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I've been planning some skirmish forces for the Congo Crisis, starting with the Simba Rebellion circa 1963-5, for a while now and I've finally got some paint on a few figures. I thought some here might like to see them.
First up some mercenaries in the style of 5 Commando. These are mostly the old Mongrel Miniatures figures now sold by Badger Games.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBD4bTKIRFwljIPhchayrhohx_7g6spZZ05QZpPaljpcO04ZOcZIUlSVrf26jPGJxAc8YcQSd2Rt4hwrqTlFkiRdWKJqRwCC11taoCZY-pBibl1CiwokwpS8aSe-ntb0U7JVFJyFdobxE7Uz3zNqz1MPzHnomOR3gO6W6gCEc6WvO0N3Zlg0FW-SHxoA/s827/5%20Cdo%20Mercs%2001.jpeg)
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Here is my version of Mad Mike Hoare, a headswap from a Full Metal Minis figure.
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And a bit of fire support a la Africa Addio.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxKtR23ls041DTaYPLZkYoX0hsI6SAmeBwybP1oo_owfHTpmGF1X9zNxpZDn9kFkkbZZO37cMeaZ3w9jvsRADQQQ8-Ey_ycQGCFr3NJIpMppiVNF-MhipZ8rU4hnqek686ppW7zZ8b-kaa7ZdxSnNnrq3z8hcpG6gid_uWpSLQCyeyO1FKRaWq-xKjQ/s776/5cdo%20Merc%20MG%2001.jpeg)
My project was very much inspired some of the posts here, so special mention goes to James (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=70998.msg) and Joe (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=130340.msg1651779)
Some Simbas to come next ...
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Very nice. Can't wait to see what's next
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Those guys look good! I have some of them in my "To Paint" pile...
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Very, very nice
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Looking good! I especially like that machinegunner.
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Lovely figures you've painted there Trev!
Did you mention...
Di' Simbas!!!
(http://www.thewargameswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/hm_bbpui/90991/ij9g6m9bi5fgw90c1ut58k3wph7sc04l.jpg)
(http://www.thewargameswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/hm_bbpui/90991/lbv8i31fvb492oqq8o1w3ev19aqiklcv.jpg)
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Thanks for the comments all. Nice Simbas Harry. Sadly I came to this too late to get any of the Wild Geese figures.
Here are my Simbas so far.
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They are TAG miniatures with a bit of green stuff or head swaps to add the details.
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Hopefully they are suitably rag-tag.
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I'll be adding the more traditional bow and spear armed militia types later.
I also need to think about vehicles for both sides. Probably just trucks and civilian stuff for the Simbas. For the mercs, a Ferret, an M8, several jeeps and a few trucks would be a good start. Any suggestions on the best sources?
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Some great work here. I especially like the Mad Mike conversion.
I also need to think about vehicles for both sides. Probably just trucks and civilian stuff for the Simbas. For the mercs, a Ferret, an M8, several jeeps and a few trucks would be a good start. Any suggestions on the best sources?
What scale do you prefer for the vehicles? There are some nice kits out there for all the military vehicles, but options vary between 1:56 and 1:48/1:50
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What scale do you prefer for the vehicles? There are some nice kits out there for all the military vehicles, but options vary between 1:56 and 1:48/1:50
That's the question, I suppose. I don't have any experience with WW2 kits in 28mm. I used 1/48 or 1/50 for my RCW where I could get them but they were big Copplestone figures. So I'm thinking 1/56 might better for the smaller figures I have used. especially if I add the Eureka figs in too, they are about the same height but slighter than the TAG/Mongrel ones.
Here is what I have found so far:
This is a brilliant resource on the Jeeps in the Congo. Lots of great photos showing troops too.
https://cj3b.info/History/Congo.html (https://cj3b.info/History/Congo.html)
For the jeeps then we're talking M606 types, so I think WW2 versions are closest and will be better than Vietnam era MUTTs. At least for most of the Congo Crisis and Simba Rebellion. Some MUTTs at the end.
