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Miniatures Adventure => Interwar => Topic started by: Bullshott on December 08, 2013, 05:17:18 PM
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With a game scheduled for just after Christmas, I've finally had the impetus to finish my schoolboy cadets. Some of you may have seen these under a different guise on the VSF board as a company for IHMN but they were originally purchased for VBCW, so it's nice to complete them as originally intended. Seen here as the Marlborough College Cadet Force, fighting for the Anglican League.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/15/164_08_12_13_6_08_19.jpg)
Vehicles soon to follow, after which there will be some militia, to go with the finished leaders:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/15/164_08_12_13_6_16_24.JPG)
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Like those a lot. The guy in the mortarboard and standards are especially nice.
Cholly
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Splendid stuff, sir...!
Who will these stalwart lads be facing up against? Gentlemen or hoi-pollio?
Doug
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Multipurposing, Dave?
Splendid!
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These boys deserve to see as much table time as possible.
:-*
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Splendid stuff, sir...!
Who will these stalwart lads be facing up against? Gentlemen or hoi-pollio?
Doug
There will be at least 8 similarly sized forces in the game (which will based on the Swindon area). Forces will mainly be local militias of various political shades, plus an independent force of local gangsters/brigands out to line their pockets in the ensuing chaos.
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Very nice! Impressive work, especially on the vicars's jacket.
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If...
:D
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Very we'll done! May I ask who makes the figures?
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Jolly nice chaps there Dave.
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Lovely stuff, good to see the flags proved useful.
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Very we'll done! May I ask who makes the figures?
Woodnine Design, available from Gripping Beast:
http://www.grippingbeast.com/shop.php?CatID=317 (http://www.grippingbeast.com/shop.php?CatID=317)
They also do some jolly nice gents and poachers that are perfect for rural militias.
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Thanks!
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Good stuff Dave. I go with the concept that you get as much use out of your figures as possible so commend the IHMN/VBCW crossover! How are those wolfies coming on?
By the way, the rev's jacket is brilliant!
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How are those wolfies coming on?
Wolves are completed. I just need to paint the human part of the company, who are number three priority on the painting list; after the vehicles for these boys (required for a game over the Christmas break) and some hunter types in tweed (also usable for bothe IHMN and VBCW).
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Good stuff! I'm looking forward to seeing them.
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Great brushwork on a nice looking unit.From what range did the figures come?
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That schoolboy standard bearer is particular good.
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Great brushwork on a nice looking unit.From what range did the figures come?
See previous response post on page 1 of this thread!
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I've finished my first VBCW vehicles - some transport for the Anglican League:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/15/164_15_12_13_6_53_01.JPG)
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Love the work on those, Dave.
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The concepts, slogans and painting are all top drawer!
8)
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Very cool Bullshott!
:D
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Those trucks are fantastic, particularly the improvised armored one.
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Those trucks are fantastic, particularly the improvised armored one.
It's not improvised armour. It's a Lancia armoured trick, as used by the British army in the Irish troubles of the 1920s. I figure this obsolete vehicle had been loaned by the Army to the cadet force for use in exercises prior to the civil war starting. The cadets repainted and armed it when they declared for the Anglican League.
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Great work.
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It's not improvised armour. It's a Lancia armoured trick, as used by the British army in the Irish troubles of the 1920s. I figure this obsolete vehicle had been loaned by the Army to the cadet force for use in exercises prior to the civil war starting. The cadets repainted and armed it when they declared for the Anglican League.
That is all well and good, Dave, and I heartily approve.
However, we need to get to the nitty-gritty of just where one can acquire one of these little armoured babies for oneself, dont we?
:D
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Musketeer Miniatures, Irish war of Independence line. ::)
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Musketeer Miniatures, Irish war of Independence line. ::)
I was just going to say that :)
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I've just finished ten 'men in tweed', who will be used as a generic 'country folk' section that could be aligned to AL or Royalists, as the need dictates. I really enjoyed painting these, most of which are from Woodbine.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/16/164_25_01_14_1_13_53.JPG)
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Very nice - good choice of colours.
