FFI
These are plastics by Caesar set H006 - Underground Resisters (Partisans)
I bought these ages back with the plan to expand my Volkssturm, but they have sat in a draw for ages because first off my Volkssturm project became buried by other projects I was working on and second I wasn`t really happy (as always) with the mix of weapons - too many SMGs (MP40s in this case) and only 3 figures with rifles.
Anyway after reading Paddy Ashdown`s book "The Cruel Victory", read my review here:
https://baberonwargames.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-cruel-victory-book-review.html
I started thinking about adding some FFI into my Free French forces.
These may never see tabletop, but you never know, the gem of an idea is forming 😁
Figure No3 has a Raventhorpe Adrian helmet head
Figure 2 has had his MP40 pruned away and a slung rifle added
All together - this photo includes a wagon driver (front right)
Citroen car by Anyscale Models
Very nice. I have the same figures together with Irregular Miniatures for my to-be Battle of Vercors. Need some extra vehicles like yours now :)
ReplyDeleteCheers João, I`m not sure I`ll be aiming as high as recreating Vercors, but I do have the seed of an interesting game germinating. As for figures i was thinking I could re-use some of my SCW militia as Marqui too.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good idea. Im also thinking about placing a black beret in many of them and a Lorraine cross in the arm as a "uniform". Also ww1 French are useful maybe many without the Adrian helmet. Well, this is all your fault.
DeleteI do wish manufacturers would think about weapons - more rifles, less SMGs and a bren or MG34 team would have been far more useful than 4 wounded guys or 4 guys with binoculars of detonator boxes..........
DeleteA useful set of figures to have available.
ReplyDeleteThank you, they`ll make a different unit to see on a WW2 tabletop
DeleteVery nice. Not sure I’d want to stand ‘em toe-to-toe to fight it out with regular Jerries though. I’d more be aiming to attack second-line units, transport/logistics etc or for ambushes in overwhelming numbers and then scarper quick.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Geoff
Yep, exactly what I`ve been thinking, but I do have the seed of an idea brewing :)
DeleteI vague recall someone (back in the day) made a few Milice miniatures. That might give a decent game, as neither side would be well disposed toward the other.
DeleteThat would make an interesting game.
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