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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Ash on April 19, 2014, 07:32:35 PM
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Eureka; Portuguese
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.15
Eureka; Rhodesian African Rifles
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.30
Eureka; Rhodesian African Rifles
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.60
Mongrel; Congo 5 commando
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.75
Eureka; ZIPRA/FAPLA
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.75
Under Fire miniatures; RhSAS
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.90
Under Fire miniatures; Selous Scouts
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.90
Eureka; Marxist guerrillas
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.105
Empress miniatures; French
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.105
Mongrel; Congo 5 commando
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.120
Rhodesian SAS
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.135
Eureka; 1960's Rhodesian Light Infantry
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.150
Eureka; Russian advisor
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.150
Eureka; 'Tears of the Sun'
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.165
Executive Outcomes
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.165
SADF
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.180
'Tears of the Sun'
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.180
Executive Outcomes BMP-2
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.210
Tamiya 1/48; Rhodesian T-55
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.225
Converted RLI from Empress ANZAC
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.255
Rhodesian African Rifles
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.270
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Picked up some of the Eureka 28mm Bush Wars minis from Salute. The new Rhodesian African Rifles and some of the Portuguese troops:
(https://i.ibb.co/tBgX4xv/PIP-RAR-LR.jpg)
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Excellent looking miniatures as far as i can tell.
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Excellent looking miniatures as far as i can tell.
Indeed.
Those Africans look great.
Looking forward to seeing them all coloured-in.
:D
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Really looking forward to what you do with these figures as your 20mm bush wars stuff is spectacular.
There should be a separate bi-pod for the MAG gunner which may be still in the plastic baggie, hope you haven't thrown it out! Every photo that I came across with patrolling RAR had the bi-pod on the MAG deployed so I though it important not to cheat and have it folded.
-Kosta
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"There should be a separate bi-pod for the MAG gunner which may be still in the plastic baggie, hope you haven't thrown it out! Every photo that I came across with patrolling RAR had the bi-pod on the MAG deployed so I though it important not to cheat and have it folded".
...like the MAG gunner in this pic.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LUaqSuuqoNA/U0sz87t8vdI/AAAAAAAAELI/4_aC4rBmmiM/s1600/P1070175.JPG)
Happy W
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Well spotted chaps, one bi-pod retrieved from baggie. Luckily it had only made it as far as a waste paper basket and not the recycling! Thanks a lot.
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I like the cammo uniforms, well done.
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Started to chuck paint at this lot:
(https://i.ibb.co/DwPKT04/WIP-28mm-Porks-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/CB9Z1dd/PIP-Porc-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/5c6F625/PIP-Porc-1-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/jWK1VXT/PIP-Porc-2-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/rFvmRLR/PIP-Porc-3-LR.jpg)
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Wow! You never fail to deliver a great end result.
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Great work on those Portuguese! :o
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Cheers, glad you like them.
I'm rather enjoying them, they are lovely minis, with some really nice detail touches such as the reinforced stitching on the shoulders of a couple of the jackets and the cut of the trousers etc.
I'll try and finish them this week. Also started on the RAR.
(https://i.ibb.co/xhJHRWF/PIP-RAR-LR.jpg)
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Very nice work. Just one small thing, the stocks and handguards on those G-3s should be an olive colour.
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Very nice work. Just one small thing, the stocks and handguards on those G-3s should be an olive colour.
Hmm... I'll have to ask my father, but I think the original ones had that parts in dark brown. The ones we have at the Museu Militar do Porto (where they have a small and miserable pavilion on the back, about the Colonial War) are that way.
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Thanks for the replies. these guys are only half done, so not got to the weapons yet. From the few colour pictures I've seen the furniture on the G3s does look to be a very dark green, a lot darker than the German army G3s of the 1980's. Either that or black.
(https://i.ibb.co/8BJhFT5/9HBnUFQ.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/MM0bKqN/55-operacao-com-malta-quixico-e-quipedro-na-mata-de-matete-entre-quixico-e-lue-1973.jpg)
I've also seen pics with a very dark brownish colour, similar to the old AR-10 stocks and hand guards. I was just going to mix a bit of black with some olive and see how it looks.
(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/Ash-1_photos/28mm%20Bush%20Wars/DSC00294_zps66c337ca.png~original) (http://s142.photobucket.com/user/Ash-1_photos/media/28mm%20Bush%20Wars/DSC00294_zps66c337ca.png.html)
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pretty sure the NZ and Aussie ones were wood stocks and handguards.
Ash... have to say everything of yours is.... well....friggn awesome!!
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pretty sure the NZ and Aussie ones were wood stocks and handguards.
Ash... have to say everything of yours is.... well....friggn awesome!!
The Aussie and NZ ones? Never used the G-3, only SLRs pre the Steyr.
I may be wrong but I think the G-3 with wooden furniture is pre-production or very early. I think the FPB production models m/961 AKA G3A3 came with a olive coloured furniture, possibly the actual shade varying over time but that may just be the effect of photography and the light.
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If the troops oiled the stock to prevent it splitting in different climates to that of the production country, it would take on the colour of that oil.
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G3 details aside, that's some top-notch paint wrangling there Ash!
They'd look good alongside your 5 Commando mercs. ;)
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If the troops oiled the stock to prevent it splitting in different climates to that of the production country, it would take on the colour of that oil.
Oiling plastic and aluminium, doesn't tend to have much effect tho' :)
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Thanks for all the comments and info. I'm going to go with the dark green option over the wood look.
(https://i.ibb.co/F5jZS9G/G3A3.png)
I think the pic I posted with the wooden furniture may actually be a BB/Airsoft rifle!
The Portuguese troops are nearly finished, waiting for some PVA to dry on the bases, then some grass tuft and a last bit of dry-brushing etc . . .
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Thanks for all the comments and info. I'm going to go with the dark green option over the wood look.
(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/Ash-1_photos/28mm%20Bush%20Wars/G3A3_zpsab4bfc00.png) (http://s142.photobucket.com/user/Ash-1_photos/media/28mm%20Bush%20Wars/G3A3_zpsab4bfc00.png.html)
I think the pic I posted with the wooden furniture may actually be a BB/Airsoft rifle!
The Portuguese troops are nearly finished, waiting for some PVA to dry on the bases, then some grass tuft and a last bit of dry-brushing etc . . .
Ok, I've talked with my father and you did the right choice - they were dark green and in plastic. The first G3 my father used has brown but after a couple of weeks they changed to one with the dark green parts. But the HK21 was always brown.
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Here's the first lot. Eureka miniatures Portuguese army:
(https://image.ibb.co/cmYHNv/Portuguese-B-1-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/ju1RFF/Portuguese-B-2-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/mWfa9a/Portuguese-B-3-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/d2ALaF/Portuguese-B-4-LR.jpg)
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As I understand it the 'wood' G3s (CETME/H&K versions) arrived the same time as the FN FALs for trials (a few thousand of each in 1961 iirc), although even after the G3 was selected, both types of trial weapons were retained in service for some time. The most numerous were the 'synthetic' G3A3s, or the 'Espingarda automática m/963' as made in Portugal by Fábrica Militar de Braço de Prata (FMBP) from 1963, which replaced the 'wood' m/961 after just a year or so of production.
You sometimes see pictures of Portuguese troops with 'wood' G3s and FN FALs, but these are usually early to mid-'60s... hence Predatortp's dad seeing them only briefly.
I've never seen one in real life, but the shade of 'olive' seems to vary greatly with the light in photos, in bright light it seems very olive green, but at other times almost black.
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Lovely paint work Ash.
What rules had you planned on using from your Bush War stuff. What type of actions did you plan on portraying?
Have you got any ZANLA/ZIPRA types painted up yet?
Cheers
Happy W
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Thanks Arlequin, bang on about the light in the pictures effecting the colour of the weapon, that and most of the pics being 40yrs old!
