your best bet would be one of the Osprey books on the subject.

Oh yeah - and a mighty fine unit BTW.

Best,

Oz

 

[ShiroKobbure]

Blue Shirt, White pants with that style Kepi should be 1850-1900
http://www.figuras.miniatures.de/airfix-01710-legion-etrangere.html
http://www.allthekingsmen.biz/soldiers.php?category=ffl
http://www.beau-geste.com/new.htm
http://www.beau-geste.com/newtoy/legion_extran/nten01.htm


Great series so far, I assume "world" means not only Europe... I hope to see some Chinese, Japanese, Siamese, and African units.

 

[Gary Childress]

Blue Shirt, White pants with that style Kepi should be 1850-1900
http://www.figuras.miniatures.de/airfix-01710-legion-etrangere.html
http://www.allthekingsmen.biz/soldiers.php?category=ffl
http://www.beau-geste.com/new.htm
http://www.beau-geste.com/newtoy/legion_extran/nten01.htm


Great series so far, I assume "world" means not only Europe... I hope to see some Chinese, Japanese, Siamese, and African units.

Thanks ShiboKobbure! Do you have any picture sources with Foreign Legion of the 1920s-40s? I'd like to make a FFL from that period.

 

[ShiroKobbure]

 

[Mithadan]

What the heck, this FFL guy is carrying a Lee Enfield! What's up with that? I didn't think the French and the Brits co-operated that well...

 

[general-jcl]

This man belongs to '13th Demi-Brigade de Légion étrangère (13e DBLE)' which is a unit of the Foreign Legion, free french army with french and english equipment. In 1942 these men were part of the garrison at Bir Hakeim which stopped the German-Italian forces for several weeks in the desert before the battle of Tobruk

 

[Wotan49]

Gary Childress
Good graphics, it is for me to recognize this for the French Foreign Legion is!

Good work


Best Regards
MfG Wotan49

 

[Steph]

Shiro example is perfect for 1930-1945 era.

 

[Grandraem]

Very nicely animated. Nice work.

 

[Ozymandias]

Shiro example is perfect for 1930-1945 era.

And there I was going nuts looking for a uniform strictly entre deux guerres (between the wars). Oh, well, c'est la guerre

 

[Steph]

Don't forget that if the French got their arse spanked by the evil Germans, it's because we fought WWII in a WWI style...

So the WWII uniform are in fact entre deux guerres... We were just a bit late to adjust!

The uniform is correct, the rifle not so, as before WWI they would be equipped with French rifle.

We got plenty of English, and also US, weapons and gear later.

 

[Vuldacon]

Good Job Gary... Glad to see you making Fine Units and very specific too

 

[Steph]

Now we'll need some Mexican to replay Camerone .

 

[BadKharma]

I dont care if the uniform color is incorrect it is a good looking unit!

 

[Gary Childress]

Thanks Badkharma! And thanks ShiroKobbure for a perfect sample pic. I couldn't ask for a better illustration! Off to work I go, hi ho, hi ho!