More Goumier support
81mm mortar team & mule packed tube all by Shellhole Scenics.
The deployed mortar is a really nice one-piece casting
75mm pack howitzer with Goumier crew
The crew is a huge mix, two are plastic from the Strelets Goumier set, the third man is a Force20 machine gunner; the gun commander is a modified Blitz French officer (from their Goumier command pack) with a Raventhorpe Kepi head
Whilst reading Bimberg`s book, he regularly mentions eye witness accounts of Goumier accompanied by goats whilst on the march. Then when combing through my photos I came across this sketch.
So I was forced to create a homage
The goum is Shellhole, his goat Retrokit
How lovely. You’ve done a cracking job 👏👏
ReplyDeleteI trust your rules can reflect that no-one should be shooting at the goat 😉
Cheers,
Geoff
The guy with the goat will become part of the Tabor (battalion) HQ unit - I normally attach some figures as runners to such HQs. I haven`t really planned how big my units of Goumier is going to be, I I`m not thinking about more than a single Tabor. Most of the figures can do double (or even triple duty) - Moroccan Berbers vs French and Spanish in the 1920s, Regulares in my SCW set-up; goumier or 7th Moroccan Division in Tunisia OR Goumier in Sicily, Italy and NWE depending on where I need them and how they are equipped.
DeleteNice conversions and I do like the addition of a goat.
ReplyDeleteCheers Pete, I do think the goat adds something :)
DeleteThose look fantastic Richard great job.
ReplyDeleteCheers Stuart, I am trying to make a half decent attempt at painting them
DeleteRichard... love the goat vignette. Cheers, Bill
ReplyDeleteCheers Bill, sometimes you just have to create something just for fun :)
DeleteThe paintjob is drab and colourful at the same time, wich makes it stand out. I also like the bases a lot. Thought about Strelets Goumiers doubling as Regulares but on most figures either the headgear or the weapons are too modern. Regards, Pat
ReplyDeleteYes some of the Strelets figures have helmets others WW2 era weapons and are therefore NOT suitable for SCW (or Rif War). I have about 30 figures to paint-up then i`ll build my Goumier Tabor and write that article, I have some ideas which may make people think :)
DeleteBrilliant 'homage' or should that be goat fromage for the gunners!! CarlL in serious and silly mode
ReplyDeleteHa, ha :) I just couldn`t resist trying to recreate that image
DeleteExcellent 👍 Love the chap with the goat. I have a load of the Shellhole Scenics Goumiers in the lead pile. Must get them done 👍
ReplyDeleteThank you, I did enjoy that one off bit of fun - can`t wait to get back to Spain and continue this project.
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