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Jolly good Dave. Those are nice figures. I've often looked at them myself, even though I have no earthly use for them ::)
Great colours on the tweediness. There again, as you are a man in possession of some fine tweed waistcoats yourself, I would expect no less ;)
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Nice blend of colours on those tweedy troops, old chap.
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I am inspired Bullshott !
Just spent about £200 on figures and vehicles to give my VBCW project a kick start - I love the variety of units you are painting up
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They turned out really well Dave. As the other as have said, nice colour selection, it pulls them together as a group.
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Nice work, Dave.
Very dapper.
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They have turned out lovely.
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Does one of them look like David Cameron? Or is it my imagination? :o
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It's been a couple of years since I last worked on any VBCW, but my painting mojo has returned.
Watch this space for:
The Dorset Clubmen (my existing Men in Tweed plus some additions)
Artillery support (or at leas the nearest they could make) for the Schoolboys
Wimborne Militia (local defence volunteers)
... and lots more beside :)
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As promised, here are the first finished figures from my return to VBCW.
Firstly, some armed country folk (please excuse the poor quality picture, but the light was terrible):
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_20_02_16_7_44_09_0.jpg)
Although these could be used for any faction with a change of command figures, thet will initially be used for the Dorset Clubmen - the aggressively neutral populace of the Dorset villages and country towns. Concept based on the clubmen of the English Civil War - they will defend their livestock, fuel and vehicles from any faction seeking to take them.
Command group with runner:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_20_02_16_7_44_09_1.jpg)
Close-up of the flag, depicting the Cerne Abbas giant:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_20_02_16_7_44_09_2.jpg)
The complete group:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_20_02_16_7_44_09_3.jpg)
More of these soonish, but first I am working on some opposition for them.
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Who makes the young running boy!?
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Who makes the young running boy!?
Eureka
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Huh... never seen him in the catalogue! I'll have to look again - thanks!
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Good to see you back with this, Dave.
A nice, motley bunch, perfect for some civvie vigilance.
8) 8)
Shame about the light.
Maybe you could redo the pictures next time you take some photos.
;)
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Hey Bullshot,
Good to see your VBCW interest has returned these are all great looking figures and vehicles!
Champion efforts!
Cheers
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Smashing unit! Really like the flag!
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Nice one.
Fram, from the civilians and vignettes range, 'Victorian urchin boy':
http://eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=87_126_138&products_id=1769
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That's a great bunch there Dave. Are all the figures Eureka?
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I like these, even in bad light ;D
LB
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That's a great bunch there Dave. Are all the figures Eureka?
Men in tweed mostly Woodbine (Gripping Beast), armed mob are a mixture of Ironclad, Perry (defence of Mafeking) and Footsore ( blokes with shotguns, albeit with a couple of head changes)
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The Wimborne Militia eh. Can`t wait to see your take on Chris and the other stalwarts.
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The Wimborne Militia eh. Can`t wait to see your take on Chris and the other stalwarts.
Wimborne Militia are coming along. They will include my schoolboys, the cricket team and rifle armed townsmen. A change of flag and playing mix and match with these clubmen will allow them to represent most towns in Dorset. However, first I need to paint my Bournemouth fascists.
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I was born in Bournemouth (of course, Bournemouth was in Hampshire when I was born), so I'm very much looking forward to seeing your Bournemouth fascists. It's great to see all these local names in your forces. My great-grandfather helped build Throop Mill and lived in Holdenhurst Village. Maybe some socialist forces from Throop and Holdenhurst villages to oppose the bully-boy fascists from the big town? Great work.
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Still needs weathering, but here is an addition to my AL forces, the first off the production line of the Sherborne Motors Armoured Carriers:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_29_02_16_1_09_12.jpg)
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Nice. The hand painted "font" is very nice.
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I am liking that, Dave.
A lot.
8)
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Good looking 'armoured' truck!
Your VBCW stuff looks great if I could afford collecting another range of figures I'd get into it!
