1940 Finnish Infantry in 20mm, Who Makes 'em, please?

[John Thomas8]

For TFL's new Chain of Command rules I'm looking at doing up some Finnish troops, for throughout the war but starting in 1940.  Who makes, if anyone does, 20mm metal figures for them?  I already checked PSR and there's no review for 1/72 plastic Finnish troops.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

[John Thomas8]

Oh, if anyone has English-language translations for infantry tactics the Finns used I'd appreciate a pointer to them, too.  Or native language, there's 15 colleges around here, I can pay an undergrad some bucks to translate them.

Again, TIA.

[von Lucky]

Eureka Miniatures makes some:
http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_694_695_696&sort=3a

[Conquistador]

Eureka Miniatures makes so many miniatures it doesn't surprise me that they make WW2 Finns.   

Gracias,

Glenn

[John Thomas8]

Those Eureka figs look nice.

[Arthur]

Foundry do a few as well - part of the old 20mm WW2 range designed by the Perry twins :




http://wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/20mm-ww2/20mm-ww2-packs

[John Thomas8]

They'd add some variety.....when the weapon sizes are the same I like using different manufacturers to get more unique poses, especially when the force is only going to be platoon sized.

[NTM]

Fantassin

http://www.warmodellingminiatures.com/index.php?id_category=102&controller=category&id_lang=1

Couldn't find pics on their site but did locate these

[Verderer]

For Winter War those would be the usual suspects yes. As a matter of generalisation, 1940 is considered a time of interim peace, even if the the Winter War did extend to that year. So I wasn't sure whether you wanted troops in winter or summer kit.

For what it's worth, I think Eureka are better quality to Fantassin. The latter are a bit hit and miss as far as casting & sculpting goes, and of course the rifles look over-sized. But they do add some variation to the mix, and they do have good poses. I have discussed & painted some in my winter war thread on this forum, in case you've missed it? It's mostly Soviet stuff so far, but a little bit Finns too, and I will get more posted, once I get this moving to a new apartment over and done with.

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=35697.0

I have various sources in Finnish, but they're mostly old prints that aren't available any more. For example, I got this Finnish Army squad leader's
 guide from 1936 which is very neat, full of tactics and info about weapons etc. even if it is slightly pre-war. I imagine they'd make some changes based on their experiences in the war? Found it at a local old books store.

[Sarmor]

I already checked PSR and there's no review for 1/72 plastic Finnish troops.

There are 2 sets of 1/72 plastic Finnish troops - by Pobeda and Strelets - and both were reviewed on PSR. Though I admit they look rather terrible.
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1261
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1928

Strelets is making another set, this time in summer uniforms. You can see the sculpts here: http://www.strelets-r.com/Pages/Set.aspx?SetID=239&M=Z
They look quite nice, though some of them (especially those with Panzerfausts) are not suitable for 1940.

[cp models]

Hi we make some 20mm Finnish infantry for 1944 not sure whether some of them might be usable for earlier

Anyway here's some pictures 









Hope this helps

Mark

www.cpmodelsminiatures.co.uk

[John Thomas8]

Great stuff folks, thanks.

[Hang Tuah]

Elhiem has Continuation War Finns planned, but my guess is they won't appear until 2015. 

http://www.guildwargamers.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=314&t=26759

[Araknofobia]

Look like Strelets is making new set
http://www.strelets-r.com/Pages/Set.aspx?SetID=239&M=M

[bluewillow]

I have mixed Eureka, warmodelling and foundry together









cheers
Matt