This is my 80's figure of the Legionnaire in Algiers 1960, I actually painted one in the 80's and managed to get this on EBay.

Auto corrected to Chita!! I'm sure you all know it's Chota but I can't correct it

Nice finish on the rucksack & blanket, Jed
That same figure & pose is also available in resin from Nemrod if you fancy doing another sometime.

Nice work on this old classic Jed. I like the striped "djellabah" folded under the flap. I think it is based on a Mike Chappell pic in one of the Ospreys - it's a figure I always admired but never acquired. Chris's heads-up re the Nemrod version is worth a look in that case.

Phil

Thanks for that Chris,I just might!! I'm gutted that I gave away all of the Chota Sahib figures I did!!

Chota Sahib figures, lovely blast from the past... Im sure we all wish we had managed to get more of them when they were available... thanks for sharing..

Well I'm now calling it finished

Nice little study Jed, captures the moment of anticipation well.
Always liked Sid Horton’s sculpts like this little guy.
Good to see you bringing these & Alex’s Cheshire Volunteer figures back into the light.
Thanks mate!
MikeTheKiwi

Thanks very much Mike, I wish I'd kept all of the ones I had in my early days,being in the forces it was hard to keep hold of stuff. There must have been a huge market for these figures in the US as that's where most of them seem to be advertised from. Thanks again Jed

Great job Jed and a real trip down 'Memory Lane' with this one which I painted when I was in the army back in the early 80s. I also painted the Foreign Legion sniper piece by C-S around the same time which was also a nice little piece and both of them still stand the test of time.

Gary

Didn't someone purchase all the olf Chota moulds and masters fairly recently with a view to re-issuing them? Can't remember who it was but it was posted on here.

Thanks, I too had the sniper, in fact I think I did all of the Legion figures. I will try and get more as time goes on but it won’t be easy or cheep!!

It would be great if this is the case

http://www.studiomodeldesigns.com/

It was a company called Studio Model Design, above is their website. Not sure how far they've got with re-issues though. Maybe drop them an e-mail?

Richard.