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Title: Swiss troops
Post by: craftyfighter on October 28, 2010, 10:56:25 AM

Does anyone know of a source for interwar period Swiss soldiers, particularly in 28mm?  Or barring that any suggestions on ones best suited for conversion?

Title: Re: Swiss troops
Post by: mysteriousbill on October 28, 2010, 05:14:16 PM

I think your main problem wil be trying to find a rifle that looks like that strange Schmidt-Rubin straight pull. I knew someone who had one and he let me try it. What an incredibly complicated system but it worked very smoothly.

Title: Re: Swiss troops
Post by: mysteriousbill on October 28, 2010, 05:20:48 PM

Some pictures of the uniform

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1930er_Jahre_Schweizer_Armee_Uniformen.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1930er_Passiver_Luftschutz_Uniformen.jpg

Title: Re: Swiss troops
Post by: mysteriousbill on October 28, 2010, 05:30:26 PM

And another link

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=63528&p=3&topicID=15925550

Title: Re: Swiss troops
Post by: craftyfighter on October 28, 2010, 05:39:20 PM

Thanks for the info mate.  I suspect that this will be something of a fruitless search miniaturewise.

Title: Re: Swiss troops
Post by: Dr.Falkenhayn on October 28, 2010, 05:46:54 PM

Hey we have the same Avatar Pic and im from Switzerland!Are you my missing Brother,is that you Hansueli?  :D Just kidding,rock on!

Title: Re: Swiss troops
Post by: AzSteven on October 28, 2010, 06:39:17 PM

If it wasnt for the headgear I would suggest some WW2 Polish troops - the tunics look similar in cut to me.  But the kepi feels very French, while the helmets are rather Germanic.  So it would definitely be a head-swap project.

Title: Re: Swiss troops
Post by: craftyfighter on October 28, 2010, 07:15:47 PM

Quote from: Dr.Falkenhayn on October 28, 2010, 05:46:54 PM

Hey we have the same Avatar Pic and im from Switzerland!Are you my missing Brother,is that you Hansueli?  :D Just kidding,rock on!

 lol

Title: Re: Swiss troops
Post by: craftyfighter on October 28, 2010, 07:18:46 PM

Quote from: AzSteven on October 28, 2010, 06:39:17 PM

If it wasnt for the headgear I would suggest some WW2 Polish troops - the tunics look similar in cut to me.  But the kepi feels very French, while the helmets are rather Germanic.  So it would definitely be a head-swap project.

Hmm, perhaps this is the best solution.  Anyone want to recommend a decent source of WW2 Polish troops?

Thanks for the help folks.

*EDIT* I found Bolt Action Design's WW2 Poles...I think I'm sorted.

Title: Re: Swiss troops
Post by: Count Winsky on October 29, 2010, 02:13:53 AM

These 28mm Tiger Miniatures Greek Balkan War troops do not have helmets, but the caps look somewhat similiar.

http://www.tigerminiatures.co.uk/page11.htm