@ Happy Wanderer: So far I'm just collecting and painting. Not got any of the Zipra minis yet,I got the RAR blokes to try painting the camo on something bigger than 20mm, plus the sculpts looked really good. I bought the Portuguese chaps purely as I liked the models.
Here are the other three. 28mm Portuguese army from Eureka:
(https://image.ibb.co/dZrDw5/Portuguese-A-1-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/cxdtw5/Portuguese-A-2-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/dPpNpQ/Portuguese-A-3-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/nvcWik/Portuguese-A-4-LR.jpg)
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Button counting aside (yes, J'accuse Carlos and Arlequin), those are some fine paintjobs :-*
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Wow! Great, great work, Ash! :o
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fantastic
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Button counting aside (yes, J'accuse Carlos and Arlequin), those are some fine paintjobs :-*
Guilty as charged. ;)
I don't comment on Ash's brushwork any more... I've told him in previous posts how jealous I get of his skills. :D
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Yeah, what Arlequín said. ;)
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Outstanding painting.
Your guys look so good.
Do you have an idea of terrain to play on?
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Thanks for all the comments guys, much appreciated.
Re terrain: I'd like to do some boards, with features such as a river line, a koppie, room for a small village/kraal etc.
have to try and make it work for both 20 & 28mm. Just random thoughts at the moment.
Started on the RAR & the Selous Scout:
(https://i.ibb.co/ZKfb7fq/WIP-RAR-28mm-1-front-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/KyMjC1K/WIP-RAR-28mm-1-rear-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/9h0tqGP/WIP-RAR-28mm-2-front-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/kH6XTTb/WIP-RAR-28mm-2-rear-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Km7bgR8/WIP-Selous-Scout-28mm-front-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/0qK2tGZ/WIP-Selous-Scout-28mm-rear-LR.jpg)
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Great job .Ash!
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Finished, I think.
(https://image.ibb.co/mHLTvF/28mm-Selous-Scout-traker-amp-RAR-LR.jpg)
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Nice!
:-* :-*
You have sold them to me.
8)
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Here's the whole lot. Eureka miniatures Rhodesian African Rifles:
(https://image.ibb.co/kdQHpa/28mm-RAR-stick-1-B-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/hhiRhv/28mm-RAR-stick-1-A-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/c5i3Ua/28mm-RAR-stick-1-C-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/cyYgFF/28mm-RAR-stick-1-D-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/g6EovF/28mm-RAR-stick-2-A-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/htJsNv/28mm-RAR-stick-2-B-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/dn9MFF/28mm-RAR-stick-2-C-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/cQrOUa/28mm-RAR-stick-2-D-LR.jpg)
After rescuing the MAG bi-pod from the bin, I misplaced it again and made a replacement from bits. It looks a tad long now looking at the pics. Also had a go at getting some white into the eyes, but after cocking it up repeatedly, I've left them black.
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Fine painting.
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F**king brilliant! (excuse my French…) :D
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hot, hot, hot.
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I can't believe you even tipped the tracer rounds on the MAG gunner's ammo belt... :o
Show-off. ;)
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Truly nice work. The period is becoming so tempting. I'm tipping that the CoC variant for Modern Wars will push a few people over the edge for this period. I even searched for a battered old Bedford on Ebay the other day.
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Your figures look great.
Just outstanding.
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Sensational Ash,
.... :-*
.....love to see some more of your brushwork.
I like your flesh tones...what colours? Do you ink/dip?
Happy W
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Thanks for all the kind comments guys. These were great fun to do.
Think I'll go back and cut down that bi-pod, was not until I looked at it on screen that the legs looked so long.
@ Arlequín: Well spotted; I can't take credit for the tracer rounds idea, I saw it on this most excellent blog. .
http://johnwynnehopkins.wordpress.com/
These Eureka minis were the first thing that was big enough to make it worth trying out.
@ Happy W: The skin on the RAR blokes is Vallejo German cam.black/brown, highlighted with...Vellejo Highlight Germ.(Black) 337. Bottom lip a touch of Vallejo Burnt Cad.Redy. Then a couple of washes of the original colour and a wash of very thin black.
The Selous Scout was Vallejo Flat flesh (955), washed with a thin brown and highlighted with Vallejo light flesh. The Portuguese troops were Vallejo 912 Tan yellow as a base, a wash of some old citadel (GW) flesh wash, then highlighted with flat flesh and a bit of light flesh (Vallejo)
Going to be back to 20mm after this, I've got the new RAR minis from Under Fire on order . . . Time to break out the glasses again!
(https://image.ibb.co/fyx2Nv/RAR-size-comparison-LR.jpg)
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The 20mm figure could almost be a bushman scout. ;)
John's blog is excellent, as a button counter and proud, now knowing how many water trailers a RAR battalion had was a moment of lifelong fulfilment for me.
lol
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I'd like to get hold of some of the 28mm guerrilla minis, particularly the ones with SKS rifles, but can't find them on any seller sites...
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Don't even go there... ::)
Eureka like to keep some things under the counter, or at least it seems that way. I was fortunate in having a friend make the appropriate secret handshakes and utter the right words at Eureka HQ so he could get some to send to me.
;)
Or you could just drop Nic an e-mail and ask him for some with the pass-word "How much?" :)
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I'd like to get the ones wearing boots with AKs and the boss chap as well, then paint them up as ZIPRA.
Give me a good excuse to get a 1/48 scale BTR-152, if there is such a thing.
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Not in 1/48 AFAIK, but Brent at Company B keeps teasing us with word of one in 1/56th. :D
Seriously, it's nearly ready he tells me. :)
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"Give me a good excuse to get a 1/48 scale BTR-152, if there is such a thing."
The BTR152 is a big vehicle. I suspect that it will be too large too match with the 28mm Eureka minis and Company B are getting close on the BTR AFAIK.
...wait for Company B, you won't be disappointed I'm sure. ;)
Cheers
Happy Wanderer
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There isn't a 1/48 BTR-152, at least to the best of my knowledge and I have searched, so your options are limited. You won't be disappointed with Company B's offerings.
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I can't start any rumors. But yeah, I have the BTR-152 and BTR-40 masters as well as some weapons and variants.
All I can say is that it will be out this summer..along with some very important friends for them to play with.
-Brent
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Outstanding. Thanks to all for the heads up and the info. Much appreciated.
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Forgot to post the pics of the Selous Scout tracker, a slight malfunction with the MK1 eyeball re focusing, but close enough'ish..:
(https://image.ibb.co/jb0vaF/28mm-Selous-Scout-A-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/hg2mhv/28mm-Selous-Scout-B-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/fnqvaF/28mm-Selous-Scout-C-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/gE1OUa/28mm-Selous-Scout-D-LR.jpg)
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I dig this topic, since I realized that I missed it during months lol
Tonight I was searching for painting ideas for my portuguese, after I wasted 1 paint bottle and half of a 2d one (!) trying to make a background camo tone I though could work...I was wrong >:(
And then, I've seen your portuguese, and you found the exact color scheme I'm searching for (litteraly) months.
As I explained on Guild, i'm afraid my current collection of paints is still a bit limited, and I have no hobby store near, so I have to order all my paints 'blind"... It's quite easy for most common paint schemes, a lot more difficult for "exotic" subjects...
Could you help me ?
thank you !
edit : in the mean time, I'm doing a test figure using german fieldgrey as base ??? I'll post the result (on my own topic to not hijack yours more lol)
edit2 : I posted the sample figure pics here http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=76072.15
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That's funny I was just looking at your Portuguese test mini, and left a comment.
The base green I went with was mainly German field grey, with I think some Russian uniform. The green 'stripes' were a mix of luftwaffe green and olive and the brown 'stripes' a mix of chocolate brown and a little bit of red leather (all paints Vallejo).
