Before this decisive event other preliminary battles were fought, one of them in Woerth, where the fight in the woods was between the French colonial troops “Tirailleurs Algeriennes” (nicknamed “Turcos”) and the Bavarians (now allied of those Prussians they fought just 4 years before in the Austro-Prussian war).
The clash was fierce, and despite their numerical inferiority the French resisted and counterattacked, but the Germans eventually won and the Turcos of the 2nd regiment remained with 450 men on 3000, a massacre.
This diorama will show a Turcos attack routing the Bavarians; the figures are from Massimo Costa (“42nd Black Watch”).
First the figures, top quality as usual, in term of sculpting, details and poses.
Extremely original this pose with a riflemen without ammunitions taking the bullets from his dead companion on the side, I love it !
Then the first phases of the diorama preparation: the joint of the cork parts and the creation of the base
The definition of the figures position and the rocks assembly, with bushes and trees.
The title
And the first Turco completed.
Stay tuned and happy summer
Enrico
Moderator
such an happy day !!
