| Armournaut | 09 Dec 2022 11:46 a.m. PST |
Greetings. I have a number of 6mm WW2 vehicles from various manufacturers – GHQ, H&R, CinC, Croissant, Goldring and Eisenwerk.
I have discovered a few vehicles which are marked on the underside with the letters CM – does anyone know what brand these are as I can't find any info on this and I'm curious. Any other info regarding manufacturers past and present is appreciated. |
| stephen m | 09 Dec 2022 3:08 p.m. PST |
Yea! Someone else who remembers Croissant. I have some of his minis. What are the topics and I will see if mine have a CM underneath. |
| stephen m | 09 Dec 2022 4:12 p.m. PST |
Some of the items I am sure were Croissant have a CM on the bottom and some do not. All are modern US military in this case. One is still in the package and not marked. Mind you this is a WWII package from the in service range, Oddball's Sherman and the ersatz Tiger from Kelly's Heroes. |
 Whirlwind  | 10 Dec 2022 2:00 a.m. PST |
Any other info regarding manufacturers past and present is appreciated. Other ones I can think of doing WW2… 2d6 Wargaming
Baccus
Irregular
Scotia
Butler Prnted Models (and Adler do infantry, but no vehicles)
Mainforce |
| Armournaut | 10 Dec 2022 2:21 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the replies. I wasn't asking specifically about the ones I listed, I'm mainly interested to find out who made the CM marked vehicles and any other (older) manufacturers that were around in the past. Incidentally all of my 6mm stuff is WW2. |
| stephen m | 10 Dec 2022 9:09 a.m. PST |
Other WWII land included Skytrex (some of which are now owned by H&R- at least some of the aircraft) and in volume 1 of Tank Battles in Miniature (1973) by Featherstone he mentions Leicester Microtank. I haven't heard of them before or since and I have been doing this since '73. I do have some mk VI light tanks and a few other minis for which I have no idea whose they are so maybe… If you want suggestions for aircraft as well there are a few more sources. |
| Whirlwind | 12 Dec 2022 2:32 a.m. PST |
I *think* Leicester microtanks ended up being the basis for the Irregular Miniatures range? There was also Knight Designs 6mm but I can't remember off-hand if they did WW2 in 6mm (they did WW2 in other microscales, but not sure about 6). Next time I notice one of their ads in an old magazine I will try to remember to find out. Armstrong also did some but I believe those models got folded into Scotia and/or C-in-C? |
| John Armatys | 13 Dec 2022 3:28 p.m. PST |
Whirlwind is quite right about the Irregular range being based on the Leicester Micromodels ones |
| Armournaut | 15 Dec 2022 6:31 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the added info. Still no idea about my minis with CM on the underside. |
| Whirlwind | 15 Dec 2022 3:06 p.m. PST |
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| Armournaut | 16 Dec 2022 1:08 p.m. PST |
I had a look at the website Whirlwind and they appear to be resin castings or 3D printed but the models I have are cast lead alloy – did they used to produce metal miniatures…? Thanks |
