Recommended books :
Le soldat français 1940 - Tome 1 Olivier Bellec ( Uniforms )
Le soldat français 1940 - Tome 2 Olivier Bellec ( equipement, weapons, organization, ... )
On motorized French Army :
long out of print
"l'automobile sous l'uniforme" from François Vauvilliers ( if you can find one second hand buy it )
"THE ENCYCLODEPIA OF FRENCH TANKS and Armoured Vehicles 1914-1940" from François Vauvillier avaible from Amazon and others
La collection Vauvillier Tous les Renault militaires 1914-1940 and more to come :
on camo :
"Peinture de guerre Un siècle de camouflages de l'armée Française" from Pascal DANJOU - Thomas SEIGNON ( half text in english
, avaible
hereVehicles avaibility ( for the cars and trucks, only those used in significant number are listed )
as question about the avaibility of spare Machine guns is common :
Hotchkiss Mle 1914 : Askari Miniatures ( best model avaible , IMO )
https://askari-minis.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=23_45&products_id=333&zenid=qt83ta4u2s5o661bu2lo8cgr31 MAC 31 Reibel : avaible from Shapeways :
https://www.shapeways.com/product/5JY4X8AGT/ets56001-mac31-reibel-8-pieces?optionId=80161253&fbclid=IwAR3C3Lyov7BXHUbAX_aOyjvoGeptvDkyKrcfVgMSR-ILR1bMnL-JwyhtFKk with spare magazines .
French Carsa lot used,
Simca 5 ( fiat topolino ) :
Peugeot 202 :
Renault Primaquatre, Celtaquatre, Novaquatre :
Peugeot 402 :
Citroen Traction : Siku diecast model 1/55 seem's quite correct, you can find it for less than 5€ . Rubicon Models
Simca 8 :
French "Camionette ( 1,5 tons trucks )a lot used,
PEUGEOT DK 5 J :
RENAULT AGC :
CITROEN 23 :
BERLIET VSA :
Warlord games WARNING THIS MODEL IS 1/72 ( no more avaible , thanks WG )
french Trucks :2 tons :
Matford V8-81 : a diecast ford truck existed in the Corgi range
3,5 tons :
Citroen type 45 3,5 tons : Warlord games ( and not 4,5 tons as said by warlord )
RENAULT AGR :
4,5 tons :
RENAULT AGK :
MATFORD F917-WS :
BERLIET GDRA :
French CoachRenault TN4, TN6 :
Isobloc :
Citroen type 45 Coach : Warlord Games
Foreign vehicles : ( around 1100 for the italian ones, and 7000 for the US ones were issued to french army before June 1940. US 2,5 tons trucks were mainly supplied to motorized infantry regiments )
Fiat Spa38 :
Fiat 626N :
Chevrolet TA 1,5 tons :
Minairons Miniatures GMC ACK 353 2,5 tons :
Studebaker K25 :
White 504S :
Dodge VH48 : may be some day from Perry miniatures ( if Michael found the master John Hart sent him a long time ago
)
Artillery tractors :Heavy artillery tractor:
Somua MCG : Mad Bob Miniatures
Somua MCG 4-11 : Mad Bob Miniatures ( it's the extra heavy artillery tractor )
Laffly S35T : Mad Bob Miniatures
for 75mm & 105mm :Unic P107 : Mad Bob Miniatures
Citroen Kegresse P17 :
Laffly S15T
for 47mm AC & 25mm AALaffly/Hotchkiss W15T :
Mad Bob Miniaturesfor 25mm AC Laffly/Licorne V15T
Latil M7T1
Unic TU1
Renault UE : Mad Bob Miniatures . Warlord Games
and don't forget the horses Armored Supply CarriersInfantry Renault UE :Mad Bob Miniatures, Warlord Games
TanksLorraine TRC 37L :
Mad Bob Miniatures ( but if you want a trailer , you have to build one using the lorraine 38L trailer )
Neucraft Models OOP ...
