Spectre Ops - SIMBUTHU insurgents - technical added 14 Sep

[dadlamassu]

My son has encouraged me to play "Spectre" games.  I don't normally play games set in recent or current conflicts but having played a few games decided I like them as being challenging and giving a decent game.  So I searched my spare figure boxes and sprues and found some Warlord Games and Perry Zulu figures and spare weapons from zombie survivor and other sets.  I have not (so far) needed to buy anything new for this force. 

A plan came to mind - what about a Zulu type insurgent force.  Several years ago I did some for a friend and so I resurrected an Insurgent force based a bit on the Simbas.

Here are the SIMBUTHU 

Headquarters:  Molotov cocktail, grenade launcher, Officer (with can of Tusker Beer), Dynamiter, Breacher, Sniper


Section 1: NCO (with Budweiser beer), RPG with knobkerry, LMG, 5 x AK-47


Section 2: NCO, RPG, LMG, 5 x AK-47


Section 3:  NCO, RPG, LMG, 5 x AK-47


Section 4: NCO, RPG, LMG, 5 x AK-47


Section 5: NCO, assorted old close combat weapons and firearms


More will be added - a witchdoctor, maybe a technical with HMG, maybe a mortar team etc

[CapnJim]

Okay.  Now THAT is a great idea!  I may have to steal that idea for my People's Republic of Northern Gambola games.  Aside from the plastic Zulus, I reckon I have everything else I'd need. 

And the figs look good, too.  Looking forward to seeing them in action...

 

[commissarmoody]

Great looking force! They need a old t-34 or t-55 to roll about as well. 

[dadlamassu]

Thanks for the kind words.  I think tanks are a bit powerful.  I am thinking of something of a more tribal look but no idea what yet.  Other than a Daktari paint job on an armoured technical.  Or a BTR-40?

[madman]

Thanks for the kind words.  I think tanks are a bit powerful.  I am thinking of something of a more tribal look but no idea what yet.  Other than a Daktari paint job on an armoured technical.  Or a BTR-40?

How about a few Unimogs? I have a few BTR-40s for my African imagination military so taken as skirmish "trophies" perhaps.

[Belgian]

Great idea, looking good!

[mikedemana]

Looks great! You got my hopes up that each unit would have a beer type associated with it... 

The worst-armed would be the Bud or Miller Lite can units...ha, ha!

Mike Demana

[dadlamassu]

Looks great! You got my hopes up that each unit would have a beer type associated with it... 
The worst-armed would be the Bud or Miller Lite can units...ha, ha!
Mike Demana

Thanks for an interesting idea.  Might just use it. Though probably use African or European beers (the Bud can is the Czech original) as Capitalist US beers may not be popular.

[AKULA]

A great looking rabble 

[Grumpy Gnome]

A great looking rabble 

I concur. Great work!

[dadlamassu]

Thanks everyone. 

I am laid up just now with a chest infection so had some time yesterday between coughing fits to make a drone and drone operator.
The operator is a kneeling Zulu with various spare parts added.  The "computer" is a bit of scrap plastic.
The drone came from the "broken bits" box - an Aifix 1/76 truck axle, differential hub and scrap bits.  The "rotors" are the sunspension units from a broken Fujimi Panzer 1.  Mounted on an MDF base and fusewire support.

[CapnJim]

Nice job on the home-made drone!  I imagine their opponents will be surprised when the Simbuthus show up with a drone!  Well done!

[commissarmoody]

There goes the neighborhood

[Freddy]

Great idea, consider it stolen

[dadlamassu]

Great idea, consider it stolen

Glad you like the idea. 

Now to add a suitable "technical".  I have a cheap toy police pickup left over from our zombie set up and a modern "jeep" one might be suitably armed and armoured.

And a witch doctor once I find a suitable head in my fantasy bits box