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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: jamesmanto on 14 September 2014, 11:59:27 PM

Title: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: jamesmanto on 14 September 2014, 11:59:27 PM: Viper4Dan test flew his KEGSCON game in the basement o'rabbits. A train, hordes of ~~zombies~~ Simbas and some brilliant conversion jobs for the Gens d'Armes and mercenaries.

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5578/15237952151_a0d4eaf33e.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pdwuhX)Dan's Congo Game 039 (https://flic.kr/p/pdwuhX) by Hotlead2009 (https://www.flickr.com/people/37714948@N03/), on Flickr

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5566/15240659982_b840e6c6fd.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pdLneG)Dan's Congo Game 022 (https://flic.kr/p/pdLneG) by Hotlead2009 (https://www.flickr.com/people/37714948@N03/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3849/15054494108_e4cd1a2a41.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oWjdBf)Dan's Congo Game 020 (https://flic.kr/p/oWjdBf) by Hotlead2009 (https://www.flickr.com/people/37714948@N03/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3905/15054497738_fe86507dd1.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oWjeFQ)Dan's Congo Game 013 (https://flic.kr/p/oWjeFQ) by Hotlead2009 (https://www.flickr.com/people/37714948@N03/), on Flickr

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5590/15241065545_accd0c80b4.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pdNrNa)Dan's Congo Game 034 (https://flic.kr/p/pdNrNa) by Hotlead2009 (https://www.flickr.com/people/37714948@N03/), on Flickr

More pics on my blog: http://rabbitsinmybasement.blogspot.ca/2014/09/dark-of-sun.html

Thanks
James
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: juergen c. olk on 15 September 2014, 02:05:43 PM: Awesome!!!!!! Was Yivette okay?
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: commissarmoody on 15 September 2014, 07:02:43 PM: Thanks for the link
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: jamesmanto on 15 September 2014, 08:48:13 PM: Quote from: juergen c. olk on 15 September 2014, 02:05:43 PM
Awesome!!!!!! Was Yivette okay?

Yes, Curry hauled her onto the train with only her hair attractively mussed.
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: juergen c. olk on 16 September 2014, 03:57:30 AM: Thank god ,nosw I can sleep.
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game + Congo Crisis
Post by: Viper4Dan on 06 August 2017, 02:53:54 PM: Alright, this is long overdue. The "Dark of the Sun" has lead be deeper and deeper into the heart of the Congo Crisis, a bit like Mr Kurtz, and the project just keeps getting bigger and bigger. The more you research this period, the potential for the types of forces involved and gaming scenarios seems almost limitless. The variety of uniforms weaponry of just the various Katangan and ANC forces alone allows you to build a variety of types of units. As a start, here are my "Striker Blue Force" Katangans, and some of my Simbas.
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: Viper4Dan on 06 August 2017, 02:55:01 PM: More Katangan infantry.
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: Viper4Dan on 06 August 2017, 02:55:54 PM: More of the same.
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: Viper4Dan on 06 August 2017, 02:57:20 PM: Striker Blue Force Command... Kataki, Ruffo, Henlein and Curry.
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: Viper4Dan on 06 August 2017, 02:58:36 PM: Simbas!
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: Viper4Dan on 06 August 2017, 02:59:33 PM: ....and more Simbas!
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: Viper4Dan on 06 August 2017, 03:01:14 PM: .....and more Simbas...
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: Viper4Dan on 06 August 2017, 03:02:42 PM: .....and even more Simbas!
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: Viper4Dan on 06 August 2017, 03:03:45 PM: Simba Command.
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: Schriv on 09 August 2017, 02:40:41 PM: Fantastic job on all of those Simbas.
And, I think the mercs are going to need more ammo. A lot more.
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: Marine0846 on 09 August 2017, 04:16:17 PM: Love your Simbas.
How many do you have now?
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: bergschotten on 09 August 2017, 05:15:53 PM: That is brilliant I love it-it looks fantastic fun and is the essence of what this hobby should be about.
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: Viper4Dan on 09 August 2017, 08:34:45 PM: I have 80 Simbas finished, with another 20 in the process. The Katangan infantry in the camo smocks (Striker Blue Force) are presently at 40 completed. (Striker Blue Force). My next photos will be of a motley group of 40 Congoloese infantry (ANC....National Army of the Congo) in green, with US helmets, rifles, carbines, Brens and BARs. They can fight with or against the Katangans. Simbas, Mercenaries or UN. I also have a dozen generic UN types done (more need to be painted), two mercenary jeeps and a Ferret AC primed and ready for painting, and a box of plastic Warlord British Airborne just waiting to be converted to Belgian Paras with the addition of US cantons and FNs from TAG. Over the weekend I converted a Warlord US Marine into a Cuban adviser who looks remarkably like Che. All in all, a great period with lots of flexibility.
Title: Re: Viper4Dan's Dark of the Sun Game
Post by: Viper4Dan on 24 August 2017, 03:04:02 AM: With the outbreak of the Congo Crisis, both the government and secessionist states quickly tried to mobilize and equip as many troops as possible, as quickly as possible. As a result of foreign support for one side or the other, not to mention an almost non-existent supply and infrastructure system, coupled with local mismanagement, inexperience and corruption, many units took the field looking nothing like units in the other parts of their same army. Some units were well equipped and uniformed, while others were poorly looked after. I have tried to make my generic ANC (Congo National Army) unit look pretty basic, with a variety of uniform bits and weapons. Photos to follow.