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

[Blackwolf]

Very odd. You can read plenty of accounts ,and they generally mention they carried M16 rifles,203 grenade launchers et cetera. It would suggest that on the other “places” they don’t read too deeply. One of my favourite SAS books is Eye of the Storm which goes into at some length. Can’t remember his name ,ended up as RSM.
Nice miniatures by the way.

[Rick F]

That's the good thing about SAS etc weapons and kit, whilst it's possible to prove they did use something, it's impossible to prove they didn't

[carlos marighela]

It gets much more exotic than that. In Norn Irn they were tooled up with HK-53s and G-3s, GPMGs in addition to M16s.

I dunno which numpties are labouring under the belief that the SAS used only British kit. Frankly I would expect the range to have M16s as the default option.

As it happens Britain was one of the earliest users of the M16, before the US Army. The initial buys were for Confrontation, where they saw widespread use with battalions in Borneo. In the ‘ seventies and ‘eighties they were a standard item with infantry battalions Close Observation Platoons when deployed to NI. Any number of photos showing them in use.

[CapnJim]

Another LAW?  Very good then.  They'll need them against my Soviets'/Russians' BTRs and T55....

[AKULA]

Another LAW?  Very good then.  They'll need them against my Soviets'/Russians' BTRs and T55....

Some of those SAS are going to find their way into my “After the Bomb” project…driving around a post-apocalypse Yorkshire in landrovers

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

And another.

[carlos marighela]

Some of those SAS are going to find their way into my “After the Bomb” project…driving around a post-apocalypse Yorkshire in landrovers

Well as three lads from Sheffield said back in the ‘eighties: ‘Let’s all Make a Bomb’. Not quite sure it’s quite what they meant though. 

[CapnJim]

Looks like another chap who means business there, Paul...

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

New releases for our 28mm Cold War range.

This time something very different as we tackle some British special forces and they do not some more special than the SBS and SAS.

Modelled on pictures and illustrations of the Falklands War these chaps will be quite happy to fight in the Falklands or Northern Europe.
 
Pack SBS/SAS1

Figures come with attached heads.

One figure has a separate arm.

All Bergen - back packs are separate and need to be glued. 

Wearing cold wet weather kit, suitable for the Falklands War, these chaps will also work for northern Europe.

From left to right ;
M16A1
M16A1
CAR-15
MI6A1 - M2O3GL - LAWS.

Pack SBS/SAS2

Figures come with attached heads.

Two figures have separate arms.

All Bergen - back packs are separate and need to be glued. 

Wearing cold wet weather kit, suitable for the Falklands War, these chaps will also work for northern Europe.

From left to right ;

L1A1 SLR - LAWS.
M16A1
M16A1 M203GL LAWS.
M16A1 STARLIGHT NIGHT SCOPE.
In the shop here;

https://www.empressminiatures.com/cold-war-baor---early...

[carlos marighela]

Excellent! I’ll be having some of those.

[v_lazy_dragon]

Once again, Empress drags my mind back to Twilight 2000!

[Ultravanillasmurf]

The SAS/SBS look very nice.
Are the backs of the figures sculpted or are the backpacks mandatory?

What it brought to mind was "Night of the Magpies" from Bruce Rea-Taylor's scenario book Battlezones (based on The Chieftains by Bob Forrest-West).

Once again, Empress drags my mind back to Twilight 2000!

Not sure my mind ever left there.

[CapnJim]

Sculpted on or not, I will likely use the rucksacks.  They'll add the right look for what I may use them for....

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

The Bergen's are a separate item so can be left off although there are a few extra straps to hide but nothing major. 

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

I forgot to mention that there will be another pack in the not too distant future and also a lot more Soviet VDV even sooner