Monday, 24 October 2011

20mm WW2 Early French Infantry Platoon plus support.

Finished off my reduced/depleted WW2 early French infantry platoon that got stuck in England (I may add another squad later) plus some support elements for fighting during the What If? Operation Sealion operations.

The models are from the excellent Blitz Models range at Battlefield Miniatures



Vehicle or Tank riders.

Radio operator.

Hotchkiss HMG's.

Artillery crew, the British need to loan them an actual artillery piece.

French brass, only good for flirting with British women.


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45 comments:

  1. Laughing Ferret24 October 2011 at 09:29

    Looks nice! I really like the early war french uniform: the long coat & adrien helmet are just very cool. 20mm is tempting since there are so many great vehicles at good prices in that scale- I'd never been much impressed with 20mm infantry, but these could change my mind.

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  2. Unknown24 October 2011 at 09:43

    That looks really great... (on german: Die Figuren sehen wirklich toll aus, da bekommt man Lust Miniatur-Landschaften zu entwerfen... Große Klasse!!)

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  3. Ray Rousell24 October 2011 at 09:43

    very nice Fran, I think these are your best 20mm so far, but where are the casualty figures?????

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  4. Smillie24 October 2011 at 09:46

    They look great mate, what do you base your 20mm figures on? I usually base my 28mm on 2p pieces but they look a bit big with 20mm.
    Cheers

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  5. Sgt Steiner24 October 2011 at 09:48

    Excellent figures and paint job as always

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  6. Paul24 October 2011 at 09:49

    Sweet looking gaggle of snail eaters. Lets hope those misers sitting down to have a canteen of red find some energy to advance at some stage.

    Beautiful work.

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  7. Hein24 October 2011 at 09:50

    You did a great job. I like the look of the uniforms.

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  8. Nick Grant24 October 2011 at 09:57

    Far out they look great. That black lining is fantastic. I especially like the dude in the red scarf. It's as if he's shouting "Shoot at me!"

    Nick

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  9. Michael Awdry24 October 2011 at 10:03

    Fantastic characters, the chap sitting down needs to think twice befogging discharging his weapon though.

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  10. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)24 October 2011 at 10:11

    Really nice work!

    Christopher

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  11. Mark24 October 2011 at 10:13

    I think most French soldiers were only good for flirting with British women.

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  12. Rodger24 October 2011 at 10:14

    Very well done Lurker. Some really nice poses in that lot.

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  13. Unknown24 October 2011 at 10:17

    Like I always say take out the Brass first. Easy pickens because they tend to stand around with thumbs up their arses and wear bright accents. When are you guys going to play the What if game?

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  14. The Angry Lurker24 October 2011 at 10:22

    Ray: They don't do any!!!!
    Smillie: 1p pieces for 20mm.
    Anne: Waiting on some more British and Germans and we should be able to test the rules out.

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  15. Anonymous24 October 2011 at 11:02

    They're looking good... but they certainly need an 18/25pdr for that gun crew, or at least a 2pdr!

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  16. MiniMike24 October 2011 at 11:09

    Excellent stuff, really nice work Fran. Hope they do well for you in the shed

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  17. Paul O'G24 October 2011 at 11:18

    Great stuff mate
    But where are all the white flags???

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  18. Chris C.24 October 2011 at 11:27

    You've got a really great unit there!

    "French brass, only good for flirting with British women." -- you crack me up!

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  19. Anonymous24 October 2011 at 11:43

    They look damned fine sir and love the tank riders. Wish a few other ranges would add such figs.

    Always wanted to do a Dunkirk type skirmish game with a couple of units of French and Brits trying to hold back the bosh at some cross roads, or canal.

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  20. Trey24 October 2011 at 11:46

    Wow. Very nicely done figures. Particularly the vehicle riders.

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  21. Melanie24 October 2011 at 12:08

    Well done. Love the French brass comment!

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  22. Kadrinazi24 October 2011 at 12:31

    Great looking unit but do You think they will die for London? They didn't want for Gdansk/Danzig ;)

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  23. Jay24 October 2011 at 12:40

    look at em, sitting back, relaxing...

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  24. The Happy Whisk24 October 2011 at 13:04

    It's always interesting to see what you're up to. Hope you're having a better day than me. I woke feeling more tired than yesterday. Headed back to bed soon. Thankfully, I'm off for the next three days.

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  25. DEZMOND24 October 2011 at 13:21

    love the colours, Lurk

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  26. Simon Quinton 24 October 2011 at 14:22

    Great additions to the collection mr lurker. Very nice are we going to see some action soon?

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  27. DeanM24 October 2011 at 14:23

    Those are stunning - really crisps painting and way to bring out colors on modern combat uniforms. Best, Dean

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  28. The Angry Lurker24 October 2011 at 14:30

    Brummie: Hopefully not too long but I've become slightly distracted.

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  29. Paulalba24 October 2011 at 14:32

    These are excellent Angry L!!!
    I like the early war figures. Planning on doing any Poles? or Have you already done them and I missed them?
    Cheers
    Paul

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  30. Zombie24 October 2011 at 14:58

    Hey man, sorry paypal was acting up. It is fixed now. :D

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  31. The Angry Lurker24 October 2011 at 15:00

    paulalba: No poles at the moment, going to do some Soviets.

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  32. A Beer for the Shower24 October 2011 at 15:27

    Those are amazing, as always. To paint that many figures, with that level of detail, well, I don't want to think how long that would take. Months. Perhaps years.

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  33. Jason Meyers24 October 2011 at 16:06

    Excellent stuff!!

    Jason

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  34. DWei24 October 2011 at 16:39

    Make sure you update us if you end up getting that artillery piece for your crew.

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  35. Joakim Ström24 October 2011 at 17:22

    Excellent figures from Battlefield Miniatures, and very nicely painted too.
    Now, all you have to do is buy IABSM v3 rules. It got mine today :-)
    And Too Fat Lardies got a Seelöwe scenario-book too!

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  36. Jay24 October 2011 at 19:02

    Great job. The wash really popped out the detail.

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  37. Dangerous Brian24 October 2011 at 19:04

    Very nicely done Fran. One of the guys at Glasgow Gaming Group is working on a WWI trench warfare gaming table. Between that and these pics, I might just have to go and splurge some cash on some French. After all, I'm fairly certain no one else in the club will be playing French. Russian, German and Brit fans to a man, so they are.

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  38. Sub Radar (Mike)24 October 2011 at 19:22

    Great setup! Gotta love the french resistance uniforms.

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  39. Monty24 October 2011 at 21:27

    Great stuff, again, Lurker!

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  40. kriz24 October 2011 at 23:25

    Just Blog Walking and wanted to say AY.

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  41. Biff Tanner25 October 2011 at 01:24

    I like the Radio operator.

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  42. mork696925 October 2011 at 07:43

    Lovely Figures and a great paintjob.

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  43. Beccas25 October 2011 at 08:10

    Some of your best work yet Angry. Two thumbs up from me.

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  44. Anonymous25 October 2011 at 08:31

    Those are really great models, when can we see a Char? Or have you already made one?

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  45. tidders225 October 2011 at 12:36

    Great paint job

    -- Allan

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