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Picked up some more Eureka figures at Salute; RAR, I was after the running blokes with headgear and the officer, but they only came as a complete set of the whole lot of thirteen minis. Also got a pack of ZANLA, about twenty minis.
I chopped up some of the RAR to add a bit of variety:
(https://i.ibb.co/GRRD0kk/WIP-28mm-RAR-stick-3-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Hxvxt33/WIP-28mm-RAR-stick-4-LR.jpg)
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Started to paint these blokes:
(https://i.ibb.co/mTrGmtx/PIP-RAR-rupert-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/82xVQt7/PIP-RAR-snapper-LR.jpg)
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Awesome figures & talent!
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Very nice
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Great job as always! Most of my collection is 20mm,but I bought all the 28mm Eureka stuff ....just because it's so nice ,and Nic is a great guy,and I don't want to discourageguys from making figures.
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Cheers chaps, small update:
(https://i.ibb.co/mTrGmtx/PIP-RAR-rupert-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/82xVQt7/PIP-RAR-snapper-LR.jpg)
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Great job,where did you get the camera man?
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Hi Juergen, good question. I'll have to look back through old orders to see where he came from...
Finished these:
(https://i.ibb.co/tmMNV3Q/RAR-28mm-convertion-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/x8PnGnn/RAR-28mm-convertion-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/BrBYcnC/RAR-28mm-convertion-C-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/2616s8b/RAR-28mm-running-hats-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/k4m5HTX/RAR-28mm-running-hats-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/CzdhYbQ/RAR-28mm-running-hats-C-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/fFH4zpb/RAR-officer-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/d0g2ts9/RAR-officer-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/SN1TY3r/RAR-officer-C-LR.jpg)
Next, ZIPRA:
(https://i.ibb.co/k6HLCjZ/WIP-ZIPRA-1.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/mtL0BgB/WIP-ZIPRA-2.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/qRVkKsP/WIP-ZIPRA-ZPU.jpg)
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Reaper, I think.
Great job,where did you get the camera man?
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Great job,where did you get the camera man?
I think it's West Wind Vietnam
EDIT
not WW they have a tv camera
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Just went for a rummage through paperwork, the snapper came from Black Cat Bases (http://blackcatbases.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=437_457&products_id=1674)
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Some continuing nice additions.
Before purchasing from Black Cat Bases, best to read this thread first:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=59375.0
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Great updates Ash! Makes me want to dig out my Mongrel 5 Commando mercs… :D
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Looking at the pics I realised I hadn't done the final washes to the faces, so will tart them up and re photo.
@ Earther: I think you should dig out those minis, it would be rude not to! I managed to get hold of a complete set, at least I think I've got one of each. I'll dig them out and post some pics when i finish off the RAR faces.
@ von Lucky: That's an interesting thread. I bought the snapper last year. Placed the order near the end of October, recieved nothing, had no reply to email inquiry. Finally chased the payment via Paypal in December, got message saying the seller was ill, then a couple of weeks later an envelope arrived!
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Slightly off at a tangent, but for anyone interested in the Portuguese army in Angola; I just got a copy of an old Al J Venter title from 1969; 'The terror fighters'.
The book is in near mint condition and has signatures of both Mr Venter and the photographer Clote Breytenbach. The cover is damn good for it's age and the back cover photo has also been signed by a Captain Ricardo Alcada, who features in the text.
Rather chuffed with this...
(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/Ash-1_photos/28mm%20Bush%20Wars/WIP%2028mm%20Bush%20Wars/Terror%20fighters%20front%20LR_zpsrx1duvie.jpg~original) (http://s142.photobucket.com/user/Ash-1_photos/media/28mm%20Bush%20Wars/WIP%2028mm%20Bush%20Wars/Terror%20fighters%20front%20LR_zpsrx1duvie.jpg.html)(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/Ash-1_photos/28mm%20Bush%20Wars/WIP%2028mm%20Bush%20Wars/Back%20cover%20of%20the%20Terror%20Fighters%20LR_zpshdsy4zhz.jpg~original) (http://s142.photobucket.com/user/Ash-1_photos/media/28mm%20Bush%20Wars/WIP%2028mm%20Bush%20Wars/Back%20cover%20of%20the%20Terror%20Fighters%20LR_zpshdsy4zhz.jpg.html) Picture credited to Clote Breytenbach
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Thanx I will have to look for it ,I love A.J.Venters books.
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I'm quite chuffed that it shows a rare pic of a Portuguese soldier with a Sterling SMG, I've only seen one other. :)
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Here's another:
(https://i.ibb.co/ZX9sqbr/Untitled-1.jpg)
Picture credit Clote Breytenbach
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Is that a Mills bomb in that guy's pocket or is he very pleased to see you?
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Here's another:
(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/Ash-1_photos/28mm%20Bush%20Wars/WIP%2028mm%20Bush%20Wars/Untitled-1_zpsriri4raw.jpg) (http://s142.photobucket.com/user/Ash-1_photos/media/28mm%20Bush%20Wars/WIP%2028mm%20Bush%20Wars/Untitled-1_zpsriri4raw.jpg.html)
Picture credit Clote Breytenbach
While they are Portuguese weapons, these guys are apparently 'turned FLNA fighters'... and that's the long and the short of it. *Ba-dum tsh* ;)
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Is that a Mills bomb in that guy's pocket or is he very pleased to see you?
He does look quite pleased with something...
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Here are my old mongrel Congo 5 commando blokes:
(https://image.ibb.co/nnkp2v/MM-Congo-merc-30-cal-teams-front-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/g81kaF/MM-Congo-merc-30-cal-teams-rear-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/ktdbhv/MM-Congo-merc-FN-1-front-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/np8L9a/MM-Congo-merc-FN-1-rear-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/b2mkaF/MM-Congo-merc-FN-2-front-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/jP5dvF/MM-Congo-merc-FN-2-rear-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/isFNNv/MM-Congo-merc-FN-3-front-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/fKhQaF/MM-Congo-merc-FN-3-rear-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/g6mU2v/MM-Congo-merc-Uzi-front-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/kUtWFF/MM-Congo-merc-Uzi-rear-LR.jpg)
I also did some of the Britannia ones, to go with but they do look very different.
(https://image.ibb.co/hbinpa/5-Commando-Commander-front.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/jm7rFF/5-Commando-Commander-rear.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/eSrJvF/5-Commando-Jeep-back.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/dfb7pa/5-Commando-Jeep-front.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/d4NDUa/5-Commando-Squad-A-front.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/mYrU2v/5-Commando-Squad-A-back.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/cRZhNv/5-Commando-Squad-B-front.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/hLYbhv/5-Commando-Squad-B-rear.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/eQc2Nv/5-Commando-Squad-C-front.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/csqNNv/5-Commando-Squad-C-rear.jpg)
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Ash this is some of your finest work,I'm partial to the Congo ,because of the Movie" Dark of the Sun""The camo is perfect.
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Damn, I keep trying not to jump into this era for a FOURTH time, but those RAR are just gorgeous figures.
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Cheers Juergen.
@ Nick: These are very well sculpted minis, the faces in particular have bags of character, you know you want some...
Finally got around to finishing off the ZIPRA or FAPLA
section commanders:
(https://image.ibb.co/fpSK2v/ZIPRA-leaders-A-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/ioYgFF/ZIPRA-leaders-B-LR.jpg)
sections:
(https://image.ibb.co/hSwOUa/ZIPRA-squad-1-A-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/eOJsNv/ZIPRA-squad-1-B-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/djXxpa/ZIPRA-squad-2-A-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/nP0TvF/ZIPRA-squad-2-B-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/h36q9a/ZIPRA-squad-3-A-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/kQFTvF/ZIPRA-squad-3-B-LR.jpg)
Dshk
(https://image.ibb.co/n7xK2v/dshk-A-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/i7zA9a/dshk-B-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/fSGq9a/dshk-C-LR.jpg)
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Superb job as usual,do you get a chance to game much?The problem in our group is I am only painting bushwars,although I was just given 70 painted 20mm Islamists,sothat helps. But I do have a full drawer of 28mm..sigh..Really like the gun emplacement.
