Victrix Preview 12mm British 8th Army Infantry
April 26, 2024 by brennon
Victrix Miniatures are continuing to impress with their range of 12mm World War II figures. Their recent previews are exploring North Africa and the British 8th Army who will be getting some new infantry soon.
12mm 8th Army Infantry // Victrix Miniatures
The new British 8th Army Infantry set is looking fantastic and there are already a whole bunch of awesome poses available. As well as the regular infantry, you're also going to be able to pick up mortars, Vickers machine guns, officers, radio operators, two-inch mortars, antitank rifles, mine detector crews and more. There will also be a two-pounder antitank gun crew for you to throw into your games.
The idea is that Victrix will finish off the 8th Army and then move towards doing the Afrika Korps Germans in their desert uniforms. It sounds like Victrix is setting the stage for some awesome North African battles between the Allies and the Axis.
12mm Universal Carriers
The folks at Victrix have also been showing off the work on the new 12mm plastic Universal Carriers.
12mm WWII Universal Carriers // Victrix Miniatures
You will be able to arm your Universal Carriers with machine guns, flamethrowers, Piats, anti-tank rifles, mortars and more. You will also be able to build them with crew uniforms matching both the Desert and the 8th Army and those still fighting in Europe. These look brilliant and come packed with loads of detail. I am starting to come around to the 12mm scale the more I see the work of Victrix.
What do you make of these new previews from Victrix?
"The idea is that Victrix will finish off the 8th Army and then move towards doing the Afrika Korps Germans..."
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Very nice indeed! Perfect addition to their line. Nice to see them moving towards some of the earlier parts of the war. These would be good for Sicily as well!
Wrong rifle for the desert.
The No4 wasn’t really used in North Africa, and it also had a spike bayonet.
Wow, piers – I’m very surprised you would think that. Photographic evidence absolutely shows the long – not spike – bayonet on the Lee Enfield.
Shocked. But, hey – you also painted your “Canadian medic” in near sage green. I guess no one can be bang-on, all the time.
Piers is right. The rifle the miniatures are carrying is the Lee Enfield No4 and it did indeed have a spike bayonet. The No3 had the sword bayonet. Go look at pictures in North Africa. Every one I find they have the No3 with sword bayonet.
So, so wrong: literally just look at photos of the North Africa and Sicily campaigns; sword bayonet. I have many years of experience at Canadian military museum archival and collections; you are (unfortunately) BOTH wrong. But hey: let’s have an internet bun-fight; I could not care less what your “opinions” are. Until you’ve had the opportunity to handle, analyze and, yes, fire, these weapons – let me know. I mean, what would I know? Former armoured officer, combat veteran, multiple tours, degree in history, specialist in Canadian military history dating back to the Boer War. Probably nothing compared to internet… Read more »
You are most certainly correct that the sword bayonet for the SMLE is correct. However the rifle isn’t for Western Desert as its not the SMLE but the later No4. The No4 Enfield had the spike bayonet due to the increase in weight. The spike bayonet was designed due to this for the rifle. The SMLE MKIII was far more common in the Western Desert during 1940 to 1943 as the No4 was only adopted for series production in 1941 and had to build up stocks, with the MKIII staying in production till 1943. So troops in 8th Army in… Read more »
Good lord dude…chill out. The bayonet and rifle are mismatched. They picked the right bayonet but the wrong version of the rifle.
If we want to have this fight I’m also a trained historian who has had access to allied and axis weapons of WWII so…
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I just wish manufacturers wouldn’t just stick bayonets on figures as the “default”. Not just for WWII minis, but for other eras (such as Naps, ACW etc). The Bayonet wasn’t used that often, firing a rifle with one attached messed up your accuracy. Plus at the end of the day as a “toy soldier” the damn things keep snapping, bending, or just end up as a pain in the ass 🙁