28mm French armoured cars

[Bryanbowdell]

Does anybody know of any 28mm scale French armoured cars or alternatively which vehicles (Rolls Royce/Lanchester etc) would do as "stand ins"?

[von Lucky]

Is there a particular model you're looking for?

[former user]

I would be interested to know as well, but I am afraid there were none. From what I read motorization occured very late in the french army. There were trucked portee units though

[von Lucky]

Well, technical that's true. There is real scope in using the Renault and Peugeot armoured cars, as the French would have a group of armoured cars made up of three sections, each consisting of three armoured cars; two armed with machine guns (in the early years usually on a Renault chassis) and one with cannon. But in 1915, when the stalemate began, they were relegated to patrolling roads in rear areas and bringing fire support when needed.

[Bryanbowdell]

Models of any of the cars would be great, I find them fascinating.  I am also interested in their use in the interwar years.

[former user]

this is very interesting - I had never heard about it
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/fr/Peugeot_Armoured_car.php

wow, how I stand corrected

here is an interesting link
http://armoredcars-ww-one.blogspot.de/

THX very much!

anyone doing these as models?

[Bryanbowdell]

Try this link as well from warwheels.net, some good info on that site

http://www.warwheels.net/images/ACJfinal22.pdf

[former user]

merci beaucoup

[von Lucky]

Bryanbowdell, thanks for that PDF and there's a few that make WWI/inter war armoured cars:

1st Corps:
http://www.1stcorps.co.uk/online_shop/index.php?cPath=490_235_252

Brigade Games:
http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/WW1--Vehicles_c_240.html
http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/Interwar-Vehicles_c_241-2-4.html

Company B:
http://035f399.netsolhost.com/companyB_models_interwar.html

Empress Miniatures:
http://www.empressminiatures.com/userimages/procart31.htm

There's definitely others I've missed, so don't take this as definitive.

[scarabminiatures]

Scheltrum do some, and we have on occasion  had stock, but not until post Salute as we are currently sold out (we have a Benz truck left actually)

Once I have got a full stock holding in (we only carried a couple of codes) I will take photos and put them all on line. I do have a photo of the Scheltrum French a/c, but it got a bit washed out, will see if I can locate it

[AndyG]

Scheltrum do a White armoured car, variant of which I think I'm right saying were still being used in ww2 by Vichy forces.

[pacofeanor]

205 white armoured car were in use in the french army in 1918!

http://www.chars-francais.net/new/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=685&Itemid=36


best regards
paco

[Bryanbowdell]

I've PM'd Mark regarding his offer to research some WW1 vehicles, with the possibility of them being produced by 1st Corps (please see his link in the forums).

[von Lucky]

Looks like the Peugeot Armoured Car (both variants) is on its way:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=60175.msg807722#msg807722

[tin shed gamer]