Back in this post, we looked at the French Resistance figures recently - and practically simultaneously - produced by Warlord Games (in metal) and Wargames Atlantic (in multi-part plastic). Jolly useful for "civilian resistance" figures of various types in the VBCW. Here is a shot of an assembled and partially undercoated group of Wargames Atlantic figures:
The good news is that Warlord Games multi part plastic figures are compatible with the Wargames Atlantic multi part plastic figures, so there is lots of scope for conversion. Given that these represent the 1944 French Resistance, the Wargames Atlantic weapons options are full of German SMGs, with only a few rifles, which is not quite the done thing for Herefordshire 1938. However, the three figures in the front row of the photo above are (literally) "armed" from the Warlord Games Blitzkrieg Germans set (the grey components), which provides lots of rifles and different "carrying options".
The other triumph of the Wargames Atlantic set, as noted in the previous post, is the sheer number of heads available. Sixteen wear a sidecap, very useful for BUF/BUF Auxiliary figures. There are eight bowler hats, eight fedora hats, sixteen flat caps, and the remainder of the 112 heads wear berets (in differing styles) or are bare headed. Of the flat caps, half are pure "Peaky Blinder" style, while the remainder are less pronounced in shape and peak. Definitely "gold dust" for the VBCW figure converter:
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| The Peaky Blinders model the Wargames Atlantic flat caps |
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| although the convertor may want to hunt out some suitable 'long coated' figures before adding the Wargames Atlantic 'flat caps' - and not forgetting Arthur's Lewis LMG... |
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