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James H


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I don't think this has been mentioned recently. Retrokit France seem to be available at Tracks'n'Troops. The armoured cars and the Berliet are advertised, as are some new figures:

MG08 with early crew
Vickers with early/late crew
Hotchkiss with late crew
Browning with US crew
Scottish infantry

(Sadly, no sign of the Belgians)

http://tracks-n-troops.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=147&sort=4a&page=2

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Depends what one calls 'recent':
http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=63528&p=3&topicID=24109229

And according to the latest update by Peter, they are now called, Solfig:
http://www.landships.freeservers.com/new_pages/solfigs_renault-47mm_kitreview.htm

I wonder what did happen to the Belgians:
http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=63528&p=3&topicID=16487426

I also wonder if there are any figures at all in 1/72 with Top Hats, for head transplants.

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Oops. I must have missed that. Sorry. The MG crews were new to me.

Anyhoo, possible heads swaps are HäT 8091 Swedish Infantry on FFL bodies, with a bit of trimming. http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=706 I haven't tried it, but have idly wondered if the HäT Royal Marines topper has possibilities.

The HäT Early War French have kepis that are close enough to the Belgian shako. Someone who's got an original confirms that, contrary to appearances, the shako was only 4 inches tall at the front.

Here are some conversions:

http://www.hat.com/Othr7/Jaques01P.html

http://www.hat.com/Othr7/Jaques06P.html

http://www.hat.com/Othr7/Will06P.html



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Those conversions are good! Do you think they used the 'Swedish' hats? And do you mean the Royal Marines from HaT's Marines & Sailors set:

http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=644



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