New 28mm figures for the Chaco War released - Orinoco Miniatures

[Von Browne]

We are very happy to announce the release of our new range of 28mm figures covering the Chaco War (1932-35). This Interwar conflict was the biggest and bloodiest war seen in South America in modern history, and was certainly one of the biggest conflicts of the 1930's along with the Spanish Civil War and the Japanese invasion of China.

The war witnessed the evolution from trench warfare to more mobile tactics over a 3 year period. Indeed one of the largest battles at Nanawa was called "the South American Verdun" such was the intensity of the fighting.

The war between Bolivia and Paraguay was over ownership of the Chaco Boreal, a vast semi arid landscape of partial desert, cactus and dry savannah-like scrub and low jungle, which at the time was thought to contain large oil deposits. The Bolivians with an army four times the size of Paraguay's, and with large arms contracts from Britain, and led by a WW1 veteran German general, were effectively outfought and outmanoeuvred by the smaller Paraguayan forces who benefited from tough and acclimatised soldiers and a small but highly trained and capable officer cadre.



The figures come in four packs (each with 4 individual sculpts) which represent the vast majority of the fighting forces on both sides. In addition to these will next be released LMG, HMG and mortar squads for each side.

The packs are listed below:

Bolivian Army
BV01 - Bolivian Infantry Advancing
BV02 - Bolivian Infantry Firing/Loading



Paraguayan Army
PY01 - Paraguayan Infantry Advancing
PY02 - Paraguayan Infantry Firing/Loading



And some pictures of the figures in Chaco-like terrain:





I hope you like them.

The figures can be purchased directly from our webstore here: 
http://www.orinoco-miniatures.com/

[Lord of Jerwood]

Looking good. Will add these to my buy list.

[AzSteven]

What a nice New Year's surprise!

[carlos marighela]

You rotter, you! Just as I have been planning a substantial purchase of your Liberation range, you release these. Now I'm deeply conflicted.

Very nice figures btw.

[FramFramson]

Any plans to expand the range? I'm wondering particularly about a character or command pack that might have broader application.

[commissarmoody]

Thanks for sharing! This is a much under represented conflict in the miniature world.

[Ataman]

Very nice figures, and for an interestingly obscure conflict to boot! Though in my case I have plans to use them for a non-historical setting.

[Von Browne]

Hello FramFramson,

Yes, we will be expanding the range. Greens of infantry with SMG's have already been sculpted, and next up are officers and LMGs for each side. Once these are released, the next figures will be HMGs and mortars.

[Maichus]

Those are nice!

Steve May's work?

[Von Browne]

Hello.

Yes these sculpts are all by Steve May.

[Hammers]

*Comment taken out because of profound confusion on my part.*

[Von Browne]

Hello Hammers,

I'm a bit confused about your comments as these figures were not available at the time of Salute (I know as I visited Salute in 2013), and I have no agent selling figures in UK. Officers with pistols have also not been released yet. Are you confusing them perhaps with the figures from Scheltrum Miniatures?

Regards.

[Hammers]

You are right, I'm embarrassed, my apologies. I will removed that comment.

[cardophillipo]

Hi,

Any news on when the new releases will be available as I am keen to order but would like to order all figures in one go.

Many thanks

Richard

[Von Browne]

Hello Richard,

The Greens of the figures for both sides with SMG are ready (4 each). I am now just discussing another 8 figures with the sculptor, and once those are ready all will go into one production mould. I really hope we can get them out by the end of February, though it depends on what kind of backlog the sculptor has. This is a common bottleneck in the industry.

I will post of images of the figures Greens with SMGs later in the week.

Best regards.