1940 French Motorcycle-borne Dragons Porteé

[Powermonger]

Just finished and ready to scout ahead!
They are for playing Battlegropup Blitzkrieg as a motrocycle recce patrol.
Composed of an FM 24/29 LMG team and a rifle team.
They are 20mm TQD castings from CP models.
I would later post a painting guide for them i´m working on.
Their bikes are still WIP, but, being SHQ are much less detailed and far smaller in scale.









Hope you like them,

Regards,

Diego

[SABOT]

Terrific work and something that I have my eye on producing as soon as. Terrific. 👍

[moiterei_1984]

Nicely done indeed! Great to see early war getting some love lately.

[fred]

They are very nicely done. Looking forward to seeing the bikes too.

[Helen]

Lovely brushwork on the French troopers.

[ARKOUDAKI]

Nicely done Diego! I also have these wonderful sculpts in my huge 'to do' pile...more of a storage facility! 

I seem to remember someone else did a full set of Dragon's Portee in metal, using 1/72 plastic figures as a conversion basis. The guy did quite a few of these and they looked good! You can find the info on them via Benno's forum http://bennosfiguresforum.com/

Look forward to seeing your painting guide. 

[lou passejaire]

nice paint job ... 20mm is a bit too small for my old eyes 

a French modeller produce a range of Dragons portés, even seated ones

some pictures:



some tank crew, mechanics :



and were you can see what is for sale : https://lesarmeesoubliees.blog4ever.com/armees-francaise-1939-1945

[ARKOUDAKI]

That's the one I was thinking of Lou! Do you know how they compare size-wise with the TQD ones?

[Powermonger]

Thanks for your answers!

I do have those figures also. They are marvelous.
compared to TQD, they seem slender and way taller, but great sculpts also.
I purchased them from Dalou Guilhem, a very nice fellow. I would buy everything else he makes!

Regards,

Diego

[TaltosVT]

Diego, incredible work.  Those turned out really well.

[Hang Tuah]

Great to see 20mm getting some love on these boards. Will be good to see how these and Guilhem's figures compare.