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Nice work on the latest additions.
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Great looking figures.
Lots of cool figures.
Thanks for sharing.
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Great additions and you just have to love the gun vignette.
:-* :-*
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Thanks for all the comments chaps.
Got a 28mm modern german from Under Fire; going to try to convert him to a Portuguese soldier to go with my Eureka figures:
(https://i.ibb.co/1bnspzX/wip-porc-para-front-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/2dFmp9r/wip-porc-para-rear-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/LCyMtvQ/Portuguese-paratrooper-holding-MG-42.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/7z1r8fv/4bfcd2fd80866070c74acf07916cd495.jpg)
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Awesome stuff bud!
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That shouldnt be too hard
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It's not much of a conversion really, I just took off the Bundeswehr belt kit and covered the damage with a couple of water-bottles and some pouches. This mini is a tad bigger than the Eureka Portuguese figures but it makes sense to give the big guy the big gun...
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Good idea.Perfect fit.
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Finally got around to finishing this bloke.One of the new Under Fire miniatures 28mm Bundeswehr figures, to go with my Eureka Portuguese blokes. Chopped off the West German belt kit (didn't do the webbing yoke) and added some ammo pouches and water-bottles.
(https://image.ibb.co/dzbRFF/28mm-Porc-MG42-A-LR.jpg)
(https://image.ibb.co/k4qLaF/28mm-Porc-MG42-C-LR.jpg)
Size comparison with a Eureka figure.
(https://image.ibb.co/bxvWhv/28mm-Portuguese-size-comparisson-LR.jpg)
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Very nice
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I like that conversion and I've been eyeing off those Under Fire Germans.
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Great Conversion!
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I can't see the pictures. only that broken image sign :?
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Got some of the Under Fire 28mm Rhodesian SAS figures:
(https://i.ibb.co/p3Ht90h/28mm-Rh-SAS-green-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/xzxq3DJ/28mm-Rh-SAS-green-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/kQjZ0MP/28mm-Rh-SAS-green-C-LR.jpg)
little bit taller than the Eureka minis:
(https://i.ibb.co/KyFWpXR/28mm-comparison-LR.jpg)
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great looking figures...I wIsh there was a universal guide for size measurement in miniatures.....25..28...30...32...not fair to gamers,who like variety of manufactors and figure types.
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Nice painting.
great looking figures...I wIsh there was a universal guide for size measurement in miniatures.....25..28...30...32...not fair to gamers,who like variety of manufactors and figure types.
Under Fire Miniatures are a reasonable match (within human variation) with Empress (except "those Chechnya figures" which are about a head shorter than the rest of the Empress figures I have). They also match nicely with Crooked Dice.
It is like choosing any scale, what is the best in the period you are interested in, then you choose those which match within your taste.
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Got some new toys:
Under Fire 28mm RhSAS; these will end up camo
(https://i.ibb.co/K9R3RD7/PIP-28mm-Rh-SAS-2-front-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Bg6193z/PIP-28mm-Rh-SAS-2-rear-LR.jpg)
Eureka 28mm ZANLA/ZIPRA
(https://i.ibb.co/qmZtYCZ/WIP-28mm-guerillas-LR.jpg)
Under Fire 28mm Selous Scouts
(https://i.ibb.co/rsm5x3Q/WIP-28mm-Selous-Scout-LR.jpg)
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Very nice. I like the head conversion (I have put wooly hat heads on mine, but then they are going somewhere chillier).
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can't wait to see finished product.
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Very nice. I like the head conversion (I have put wooly hat heads on mine, but then they are going somewhere chillier).
Intriguing; what are you going to be doing with them..?
@juergen: Got primer on them, just thinking about what to do with the Scouts...
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Intriguing; what are you going to be doing with them..?
Twilight 2000 Marauders (mixed weapons, light kit).
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Intriguing; what are you going to be doing with them..?
And you can see the WIP here: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=106646.msg1437530#msg1437530 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=106646.msg1437530#msg1437530)
It may be some time before I get any paint on them.
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Here's my attempt at these:
(https://i.ibb.co/kSxKvh4/28mm-Selous-Scouts-front-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/2ZtxPRp/28mm-Selous-Scouts-rear-LR.jpg)
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Very nice painting.
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Indeed. Lovely brushwork. A little bird tells me there maybe some additions to the Eureka Portuguese range coming later this year. Exactly what, I don’t know.
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Please pardon my butting in to this nice thread, but
can anyone tell me how Eureka size up?
I have heard that they are 'small' 28mm.
I want to do 1960's Brits & was considering Eureka's Aden range,
maybe with head swaps, & wondered how big/small they are.
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Small compared to what? About the same height as TAG but not as beefy. Slighter shorter than Empress.
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Cracking stuff, Ash! Makes me want to rewatch Wild Geese again, despite the ending :'(.
One question though, if you don't mind, what do you use for basing? Any special product or just sand as in one picture?
Either way, lovely work, I shall be watching! :-*
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Thanks carlos.
My mate Vodkafan is refurbishing some old military Dinky toys,
and I want some infantry to go with them.
He reckons the vehicles are about 1/60th, which makes the likes of Britannia too big.
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@ has.been: I pulled these from the storage box.
L-R Under Fire, Eureka, Eureka, Black Cat Bases, Britannia, Mongrel, Empress
(https://i.ibb.co/Fx0FtnP/28mm-size-comparison-LR.jpg)
@ Carlos : I wonder if there will be an MG42 or whatever it was rebadged as.
@ FreakyFenton: For basing I use various stuff; normally try to take the metal base shape off with some sort of putty. then PVA and dip in sand, then paint , more PVA then I have what's left of a jar I filled with dirt in Zimbabwe back in the 80's that I rediscovered in old parental abode. It's very fine, smaller than sand. I then quite often darken it a touch with a wash.
Done with these as well.
Marxist guerrillas:
(https://i.ibb.co/tbhDfgH/Moz-A-front-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/TKH9Cpv/Moz-A-rear-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/WGynyPj/Moz-B-front-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Mn3sjXN/Moz-B-rear-LR.jpg)
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Oooh, alright! Thanks for the answer, Ash!
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Many thanks Ash, just what I needed to know.
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Picked up a pack of the 1950's French from Empress, also got the Bigeard cap heads. thought they might look the part for mercenary types; used a couple of the helmet heads on a couple of spare Eureka RAR and there is even a small pack from UnderFire...
(https://i.ibb.co/XsygwyS/mercenary-reinforcments-LR.jpg)
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Is there a company to get the choppers from?
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Picked up a pack of the 1950's French from Empress, also got the Bigeard cap heads. thought they might look the part for mercenary types; used a couple of the helmet heads on a couple of spare Eureka RAR and there is even a small pack from UnderFire...
(https://i.ibb.co/XsygwyS/mercenary-reinforcments-LR.jpg)
Cracking start on those mercs! ;) :D
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Looking at a load of reference pics I wasn't sure whether to go with a light green or tan base colour to the camo, so have ended up going for a bit of a mixed bag of both
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I'll back you up on that. The lizard camo scheme seems to be very varied. The colours also changed with different runs. Which opened up the same question as with the, how does German fieldgrey look theme.
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Here's the first three, probably do with a bit of tweeking; already spotted that I missed hitting the bottom lip with a bit of brick red...
