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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: 6milPhil on May 18, 2022, 02:24:58 PM

Title: Modern Soviet ID please.
Post by: 6milPhil on May 18, 2022, 02:24:58 PM

Soviet I know, made by Mongrel I think, but damned if I know which... Marines?

Anyone? ;)

(https://i.ibb.co/s6kpZP7/DSC01062.jpg)

Title: Re: Modern Soviet ID please.
Post by: von der Tann on May 18, 2022, 02:49:50 PM

Didn't Speznaz troops and paratroopers wear the blue beret in the Soviet army?

Title: Re: Modern Soviet ID please.
Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on May 18, 2022, 03:07:42 PM

Soviet VDV Paratroopers.

As shown in this thread.  ;)

https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=136375.0

Title: Re: Modern Soviet ID please.
Post by: 6milPhil on May 18, 2022, 03:09:32 PM

Thanks, guys.

 8)

Title: Re: Modern Soviet ID please.
Post by: CapnJim on May 18, 2022, 04:07:22 PM

Those guys are indeed Mongrel 1980s VDV airborne boys.

They are still available, at Badger Games here in the US:  https://shop.badgergames.com/category.sc?categoryId=80

 

Title: Re: Modern Soviet ID please.
Post by: Curassier on May 21, 2022, 07:27:55 PM

In their day they were great figures. I used some of the East Germans as "elite" post-1946 Wehrmacht at one stage.