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1Matt! Question! Empty Matt! Question! Fri Apr 24, 2015 2:29 am

anomander2112

anomander2112

What would you use to represent a French Milice squad?

2Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Fri Apr 24, 2015 3:07 am

General Matton

General Matton

Hmmm.

They seem to have worn a blue uniform (with a brown shirt) that looks a bit German, used captured British weapons, and either a blue beret or a French helmet.

From the pictures I can find online they definitely don't have the French style greatcoat, puttees, webbing etc.

So... if I was building it for regular use, I'd probably go for using plastic Bolt Action Germans, using British weapon sprues, and I guess ignore the French helmet bit and give them all berets (you could even make those with green stuff with a bit of practice). I'm not aware of anywhere that does separate heads or helmets for the French helmet and they're quite distinctive.

If it was just for a one-off in a scenario or something, maybe just use some of my partisans!

Why do you ask, are they in one of the campaign books?

http://paintbrushandsuperglue.blogspot.co.uk/

3Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Fri Apr 24, 2015 3:28 am

anomander2112

anomander2112

I can have a squad in the anti partizan list. Inexperienced. Fancied doing them for some variety. Artisan do so marquis in berets, winder if they might do?

4Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Fri Apr 24, 2015 3:47 am

General Matton

General Matton

The wikipedia page for them is quite descriptive, there's some good pictures of them in uniform around the place too.

You could probably get away with using maquis models, if you keep all the colours right. Once they're actually on duty I suspect the uniform starts to get more slapdash - one of the pictures I found shows a guy guarding some prisoners and he appears to have a civilian shirt under his uniform jacket, for example.

Alternatively maybe you could convert british commandos or something? They might have too much webbing and stuff though.

http://paintbrushandsuperglue.blogspot.co.uk/

5Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Fri Apr 24, 2015 4:51 am

Kieron

Kieron
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I've seen French helmeted heads somewhere. Let me do some research and I'll get back to you.

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6Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Fri Apr 24, 2015 5:07 am

Kieron

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Here you go...Woodbine Designs Adrien Helmets. Is that correct?

http://www.grippingbeast.com/FRN11_French_Head_Sprues--product--4045.html

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7Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:47 am

anomander2112

anomander2112

Hmm, hard to know when there's no picture! Quite a few of the pics show them with berets so I may go with that. Will have a bit more of a Google!

8Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:18 am

anomander2112

anomander2112

9Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:36 am

General Matton

General Matton

Kieron wrote:Here you go...Woodbine Designs Adrien Helmets. Is that correct?

http://www.grippingbeast.com/FRN11_French_Head_Sprues--product--4045.html

Adrian helmet is right. Those are ww1 but I think they stayed the same. Would look good that way - german body, french head, british weapon. Would be metal heads on a plastic body but should be ok.

According to the Wikipedia page they wore the helmet in combat.

http://paintbrushandsuperglue.blogspot.co.uk/

10Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:37 am

General Matton

General Matton


Yeah, file the badges off. I'd do a mix of those and the helmets if it were me.

http://paintbrushandsuperglue.blogspot.co.uk/

11Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:38 am

anomander2112

anomander2112

Yeah, just read that. Might order some of the heads to pick up at triples

12Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:40 am

Kieron

Kieron
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Woodbine are really good sculpts too. Those farmers I did for VBCW are Woodbine Designs.

https://maddogandenglishmen.forumotion.co.uk

13Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Sat Apr 25, 2015 10:53 pm

anomander2112

anomander2112

Just had another look at the gipping beast heads, doesn't even tell you how many you get!

14Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:59 pm

Kieron

Kieron
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That's awkward. Email them?

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15Matt! Question! Empty Re: Matt! Question! Wed Apr 29, 2015 1:55 am

anomander2112

anomander2112

Sprues of 5! They've changed it on the website now...

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