All got tan base on the jackets, center and right side have green base on the trousers
(https://i.ibb.co/pb8dT59/28mm-Mercenary-Troops-1-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/SK5MzmY/28mm-Mercenary-Troops-2-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/kGMKpST/28mm-Mercenary-Troops-3-LR.jpg)
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Cool! I like them! :o
I'll post the last of my batch tomorrow! :D
Cheers,
Fenton
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Here's the bloke with the LMG
Bloke on the left was a green base, tan for the LMG chap. Still using most of the colours from the 'German infantry paint set' I picked up to do some Volksgrenadiers.
If I do any more I'll try 'dark sand' as a base, see if the camo stands out more....
(https://i.ibb.co/VHS8Frk/28mm-Mercenary-LMG-1-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Zd0nBDZ/28mm-Mercenary-LMG-2-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/CtvsLjX/28mm-Mercenary-LMG-3-LR.jpg)
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those Are really nice..perfect for Algeria and Congo or any Merc unit.
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Cheer Juergen; I did a couple of Eureka RAR with Empress head swaps. Bloke with MAG needs a 5 Commando patch and the faces finishing:
(https://i.ibb.co/0VFqzBr/28mm-Mercenary-MG-1-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/bP2jcCh/28mm-Mercenary-MG-2-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/2nYHBq2/28mm-Mercenary-MG-3-LR.jpg)
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These are brilliant mate, well done!!!
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Very nice, like the tan base for the camo best.
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Cheers chaps. If I do any more of these I'll go with the tan (used Vallejo 'German C. Beige WWII') or lighter...
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Very nice work on that camouflage.
Nice conversion s as well.
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Got another pack. DBP17 with the DBP28 heads
(https://i.ibb.co/fSrQN81/DBP17-1-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/VN8Fw1D/DBP17-1-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/zZPNy0P/DBP17-1-C-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/xHk4NJP/DBP17-2-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/m9rmY43/DBP17-2-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/dBdKByM/DBP17-2-C-LR.jpg)
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Finished these off and dug out the old Mongrel Congo mercenaries for a tart up...
(https://i.ibb.co/yfHH8z8/5-Commando-GPMG-team-LR.jpg)
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look great.
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Thanks Juergen.
Didn't do too much; went over the webbing, the green bits & the 'French' camo, and some of the faces...
(https://i.ibb.co/fndGR9g/Mongrel-Congo-1-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/4mCjg4h/Mongrel-Congo-1-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/GcVJBms/Mongrel-Congo-1-C-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/87BNpTN/Mongrel-Congo-2-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/zbFZWSG/Mongrel-Congo-2-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/qxCsb4d/Mongrel-Congo-2-C-LR.jpg)
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Nice work.
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Those are cracking mate, love how you have done the camo design on the mercs
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Thanks for the feedback.
I originally built up the bases on these to compensate for the height of the Britannia figures I'd previously done (giants); I had a go at getting one off its base, to redo the bases, but they have set like cement, so they will have to stay as they are...
(https://i.ibb.co/LSzbjQd/Mongrel-Congo-3-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/HDrMZxC/Mongrel-Congo-3-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/ZzwC8YX/Mongrel-Congo-3-C-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/mzQQrnz/Mongrel-Congo-4-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/1K8pNyH/Mongrel-Congo-4-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/jRjdxWX/Mongrel-Congo-4-C-LR.jpg)
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Cracking work, love the mix of kit and palette you went for, Ash!
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Cracking work, love the mix of kit and palette you went for, Ash!
Thanks a lot. I'm rather liking my Vallejo 'German Infantry Paint Set'...
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Thanks a lot. I'm rather liking my Vallejo 'German Infantry Paint Set'...
Versatile, I know! lol I use it as well.
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What a great thread, some excellent camo paint work
8)
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Dino Miniatures has modern Nigerians if anyone is interested
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Dino Miniatures has modern Nigerians if anyone is interested
Do you have a link?
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Can't find Dino Miniatures online. Please provide a link.
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I suspect he means these:
https://www.ciboslittledudes.com/collections/modern-nigeria-nigerian-forces.
Given the sculpting quality and the errors in detail, some quite glaring, I'm not sure I would bother myself. They don't appear as if they would readily match the Eureka and Empress figures.
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Oh yeah. I have seen that website. Should have known.
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Yup, I've seen those as well. The same basic (slightly odd) legs/torso across all the 'bush wars' ranges, with just slight detail changes.
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Had a go at trying to make some 28mm Empress NVA look like RhSAS;
(https://i.ibb.co/4Kv4b9P/Empress-28mm-Rh-SAS-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/ZW5L9QH/Empress-28mm-Rh-SAS-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/z8162Yk/Empress-28mm-Rh-SAS-C-LR.jpg)
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They look tacti-cool. Does the NVA come with the backpacks or did you add those? Gives an impression of them carrying important kit about.
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Some of the NVA minis have back packs, seems to have been a fairly widely used design/style for the time period, so works well with a lot of armies.
The running figure with the RPG had an extra ammo backpack which I removed and swapped for a more Rhodesian looking piece of kit. Also chopped off the chi-com grenade pouches and added ammo and canteen pouches, then adjusted the bottom of the trousers and footware. Didn't have any suitable heads for swaps so went with the cam-cream look...
These are from Empress 'US Vietnam' packs NVA8 & NVA10.
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Well thats shockingly cool. :o
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Some of the NVA minis have back packs, seems to have been a fairly widely used design/style for the time period, so works well with a lot of armies.
The running figure with the RPG had an extra ammo backpack which I removed and swapped for a more Rhodesian looking piece of kit. Also chopped off the chi-com grenade pouches and added ammo and canteen pouches, then adjusted the bottom of the trousers and footware. Didn't have any suitable heads for swaps so went with the cam-cream look...
These are from Empress 'US Vietnam' packs NVA8 & NVA10.
Thank you for the detailed description of how you achieved the look of the miniatures! :D
But yeah, agreeing with Empress here, they look superb!
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Here's one of the pictures that made me think the standing AK bloke looked the part:
(https://i.ibb.co/s1xyhv5/tumblr-m5bazw-K6rx1qf1wulo1-400.jpg)
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Here's one of the pictures that made me think the standing AK bloke looked the part:
(https://i.ibb.co/s1xyhv5/tumblr-m5bazw-K6rx1qf1wulo1-400.jpg)
Understandable how you got inspired by that! :D
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Understandable how you got inspired by that! :D
The face is almost the same, no head swap needed on that bloke...
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Got hold of some of the 1960's Aden Brits from Eureka, had a go at some 1960's Rhodesian Light Infanty.
Added some extra ammo pouches, waterbottles & some small packs from Under Fire minis.
(https://i.ibb.co/2KbXg6Q/28mm-early-RLI-FN-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/HH4PwT9/28mm-early-RLI-FN-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/jy886GK/28mm-early-RLI-FN-C-LR.jpg)
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Very cool! I painted up a section’s worth for 1965 as opposition for a hypothetical Brirish intervention over UDI. I went with the very early khaki and JG mix they seem to have worn pre camo.
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Very cool! I painted up a section’s worth for 1965 as opposition for a hypothetical Brirish intervention over UDI. I went with the very early khaki and JG mix they seem to have worn pre camo.
I should probably have gone with pale green bush hats, but I'd already started on the camo before i thought about it...
Here's the other two.
(https://i.ibb.co/DRW9bKj/28mm-early-RLI-MAG-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/xHtSw4R/28mm-early-RLI-MAG-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/vqvMrLh/28mm-early-RLI-MAG-C-LR.jpg)
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Very nice work.
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A man who picks out the tracer rounds on his ammo belts is a man to be in awe of!
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Nice painting :-*
Always fascinated by the Rhodesian Light Infantry,I have a mate who served with them towards the end of the conflict ,he had some hairy stories...
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Perfect...great paint jobs.
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Cheers for all the comments chaps.