armoured transport :Berlier VUDB (in morocco ) :
Mad Bob MiniaturesCitroen-Kegresse P104 : Mad Bob Miniatures
Lorraine 38L with trailer :
Mad Bob Miniatures Warlord Games
Panhard 179 : Mad Bob Miniatures
Unarmoured Transport :Command and discovery vehicles ( VLTT )Citroen Kegresse P19B : Mad Bob Miniatures
Lorraine 72
Laffly/Licorne V15R
Laffly S15R
"véhicules de dragons portés"Citroen Kegresse C4 P10 :
Citroen Kegresse P19 : Mad Bob Miniatures
Laffly S20TL : Mad Bob Miniatures, Warlord Games
Lorraine 28 :
Self propeled gun:Laffly W15 TCC :
Mad Bob MiniaturesLorraine 37L tank hunter :
neucraft models OOP
Citroen Kegresse P19 25mm : Mad Bob Miniatures
French Armoured cars :Chevrolet M37 Armoured car :
Empress MiniaturesAMC P 16 M 29 : Warlord games, Company B
LAFFLY 50 AM : 1st corps ( WW1 model, for WW2 change wheels, weapons and headlights ), Mad Bob Miniatures
CITROËN KEGRESSE P 28 :
RENAULT AMR 33 :
RENAULT AMR 35 : Army Group North,
PANHARD 165-175 : Mad Bob Miniatures
LAFFLY 80 AM :
Mad Bob MiniaturesLAFFLY S 15 TOE :
PANHARD 178 : Army Group North, Warlord games,
RENAULT ACG 1 AMC 35 : Mad Bob Miniatures
DODGE TANAKE : Perry Miniatures
Motorbikes :Gnome & Rhone Dragons Portés : Crusader Miniatures
French Tanks :Renault FT : Brigade games, 1st corps, empress miniatures, Trenchworx , Mad Bob Miniatures Warlord Games
FCM 2C : Warlord games, ( même si seuls 6 exemplaires étaient en service )
Renault D1 : Warlord games,
Renault D2 :
Char B1 :
Renault R35/R39 : Army Group North, Warlord games, Rubicon Models, Blitzkrieg Miniatures, JTFM-die Waffenkammer
Hotchkiss H35 : Army Group North
Somua S35 : Army Group North, Blitzkrieg Miniatures, Warlord games,
FCM 36 : Mad Bob Miniatures
Char B1 bis : Army Group North, Warlord games,
Hotchkiss H39 : Army Group North , Mad Bob Miniatures, Rubicon Models
Renault R40 : Warlord games,
Guns avaibilityAnti-tank guns :25mm SA34 : Crusader Miniatures, Neucraft Models OOP, Warlord Games
47mm SA37 : Mad Bob Miniatures , neucraft models OOP, Warlord Games
75mm Mle1897/33 :
75mm L/53 TAZ Mle1939
37mm Mle1916 : Scarab Miniature, Old Glory, ( but you have to change the crew , this gun was still in use in 1940 ), Pulp Figures have one on naval mount too
Anti Aircraft guns :20mm Mle1939 Oerlikon
25mm Mle1938 Hotchkiss :
40mm Bofors Mle1938/1939 : Warlord Games
Autocanon de 75mm Mle1913/34
75mm CA of various types
Mountain artillery :
65mm Mle 1906 : Brigade games
75mm Mle 1928 : Perry minis with a senegalese crew .
105mm Mle 1928
field artillery :75mm Mle1897 : Brigade games,
Scarab Miniatures, Old Glory, Empress miniatures . You will have to exchange the crew .
75mm Mle1897 mod 1938 1940 : Warlord Games, Battle Honours, Perry Miniatures ( it's the gun with tyres )
105mm C :
105mm L :Mad Bob Miniatures, Warlord Games
155mm C :Mad Bob Miniatures
feel free to complete
- Meharistes ( camel mounted native infantry ) are no more avaible from Unfeasibly Miniatures
They have released 2 foot packs and a command pack .
missing :- some french interwar civilian 1/56 cars to use as staff cars, or scout vehicles
such as this Peugeot 202 with a FM 24/29 on AA mount
- some french interwar civilian 1/56 camionnettes ( vans ) and small trucks ( 1,5tons to 2,5 tons ones ).
this kind of "camionette" :
and small truck :