1940 French Armour

[realthing]

Some pictures of a mix of French armour to support my 1940 infantry platoon as required:

Char B (GR 27)

Somua S35 (FRE 1)

Hotchkiss H35 (FRE 2)

Panhard AMD 178 (FRE 13)


Decals are 1/600 WW II aircraft roundels from Dom's Decals. There's a real need for some 10mm French decals to add more colour (Bit small for self-printing and cutting out)

Thanks for looking by. Some Renault R35 and Chenilette UE still to do.

[ronan]

 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice indeed!

[Steve J]

Great work .

[fred.]

Nice work.

I picked up a set of playing card decals off Leon at Phalanx the other week. They are Decal Details FR101, they are nominally 15mm but should work fine, I've not had chance to try them on any of my French armour yet.

[Fenton]

Lovely work

[Ithoriel]

Nice stuff. Hope to see the others when they're done too.

[Techno]

 
Like 'em !
Cheers - Phil

[Hertsblue]

Nicely done. The Char B is an impressive little beastie. 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

If you want some more markings the Char B carried the platoon commander's second name initial on the turret sides and rear plate. Not all tanks had the roundels, and you can get away with crude ones, many were added during the campaign.

IanS

[FierceKitty]

Don't forget the serial issue number on each link in the tread, and do get it in the right shade of titanium white.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

have did the letters in 6mm, Z is the start of a lot of French surnames, long wit A, E, F, M, N, L, and W

[Leman]

Lovely work. I must admit that when I see French armour I can only think ..... if only.

[realthing]

Many thanks to all for the encouraging comments and the decal hints. I saw the Phalanx 15mm decals at Salute and should have picked up a set but didn't do so for some reason. It would still be nice to have some in 10mm for the smaller vehicles. Even the number plates in 10mm would add a bit of extra interest.... More photos to follow when I get the next batch done.

[realthing]

Latest additions to my small but varied collection of 1940 French armour are these two Renault UE Chenillettes and trailers (FRE4). The loads in the trailer were added by me; the basic model is empty so I just threw in whatever I had to hand.