SCW Spanish Foreign Legion

[Happy Wanderer]

Gents,

The Spanish Foreign Legion has landed!

Here are some shots of my newly painted Legionaries.

Cheers

Happy Wanderer



...a first encounter in Andalucia







Gun Crew close up (figures are Gripping Beast WW1 crew with head swaps)



Empress Miniatures Legion....lovely!



...skin tone reflects days spent under the hot African sun



Nationalist mortar support with Guardia Civil officer offering advice!






....and the opposition

[Dave C]

An impressive battle with some wonderful figures

[Marine0846]

Your figures look great.
Excellent work.

[grant]

SCW is always tempting - these look terrific! 

[Happy Wanderer]

Thanks Gents,

Here are a few more snaps of them in action....






...Armoured Truck No.2 and command group



...up close and personal






...assault in the church yard






Republican airpower....Polikarpov 'Rata'




...Rat attack!




...dakka,dakka,dakka....

[Dave C]

Now your are just spoiling us!

...btw which rules set do you use?

[Londoncopper]

Very nice indeed, what paints did you use for the Legion? You seem to have got the shades just right.

[Happy Wanderer]

"Now your are just spoiling us!

...btw which rules set do you use"

Dave,

Rules used are a home spun SCW version of Bolt Action. More specifically, refined lists for all major combatants in the war with SCW house rules.

Londoncopper,

The Colors used are;

Pants - Vallejo Gunship Green, drybrush then a Dark green wash
Shirts- Reaper Color 'Sea Foam' with Dark green wash

After the wash is applied I give them a drybrush 'lift' if required to gain a bit of control over the wash effect.

The Colors look a bit bright but after a wash they 'knock down', to my eye, the correct shades as you point out.

 

Cheers

HappyW

[Driscoles]

Great looking game and figures. I love those Empress Miniatures too.

[Suber]

Not only you have done a great work on those minis, but your pics look superb!

[Durutti]

Great set of pictures, and always good to see a few novel uses of other companies figures. The gun crew work very well, will have to have a shufti on the GB site.
Is the gun model a GB one too?

I have some of their WW1 officers, they will all get head swaps, and a bit of putty work here and there. Also got the Dixon civvies and some of their resistance fighters, plus assorted resistance from the likes of Artizan, and Wargames Foundry, anyone clutching a rifle and wearing civvies will get added to the Columna!!

[Happy Wanderer]

Great set of pictures, and always good to see a few novel uses of other companies figures. The gun crew work very well, will have to have a shufti on the GB site.
Is the gun model a GB one too?

Hi Durutti,

The gun is the Empress Miniatures French 75mm gun.

I have some of their WW1 officers, they will all get head swaps, and a bit of putty work here and there. Also got the Dixon civvies and some of their resistance fighters, plus assorted resistance from the likes of Artizan, and Wargames Foundry, anyone clutching a rifle and wearing civvies will get added to the Columna!!

All of which makes perfect sense. The Gripping Beast minis fit in quite well with the Empress range.

Cheers

Happy W

[H.M.Stanley]

Good work that man!

[Mac]

Lovely stuff Mr. Grein. When can we expect to see them on a table?

[Happy Wanderer]

...thank you Mr Walker.

They have indeed disembarked from their Junkers transports and engaged the first Republican militias.

The battle was the first scenario of the Iron Ivan Madrid campaign - Arrow through Andalucia.

In a nut shell, the militias dug into a well defended position bolstering their defense with numerous barricades. La Legion pushed forward, taking a good many casualties before their flanking force turned the militias from their battlements and swept them away in a furious attack.

The opposite flank saw the a Guardia Civil pop some tear gas and the Legion advanced from cover and engaged a unit in hand to hand, losing one legion squad and being successful with another.

The battle drew to a close as the sun sett and the firing petered out. A political win for the Legion forces having captured the town but their losses resulted in a battle draw.

....they continue to advance....On to Madrid!!!!