Riverine Project 4.

The Turkish stern-wheeler and crew and now complete. The final model is quite large and so is somewhat difficult to photograph as it does not fit into my photography set-up, so please forgive the dodgy photos. The crew are sailors from the Oshiro Models Boxer Rebellion range, sculpted by Andy "Soapy" Dormer and a couple of American Sailors from Pulp Figures. I found three different references for Ottoman sailors' uniforms from WW1, one of which was the white rig, so I decided to paint the crew up in all three varients. The only conversion work was removing the visor from the officer's peaked cap.

Ship's Company Fly Class Gunboat 2.

HMS Firefly, part of the Tigris flotilla, was captured by the Ottoman forces on 1 December, 1915, having been disabled by a shell to the boiler room. She then entered Ottoman service as the Suleiman Pak until recaptured on 26 February, 1917. So, the Fly Class gunboat model needs an Ottoman Crew. Here they are. For the most part, these are Perry Sudan British Naval and Egyptian figures with Woodbine headswaps. There is a Woodbine Turk in there too. The lovely figure of the boat's engineer with massive spanner on his back comes from the Westphalia Miniatures Steampunk range of figures!