Empress do a nice 1/50 kit here but no gunner models
https://www.empressminiatures.com/jeep1-jeep-only-368-p.asp (https://www.empressminiatures.com/jeep1-jeep-only-368-p.asp)
Warlord do one gunner model on it's own.
https://store.warlordgames.com/products/us-jeep-gunner?_pos=7&_sid=ff94a211d&_ss=r (https://store.warlordgames.com/products/us-jeep-gunner?_pos=7&_sid=ff94a211d&_ss=r)
The Warlord WW2 models look to be a decent source for as a basic versions in 1/56, with quite a bit of variety. They come with gunners. I don't think I can be too choosy about kit without creating a lot of conversion work. they do a 50 cal and an armoured version.
https://store.warlordgames.com/products/us-army-jeep-with-30-cal-mmg?_pos=5&_sid=a854eea3b&_ss=r (https://store.warlordgames.com/products/us-army-jeep-with-30-cal-mmg?_pos=5&_sid=a854eea3b&_ss=r)
https://store.warlordgames.com/products/us-army-jeep-with-50-cal-hmg?_pos=4&_sid=a854eea3b&_ss=r (https://store.warlordgames.com/products/us-army-jeep-with-50-cal-hmg?_pos=4&_sid=a854eea3b&_ss=r)
https://store.warlordgames.com/products/us-armoured-jeep-1?_pos=3&_sid=a854eea3b&_ss=r (https://store.warlordgames.com/products/us-armoured-jeep-1?_pos=3&_sid=a854eea3b&_ss=r)
Maybe also some of the other ones might be useful for the passenger mounted guns or more crew.
https://store.warlordgames.com/search?type=product&q=JEEP (https://store.warlordgames.com/search?type=product&q=JEEP)
They may be others. Rubicon has a 1/56 kit but it is out of stock
https://rubiconmodels.co.uk/collections/usa-vehicles/products/49?variant=750127644716 (https://rubiconmodels.co.uk/collections/usa-vehicles/products/49?variant=750127644716)
For other vehicles
Empress have a 1/50 Ferret
https://www.empressminiatures.com/ferret-armoured-car-2704-p.asp (https://www.empressminiatures.com/ferret-armoured-car-2704-p.asp)
Sloppy Jalopy have 1/56 Ferret
https://sloppyjalopy.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=68_79_82&product_id=84 (https://sloppyjalopy.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=68_79_82&product_id=84)
Warlord and Rubicon both do 1/56 M8s
https://rubiconmodels.co.uk/collections/usa-vehicles/products/m8-greyhound-m20-scout-car (https://rubiconmodels.co.uk/collections/usa-vehicles/products/m8-greyhound-m20-scout-car)
https://store.warlordgames.com/products/m8-m20-greyhound-scout-car-plastic-box?_pos=2&_sid=496c445ba&_ss=r (https://store.warlordgames.com/products/m8-m20-greyhound-scout-car-plastic-box?_pos=2&_sid=496c445ba&_ss=r)
Rubicon and Warlord both do M3 Scout Cars in 1/56
https://store.warlordgames.com/products/us-army-m3-white-scout-car?_pos=1&_sid=4041aafd6&_ss=r (https://store.warlordgames.com/products/us-army-m3-white-scout-car?_pos=1&_sid=4041aafd6&_ss=r)
https://rubiconmodels.co.uk/collections/usa-vehicles/products/280083-m3a1-scout-car-early-late (https://rubiconmodels.co.uk/collections/usa-vehicles/products/280083-m3a1-scout-car-early-late)
I'm not sure about 1960s trucks and Civilian cars in either scale yet
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That 'Military jeeps in the Congo' article is a superb find, thanks for posting the link.