I found some other Eureka RAR figures in my box of bits and had a go at a 'Wild Geese' type Simba. Attacked his hat with a Dremel and added some GS to his shirt to make it look more like a jacket.
(https://i.ibb.co/YjQcTpT/Simba-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/9bCRQPn/Simba-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/T8FMLvz/Simba-C-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/ZfzLd9D/Simba-D-LR.jpg)
Comparison with a previous one:
(https://i.ibb.co/nQy3006/RAR-Simba-LR.jpg)
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Last one, Eureka RAR mini with Empress IndoChina helmet; suppossed to look a bit like early 1980's SADF
(https://i.ibb.co/hCLsBjG/SADF-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/C6qL0hy/SADF-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/9n20ymN/SADF-C-LR.jpg)
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Looks Ace to me.
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Nice conversion and painting - looks pretty good.
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Thought the bloke in the middle looked the part for a Soviet advisor, so added him to my little FAPLA platoon:
(https://i.ibb.co/hBds6JX/28mm-FAPLA-Russian-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/KhFmcxv/28mm-FAPLA-Russian-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/xD58kbx/28mm-FAPLA-Russian-C-LR.jpg)
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Cool! Is he a conversion? Or one of Eurekas other lines?
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Cool! Is he a conversion? Or one of Eurekas other lines?
He's one of the '1980's Soviet mechanized infantry'; unconverted.
Also picked up the USMC force recon set, thought they looked the part for a 'Tears of the Sun' type unit:
(https://i.ibb.co/zf0KHJV/28mm-USMC-Recon-modern-2-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/PGxCb0J/28mm-USMC-Recon-modern-2-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/k1z0BkF/28mm-USMC-Recon-modern-2-C-LR.jpg)
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Aw now you’ve done it...I could never get mine to look like that.....so they won’t get done!
Mate, they are superb!
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Aw now you’ve done it...I could never get mine to look like that.....so they won’t get done!
Mate, they are superb!
Cheers mate, ta very much.
Thou' dost protest... as there is nout wrong with your painting skills; lets see some camo...
Here's the rest of the pack, I'm happy with the way these turned out, another camo pattern box ticked. Want to have a go at 'Tiger Stripe'.
(https://i.ibb.co/9ZMRZ9y/28mm-USMC-Recon-modern-1-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/c1SD6Hz/28mm-USMC-Recon-modern-1-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/fQDcrXB/28mm-USMC-Recon-modern-1-C-LR.jpg)
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Did you get the sniper to go with them?
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Did you get the sniper to go with them?
Pondered it for a while; if the figure was kneeling with a scoped M-14 I would have.
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The Marines are outstanding!!
I love this thread! So much eye candy. 8)
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Now I'll have to rewatch the Movie.
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Now I'll have to rewatch the Movie.
Go with the Director's cut option rather than the cut down version on Netflix...
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In my opinion one of the best Bruce Willis films.....he’s not trying too hard.
Brutal depiction of the savagery of internal strife. The village scene is mental.
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Really like the camouflaged faces. Looks very good. So LRRP next if you go for Tiger Stripe? ???
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Fantastic work Ash. I followed your 20mm thread with great interest and indeed may well have another go at a game. What rules will you use for these?
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Fantastic work Ash. I followed your 20mm thread with great interest and indeed may well have another go at a game. What rules will you use for these?
The 20mm stuff has seen a fairly hefty raid on the stash; a couple of T-55s, one of which has to be the worst kit I've ever tried to make ( will end up as a burnt out wreck); some air support for my EO contingent & a few reinforcement for the FAPLA boys.
Rules, mmm...I have the Force on Force book + the bush wars suppliament and Mike sent me a copy of his 'Wars of Insurgency' skirmish rules.
Also got some 28mm figures in the post; going to have a go at some larger Executive Outcomes in Sierra Leone. Good excuse to try some more camo patterns.
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I must compliment you on your output as well! Far more productive than myself!
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Had a go at doing some Executive Outcomes PMCs mid '90's Sierra Leone.
(https://i.ibb.co/Gvp26Br/28mm-EO-1-A-lighter-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Xyvwn87/28mm-EO-1-B-lighter-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/JdPCZf3/28mm-EO-1-C-lighter-LR.jpg)
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Stunning work. Whenever I see anything 28mm from you it sorely tempts me away from the mountains of 20mm I've already got ;D
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Those EO figs are amazing, but then again, ALL yours are! lol
Did you ever get a chance to have a game with Wars of Insurgency? I would love to be a war correspondent on THAT tabletop! All those awesome looking figs doing battle... :o
Mike Demana
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Pretty damn cool! :D
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Thanks chaps; here's the other four:
(https://i.ibb.co/9VVyyDy/28mm-EO-2-A-lighter-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/VMhW1H1/28mm-EO-2-B-lighter-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/dWb4ZwF/28mm-EO-2-C-lighter-LR.jpg)
@ Mike: Options for actually playing are somewhat limited at my end.
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Found a 4th figure that looks the part to complete this stick.
(https://i.ibb.co/p1Xvh3G/28mm-Rh-SAS-stick-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/nbMhmBY/28mm-Rh-SAS-stick-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/fS5sYhN/28mm-Rh-SAS-stick-C-LR.jpg)
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Look great Ash.The Camo is awesome....wonderful detail.
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Great stuff Ash!
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Picked up an extra pack of Empress ANZACs to have a go at converting to late 1970's SADF. Just chopped off the 'butt packs' and replaced with some 'kidney pouches'.
(https://i.ibb.co/CbtVbfB/SADF-1-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Vgn7MwZ/SADF-1-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Pcxt8Km/SADF-1-C-LR.jpg)
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Sacrilegious but nice conversions none the less.
I’ll think of them as West Australians, Perth is filled with boorish Boers who seem never to have got over the death of Apartheid.
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Sacrilegious but nice conversions none the less.
Was a little first experiment with Apoxie Sculpt (never be using GS again as I rather like this stuff). The Mk 1 attempt at pouches wouldn't quite fit the space left by the butt pack, so I removed the waterbottles as well then stuck them back a bit wider. The second go I just made the pouches in place. If there is a go number 3 I'll chop off all the bottles to make room for the extra little mag pouches that should be on the sides of the kidney pouches, and just stick one bottle in the middle of the rear pouches.
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Lovely painting on those minis
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Great work as usual, and a nice gritty painting style! What colour did you use for their uniform, Ash?
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Great work as usual, and a nice gritty painting style! What colour did you use for their uniform, Ash?
With these I tried Vallejo 'English uniform' as a base colour; shaded with some very thin 'German cam.black brown'. then highlight with the base, and added some khaki, then a bit of 'German cam. beige'. I think for a slightly lighter/faded look mix the 'English uniform' with the 'cam. beige' as a base ...
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With these I tried Vallejo 'English uniform' as a base colour; shaded with some very thin 'German cam.black brown'. then highlight with the base, and added some khaki, then a bit of 'German cam. beige'. I think for a slightly lighter/faded look mix the 'English uniform' with the 'cam. beige' as a base ...
Nice! Thank you for elaborating. I might use it, I like the effect it has! Either way, top notch paintjobs!
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Finally found a nice kneeling figure with a scoped M-14 to add to my little 'Tears of the Sun' type squad.
What a surprise, he's from Empress! Same pack also had a nice prone M-60.
(https://i.ibb.co/KWdS3zx/Tears-of-the-Sun-m60-sniper-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/y86YjRm/Tears-of-the-Sun-m60-sniper-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/SxKch9S/Tears-of-the-Sun-m60-sniper-C-LR.jpg)
Whole team.
(https://i.ibb.co/T8x9HqF/Tears-of-the-Sun-team-LR.jpg)
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Awesome work! This thread is becoming more and more of a danger to my wallet. lol
The lovely paintjobs of yours really sell the figures well! :D
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Just watched the Movie again ,,you nailed it. Love love the M-14 had one in High school in ROTC..
