Hi again ,
My goodness I am a busy little bee !!!! hot on the heels of Saladin we have another bust from Chiron products , this time its a WW1 Moroccan Tirralieur .
Lets have the history lesson first though about these brave troops :
The Tirailleurs (commonly translated as riflemen) were founded in 1857 The Tirailleurs were engaged on the front lines from the beginning of WW1. In the opening weeks of the war, four Tirailleur battalions suffered heavy casualties on the Yser River at Dixmude, but held their part of the line while three out of four were wounded or killed
By October 1915, 30,000 new conscripts and volunteers were recruited for the Western Front. A decree of 9 October 1915 ordered the mobilization of Africans over 18 years of age and authorized a 200-franc bonus for volunteers. An additional 51,000 Africans were recruited under this decree in 1916. In 1917, seventeen Tirailleur battalions were engaged on the Somme. By then 120,000 Africans were serving in French forces. In 1918, Tirailleur battalions served with the U.S. First Army at St. Mihiel and in the Meuse-Argonne campaign.
Of 212,000 French Africans recruited during World War I, 163,000 served on the Western Front. Of these some 30,000 died for France.
Looking at the model itself now its a one piece casting , as with Saladin it came with little protection , unwrapped in a clear bag , with 3 views of the finished model as an insert ..again the presentation is I think something that Chiron can improve on ......the subject matter is itself a great one , a tribute to thse brave troops who fought and suffered so much in the service of France .
Scale : 1/9th
Material : Resin
Reference Number : CP BU 02
Sculptor : Mario Mathasic
Box Art : Samy Thual
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My goodness I am a busy little bee !!!! hot on the heels of Saladin we have another bust from Chiron products , this time its a WW1 Moroccan Tirralieur .
Lets have the history lesson first though about these brave troops :
The Tirailleurs (commonly translated as riflemen) were founded in 1857 The Tirailleurs were engaged on the front lines from the beginning of WW1. In the opening weeks of the war, four Tirailleur battalions suffered heavy casualties on the Yser River at Dixmude, but held their part of the line while three out of four were wounded or killed
By October 1915, 30,000 new conscripts and volunteers were recruited for the Western Front. A decree of 9 October 1915 ordered the mobilization of Africans over 18 years of age and authorized a 200-franc bonus for volunteers. An additional 51,000 Africans were recruited under this decree in 1916. In 1917, seventeen Tirailleur battalions were engaged on the Somme. By then 120,000 Africans were serving in French forces. In 1918, Tirailleur battalions served with the U.S. First Army at St. Mihiel and in the Meuse-Argonne campaign.
Of 212,000 French Africans recruited during World War I, 163,000 served on the Western Front. Of these some 30,000 died for France.
Looking at the model itself now its a one piece casting , as with Saladin it came with little protection , unwrapped in a clear bag , with 3 views of the finished model as an insert ..again the presentation is I think something that Chiron can improve on ......the subject matter is itself a great one , a tribute to thse brave troops who fought and suffered so much in the service of France .
Scale : 1/9th
Material : Resin
Reference Number : CP BU 02
Sculptor : Mario Mathasic
Box Art : Samy Thual
Continued in next post:
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