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Completed Sherborne Motors Armoured Carrier:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_06_03_16_2_40_54_0.jpg)
My school cadets needed some appropriate artillery, so I gave them a trench catapult:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_06_03_16_2_40_54_2.jpg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_06_03_16_2_40_54_3.jpg)
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Brilliant, Dave.
LOVE that catapult.
8) 8)
Top job!
:-*
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That is great (and a good use of the boy holding the watch- which is a bit of a useless figure for VBCW). where is the catapult crew from?
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That is great (and a good use of the boy holding the watch- which is a bit of a useless figure for VBCW). where is the catapult crew from?
Woodbine WW1 Turks - both figures come with the catapult and only need head changes (heads also Woodbine WW1) plus greenstuff shirt collars and ties.
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That catapult is a great idea!
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I've just finished my first British Fascisti figures. I'm quite pleased with them, so have started a production line to get the platoon completed.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_15_03_16_7_39_05_0.jpg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_15_03_16_7_39_05_1.jpg)
Figures are head-changed Footsore to give them the berets worn by the BF. Dog is from Westwind.
The image on the flag is the founder of the BF, Rotha Lintorn-Orman, who died in 1935.
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Amazing flag there and love the uniforms on these Blueshirts
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Nice work! These will look great on the table.
LB
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Amazing flag there and love the uniforms on these Blueshirts
Thanks PK. I think the end result was worth the effort.
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I wonder if there is room for squads of foreign volunteers in these games, there would have to have been vested interests from across the waters AKA the Condor Legion and International Brigades of the SCW? This could add more colour, equipment and uniform variations, I am sure this must have been raised before...
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They are in the "official" background (from all political leanings), with the sourcebooks covering the factions and flags.
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Thanks Von Lucky! I haven't seen any games featuring them yet...
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Looking good, Dave.
Love that flag.
:-*
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Excellent work! :o
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My British Fascisti platoon is coming along nicely:
1st Section:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_01_04_16_8_53_00_0.jpg)
2nd Section:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_01_04_16_8_53_00_1.jpg)
Command:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_01_04_16_8_53_00_2.jpg)
The platoon so far:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_01_04_16_8_53_00_3.jpg)
To complete the platoon I need a 3rd section (on my painting table), some transport (first vehicles also on my painting table), a couple of figures to complete the command group and some support weapons.
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Nice bunch of fascists, Dave.
The bulldog is a nice touch too.
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Some transport for my Fascisti:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_15_04_16_10_49_35.jpg)
This was my first attempt at home-made waterslide decals. I'm quite pleased with the result.
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I think your commander needs to have a stern word with the chaps responsible for washing the motor pool- they have been slacking off. I know there is a war on but that's no excuse for not being able to find a shammy leather and some carbolic soap!
these look tip-top and I think the decals look spiffing- how about a close up photo?
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Great stuff, Dave.
8) 8)
Rob is right, though.
Dirty rotten fascists!
;)
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Nice motor pool!
LB
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I bought some support for my Fascisti at Salute:
C3/33 tankettes:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_29_04_16_4_59_18_1.jpg)
Mortar and spotters
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/24/164_29_04_16_4_59_18_0.jpg)
Tankettes and mortar team from Empress
Spotters from Great War Miniatures
Beret heads from Westwind
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I finally finished the last of the command an support elements for my Fascisti, just in time for the force's first game.
First, a Boyes anti-tank rifle team. THe team is convereted from Perrt plastic 8th Army figures, with the addition of Empress SCW heads.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/164_23_05_16_12_53_55_0.jpg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/164_23_05_16_12_53_55_1.jpg)
Next, the girls, or more specifically a pair of Girl Guides acting as the medic in my command group. Figures are converted Irish Civil War female auxiliaries from Reiver.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/164_23_05_16_12_53_55_2.jpg)
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Nice additions, Dave.
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That is a good looking bunch of Fascisti you have there now.
Quite a force to be reckoned with, especially now they have Girl Guides in their ranks.
8)
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Tiny tanks, gotta love em Dave :-*
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Nice additions, Dave.
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That is a good looking bunch of Fascisti you have there now.
Quite a force to be reckoned with, especially now they have Girl Guides in their ranks.
