Bolt Action Chindits!

[sepoy1857]

I am still grumpy that they decided to do the Pac War and not North Africa, but the figs do look good. Too bad I already have a whole army of TAG Chindits.

Seriously!? Yeah...there's NO figures out there for North Africa...

[General Monty]

Seriously!? Yeah...there's NO figures out there for North Africa...

Is that not counting the massive Artizan range?!?

[sepoy1857]

Artizan, Black Tree, and probably others...yes. It's basically been done to death, but the Pacific Theatre...specifically the British and Commonwealth troops are all but ignored. Truly a Forgotten Army!

[Johnno]

They look great!

[Colonel Tubby]

Artizan, Black Tree, and probably others...yes. It's basically been done to death, but the Pacific Theatre...specifically the British and Commonwealth troops are all but ignored. Truly a Forgotten Army!

Well, there are teeny range (is number of figures not price!  ) of Foundry Chindits as well!

http://wargamesfoundry.com/historical_ranges/single_packs/ww2_second_world_war/british/

In fact I wounder how the two ranges match up?

[revford]

I've got a mixture of Bolt Action and Foundry stuff from the British Paras and Germans and it all looks right together to me.  I'd guess the Chindits would match up too.

[Quendil]

I have got all the TAG Chindits but I think these ones are even better!

[axabrax]

Artizan, Black Tree, and probably others...yes. It's basically been done to death, but the Pacific Theatre...specifically the British and Commonwealth troops are all but ignored. Truly a Forgotten Army!

Except for the TAG range of Chindits and Japanese, and the Battle Honors Chindits and Japanese, oh and the Brigade Games Marines and Japanese (Did I mention that they were sculpted by the Bolt Action sculptor?),and the Brigade Games Aussies (which, incidentally can be used as Chindits)  and the TAG Marines and Japanese, and the Westwind Marines and Japanese, and...

The Black Tree Africa stuff is pretty badly sculpted. The Artizan stuff is nice, but the sculptor himself admits that the bayonets are so huge as to be absurd. Westwind has very little and only the latest packs actually scale with other modern WW2 ranges.

Yes, Africa is prolific, and the Pac War is "all but ignored." 

[Colonel Tubby]

I've got a mixture of Bolt Action and Foundry stuff from the British Paras and Germans and it all looks right together to me.  I'd guess the Chindits would match up too.

That's good to know, thanks Revford.

[sepoy1857]

Well, there are teeny range (is number of figures not price!  ) of Foundry Chindits as well!

http://wargamesfoundry.com/historical_ranges/single_packs/ww2_second_world_war/british/

In fact I wounder how the two ranges match up?

Sadly they are Bloody awful.

[Hammers]

I don't game WWII much apart from FWW, but these chindits are very nice. I fondly remember my 1/72 Airfix set when I see them. These Burmese scouts are particularely nice. I am tempted to use them for my NWF board. Those guns look like SMLE no1 Mk III, don't they?

[Arlequín]

Those guns look like SMLE no1 Mk III, don't they?

I would go as far as to say that 'they are'. 

[Helen]

I just perused the Osprey "Chindit" book an it looks very good. Any reviews from holders of such book?

Helen

[sepoy1857]

Hi Helen,
Not seen that one. Is it new? How is it?

I have "Khaki Drill and Jungle Green" which is an excellent reference - all original uniforms and gear worn in period settings. It really shows just how much the colours could differ with age, fading, dirt and use; Amazing.  

http://books.google.com/books?id=Bsg6PgAACAAJ&dq=khaki+drill+and+jungle+green&hl=en&ei=YzARTeWqD8-AnQfKoJzaDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA

[Helen]

Hi Helen,
Not seen that one. Is it new? How is it?

I have "Khaki Drill and Jungle Green" which is an excellent reference - all original uniforms and gear worn in period settings. It really shows just how much the colours could differ with age, fading, dirt and use; Amazing. 

Thanks Scott,

I was perusing through the book at a local games store yesterday. The colour plates were very nice and now I can see where Paul Hicks may have used the colour plate for Mr Windgate or something similar. There is a nice colour plate of weapons used by the Chindits. Suprised to see the Piat!

Cheers,

Helen