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Britannia do Mad Mike and lots of other mercenary figures in jeeps, (and standing) available from Grubby Tanks, plus the Simbas
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The Britannia range does have some good looking figures & Jeeps, with the right looking kit. They are however, quite a bit bigger than the Mongrel blokes.
I ended up building up the bases on my Mongrel Congo force and they still looked a tad vertically challenged next to the Britannia figures.
(https://i.ibb.co/qg3VsWL/28mm-size-comparison-lettering-LR.jpg)
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The Britannia range does have some good looking figures & Jeeps, with the right looking kit. They are however, quite a bit bigger than the Mongrel blokes.
I ended up building up the bases on my Mongrel Congo force and they still looked a tad vertically challenged next to the Britannia figures.
(https://i.ibb.co/qg3VsWL/28mm-size-comparison-lettering-LR.jpg)
Wow yes all the others are way too small lol
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The Britannia range does have some good looking figures & Jeeps, with the right looking kit. They are however, quite a bit bigger than the Mongrel blokes.
That was my thinking on the Britannia figs, too big. So I discounted them. Probably after seeing that photo of Ash's on a different thread.
Similarly, I have some of the Eureka Bush Wars figs, which are really nice but more realistically proportioned, so look a bit small and thin next to the Mongrel and TAG ones. I think I will have to save them for another project. Angola? Rhodesia? SA Border War? Hmmm... must stay focused.
After a bit more digging around, I think I'm decided on 1/48 or 1/50 for the vehicle scale.
I'll start with the Empress Jeeps and a mix of crew figures from various places
https://www.empressminiatures.com/jeep1-jeep-only-368-p.asp (https://www.empressminiatures.com/jeep1-jeep-only-368-p.asp)
(https://files.ekmcdn.com/adf666/images/jeep1-jeep-only.-368-p.jpg)
The Empress kits look great for the jeeps and can be bought with or without crew for less than the Warlord kits anyway. They're also clean of stowage, so easier to customize. Empress do a lot of other potentially useful stuff in their modern range too.
https://www.empressminiatures.com/vehicles-41-c.asp (https://www.empressminiatures.com/vehicles-41-c.asp)
The Ferret and Land Rovers are useful for the Simba Rebellion but the Saladin, Saracen, T-55, M-48 etc. all have imagi-nations potential for the future. Who knows?
For jeep crews these guys from Brigade games are probably where I'll start.
https://www.brigadegames.com/ww2-desert-commando-patrol-jeep-crew (https://www.brigadegames.com/ww2-desert-commando-patrol-jeep-crew)
(https://www.brigadegames.com/assets/images/brigadegames/BG-2WW005_lg.jpg)
Company B, Colonel Bill and Dixon also do separate crew figures that might be useful for conversions or as is.
https://company-b-models-and-miniatures.myshopify.com/collections/crews-for-afvs?page=3 (https://company-b-models-and-miniatures.myshopify.com/collections/crews-for-afvs?page=3)
https://www.colonelbills-store.co.uk/store/Drivers-Passengers-&-Pedestrians-c132189255?offset=18 (https://www.colonelbills-store.co.uk/store/Drivers-Passengers-&-Pedestrians-c132189255?offset=18)
https://www.dixon-minis.com/shop/28mm-wwII/#pack-u-s-vehicle-drivers (https://www.dixon-minis.com/shop/28mm-wwII/#pack-u-s-vehicle-drivers)
I'm intrigued by the plastic commandos at the bottom of this blog post too. Do they vehicle crew in the box?
https://toomuchterrain.blogspot.com/2022/02/ww2-vehicles.html (https://toomuchterrain.blogspot.com/2022/02/ww2-vehicles.html)
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Wow yes all the others are way too small lol
:D
These ANZACs from Full Metal Miniatures might go well with the Britannia figs. they are big lads too.
https://www.fullmetalminiatures.com/anzac-forces-5-c.asp (https://www.fullmetalminiatures.com/anzac-forces-5-c.asp)
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These are cracking mate, I've been wanting to do mercenaries in Africa for a while.
