| Tango01 | 19 Oct 2015 11:33 a.m. PST |
Perry Miniatures announced new sets for their Vichy French
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perry-miniatures.com Amicalement
Armand |
| Griefbringer | 19 Oct 2015 11:47 a.m. PST |
I think I have seen some of those before… TMP link |
| Leadgend | 19 Oct 2015 8:17 p.m. PST |
If they're doing that MHIII for the French it would be a good idea to put options for the 25mm and 37mm guns in with it as the French had one per platoon so up-gunned. |
| Disco Joe | 20 Oct 2015 3:12 a.m. PST |
Yes they did look familiar. |
 Bobgnar  | 20 Oct 2015 3:48 p.m. PST |
Thanks, I missed these before. Very nice. Could be used for French Colonial interwar? Some day I hope someone will make Early War French without overcoats but trousers, not shorts. |
| Tango01 | 21 Oct 2015 3:42 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend! (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| lou passejaire | 22 Oct 2015 2:21 a.m. PST |
which 37mm gun ? the basic dotation of the Moroccan Spahis platoons was :
2 MH Mk3 with Boys ATR
1 MH Mk3 with 25mm AT gun and in some units the platoon leader AC was fitted with anything avaible better than the Boys : Solothurn, Panzerbushe … but i have not found evidence of a 37mm gun …
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| lou passejaire | 22 Oct 2015 2:25 a.m. PST |
They can be used for 1930's colonial troops , in africa, madagascar or asia .
As Michael will release a set of Sun Helmet heads, it will be perfect :) |
| Mark 1 | 22 Oct 2015 12:34 p.m. PST |
They look quite appropriate for French colonial forces except for one thing … the rifle. The molding gives us a pretty clear rendition of the rifle, which is the MAS36. This would not have been in the hands of colonial forces in any quantities until after the Battle of France in 1940 and the establishment of the Vichy Regime. The terms of the armistice with Germany tightly limited the continental force structure of the Vichy Regime. This allowed the MAS36, which was suddenly in surplus in France proper, to flow outward to the colonial troops. (Well actually, some colonial troops also had Lewis guns as their LMGs during the inter-war period too. But not all. And I don't want to get TOO picky!) -Mark
(aka: Mk 1) |
| Come In Nighthawk | 26 Apr 2016 7:45 p.m. PST |
The heads on these are molded on -- not separate, correct? So to model these with any separate head system with "sun hats" first requires cutting these heads off -- nescafe? |
| lou passejaire | 27 Apr 2016 3:53 a.m. PST |
yes you need some cutting |
| wargamer6 | 28 Apr 2016 11:17 p.m. PST |
Awesome , wonderful figures supporting an interesting WW2 Sideshow. I wish it great success. |
| Fred Cartwright | 29 Apr 2016 6:24 a.m. PST |
As always the Perry's stuff is superb. The guy from the 81mm mortar set wiping the sweat from his brow is a classic. You can feel the heat! |
| Leadgend | 29 Apr 2016 8:18 p.m. PST |
The 37mm gun is a US tank or anti-tank gun (the available pictures do not make it clear) fitted to a modified "semi-opened" turret and used by the 2nd Escadron that arrived in Tunisia on March 30 1943 on the basis of one per 3 vehicle peloton.
See William Marchall's "Marmon Herrington: A History of the South African Reconnaissance Car" pages 31 and 107-110. The semi-open turret would mean a fair bit of conversion work to make a model though. |