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I am a lot older, obviously, as our Army Cadet Force (UK)
used Martin-Henry rifles on the firing range.
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I thought you were older than that Pete, as you told me your army cadet force, formed pike blocks...
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What, no shield wall?!
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Nah, far more modern tactics, Phalanx.
What, no shield wall?!
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Well the school uniform was Lorica Segmentata.
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Didn’t he play for Inter Milan ?
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No, she plays for the Socceroos.
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Out of new stuff so revisited these; added some shading and highlights. Also painted the HMG tri-pod which I'd missed.
(https://i.ibb.co/k1J5r5D/Marxists-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/FHWxV8K/Marxists-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/q9SCp9V/Marxists-C-LR.jpg)
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If your bored and want to add some more to this project. Might I suggest some M56 helmets. Donated by their brother in the DDR? https://www.shapeways.com/product/E5TMV78NB/28mm-m-56-ddr-helmets lol
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Funnily enough a lot of the 20mm figures came with helmets, but then they are suppossed to be Angolan, whereas the 28mm are ZANLA/ZIPRA & I just painted them as FAPLA. Could have done some head swaps with the Eureka Mech Russian figures, they have nice helmets, I just prefered the African faced sculpts.
(https://i.ibb.co/JxkW3NX/FAPLA-4-front-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/PDk2NC9/FAPLA-5-front-LR.jpg)
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No worries, (and a nice bunch of 20mm figs they are). :D
I am just tossing ideas is all.
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Fabulous project mate, love the new additions :-*
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Lovely work Ash....really like the FAPLA
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Not added anything to this project for a while.
Another converted Empress mini, to look the part for an Executive Outcomes PK gunner. Sierra Leone 1995.
(https://i.ibb.co/rmCC2xv/EO-PK-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/1qr53Cz/EO-PK-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/nDHHDKc/EO-PK-C-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/rpWsSSG/EO-PK-D-LR.jpg)
Face could probably do with a touch up...
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Nice!
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Very well done :-*
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ta very much.
This bloke is still being prodded with a brush, but nearly done.
(https://i.ibb.co/6mwYNhg/PIP-EO-SLR-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/QkxvT8p/PIP-EO-SLR-B-LR.jpg)
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Very nice.
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Finally got around to adding a BMP-2 to this lot. IFV from Empress modern vehicles.
(https://i.ibb.co/pJs9jSh/28mm-BMP-2-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/3zNztYR/28mm-BMP-2-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/t2kSpvc/28mm-BMP-2-E-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/n8y0LXS/28mm-BMP-2-C-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/K93cRYv/28mm-BMP-2-D-LR.jpg)
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That is very nice.
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Well Done Ash :-*
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Thanks guys.
Here's the reference pics:
(https://i.ibb.co/8cX2J4S/2261314-120629172118-Executive-outcomes-E-Barlow-NEW.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/tYSTVrN/51-Rjckrwg1-L-SX314-BO1-204-203-200.jpg)
Picture is flipped on the book.
(https://i.ibb.co/DLK0pZ3/BMP-2.jpg)
Could probably have gone a few shades darker...
Here it is with the troops so far.
(https://i.ibb.co/Bfnxwvy/28mm-BMP-2-G-LR.jpg)
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A very interesting project and brilliant figures as always.
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Great looking figures and LOVE the BMP1 :-*
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Great looking crew of Mercs! :D
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Got a new toy. 1/48 Tamiya T-55, via eBay.
(https://i.ibb.co/Mnb7gCd/t55x.jpg)
Going to have a go at a Rhodesian version, Op Quartz look.
(https://i.ibb.co/D4Bs1jL/T-55-with-RAR-troops-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/jfTVvWH/T-55-rear-left-2-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/P61ykqr/T-55-MMG.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/93f0prS/T-55-turret-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/xCTkhyV/T-55-with-crew.jpg)
Pretty much out of the box; leaving off the long range fuel tank/oil drums & adding the extra stowage box to the turret & some tiedown attachments.
No need for chipping or rust, as freshly refitted and painted.
Friend of mine offered to 3D print the box as my scratch building is not up to the task, less than 10mins in Solidworks he came up with this:
(https://i.ibb.co/KLjSKKG/T-55-turret-stowage-box-LR.jpg)
First test print:
(https://i.ibb.co/JnxNgDH/T-55-box-LR.jpg)
I'll just need to add the handles.
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This is a great read and the work is first class... love the 3d printing
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I built the Tamiya T55 kit three weeks ago. It is a really nice kit.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51092058284_f6de07dc46_k.jpg)
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@ ulverston: Thanks a lot.
I built the Tamiya T55 kit three weeks ago. It is a really nice kit.
Totally agree, it's been a pleasure to put together a kit that actually fit's together.
Most of my builds over the last few years have been either Hobbyboss (not bad), Italeri (not too bad) or ACE (the older kits are best described as challenging).
Tamiya went together so well I thought I'd done something wrong!
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Yup. They almost build themselves and the guide key for the lower track means track alignment, usually the worst part of tank construction, is a doddle.
I’m a bit surprised that there haven’t been more after-market mods being produced for conversions. So far just some PE engine screens and braces plus a couple of decal sets from Star. Not only is a stunning kit, it's a stunningly useful one.
I’m really looking forward to getting my hands on their new T-34/85. Another very useful kit and doubtless more user friendly than the insanely detailed Hobby Boss version.
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More brilliant work Ash :-*
Having read the Venter book; where’s the Hind ;)
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I did a Hind for the 20mm stuff
(https://i.ibb.co/BqFKsJs/20mm-Hind-Mi24-landing-pad-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/b6xS5Yq/20mm-EO-group-LR.jpg)
I think both the Mi-24 & Mi-8 were by Hobbyboss.
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Very nice indeed! I think I have the same kit, mostly built and in need of a coat of paint. Fantastic machine
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Nice work on that T55.
The Hind looks good too.
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Nicely done on that Hind 8)
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Got a fair amount done on the T-55, just waiting for the turret stowage box to arrive...
(https://i.ibb.co/qL8CPm1/PIP-T-55-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/mJ5wVLs/PIP-T-55-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/2Nkp7bP/PIP-T-55-C-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/xJdCW3v/PIP-T-55-D-LR.jpg)
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Superb work Ash! That looks truly excellent.
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Thanks Carlos.
I probably went a bit OTT with the brown, hard to work out the pattern from the limited amount of period photos (of the eight tanks, they look to all be painted slightly different). First go at dust dried a bit lighter than expected, so I'll give that a prod with something. Extra stowage box should be posted tomorrow, then the wait to see how long it takes to get to the UK from NZ. I'm racing with my post in the opposite direct , see which wins...
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Personally I think the dust looks perfect.
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I was a tanker for 11 years. That dust dries to a quite light shade. A very light tan. It does darken when it gets wet, though. But, I think that T55 looks great!
CapnJim
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That T55 looks really good. :-*
I will have to revisit mine ;)
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Lovely weathering on the T55
8)
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Thanks for the feedback guys, I'll leave it as is for now, add some more pics once I've added the stowage box.
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Not strictly 'Bush Wars', but found this bloke lurking in a bits box, so he can be an advisor to someone.
(https://i.ibb.co/TWk9SPf/Russian-grenadier-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/kqjKTGG/Russian-grenadier-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/jG38vv5/Russian-grenadier-C-LR.jpg)
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Looks pretty good. You can say he Is a Agricultural Engineer, Provideing experience and education to the locals.
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Judging by pose and facial expression he’s advising them to stay away from his private stash of vodka.
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Nyat! This windshield washing fluid is for Jet! Not for drinking! :D
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Nice painting.
Why are Soviet magazines that colour?
