Headsculpt

Here is pic of the headsculpt I am using. I need to redo the pupil reflection and I'm also wondering if the complexion is too dark? Anybody wanna guess what sculpt/mfg it is?

Djellabah redux ver.3

I found some striped cotton cloth and dyed the background a darker brown. I like the look of this pattern and it drapes well. The thicker cloth I used for the last version is synthetic and difficult to work with.

Djellabah redux

I found some material with a more accurate pattern and color scheme. Unfortunately it is a little too thick. At least I am getting a little bit closer to what I want it to look like!

Djellabah, the Goumier's trademark cloak

Here's is my first attempt at a djellabah. I am happy with the shape and the fit. Upon further research I have found that the pattern on the material would not be accurate for a WWII era Goumier in combat. I am going to try to find some more appropriately patterned cloth tomorrow.

An illustration of a WWII Goumier

Goumier Pic

Days of Glory

There is a film from a couple of years ago called Days of Glory. The French title is Indigenes. It is the story of some Goumiers and their experiences in WWII. Click here to view the website. It has some nice pix!

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! My first project will be a WWII Goumier. I have already been working on it for a few weeks and will try to post pix this weekend. Here is some info from Wikipedia:

Goumier is a term used for Moroccan soldiers, who served in auxiliary units attached to the French Army, between 1908 and 1956. The term was also occasionally used to designate native soldiers in the French army of the French Sudan and Upper Volta during the colonial era.
The word originated in the Maghrebi Arabic word qum (قم), which means "stand up". Later a goum was a unit of 200 soldiers. Three or four goums made up a tabor. An engine or groupe was composed of three tabors.
Each goum was a mix of different tribes. Initially they were recruited predominantly from the Chaouia regions of Sidi Boubaker, Ouled Said, Settat, Kasbeth Ben Ahmed, Dar Bouazza, and Sidi Slimane.
The designation of "goumiers" was originally given to tribal irregulars employed as allies by the French Army during the early 1900s in southern Algeria. These mounted allies operated under their own tribal leadership and were entirely distinct from the regular Muslim cavalry (Spahi) and infantry (Tirailleur) regiments of the French Armee d'Afrique.

Please click here for the whole Wikipedia page with further information.

There are a few decent pictures of WWII Goumiers on the internet. I will soon be receiving a book from France that should have some nice pictures in it which I will post here.