Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: February 04, 2006
KitMaker: 884 posts
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Posted: Friday, October 31, 2008 - 02:23 AM UTC
Hi
Is there any company that does French Tank Crew & Infantry from the Indo China war period.
Building for My pleasure & hoping others like what I build.
Being built at the moment
Way too many unfinished.
Centurian MKIII Tamiya
MinenRaumer
Type 95 Ha Go
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: October 09, 2005
KitMaker: 2,556 posts
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Posted: Friday, October 31, 2008 - 02:51 AM UTC
I believe warriors did used to do a French figure from Indo China, and Jaguar had a set of Foreign Legion figures that seemed to be placed in that theater.
Much of the French equipment at the time was a rag tag mix of American gear and French made copies of US gear. So you can get away with adapting late war US figures, for tank crew you can use US helmets, just use figures that are wearing loose fitting shirts and trousers, and basic US issue web gear. There was a diorama someone was constructing on Historicus Forma, where he had adapted US figures to make French troops in Indo China, sadly I cant find it.
'As all else failed we raised our fists and weapons,
Not born as soldiers, but driven to the end'
Barcelona, Spain / Espaņa
Joined: August 31, 2005
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Posted: Friday, October 31, 2008 - 04:16 AM UTC
It was me !!!
Unfortunately I didn't progress on my diorama since then.
Here are the links to the topics re figures and diorama.
You may find the information you are searching for; I strongly advise you to convert dragon figures as I did because there are very few resin figures of french soldiers in indochina.
If you have any question, don't hesitate.
Best,
Julien
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/113872#937629 https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/112327#925036 https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/111830#920629 http://leroyaumedekinggeorges.blogspot.fr/
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: February 04, 2006
KitMaker: 884 posts
Armorama: 622 posts
Posted: Friday, October 31, 2008 - 08:32 AM UTC
Hi
Will check out the links to your work properly later. 1 question what colours did you use on he usmc camo.
Building for My pleasure & hoping others like what I build.
Being built at the moment
Way too many unfinished.
Centurian MKIII Tamiya
MinenRaumer
Type 95 Ha Go