Wednesday 31 July 2013

IV Escadron (moto) de la Garde, Hir Moussa, Tunisia, January 1943

IV Escadron (moto) de la Garde, Hir Moussa, Tunisia, January 1943

Last of the special one-off units I needed for the orbat for this action
1st troop (motorcycle) a mix of Empress and EWM motorised infantry with a variety of M/C combinations
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2nd troop (lorried) Oxford di-cast truck
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Some pics of the figures
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4 comments:

  1. Pierre le Poilu31 July 2013 at 23:16

    Very impressive. Yesterday, purely by chance, I came across the Empress motorised infantry. They look really good here - I think I shall buy some.

    Martin

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  2. Richard B1 August 2013 at 00:45

    Lovely figures - extremely detailed - the MAS rifles, the leather jackets and helmets with goggles - all superbly sculpted; I am very impressed.

    Just wish my painting could do them justice :-)

    The only thing I would say is they really need a few more rifle poses to allow the gamer to build a better organised force.

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  3. João Pedro Peixoto31 July 2021 at 02:49

    Excellent unit. Ask money from Empress. You are making very good advertisong for them.

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    1. Richard Baber31 July 2021 at 03:51

      These are now sold by Dixons I think, some of the finest sculpts I`ve owned.

      Of course later research actually pointed out IVth Escadron of 8th Regiment (moto) de la Guarde at Hir Moussa were actually "motorised" on bicycles - so i have to convert various EWM Dutch, Danish and French cyclist to replace the truck and M/C combinations - ah the joys of research.

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