8)
Thanks Paul
Still gotta finish a unit of your ladies to complete the platoon :)
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Tiny tanks, gotta love em Dave :-*
and they really are that small - the one in Bovington Tanl Museum is TINY :)
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Thanks Paul
Still gotta finish a unit of your ladies to complete the platoon :)
I look forward to seeing them kitted out for action, Dave.
:D
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A couple more vehicles to add to my collection. I'm quirte leased with these. i just need to add a passenger to the Bentley to complete it.
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/164_06_06_16_10_17_02_0.jpg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/164_06_06_16_10_17_02_1.jpg)
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Grumby little buggers. I like the "clean me!" on the van.
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Dirty fascist pigs!
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Nice work, Dave.
Now get your T-Cut out and sort them motors.
:D
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I've finally finished the 3rd section of my British Fascisti platoon:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/164_26_06_16_11_29_42_0.jpg)
The complete platoon:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/164_26_06_16_11_29_42_1.jpg)
Now to crack on with some Anglican League to oppose this unit.
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Nice work, Dave.
I have been looking forward to seeing your take on these gals.
Good to see them in yet another different set of colours to those that I have already spotted.
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That is a pretty damn imposing platoon your Fascisti make now.
8) 8)
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That is a pretty damn imposing platoon your Fascisti make now.
Thanks. I have a couple more support elements plus a 4th (youth) section to add at some point but, with their mortar and tankettes, this this force is good enough to fight as it stands.
I'm currently having fun painting up an AL command group as the start of a new platoon to fight these :)
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Nice work! ;)
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Lovely work and a cracking platoon you have there. :)
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Thanks for all the positive comments on my fascists. With this force just about complete, it's about time they had some appropriate opposition. So here are some command figures to start my Anglican League force:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/25/164_05_07_16_12_27_25.jpg)
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Brilliant work, mate.
Love that slogan, just about perfect.
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It's been a while since I've posted anything VBCW on this forum, so here are some Anglican League units I finished recently for a game:
Company of St Osmund Command Group:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/36/164-221018203529-36025774.jpeg)
The Company of St Osmund is a flying column operating out of Salisbury (St Osmund founded Salisbury cathederal). Front row left to right: runner, commanding officer (the Archdeacon of Salisbury, no less), spotter team (boy scouts), Rear row left to right: medic, standard bearer with the company colour, sergeant.
Assault Section:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/36/164-221018203529-360261855.jpeg)
Support Weapon - Rocket Launcher:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/36/164-221018203530-36027391.jpeg)
Salisbury's lack of sufficient support weapons to arm the flying column has been rectified by the boffins of the nearby Land Weapons Research Establishment (LWRE) at Winterborne Down. In this case, a prototype rocket launcher has been substituted for a mortar. Much to everyone's surprise, the first use in anger of this weapon proved to be surprisingly accurate, raining devastating fire down on the heads of dug-in Fascists during the battle of the Cokers near Yeovil.
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Nicely done - I like the bases too.
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Very nice indeed. Who makes the support weapon or is it scratch built?
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Very nice indeed. Who makes the support weapon or is it scratch built?
It's Footsore's Post Office rocket team with head swaps
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Very nice work :-* :-*
Lon
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A fine body of men.
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A wonderfully eccentric-looking force ! Bravo !
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Terrific Sir! Stirs the blood and the paint in equal measure. Inspirational stuff I say. 👍😁
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Thanks for the comments. Other than a couple more vehicles, I'm happy with my Anglicans for the time being. My next force will be some Royalists, in the shape of an English Array platoon.
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Nice looking army although I doubt the rocket looks like a safe tool! lol
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Nice looking army although I doubt the rocket looks like a safe tool! lol
It certainly wasn't for the BUF troops on the receiving end in its first outing :D
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Great additions Bullshot.
Love the rocket team, who needs a cheap, light & easy to use mortar when you can have an erratic, highly dangerous (to both sides) rocket contraption hahaha 😊 good stuff!
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Great additions, Dave.
Those LRDG chaps work really well.
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