One of the first armies I painted up for Modern Spearhead, was a US Marine Expeditionary Force. (MEF) I found a scenario in a magazine related to a re-inforced MEB assaulting the beaches in a un-anmed African country in order to protect aid workers and rescue US Diplomatic Personnel. I decided to go through my unpainted/badly painted minis pile in order to cobble together a reasonable force.
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| The full force |
The force is comprised of two infantry battalions, a light armor battalion and some supporting elements.
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| 1st BN |
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| 2nd BN |
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| Light Armor BN |
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| Amphib Detachment |
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| Recon Company |
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| Armor Company |
This is one of the few units I have that used the old styly GHQ infantry stands. I never liked the blocky look and tended to counters. Since the release of the new figs, however, I have ceased the use of counters altogether.
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| Company HQ |
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| Anti-Armor |
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Mortar Platoon
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One interesting piece I got in a trade was an attempt to kit-base a LAV-AD vehicle. It doesn't look much like the source material (it is just an M163 PIVAD turret on a LAV-25 chassis) but it does get the point across
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| LAV-AD attempt - It lacks the Stingers... |
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| M1A1 Common |
The paint scheme came out odd on these as it was my first attempt at using a commercial stain/varnish to give the pieces a wash. While I like the color effect, it gave everything a thick-paste like quality. Eventually I intend to actually fix the edges with a black marker.
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