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Nice project. Just recently finished reading David Reed's Save The Hostages about rescuing the folks in Stanleyville. Interesting read.
Most importably, I came away safe from adding another period to my collection! lol. Interesting but not seductive to me for model purposes.
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Thanks both. I like wargaming projects that are a bit different and this era certainly fits the bill! Magic Marxist revolutionaries, colonial settler mercenaries, corrupt and brutal warlords in leopard-skin hats, Belgian paratroopers, nefarious mining corporations, the CIA, Cuban emigre pilots, Che Guevara, a UN mission with a 'murdered' secretary general, cannibals, pygmies, jungle drums, rebellions, mutinies, coups, gunboats, jeeps and Dian Fossey. What's not to like? :o ;)
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I went proper 'Old Skool' tackle wise, making do with diecast!
(http://www.thewargameswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/hm_bbpui/90873/ss175b12t00imxn4zr568ncxfggfmg84.jpg)
(http://www.thewargameswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/hm_bbpui/90873/9n5axq4dqb4xto4wqqs1g3l8xnfcwgvv.jpg)
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I don't mind diecast. Making kits can be a pain. Is that game 28mm or 20mm?
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28mm, 'Wild Geese' vs Di' Simbas!
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Of course, you posted the Simbas earlier. :P I did a search and found this page but some of the pictures on page 2 are now missing.
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=106927.0 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=106927.0)
Edit:
This one has more photos! Poor Betsy.
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=109616.msg1370678#msg1370678 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=109616.msg1370678)
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Yep, poor Betsy, it's a cruel world!
:'(
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This new pack from WA looks promising for Congo conversions. Dennison smocks and British webbing. The bodies on the sprue are quite clean, with no backpacks moulded on. Good for converting to Belgians, Mercs or ANC.
https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/world-ablaze/products/british-sas-commandos-1 (https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/world-ablaze/products/british-sas-commandos-1)
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0078/4764/1186/products/BritishSASBoxBig_1800x1800.jpg?v=1668176825)
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0078/4764/1186/products/SASSprueFront_1800x1800.jpg?v=1668176844)
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A few more Simbas.
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Cracking work!
Have you thought about converting some Foundry Darkest Africa figures to flesh out the Simbas? Also think the North Star Matabele with rifles might work...
Too big for your stuff, but the Tiger Miniatures Hotten Tots work well with the Brittania miniatures range. Not great sculpts but squint hard enough and they look adequate...
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Cracking work!
Have you thought about converting some Foundry Darkest Africa figures to flesh out the Simbas? Also think the North Star Matabele with rifles might work...
Thanks, and definitely! A mix of Darkest Africa musketmen, spearmen and archers would be great for the tribal militias or Jeunesse. The Azandi and Pygmies would work too and the Northstar Africa range has some useful figures as well. Both Foundry and Northstar do some figures in a mix of traditional and western clothes. Unfortunately they are all musket or rife armed though, none with bows or spears. I might try converting a few. A few spearman or archers in a mix of traditional and modern civilian, or military, gear would be quite unique.
Too big for your stuff, but the Tiger Miniatures Hotten Tots work well with the Brittania miniatures range. Not great sculpts but squint hard enough and they look adequate...
I didn't know the Tiger miniatures were big. I've considered them for other projects in the past. They do some interesting stuff.
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Great looking collection. For lots of pictures checkout 'Modern African Bushwars Group'' on Facebook.
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Love the machine gun and mortar team. Are they conversions from a particular range? Most of my collection are from the Britannia miniature range which unfortunately do not do heavy weapons for the Simbas
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Great looking collection. For lots of pictures checkout 'Modern African Bushwars Group'' on Facebook.
Thanks, and cheers for the photos.
