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Non-Wargaming Discussion => Fun Stuff => Topic started by: Westmarcher on 03 April 2019, 05:14:49 PM

Title: Battle of Sedan 1940
Post by: Westmarcher on 03 April 2019, 05:14:49 PM

Just as well this is not in 10mm - Nobby might be sorely tempted. #:-S
Title: Re: Battle of Sedan 1940
Post by: Techno on 03 April 2019, 05:40:22 PM
Brilliant !!

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Battle of Sedan 1940
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 03 April 2019, 06:16:17 PM
Brill
Title: Re: Battle of Sedan 1940
Post by: Steve J on 03 April 2019, 08:40:32 PM
Absolutely brilliant and made me smile and laugh. I just wish we had this stuff when we were kids!
Title: Re: Battle of Sedan 1940
Post by: Techno on 04 April 2019, 06:31:09 AM
Daft question (almost certainly) what fighter planes were used by the French ?

To my untutored eye, they look like Spitfires from a little pic I managed to Google.
I don't suppose they were though. :-\

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Battle of Sedan 1940
Post by: steve_holmes_11 on 04 April 2019, 07:25:09 AM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewoitine_D.520

Similar look to a spitfire with elliptical wing sections.
Main landmark is wings slightly further forward, and cockpit set well back - like an old pylon racer.
Apparently this layout left a big blind spot forward and below.


Quote from: Techno on 04 April 2019, 06:31:09 AM
Daft question (almost certainly) what fighter planes were used by the French ?

To my untutored eye, they look like Spitfires from a little pic I managed to Google.
I don't suppose they were though. :-

Cheers - Phil

Title: Re: Battle of Sedan 1940
Post by: Westmarcher on 04 April 2019, 08:54:13 AM
An interesting link on the French "Spitfire" (so to speak), Steve. Thanks to your link, I also see this gives a further link to one of its rivals, the Morane-Saulnier MS406, which in my mind, has some similarities to the British Hurricane (and possibly the one modelled in lego in the video?).   :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morane-Saulnier_M.S.406#M.S.450 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morane-Saulnier_M.S.406#M.S.450)
Title: Re: Battle of Sedan 1940
Post by: Westmarcher on 04 April 2019, 09:08:20 AM
The fight continues ....  :D

@ Wulf. The French helmets were apparently made with a 3D printer.
Title: Re: Battle of Sedan 1940
Post by: Steve J on 04 April 2019, 09:13:14 AM
Another great episode 8). I checked how much these 'kits' are and they're not cheap, but boy do I want some :D.
Title: Re: Battle of Sedan 1940
Post by: Techno on 04 April 2019, 12:10:19 PM
Thanks, Davy & Steve...And I'll come back and look at the latest episode, as soon as !  :)

Cheers - Phil

Title: Re: Battle of Sedan 1940
Post by: Techno on 04 April 2019, 03:12:25 PM
SO well done !!  :-bd

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Battle of Sedan 1940
Post by: steve_holmes_11 on 04 April 2019, 04:47:25 PM
Quote from: Westmarcher on 04 April 2019, 08:54:13 AM
An interesting link on the French "Spitfire" (so to speak), Steve. Thanks to your link, I also see this gives a further link to one of its rivals, the Morane-Saulnier MS406, which in my mind, has some similarities to the British Hurricane (and possibly the one modelled in lego in the video?).   :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morane-Saulnier_M.S.406#M.S.450 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morane-Saulnier_M.S.406#M.S.450)

Wow the side view of that groundborne Swiss variant looks just like a Hurri.
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