Free French Senegalese Tirailleurs with Dodge Tanake - not quite finished ...

[lou passejaire]

1500 of those vehicles were in service in metropolitan territories ( mostly after Dunkirk ) even if the most common US model was the GMC ACK 353 who was ordered as a substitute to the various Dragons Portés vehicles ...

but back to the Tanake, an "armoured" carrier was built too , latter used by commonwealth troops as ambulance

[SABOT]

Cracking work all round. 👍

[Captain Blood]

Very nice Grant. That is one bashed up vehicle 
I enjoyed painting my one a lot - although I didn’t distress it at all.
It’s a great model (so thank you Molecatcher John  )

[grant]

Very nice Grant. That is one bashed up vehicle 
I enjoyed painting my one a lot - although I didn’t distress it at all.
It’s a great model (so thank you Molecatcher John  )

Cheers and thanks!

I went a bit heavy on the stippling chip effect, I blame the sponge I was using 

[Cat]

this one ? 

Wait, what?  How can these be acquired?!?  Or who do I contact where to request they go into production?!?

I've just started work on a Free French force.  Trimmed up a squad of Askari's Marines and some Legionnaires this week.  Awaiting a shipment from Perry.  Was waiting to get the Perry 75mm in hand before deciding on a course of kitbashing Minairon's 1.5 ton Chevy to make the back bed big enough to portée the 75mm, I understand the basic kit is too small as is.

[grant]

Brilliant!

Well done on that truck! 

[Cat]

I went a bit heavy on the stippling chip effect, I blame the sponge I was using 

Considering none of the Tanake's survived the fighting at Bir Hakeim, I suspect they were all pretty beat up along the way.

Nice work!

[grant]

Considering none of the Tanake's survived the fighting at Bir Hakeim, I suspect they were all pretty beat up along the way.

Nice work!

Mthanks! I loved painting these - I was inspired!

[lou passejaire]

some survived ... the ones kept in Syria  they saw action till after WW2

[Cat]

some survived ... the ones kept in Syria  they saw action till after WW2

Well that's good to know.

Not terribly useful information, but still good to know.... ~,^

And curious Cat's still want to know where those lovely 1.5 ton flat bed trucks can be had!

[lou passejaire]

seem's that the Perry's have the master of the dodge truck ...

[Cat]

seem's that the Perry's have the master of the dodge truck ...

Thanks for the tip.  Just sent them a query to see if they're likely to produce it before I have to kitbash some Minairons trucks.  Also asked if they might be making the quad Hotchkiss HMG AA gun for the FFL Marines before I start kitbashing that too.

If other folks send them queries, maybe we can start a movement!

[lou passejaire]

i was tempted to make the quad HMG with a minairon truck and a shapeway quad HMG , but the price ...

the type 93 Japanese HMG were french hotchkiss produced under licence ...

and the shapeway ones are stunning models ... i ordered some for my Leclerc column

( but shapeway postage is a killer )

[grant]

i was tempted to make the quad HMG with a minairon truck and a shapeway quad HMG , but the price ...

the type 93 Japanese HMG were french hotchkiss produced under licence ...

and the shapeway ones are stunning models ... i ordered some for my Leclerc column

( but shapeway postage is a killer )

Superbe!

[Cat]

i was tempted to make the quad HMG with a minairon truck and a shapeway quad HMG , but the price ...

the type 93 Japanese HMG were french hotchkiss produced under licence ...

Lovely piece!

I have a pack of the Japanese Type 93 guns from TAG, was leaning towards kitbashing the AA mount from Rubicon's upcoming Quadvierling (Q3-4 release likely).  Will go poke at Shapeways.  US shipping isn't so bad.

**edit**
Quad mount Type 93 is now in my cart at Shapeways, awaiting next fiscal month's gaming budget!