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Offline Ash

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5 Commando ANC Brittania & Mongrel 28mm
« on: April 26, 2013, 05:28:12 PM »
Whilst reading Mike Hoare's memoirs of his time in the Congolese army in the 1960's, I came across these figures by Brittania miniature:

Jeep still needs some weathering















Despite two coats of Vallejo matt varnish and a coat of Dull cote they are still a bit on the reflective side

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Re: 5 Commando ANC Brittania & Mongrel 28mm
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2013, 11:29:52 PM »

Nice work 8)
A CANADIAN local hobby store with a small selection of historical wargames miniatures (mainly from Warlords). They also have a great selection of paint and hobby accessories from Vallejo, Army painter, AK Interactive, Green Stuff World and more.; https://tistaminis.com/

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Re: 5 Commando ANC Brittania & Mongrel 28mm
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2013, 08:43:18 AM »
I also managed to bag a set of the Mongrel Minis Congo Mercenaries back in January, painted them up as a mixed bag of 5 Commando ANC with a few in French lizard camo and a couple of Belgian Paracommandos.
















 

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