Modern wars in 1/35- project log

[CapnJim]

They look as good as them other fellers.... 

[Freddy]

They look as good as them other fellers.... 

Thank you! There is still one batch left, then I will be done with US infantry for a while

[Freddy]

With all those desert camo Americans and Afghan war Soviets around, the Arab-Afghan faction also needs some reinforcements. So, meet Abdul.

Abdul is sculpted in FIMO, cast in resin, and with his generic AK-chicom pouch gear, with simple head swaps he could easily be Pablo or Kwame too. Maybe even Vladimir or Nguyen.

[CapnJim]

Whoever he is, he looks like he means business....

[Freddy]

Whoever he is, he looks like he means business....

Yeah, whipping out comrade Kalashnikov usually means party time.
It is aways a fine balancing to design this kinda universal figure, the next ones I plan to be more theatre-specific.

[Freddy]

The last batch of Americans.

[carlos marighela]

Loving the TOW!

[Freddy]

Loving the TOW!

Thanks! I was thinking about putting it onto a diorama base, but I generally do not like big bases (60mm heavy weapon team bases in 40k for example), hard to move around on the terrain.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

You could use a large base with sabot type holes for the figures.

[Freddy]

You could use a large base with sabot type holes for the figures.

I can not make separate bases for the figure and the weapons, because that way I can not put them close together enough. I also can not fix to a weapon for a large base and leave a hole only for the figure because that way I would have a rocket launcher model with the storage need of a tank model. Decisions, decisions:) I will just keep them separated, maybe I will just make separate small diorama bases for the accessories like ammo boxes for the feeling.

[Freddy]

Two more Arab guys. Figures from CMK, they are from the 90s when these topics were really unique, but these sculpts start showing their age now.

[Freddy]

A 1/72 helicopter, a Hind for the Afghan war Soviet Army. (No mistake here, this is a Mi-24A, the first version with box shape nose, 3 men crew and a weaker machine gun. The Gatling gun and the characteristic double bubble canopy was a later improvement) The model was built originally by someone else, but it needed a lot of renovation/repaint and I also added the flight stand.


Also two ladies for the mercenary faction.