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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: alcal on December 14, 2020, 08:54:24 PM

Title: Afghan Russian War
Post by: alcal on December 14, 2020, 08:54:24 PM: Hi guys

Started a set of figs and terrain for the Afghan Russian war in the 80`s cheers AL

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50433135631_531e386809_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jQB1ae)IMG_0891 (https://flic.kr/p/2jQB1ae) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50433137721_8fc960a60f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jQB1Mg)IMG_0894 (https://flic.kr/p/2jQB1Mg) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50715549936_783be47ca1_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kgys6o)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kgys6o) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50715550016_aa52ceca6b_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kgys7L)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kgys7L) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

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Title: Re: Afghan Russian War
Post by: Bravo Six on December 14, 2020, 09:12:41 PM: WOW Alcal! :o Up to your usual amazing standards I see.
Title: Re: Afghan Russian War
Post by: fred on December 14, 2020, 09:26:02 PM: Started?!?!

That’s a magnificent start, puts some of my finished projects in the shade! (For some read most)
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Post by: juergen c. olk on December 14, 2020, 09:43:33 PM: Holy smokes..wow..what a setup..so much work..
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Post by: Marine0846 on December 14, 2020, 10:03:48 PM: Great photos.
Interesting period to game.
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Post by: Rick F on December 14, 2020, 11:13:54 PM: That's all very impressive.
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Post by: marianas_gamer on December 14, 2020, 11:39:27 PM: Excellent "start" lol Great looking board!
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Post by: Earther on December 15, 2020, 12:53:15 AM: Holy moly! Stupendously good!! :o
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Post by: commissarmoody on December 15, 2020, 01:55:50 AM: Damn, your project is well on its way. lol
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Post by: traveller on December 15, 2020, 04:13:17 AM: Just....awesome! :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: racm32 on December 15, 2020, 04:57:56 AM: Wow that looks great. How did you make the hills?
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Post by: Pattus Magnus on December 15, 2020, 06:50:19 AM: Wow, that’s all so good. I appreciate the WIP pics of the trees under construction, those are excellent!
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Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on December 15, 2020, 07:24:35 AM: Wow - another amazing project :-*
I will watch this with interest.
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Post by: Dr. Zombie on December 15, 2020, 07:37:37 AM: That is awesome.
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Post by: Sparrow on December 15, 2020, 08:11:06 AM: Very impressive!
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Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on December 15, 2020, 08:38:27 AM: Like all of your project superb attention to detail and very inspiring.

Ready for 9th Company to arrive. :)
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Post by: brunei35 on December 15, 2020, 12:28:58 PM: Excellent looking table and models
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Post by: flatpack on December 15, 2020, 02:40:47 PM: Stunning.
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Post by: bluewillow on December 15, 2020, 04:35:33 PM: Fabulous looking project Alan, great quality terrain and figures!

What rules will you use Force on Force? Or something else in mind?

Cheers
Matt
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Post by: Easy E on December 15, 2020, 07:53:40 PM: I really enjoyed the houses and buildings up on the hill sides. Very cool.
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Post by: Svennn on December 15, 2020, 09:09:52 PM: I nearly skipped this as I don't do post mid war but really glad I didn't. Very very nice and all to such a high standard, absolutely marvelous indeed
Title: Re: Afghan Russian War
Post by: Calimero on December 15, 2020, 10:21:18 PM: Quote from: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on December 15, 2020, 08:38:27 AM
Like all of your project superb attention to detail and very inspiring...

Indeed! Fantastic work!
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Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on December 16, 2020, 11:08:44 AM: Superb! :-* :-*
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Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on December 16, 2020, 11:59:31 AM: I really like the buildings.
How were they made? are they Foamcore covered in Polyfilla?
Title: Re: Afghan Russian War
Post by: alcal on December 17, 2020, 05:32:39 PM: Quote from: racm32 on December 15, 2020, 04:57:56 AM
Wow that looks great. How did you make the hills?

My buddy spike gave them to me, made of polystyrene and older than the world,he was getting rid of them and asked if i could do anything with them for this project,so i repainted over the ardennes green and added all the stones and grasses ,wasn`t my favourite job ,but slowly turned into something we both liked a lot.Cheers AL
Title: Re: Afghan Russian War
Post by: alcal on December 17, 2020, 05:46:14 PM: Quote from: bluewillow on December 15, 2020, 04:35:33 PM
Fabulous looking project Alan, great quality terrain and figures!

What rules will you use Force on Force? Or something else in mind?

