Red Star Vietminh now at Empress.

[NurgleHH]

I received the Paras and the Vietminh this month. They are brilliant. The paint so easy. Great miniatures. Thank you, red star.

[Elk101]

I received the Paras and the Vietminh this month. They are brilliant. The paint so easy. Great miniatures. Thank you, red star.

You've got to show them now Dirk! Looking forward to seeing them mate 

[carlos marighela]

I too succumbed to temptation. These really are superb figures. My two complaints, albeit minor ones are the absence of detachable heads for the Viet Minh, which would add to variety and the make up of the contents of the packs, which are not ideally suited for late war squads and platoons.

I want more of these. My wishlist:

1) More Viet Minh infantry with more typical small arms like Czech Mausers and ZB 26 LMG. Ideally the LMG to be in a separate pack.

2) Separate heads for the Viet Minh, as per the French. A pack of the classic Viet Minh bowl shaped helmet and another of the pith helmet.

3) Viet Minh sappers. Satchel charges and bangalores.

4) French infantry in Mle 47 fatigues, to use as standard infantry, legionnaires, North Africans etc. Separate heads.

5) 57mm Recoilless rifle  for the French.

6) Some vehicle crew wpuld be nice.

7) Porters. Neither the French or the VM moved very far without an army of porters.

Oh and a Riebel machinegun to mount in bunkers.

[Arlequín]

That sounds like what's needed to create a complete unit/range of figures, which as you surely know is a wargaming myth. 

Joking apart, it would have been nice to have the separate head option and indeed for the more 'northern-looking' quilted coat types to be in a separate pack... they'll look very out of place should someone want to game anything outside of the mountains.

As it is though, with the French, they are turning into one of the finest ranges of miniatures out there. 

[huevans]

Carlos, I read on the website that more VM assault infantry are scheduled at some point. I am not sure if the VM used helmets in their war w the French. Their equipment was still pretty primitive. But if you have any info, I would be glad to learn.

My own wish list would include some Thai guerrillas with a French advisor or two.

[carlos marighela]

I meant the cloth covered fibre helmet, and the colonial style pith helmet the ones the figures are wearing. Same heads but separate, to allow us to do some variations. I've already done a couple of conversions of the Eureka rifle and SMG armed guerillas to flesh out the Red Star VM.

According to the relevant Osprey, photos of some of the regional units show a number of Japanese and US style steel helmets mixed in with French bush hats, civilian fedoras etc.

Yes I read on the blog they are planning on 75mm RCLs as well. Not something I would have put ahead of the 57mm version, at least for the French.

Now Jim if I was being a completist,  would have argued for more French paras in mixed British windproofs and US camo clothing.

[NurgleHH]

You've got to show them now Dirk! Looking forward to seeing them mate 

I started the french on friday, but in the moment I'm not a fast painter. Hope the finish them mid to end june. Then I make some pics.

[Elk101]

I started the french on friday, but in the moment I'm not a fast painter. Hope the finish them mid to end june. Then I make some pics.

Yeah, fast painting for me is about a figure a week. It'll be good to see them when they're done.   

[Cpl Overby]

These will be available at Salute and in the shop soon.





Regards,
Paul

These are 20 mm right?

[grant]

28mm.