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Offline General Castries

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Dien Bien Phu Figures (Game Photos 25-Nov)
« on: 15 October 2023, 12:55:30 PM »
I love Empress Miniatures for my paras, but set out below are some other figures, intended to put some variety on the table.
« Last Edit: 25 November 2023, 01:26:29 PM by General Castries »
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Offline FreakyFenton

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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures
« Reply #1 on: 15 October 2023, 01:06:08 PM »
Great conversions! I can tell some of the parts you've used from Warlord games, but with how you combined them they blend well!
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Offline General Castries

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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures (Resupply Drop)
« Reply #2 on: 10 November 2023, 01:56:41 PM »
Parachutes and cannisters from 1st Corps, figures scratch-built.
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Offline Fabien

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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures (Resupply Drop)
« Reply #3 on: 10 November 2023, 05:55:56 PM »
Very beautiful miniatures!  :-*

For which rules?

I'm a french wargamer and I want to choose a rule about Indochina war for my club.

Huguette, Eliane, Dominique...  ;)
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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures (Resupply Drop)
« Reply #4 on: 10 November 2023, 06:28:54 PM »
Brilliant work! 👍 🇫🇷
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Offline General Castries

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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures (Resupply Drop)
« Reply #5 on: 11 November 2023, 01:45:34 AM »
Fabien,
Thanks for your comments.  In regard to rules, I've looked at a whole range, from "Bohica", to "FNG", to "Vietnam - the way it was".  I even tried "De Cao-Bang à Kaboul".  But my go-to ruleset is still "Bolt Action".  It's well supported, easy to get an opponent, and has lots of supplements covering partisans, LVTs, etc.

Tim
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Offline Tom Dulski

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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures (Resupply Drop)
« Reply #6 on: 11 November 2023, 12:50:10 PM »

 Look great, I would love to do this time period but the camo pattern is just too intimidating to even try to paint.
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Offline General Castries

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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures (Resupply Drop)
« Reply #7 on: 12 November 2023, 07:26:16 AM »
Tom,
Camouflage can be a bit of a pain, but most French units (Legion, North African, AVN) wore standard fatigues.  Even some para units wore US jump fatigues until late in the war.  So don't let camouflage be an impediment.  :)

Tim   
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Offline General Castries

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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures (Viet-Minh)
« Reply #8 on: 12 November 2023, 07:29:05 AM »
Viet-Minh regulars, from Empress Miniatures.
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Offline Sparrow

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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures (Resupply Drop)
« Reply #9 on: 12 November 2023, 07:43:13 AM »
Great stuff. Really inspiring. (And I love the supply drop…)
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Offline Tom Dulski

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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures (Resupply Drop)
« Reply #10 on: 12 November 2023, 12:25:36 PM »
Quote from: Sparrow on 12 November 2023, 07:43:13 AM
Great stuff. Really inspiring. (And I love the supply drop…)

 Agree, superb painting.
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Offline General Castries

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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures (Resupply Drop)
« Reply #11 on: 12 November 2023, 01:37:11 PM »
Guys, thanks for your comments!  And if it's Dien Bien Phu, you have to have M24s
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Offline trev

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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures (Resupply Drop)
« Reply #12 on: 13 November 2023, 05:40:50 PM »
Very nice work.  I hope we can see some games.  :o
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Offline vtsaogames

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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures (Resupply Drop)
« Reply #13 on: 13 November 2023, 08:03:26 PM »
Knew a guy called Ben who was a Moroccan Para who fought there. One night, in our local bar, after way too many drinks, he loudly proclaimed that "they (the Viet Minh) weren't supposed to have artillery!"

Oh yeah, lovely figures, lovely painting.
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Offline Sparrow

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Re: Dien Bien Phu Figures (Resupply Drop)
« Reply #14 on: 13 November 2023, 08:13:47 PM »
Very nice
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