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Title: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 20 July 2014, 07:49:31 PM: Back into wargaming after children have all grown up & I find I have a lot of me time.
So here are the first units for Afghan.
3 para n 2 downed copter pilots & Taliban with a few Al Queda added.
Painting done by Mark of overwatchcommand as have zero skills in that dept!
More stuff to follow...
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Rob_bresnen on 20 July 2014, 08:11:46 PM: That's a good start. I like the bases. :-*
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 20 July 2014, 08:32:38 PM: Thank you.
Here's some work in progress pics..
The digger n the van were die cast eBay specials..being suitably weathered up.
The figures are all Empress..Rules will either be Skirmish sangin, corner of a foreign field or the Spectre rules.
Small to medium skirmish sized games with some black ops type stuff included.
Although I'm also tempted to run a fictional country setting. Time will tell.
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: elysium64 on 20 July 2014, 08:41:10 PM: Really good stuff, where are the vehicles from?
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 20 July 2014, 08:54:01 PM: Quote from: elysium64 on 20 July 2014, 08:41:10 PM
Really good stuff, where are the vehicles from?

EBay mate. I got the van for a couple of quid n the digger for £6.50.
Bargains....
Asked if Mark could make them suitably weathered & gameable & this is the results thus far..
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: DoctorPete on 20 July 2014, 09:27:35 PM: I'd say that's a great start to the collection. The bases are very well done and those vehicles are wonderfully weathered. :)
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 20 July 2014, 09:41:03 PM: Quote from: DoctorPete on 20 July 2014, 09:27:35 PM
I'd say that's a great start to the collection. The bases are very well done and those vehicles are wonderfully weathered. :)

Cheers for the positive comments.
In all my excitement I forgot to post a pic of my first completed unit.
4 man SAS team..
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: commissarmoody on 21 July 2014, 05:49:13 AM: that is one badass collection you have there sir.
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Elbows on 21 July 2014, 11:55:45 PM: Colour me super-jealous. Great figures, great paintwork. Hugely impressed.
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 22 July 2014, 12:50:32 AM: Thanks for the real kind words guys.
Mark is great & seems to nail what I ask for.
Lots more to come imminently...
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: The Travelling Man on 22 July 2014, 01:11:48 AM: Lovely paintwork indeed- a great collection. One minor thing- the shalwar kameez (the top and bottoms Afghans wear) are always sold and worn in matched sets- so one colour. If you're not gaming with someone who's been there or a trainspotter on such things it really doesn't matter. Beautiful paint jobs regardless.
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 22 July 2014, 01:47:18 AM: Thanks for the tip/knowledge😊
Here's the Seal team...
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 24 July 2014, 05:48:13 AM: Some more work in progress shots.
SBS sniper team & the frogmen.
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Keith on 24 July 2014, 07:53:22 AM: Oh my - these are great! :-*
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: gimzod on 24 July 2014, 10:51:55 AM: They all look great. Much better paint job then my own.
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: 6milPhil on 24 July 2014, 12:36:19 PM: Sweet paint there.
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Doudou on 24 July 2014, 04:46:46 PM: woaw, i think is a good start :-*
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: jdeleonardis on 24 July 2014, 08:33:28 PM: Im late to the party, but these are great...
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 25 July 2014, 12:09:26 AM: Again thanks for the appreciation..
More wip pics to follow. I managed to grab 3 ltd edition empress minis..The NZ SAS guy, the M32 grenadier & the frogman with the demo charges plus some terrain objectives.
So they will be appearing soon...
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Elk101 on 25 July 2014, 06:55:50 AM: Great looking figures. The excavator is fantastic too!

Without sounding cheeky is there a website for Overwatch Command, as I couldn't find one.
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 25 July 2014, 01:26:47 PM: Quote from: Elk101 on 25 July 2014, 06:55:50 AM
Great looking figures. The excavator is fantastic too!

Without sounding cheeky is there a website for Overwatch Command, as I couldn't find one.

Mark is working on it.
He can be contacted at mark@overwatchcommand.com
Top painter, nice guy & a wargamer to boot.
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: grant on 25 July 2014, 05:44:08 PM: Absolutely damn fine work! :-*
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 25 July 2014, 11:04:18 PM: SBS sniper team finished..
How do you know they are SBS?
Well apparently it's a tradition they wear something blue to distinguish themselves over the SAS boys..So that was my brief to Mark.
Old wives tail??...Maybe 😀
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Elk101 on 25 July 2014, 11:05:41 PM: Quote from: Dangerdaz on 25 July 2014, 01:26:47 PM
Mark is working on it.
He can be contacted at mark@overwatchcommand.com
Top painter, nice guy & a wargamer to boot.

Cheers, I doubt I'd afford it but I may ask!
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 25 July 2014, 11:12:27 PM: Quote from: Elk101 on 25 July 2014, 11:05:41 PM
Cheers, I doubt I'd afford it but I may ask!

I would..he might surprise you!
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 25 July 2014, 11:27:07 PM: This is the pic I sent Mark for him to use for painting the Kickstarter fig. It's based on the NZ SAS VC winner Willie Apiata. He's on the right of the pic..
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 25 July 2014, 11:28:27 PM: And this is his work on it so far...
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 26 July 2014, 12:36:00 AM: And here's Willie finished & the Frogmen nearing completion too...
We went with a more jungle style base for the frogmen, for that 'Just out of the water' look!
Mark is painting quicker than I'm posting!

Btw he wanted me to know that his lighting set up makes them over colourised but they are more realistic in the flesh..so to speak.
Personally I am chuffed to bits n cannot wait to get all these to table..just need some opponents! Lol...
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 27 July 2014, 12:37:44 AM: Here are the finished Frogmen, some objective markers & a press guy for those headlines!
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Nickyc on 21 August 2014, 07:47:40 PM: Amazing work, great collection.
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: WitchfinderGeneral on 21 August 2014, 07:58:50 PM: Is the head detachable?

(http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=69123.0;attach=23044)

Sorry, I know, poor sense of humor...
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: 6milPhil on 21 August 2014, 08:11:16 PM: Quote from: WitchfinderGeneral on 21 August 2014, 07:58:50 PM
Sorry, I know, poor sense of humor...

It's the spelling I find poor old boy.
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 12 September 2014, 07:38:16 PM: 2 more finished vehicles for Afghan/Africa. Merc unimog & an 80s fire engine.
Both sourced via eBay for less than a tenner total!
1/50 scale...
Suitably weathered n stuff by Mark.
Then some pallets made up as a small light cover piece.
It's propped up for the pic, not a warped base btw!
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: juergen c. olk on 13 September 2014, 02:15:44 AM: Love the fire truck!!!!!
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Elbows on 13 September 2014, 10:10:16 AM: What brand are the trucks? Solido? Lookin' great.
Title: Re: Start of my Afghan & African collection
Post by: Dangerdaz on 13 September 2014, 12:13:58 PM: Quote from: Elbows on 13 September 2014, 10:10:16 AM
What brand are the trucks? Solido? Lookin' great.

The Unimog is..
Can`t remember the fire truck make.