I was briefly on Facebook. Posted some Wargames stuff, got some awards and lots of positive feedback, then the app admins suspended my account and ignored my appeal. So **** them. :P
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Love the machine gun and mortar team. Are they conversions from a particular range? Most of my collection are from the Britannia miniature range which unfortunately do not do heavy weapons for the Simbas
Thanks. The MG and Mortar are TAG figures with Perry Heads from the Victorian Little Wars range and a bit of green stuff. See here for links and in progress pics.
https://thebitsbox.blogspot.com/2022/10/congo-progress-2-simbas.html?m=1 (https://thebitsbox.blogspot.com/2022/10/congo-progress-2-simbas.html?m=1)
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This all quite interesting. And I may have to get some of those WA Commandos, and experiment with conversions...
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Hello all. I've finally got back to this project and made a little progress.
First up are some Congolese army troops I have finished this weekend.
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And for those that haven't seen them already on FB, some WIP pics of a few vehicles I've been working on.
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More details on the blog (https://thebitsbox.blogspot.com/search/label/Simba%20Rebellion) as usual, if anyone is interested.
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Oh very cool, looks like RAT PATROL!
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Nice work.
Who makes the Ferret?
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Thanks both.
Oh very cool, looks like RAT PATROL!
I wasn't aware of Rat Patrol when I bought the figures but that's probably what the sculptor was inspired by. The bush hat is quite typical for the Congo Crisis though, so I left it.
Nice work.
Who makes the Ferret?
The vehicle is from Empress miniatures, the commander figure is a 1st Corps para jeep passenger.
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Very nice! I really like the uniforms...
Mike Demana
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Thanks Mike. I might tidy them up a bit yet, as the washes are a bit overdone compared to the mercs. I'm very much at the block painting and simple techniques level of skill. :D
This is my latest acquisition. It needs a bit of work on the nose and turret as they're not quite right but it's a good basis for a nice and unusual vehicle to add to my Ommegang.
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I've got lots more period pictures here (https://thebitsbox.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-swedish-white-elephant.html). Mostly in their UN 'white elephant' paint scheme. I think my 'elephant' will be green for advancing on Stanelyville. More like this.
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What a hideous looking vehicle. I had no idea this ever existed. Looks like a giant wooden clog.
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Wow! Great thread! Where did you find the UN vehicle. I need one for my Swedish Congo UN force ;) ;)
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BRILLIANT!
I love (and hate) that UN vehicle in equal measure...it must have been a pig to operate ;D
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What a hideous looking vehicle. I had no idea this ever existed. Looks like a giant wooden clog.
It is wonderfully ugly. Very different.
Wow! Great thread! Where did you find the UN vehicle. I need one for my Swedish Congo UN force ;) ;)
Here (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4855929) is the 3d print file. It's not perfect but a good start. They should look great in UN white. Did you see the pictures I posted on my blog here (https://thebitsbox.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-swedish-white-elephant.html)? Lots of the UN vehicles. I've got a few more to add too.
This is mine after a bit of work. I've made a few changes to the turret and started adding a bit of detailing.
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It is wonderfully ugly. Very different.
Here (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4855929) is the 3d print file. It's not perfect but a good start. They should look great in UN white. Did you see the pictures I posted on my blog here (https://thebitsbox.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-swedish-white-elephant.html)? Lots of the UN vehicles. I've got a few more to add too.
This is mine after a bit of work. I've made a few changes to the turret and started adding a bit of detailing.
Thanks!
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That will be a great piece to add to a modern Africa tabletop! Awesome - keep the good stuff coming...!! :-*
Mike Demana
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Nice looking M/42. Now we want an Irish Mk VI Ford armoured car.
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Thanks both.
Carlos,
I know some were handed over to the ANC but I've not seen a photo of a Mark VI with the Mercenaries. I might do some UN troops eventually though. The blue hats and white vehicles is quite a striking look. I think Traveller has done some Swedes. We need to see pictures.
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Great thread and blog - the Congo Crisis is one of my faves. Bravo!