1940: A French Collection Part 2 (The obsession continues)

For the sake of completeness, a couple more shots:

Soft Skins
The Laffly V15 T, commonly used to tow light AT guns. This is a metal model by Hinchcliffe


The Latil M7T, also in metal by Hinchcliffe


These Laffly S20s were used for motorised infantry. Metal kit by Reviresco in two variants





Some slightly rarer vehicles. From right to left, a Laffly S20 Radio truck (Reviresco), 3 x Laffly S15 R, a Laffly W15T and a Citreon 11T ambulance by Alby


These are more basic trucks from BP Cast. Renault AHN1 and AHS1


And some heavy Renault AGR in metal from Hinchcliffe


Guns
Light AA 13.2mm in metal by Tom Tins


And 20mm Hispano Suiza and 25mm Hotchkiss


25mm AT guns by Hinchcliffe and horses from Airfix French Artillery


47mm AT guns from FAA


Modernised 75mm from Hinchcliffe


And 9 batteries of 75mm from Hinchcliffe with a few with wheels from Airfix guns in need of repainting!


And the two battalions from the Medium Regt, being a 105 m1913 and 155 m 1917 from Hinchcliffe


Now, the really silly thing would be to build and paint limbers and ammunition wagons for all 15 batteries. Here they are. These are Hat Napoleonic limbers and wagons, with French helmets.




And to finish, and restore a bit of sanity, here are three MG carts from Tom Tins


Last edited by Krause on Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:44 am; edited 1 time in total

Re: 1940: A French Collection Part 2 (The obsession continue

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Originally posted by Krause:
For the sake of completeness, a couple more shots:
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Guns
Light AA 13.2mm in metal by Tom Tins
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25mm AT guns by Hinchcliffe and horses from Airfix French Artillery
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Now, the really silly thing would be to build and paint limbers and ammunition wagons for all 15 batteries. Here they are. These are Hat Napoleonic limbers and wagons, with French helmets.
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Toms tins does a lovely and correct 25mm limber
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Hmmm...tough audience tonight!

Peter, both have two barrells if you look closely. I'm not aware of a single barrell 13.2.

I'm aware the limbers are expedients and have good references on what they should look like (but thanks for the photos anyway); I have to give the illusion to my wife somewhere that I cut corners. My intent is to slowly replace them when she is not looking!
I'll wait for the UK economy to collapse a little further then strike.

Cheers

You've impressed this member of the peanut gallery.

I love all the limbers, wagons an aifix kitbashing.

Wow!!! I am now beyond envious, sir! A most impressive artillery park, indeed.

If I might make one very minor observation though, the drivers of the Laffly V15T tractors and Latil M7T1 field cars are seated on the wrong side, as the actual vehicles were both RHD.

David

Did they drive on the correct side of the road in France then

David

Thank you very much for that observation and, a quick scan of my references and you are absolutely correct. A few minutes work tonight and I now have the drivers on the right/correct side.

My drawings show that the Laffly S15R (but not the R15 R), the S15T the V15R, the V15T, the W15T, and the Latil M7 T1, M7TZ, TL, TAR 4 &5, TL6 (at least) were all RHD. Interesting! The question is, why? Does anyone know?

Cheers

Impressive collection

Please accept my sincere concratulation on an extraordinary collection.

It must be a plesure to command such forces in battle.
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Danish Military Historical Society

Amen, what a wonderful collection.