Author Topic: French army for the Battle of France (Read 9572 times)

tancrede · « **on:** December 11, 2019, 08:38:26 AM »

Hi, guys.

It's been a long time since I've started a new topic on this board, but I've been really busy painting for commission and for myself.

This project begun a year ago, after a long discussion with my father upon our family during WW2.
As I'm French (so excuse my bad english), my family was directly implicated in this period.
My grand-father was a sergent in an infantry regiment, and my grand-mother (and some other members of the family) in the Resistance and the Maquis.

So it was an evidence for me : alongside my german and US army for the late war, I wanted to do an early war french army based upon the 41è Regiment d'Infanterie, in which my grand-father commanded a section of mortar and was captured by the Germans fighting until his position was surrounded by ennemy troups.

And after the reading of this book, the project begun...

So enough of speaking, here are the pics :

- the first units of the army, of course, were the mortar and a command section (and in the back, you have some soldiers of the cavalry on foot) :

- then I added a Somua S35 (resin model from Warlord Games) a very nice toy feared by the Germans (sorry for the first pic, the real colors are on the second one):

- and the first infantry section (Warlord Games) :

- Then I added a little Renault R35 to the army. The model comes from the Rubicon resin range, and it's a real perfection : nearly nothing to clean and a pleasure to assemble as all the parts fit perfectly together :

- next was the addition of some firepower with a Hotchkiss machinegun team from the Warlord Games range :

- and the last additions to this army are motorised troops from Crusader Miniatures : 3 side-cars with LMG (recon troops attached to an infantry division) and some "Dragon Portés" (mechanized troops from a mechanized division, as one of them have fighted alongside the 19ème DI in one occasion) :

Again, sorry for the bad quality of the pics.
I will do better one in a near future, as I have some more troops coming.

robh · « **Reply #1 on:** December 11, 2019, 11:34:24 AM »

Lovely work on those, they look great.

Ragsta · « **Reply #2 on:** December 11, 2019, 11:49:48 AM »

Really lovely work

I have a stranded fondness for the Char bis, I think I will need to sci do some up!

Westfalia Chris · « **Reply #3 on:** December 11, 2019, 11:57:29 AM »

Excellent work. I particularly like the vehicles (but I always do).

This style of vibrant, strongly-shaded colours is really groing on me. Those motorcycle combos are awesome.

EDIT: May I ask who makes the infantry (apologies if I missed it)? Are those Warlord Games figures, or the old range from Crusader?

Tim Haslam · « **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2019, 12:31:00 PM »

Wow! Superb!

For sale?

mweaver · « **Reply #5 on:** December 11, 2019, 12:38:10 PM »

Excellent! Seriously nice-looking unit taking shape there.

-Michael

tancrede · « **Reply #6 on:** December 11, 2019, 12:46:16 PM »

Thanks for comments, guys !

Quote from: Westfalia Chris on December 11, 2019, 11:57:29 AM

EDIT: May I ask who makes the infantry (apologies if I missed it)? Are those Warlord Games figures, or the old range from Crusader?

The "standard" infantry is Warlord Games (and I will certainly do all my 41è RI from WG), and the Dragons Portés are from Crusader (and I must buy more for mechanized platoon as they are really nicely sculpted and easy to paint.

Quote from: Tim Haslam on December 11, 2019, 12:31:00 PM

For sale?

Not yet, but I accept some commission work (even if not for the moment as I have a lot of minis to achieve).

Shahbahraz · « **Reply #7 on:** December 11, 2019, 02:28:08 PM »

Very nice work, I've recently completed a French platoon (using mainly Crusader), plus supports for 1940, using the Chain of Command rules, and I must look out for the Rubicon kit. It looks like a very nice addition.

One comment is on the photographs. The first uniform photograph shows a diagonal strap from right shoulder on the front view, but it isn't visible on the rear view?

tancrede · « **Reply #8 on:** December 11, 2019, 03:29:38 PM »

Yes, I think you are right on the pic...

Captain Blood · « **Reply #9 on:** December 11, 2019, 04:15:21 PM »

What a nice collection

Ash · « **Reply #10 on:** December 11, 2019, 07:50:08 PM »

These look really nice indeed. Lovely looking models, great painting skills.

has.been · « **Reply #11 on:** December 11, 2019, 08:03:59 PM »

I do like what you have done. I have a soft spot for armies that
didn't seem to get their share of the good luck. I do have some
fall of France French, but in 20mm. If I was starting it now I
think I would choose 28mm.

marrony · « **Reply #12 on:** December 11, 2019, 08:10:41 PM »

Very well done. A nice force you have there

fred · « **Reply #13 on:** December 11, 2019, 09:38:53 PM »

A very nicely presented force! Tres bein!

I've got a 1940 French force in 10mm, I find they do pretty well in battles - well those at a tactical level at least.

I like the camo scheme on the R35 not seen the light shades on the turret before, might have to add that to some of mine, which are a bit boring in green and brown.

Shahbahraz · « **Reply #14 on:** December 11, 2019, 10:57:40 PM »

The pale shades were for the sky

I attempted it here

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