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Cheap batch of resin? The AK-74 mags were originally GRP resin/plastic. No doubt some functionary thought it would match the woodwork. Some of them are a really bright orange.
Curious fact, they also made AKM mags in the same stuff and you can see them occasionally pop up in photos from the ‘70s and ‘80s and beyond with client armies and guerilla groups.
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Interesting they are GRP.
I think there is a magazine of similar colour on the cover of one of the Osprey Essential Histories books.
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Love it.
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Additional stowage box arrived.
(https://i.ibb.co/Jn1rG0X/Rhodesian-T-55-stowage-box-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/n1Wm3D9/Rhodesian-T-55-stowage-box-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/MR8qd4w/Rhodesian-T-55-stowage-box-detail-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/1dDCyZZ/Rhodesian-T-55-stowage-box-detail-B-LR.jpg)
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Very nice.
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Looks good to me!
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Having looked through this thread with alot of envy
I was wondering about the Under Fire 28mm RhSAS, do they come with the rucksacks/back packs and extra pouches you've been using?
I can't see them as optional extras on the website
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Having looked through this thread with alot of envy
I was wondering about the Under Fire 28mm RhSAS, do they come with the rucksacks/back packs and extra pouches you've been using?
I can't see them as optional extras on the website
Mmm... I just had a look myself and could see no mention of them.
I bought mine back in Feb 2019 and all the packs (Selous Scouts & RhSAS) came with a couple of the rucksacks & a couple of the 44 pattern small packs, I'd drop Bill an email and ask.
Type used by RhSAS/RLI etc, same design used by SADF in Naturia brown.
(https://i.ibb.co/WNhGzbJ/980159-150502162726-IMG-0462-2.jpg)
Useful items as they work well with other ranges, so good for convertions.
Small packs added to Eureka 'Aden' British to look like 1960's RLI:
(https://i.ibb.co/jy886GK/28mm-early-RLI-FN-C-LR.jpg)
Converted Empress NVA figure with the rucksack:
(https://i.ibb.co/z8162Yk/Empress-28mm-Rh-SAS-C-LR.jpg)
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Thanks I will
you also mentioned adding pouches? Can't find anything suitable online?
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Thanks I will
you also mentioned adding pouches? Can't find anything suitable online?
If it's just ammo pouches I tend to make them out of Apoxie Sculp; add a little lump, prod it into a rectangle, use the tip of a scalple blade to make the lid, keep proding to get the shape you want. Let it cure for a while then add a bit to make the closure. I'm fairly new to using 'putty' for anything more adventurous than gap filling, so little rectangles seemed a good starting point. Had a go at hoods, webbing straps, rolled sleeves and some rather dodgy looking hands (see latest NAM conversions).
Recently tried adding some Rhodesian looking webbing/chest rigs and assault vests to some old 1/35 scale blokes (the waterbottles are from an old Tamiya kit).
(https://i.ibb.co/HNLWxYH/54mm-WIP-RLI-1-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/s1DR0qc/54mm-WIP-RLI-1-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/80N0jRZ/54mm-WIP-RLI-2-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/Js4DgD9/54mm-WIP-RLI-2-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/BtxV4L3/54mm-WIP-RLI-3-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/vxVRgXL/54mm-WIP-RLI-3-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/yhkTGTn/54mm-WIP-RLI-4-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/WHcy71q/54mm-WIP-RLI-4-B-LR.jpg)
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Nice work on that webbing.
Really enjoyed rereading the whole thread just now :)
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Nice work on that webbing.
Really enjoyed rereading the whole thread just now :)
Thanks, I'm quite happy with the way it all turned out, was a good practice for adding smaller pouches to smaller models and vast improvement over my earlier attempts.
These guys have been sat languishing in a box for a while, along with four 28mm RhSAS & four 20mm Rhodesians in shorts, and I (quite supprisingly) have no current interest in finishing them. Enthusiasm has wanned somewhat, just happens I suppose.
I am however still enthused with Empress's latest offerings in the 28mm Vietnam range and will grab both the British & German WW2 mortar teams in due course.
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They look fantastic
I'm particularly impressed by the sculpted waterbottle pouches
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Also wondering about this pic
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/51/16577-270621151308.jpeg)
looks like an anvil industries pack?
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They look fantastic
I'm particularly impressed by the sculpted waterbottle pouches
Thanks. Unfortunatly I can take no credit for the waterbottles
...(the waterbottles are from an old Tamiya kit).
Also wondering about this pic
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/51/16577-270621151308.jpeg)
looks like an anvil industries pack?
That bloke is an Empress modern Russian with a Eureka ZANLA head.
Backpack is part of the original sculpt; there are a couple of figures in that pack (RUS05) with the same backpack, they would be fairly straight forward to remove and add to something else.
https://www.empressminiatures.com/rus05-743-p.asp
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nice work wish more of the companies would offer up seperate packs though...
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Salvaged the remains of well chopped Empress Anzac, I'd previously used his head and radio pack.
This guy is suppossed to look the part of a well kitted up RLI.
(https://i.ibb.co/NjKYryj/RLI-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/BtsLCw7/RLI-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/x7XRC4B/RLI-C-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/x1Z6yFp/RLI-D-LR.jpg)
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That is a nice conversion.
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Looks good. As usual for your stuff... :)
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Very nice figure.
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He looks great
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Superb :-*
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That last conversion is excellent :-*
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Thanks chaps, these are the last remaining occupants of the 'box of apathy'; started quite a while ago (going by the date of the picture, got to this stage Feb'19) and may now get finished...
One bloke has had a head swap, and I'd started doing something to the helmet
Under Fire pack RhSAS1
(https://i.ibb.co/Sn2YxNw/PIP-28mm-Rh-SAS-2-front-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/VWb58s5/PIP-28mm-Rh-SAS-2-rear-LR.jpg)
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Nice!
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Quite nice there, finished or not... :)
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Just had a rumage around the nether regions of my hard drive and found some pictures I hadn't got around to posting.
There are older pictures of these figures in this thread, but here are the other pictures anyway.
Rhodesian African Rifles from Eureka minis, a few are conversions.
(https://i.ibb.co/SDkxKZ9/RAR-28mm-1-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/C2yR6fr/RAR-28mm-1-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/YNzRqdH/RAR-28mm-1-C-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/pQzDtKL/RAR-28mm-2-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/x7Tstsq/RAR-28mm-2-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/C99FCrK/RAR-28mm-2-C-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/s1xNTK8/RAR-28mm-3-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/dMWhHgL/RAR-28mm-3-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/ydnTbjf/RAR-28mm-3-C-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/ZgNYFz6/RAR-28mm-4-A-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/XsLS29K/RAR-28mm-4-B-LR.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/NLhCYXX/RAR-28mm-4-C-LR.jpg)
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Can't see anything mate, but it might be my computer :D
Turns out it was my slow computer lol excellent figures as always
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Nicely done! You should flick a copy of that to Nick, there's a gallery on the Oz website and I know Nick appreciates people showcasing his wares.
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Beautiful work Ash :D
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More good work there, Ash. Especially like the camo scheme...
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Damn, they look good! Great inspiration! Thanks!
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very nice painting
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impeccable as always.
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Thanks guys. These are probably the nicest 28mm Rhodesian models (only critique would be the lack of the grenade pouches on the sides of the kidney pouches).
Can't believe it's getting on for nearly ten years since started on the Bush Wars stuff (20mm), there are some PIP pics of these 28mm back on pg 3
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65877.30
Between these and all the little 20mm blokes I don't think I can face trying to painting that camo pattern anymore...
(https://i.ibb.co/JHnr4Vz/RAR-size-comparison-LR.jpg)
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More excellent painting.
That camouflage looks worth the effort.
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Well, never say never. I do still have four RhSAS figures from Underfire and Bill has released another four RAR in 28mm. Just need to find the right head space...