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Though the Battle of France was a short and brutal affair for the stalwart French infantryman, they would doggedly hold the line for the sons of other lands to make good their escape in the gruelling early days of the Second World War. Those unable to escape themselves would either spend the next years as compelled labour for German war materiel to feed the growing Reich, hunted mercilessly as members of the French resistance, or simply killed outright.
They held as long as they could when they knew the battle was already lost, with nothing but the slim hope the men whose escape they'd paid for in blood would some day return to take the fight back to all the lands of France and push the hated invaders back across the Rhine. In the long months and years between the fall of France to June 1944, the Free French would seize their chance to grapple with the forces of the Third Reich, fighting under foreign banners on distant lands, always with an eye to the day they would be able to make their way to home to fight for its freedom.
So, yeah. Jokes about white flags and dropped rifles aren't really all that funny, nor borne out by the facts.
The Wargames Atlantic plastic French Infantry kit are suitable for either The Great War or WWII, depending on which conflict you're trying to recreate on the tabletop. The struggles of the early war actually make for a fascinating period to game, and at last there's a plastic option for folks that prefer their bulk infantry not be metal. The kit's pretty good on the whole, with just one or two little things which could have been tweaked to take it from good to great - but maybe I'm just being picky! If you like how they look painted up, then the end result is what matters.
Check them out direct from Wargames Atlantic here: wargamesatlantic.com/collecti...
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Plastic French Kit Review
08:06 - Time to Paint!
23:22 - The Finished Miniature
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PAINTS USED:
PRIMER:
English Uniform Spray
VALLEJO:
Green Brown
Brown Rose
German Camo Orange Ochre
Mahogany Brown
Khaki (Vallejo Game Color)
Flat Brown
Beige Brown
Brown Violet/US Olive Drab
Black
Gunmetal (Vallejo Air)
Beige Red
Basic Skin Tone
Medium Grey
Red Leather
Green Grey
ARMY PAINTER:
Strong Tone
Quickshade Mixing Medium
CITADEL:
Tallarn Sand (Layer)
Ungor Flesh (Layer)
VARNISHES:
The Army Painter Gloss Varnish
Citadel Munitorum Varnish Spray
26 июл 2024
