[COMMERCIAL] Empress Miniatures Cold War Range. T64 RELEASED.

[commissarmoody]

Some great photos there, thanks for sharing.

 

Have been searching for pannier photos but nothing yet, although there is a photo of an airdropped pallet on the wiki page for the An-12

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-12

Any plans to make an Antonov? 

I have a few AN-2s kicking about.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2

[cuprum]

As far as I remember, the series "Caravan Hunters" depicts a special experimental uniform for the "special forces" troops - reconnaissance and sabotage units of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces. This is not the Airborne Forces. The rest of the army, including the Airborne Forces, did not use such a uniform. In addition, this uniform was created specifically for operations in the mountains of Afghanistan and was not used anywhere else. Its color (it was called "sand") was also unusual and was not used in the uniforms of other army units.

[carlos marighela]

The one in the middle looks like a younger version of Putin but with a ‘tache. Of course young Vlad was bumbling around in the GDR during the Soviet Afghan War.

Yep, the Afghan War is not really a good source of details for Europe or elsewhere. Very theatre specific and fortunately enough there’s an existing range or two that cover it.

Looking forward to seeing the Empress figures. I have almost finished putting together my CVR(W) and I need something apart from the NVA in Spandau to use it against.

[Kourtchatovium104]

About the soviet paratroopers, I hope some of them wil have moustache!

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

About the soviet paratroopers, I hope some of them wil have moustache!

 

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

Take your pick

[CapnJim]

Now correct, but my vote is for the handlebars....but I'm specifically not authorized by higher HQ to have one though...

[carlos marighela]

Surely joke shop moustaches were only authorised to GRU special forces? After all it was only the CIA that got the exploding cigars.

Still I can’t talk, after another two months of lockdown I now have ‘80s hair. Quite a bit longer than I wore it in the 1980s mind but I’m sure it’s helping me paint the BAOR figures. Any longer and I shall be forced to buy some brylcream, recede a further two decades into the past and fashion a DA at the rear. 

[CapnJim]

For fear of getting off-topic, please tell us you don't have a Farrah Fawcett wave....

We had a guy in High School (late 70s) that had better hair than most of the girls....

[carlos marighela]

Not quite. It’s more shitty, early ‘eighties, new wave, synth band length. Not yer Phil Oakey length more like the dickhead who fronted OMD. Ironic, I loathed that musical genre back then.

Still, FFM might be something to aspire to. Give it a fortnight more and I’ll go stand in front of an electric fan. 

[CapnJim]

Lol...

Meanwhile, back at the topic...

I'm trying hard not to do 28mm 1970s/1980s stuff.  Oddly enough, it would have been "my war". as I was in am M1 battalion in Germany from '84 to '87.  No moral qualms, but it'd be another era to collect and paint, and my wall of shame is big enough as it is...who knows, maybe some day...

[carlos marighela]

You know you want to. You know you must…. 

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

Lol...

Meanwhile, back at the topic...

I'm trying hard not to do 28mm 1970s/1980s stuff.  Oddly enough, it would have been "my war". as I was in am M1 battalion in Germany from '84 to '87.  No moral qualms, but it'd be another era to collect and paint, and my wall of shame is big enough as it is...who knows, maybe some day...

[Kourtchatovium104]

 

[commissarmoody]

now those guys look spiffy.