Cheers
Matt

Hi Matt i dug around for a while looking for something basic and simple and ended up with `Kremlin Miniatures ` Rules by the Neo Stalinist Reality Wargames Collective:

Red Scorpion - 20mm rules for Russians vs Afghans playtest version. We will chop them around a bit but was just what i was after. Cheers AL
Title: Re: Afghan Russian War
Post by: alcal on December 19, 2020, 01:16:57 PM: Empress Mujahideen cavalry

Lovely figures and horses , be carefull with the horses though i had one snap off while i was wiping it with oil paint and one figure was missing out of the pack of two?

I have no set number of figures to game with so wasn`t a deal breaker , tried to paint them in neutral colours , hope you like them cheers AL

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50735460938_2994fa505c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kijuWw)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kijuWw) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Afghan Russian War
Post by: alcal on December 19, 2020, 04:46:48 PM: (https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50736748911_5b9232ef96_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kir6NX)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kir6NX) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50736014418_146740d8a9_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kinkth)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kinkth) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50736748851_fae0f5afa2_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kir6MV)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kir6MV) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50736856132_aa896028c2_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kirDFA)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kirDFA) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50736856117_902d5e50de_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kirDFk)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kirDFk) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50736855957_d009f061c7_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kirDCz)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kirDCz) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50736748896_659fce8c61_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kir6NG)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kir6NG) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Afghan Russian War
Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on December 19, 2020, 04:58:35 PM: Quote from: alcal on December 19, 2020, 01:16:57 PM
Empress Mujahideen cavalry

Lovely figures and horses , be carefull with the horses though i had one snap off while i was wiping it with oil paint and one figure was missing out of the pack of two?

I have no set number of figures to game with so wasn`t a deal breaker , tried to paint them in neutral colours , hope you like them cheers AL

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50735460938_2994fa505c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kijuWw)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kijuWw) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

Surprised half a pack was missing but just e mail us and we will happilly replace the figure plus the broken horse. ;)
Title: Re: Afghan Russian War
Post by: alcal on December 19, 2020, 05:26:32 PM: Quote from: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on December 19, 2020, 04:58:35 PM
Surprised half a pack was missing but just e mail us and we will happilly replace the figure plus the broken horse. ;)

Hi Paul the two horses were there but only one figure,as happened i then snapped a horse so it evened out,i didn`t bother letting you know as i had no set amount to paint and it has been a year since i bought them. I know you would have corrected this if i had asked ,so sorry for moaning online. really enjoyed painting them and the infantry,almost as much as my WW2 late war Americans for the Ardennes.
Cheers Alan
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Post by: Ray Rivers on December 19, 2020, 06:38:17 PM: Well... this is one hell'va project! :o

Fantastic terrain and miniatures! :-*
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Post by: Blodwin on December 20, 2020, 03:39:15 PM: Beautiful figures and terrain utterly inspirational - I also play the Soviet Afghan war but have yet to find a rule set that satisfies so will give Red Scorpion a try - thanks
Title: Re: Afghan Russian War
Post by: alcal on December 20, 2020, 04:54:25 PM: Quote from: Mick_in_Switzerland on December 16, 2020, 11:59:31 AM
I really like the buildings.
How were they made? are they Foamcore covered in Polyfilla?

Buildings are resin but i cant find the manufacturer they came from the USA
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Post by: Bravo Six on December 20, 2020, 07:36:12 PM: Amazing stuff as usual Alcal.

Buildings look an awful lot like the old line from Crescent Root. Sadly they don't seem to be making THOSE particular ones any longer.
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Post by: Ray Rivers on December 20, 2020, 09:26:02 PM: Quote from: Bravo Six on December 20, 2020, 07:36:12 PM
Buildings look an awful lot like the old line from Crescent Root. Sadly they don't seem to be making THOSE particular ones any longer.

Yep. I have a bunch of them and yes, it is too bad they aren't still making them.
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Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on December 21, 2020, 06:59:10 AM: Alan, Bravo Six and Ray,
Thank-you for the details of the buildings.
Mick
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Post by: Lord Raglan on December 27, 2020, 10:26:47 PM: Always love the look of your layouts mate
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Post by: iDreamofMinis on January 04, 2021, 07:33:35 PM: This looks awesome. I have some 80's Soviets and Mujahideen from Eureka and am planning on playing some Spectre Operations with them. This is great inspiration.

Looking forward to more, I hope! :)
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Post by: Nickyc on February 13, 2021, 06:08:51 PM: Thought I would give this a bump, truly awesome work sir, the attention to detail on all your projects are mind blowing. Would love to see more.