Author Topic: 28mm African Wars Portuguese (Read 34261 times)

carlos marighela · « **Reply #45 on:** May 15, 2012, 05:43:14 PM »

They've been listed on the Eureka website, so presumably Eureka's UK and US distributors will have them now. The Eureka website is also showing that their resin Alouette III is also available. I saw one of the masters/ pre-production models a couple of months ago ( naturally, it came out after I had bought the diecast Solido version). Hopefully they will be making Portuguese crew and passengers too.

BTW. It's just occured to me that with all those plastic 28mm US infantry coming out, there's a cheap conversion source for quite a number of armies that used the G-3. Iran-Iraq era Iranians included.

Hildred Castaigne · « **Reply #46 on:** May 15, 2012, 08:28:32 PM »

Quote from: carlos marighela on May 15, 2012, 05:43:14 PM

BTW. It's just occured to me that with all those plastic 28mm US infantry coming out, there's a cheap conversion source for quite a number of armies that used the G-3. Iran-Iraq era Iranians included.

It's just a pity most of them are wearing gaiters.
Are there any apart from Warlord Games and Wargames Factory?

carlos marighela · « **Reply #47 on:** May 15, 2012, 11:02:38 PM »

Agreed but I was just thinking about knicking the heads. Thirty odd heads for $19.95 sounds ok to me, even if I ditch the bods.

Hildred Castaigne · « **Reply #48 on:** May 16, 2012, 07:42:16 PM »

Quote from: carlos marighela on May 15, 2012, 11:02:38 PM

Agreed but I was just thinking about knicking the heads. Thirty odd heads for $19.95 sounds ok to me, even if I ditch the bods.

Fair enough!

Hildred Castaigne · « **Reply #49 on:** May 16, 2012, 09:53:37 PM »

But if they were wearing boots instead of gaiters you could have had 30 bloody useful bodies too...

Arlequín · « **Reply #50 on:** May 17, 2012, 08:44:18 AM »

Extremely useful. I find it a bit incongruous that a fair few sets of German figures are modelled as they appeared at the war's end, yet the producers of US ranges insist on modelling them as anything but. Still all those M1 helmets will come in handy... and Batista's men were wearing gaiters as late as 1959, so its not all bad.

Hildred Castaigne · « **Reply #51 on:** May 17, 2012, 09:18:41 PM »

Quote from: Arlequín on May 17, 2012, 08:44:18 AM

and Batista's men were wearing gaiters as late as 1959, so its not all bad.

Now there's a useful bit of information!

Arlequín · « **Reply #52 on:** May 17, 2012, 09:53:57 PM »

Here's a shot taken in 1956... they have Springfield Rifles in this picture, but Garands were issued too, although in smaller numbers at first.

You might be able to make them pass for USMC in Korea...

As US Army, I don't know though... I don't recall seeing any photos that don't show them wearing M1943 uniform.

Hildred Castaigne · « **Reply #53 on:** May 18, 2012, 11:47:25 PM »

That's a fantastic picture of the Cuban army!
I have been tempted to do the Cuban Revolution for quite a while, it would lend itsself well to skirmish gaming. Might give it a serious look now!

But when it comes to US Marines I'll just stick to WWII Marines!

Quote from: Arlequín on May 17, 2012, 09:53:57 PM

As US Army, I don't know though... I don't recall seeing any photos that don't show them wearing M1943 uniform.

Neither have I. That's why it's a damn shame the Wargames Factory figures are wearing M1943 jackets but gaiters!

Arlequín · « **Reply #54 on:** May 19, 2012, 10:40:30 AM »

I'll humbly offer this page on my blog regarding the Cuban Revolution. It's not comprehensive, but it's pretty much all I've been able to find.

Anyway... back to 28mm African Wars Portuguese.

Hildred Castaigne · « **Reply #55 on:** May 20, 2012, 05:27:04 PM »

Cheers for the link! Nice bit of background there.

Quote from: Arlequín on May 19, 2012, 10:40:30 AM

Anyway... back to 28mm African Wars Portuguese.

Oh, alright then!

My drum teacher was Portuguese. I came to a lesson one day wearing a camouflage jacket.
He looks at it and says, "You know, I don't usually like camouflage after what I went through in Angola. But that's a nice jacket!"

carlos marighela · « **Reply #56 on:** May 21, 2012, 12:09:41 AM »

I was recently looking at a Portuguese website, which said that the White Scout cars were only used in Guine, outside of Portugal. As it had some credible figures to put against various AFV's in service even citing numbers assigned to various regiments and the cavalry school.

The Gray Ghost · « **Reply #57 on:** July 02, 2012, 09:56:23 PM »

just ordered some

The Gray Ghost · « **Reply #58 on:** July 05, 2012, 09:36:18 PM »

Just received mine, nice looking figures will fit in with Mongrel and Stan Johansen without a problem. A bit lighter than TAG.
But while I really like the figures I have no desire to do the Portuguese war, what else could I use these as besides mercs?
South Afrikaans, Rhodesians? I was considering calling my Syrians Cubans and have them battle in Angola

carlos marighela · « **Reply #59 on:** July 05, 2012, 10:25:21 PM »

Well with suitable headswaps and if you aren't too anal about details, then there were and still are quite a few armies that sported G3 rifles. Greeks, Turks, Iranians etc etc.

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