Author Topic: Start of my Afghan & African collection (Read 7012 times)

Dangerdaz · « **on:** July 20, 2014, 07:49:31 PM »

Back into wargaming after children have all grown up & I find I have a lot of me time.
So here are the first units for Afghan.
3 para n 2 downed copter pilots & Taliban with a few Al Queda added.
Painting done by Mark of overwatchcommand as have zero skills in that dept!
More stuff to follow...

Rob_bresnen · « **Reply #1 on:** July 20, 2014, 08:11:46 PM »

That's a good start. I like the bases.

Dangerdaz · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2014, 08:32:38 PM »

Thank you.
Here's some work in progress pics..
The digger n the van were die cast eBay specials..being suitably weathered up.
The figures are all Empress..Rules will either be Skirmish sangin, corner of a foreign field or the Spectre rules.
Small to medium skirmish sized games with some black ops type stuff included.
Although I'm also tempted to run a fictional country setting. Time will tell.

elysium64 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 20, 2014, 08:41:10 PM »

Really good stuff, where are the vehicles from?

Dangerdaz · « **Reply #4 on:** July 20, 2014, 08:54:01 PM »

Quote from: elysium64 on July 20, 2014, 08:41:10 PM

Really good stuff, where are the vehicles from?

EBay mate. I got the van for a couple of quid n the digger for £6.50.
Bargains....
Asked if Mark could make them suitably weathered & gameable & this is the results thus far..

DoctorPete · « **Reply #5 on:** July 20, 2014, 09:27:35 PM »

I'd say that's a great start to the collection. The bases are very well done and those vehicles are wonderfully weathered.

Dangerdaz · « **Reply #6 on:** July 20, 2014, 09:41:03 PM »

Quote from: DoctorPete on July 20, 2014, 09:27:35 PM

I'd say that's a great start to the collection. The bases are very well done and those vehicles are wonderfully weathered.

Cheers for the positive comments.
In all my excitement I forgot to post a pic of my first completed unit.
4 man SAS team..

commissarmoody · « **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2014, 05:49:13 AM »

that is one badass collection you have there sir.

Elbows · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2014, 11:55:45 PM »

Colour me super-jealous. Great figures, great paintwork. Hugely impressed.

Dangerdaz · « **Reply #9 on:** July 22, 2014, 12:50:32 AM »

Thanks for the real kind words guys.
Mark is great & seems to nail what I ask for.
Lots more to come imminently...

The Travelling Man · « **Reply #10 on:** July 22, 2014, 01:11:48 AM »

Lovely paintwork indeed- a great collection. One minor thing- the shalwar kameez (the top and bottoms Afghans wear) are always sold and worn in matched sets- so one colour. If you're not gaming with someone who's been there or a trainspotter on such things it really doesn't matter. Beautiful paint jobs regardless.