I have just been struck by inspiration on this project...and now realise over a year has passed
Vietminh ‘main force’:
These are not 100% accurate - although I have seen pictures of VM in diamond pattern quilted jackets, these jackets have verticals lines instead. As the minis are based on WW2 soviet miniatures, the webbing is probably wrong as well
I’ve gone for soviet weapons; it would be better if these were Japanese but I don’t have any of those.
Vietminh ‘local irregulars’:
These were based on Japanese miniatures so the clothes ( especially the sandals) are not a great fit for Indochina, but I think are roughly close enough.
Again, they are very well equipped including a black market US greasegun and British backpacks.