Almost complete with the last of the Soviet CBRN soldiers to go along with the US Infantry I posted back in January. In this case it is six more Motorized infantry in full chemical protective gear and four tank crewman.
This infantry was painted 8 years after the first set, so the greens did not turn out the same
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| 2016 attempt |
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| 2024 Update |
Overall, I am much happier with the look of the new color, thought the difference in tones will have to be chalked up to lot numbers and inconsistent manufacture in the Soviet arms manufacture system.
I also added another four Soviet Tank crew in their more traditional black jumpsuits.
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| Three brave amateur cosmonauts prepare to board their suborbital launch platform |
The Eureka set here comes with 5 models to match the crew seen in the old Afghan War era movie "The Beast" I opted to only paint four of them because I really don't see the need for two Soviet tank crewmen with flame throwers. As it stands this gives me 9 models, which would be the equivalent to one platoon of T-64 or later models. (Or the survivors of a tank company based on the immolation rates of the actual vehicles in combat.) I will save the flame thrower figure for a possible conversion at a later time.
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| The new additions |
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| The Originals |
Just a handful of these left for now. A lot of updates for the Thirty Years War project in the hopper for this week. Thanks for looking.
Great looking troops and vehicles, Jake. The winter flocking looks very realistic too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean, I just need to get a better photo box.
DeleteWoooow! Looking amazing!
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DeleteThese look great, Jake! It will be interesting to see the scenarios you develop for these armies.
ReplyDeleteI have used them in the past. I did a variant of the old Easy Eight Battleground WWII rules titled "Armageddon 84" The main issues to model with Chemical Protective gear are 1. Fatigue, 2. limited visibility, 3. Doing any complex action. For the most part wounded = remove from table.
DeleteThe soviet troops in "NBC gear" (some old school nomenclature for you) look excellent. The one thing about modern armies is uniform-non uniformity. The various tones and shades of kit look good and have potentially different manufacturers, dates, and origins. It's perfectly natural that they dont look exactly the same.
ReplyDelete"It's perfectly natural that they dont look the same" - You apparently experienced a different level of Sergeants Major than I did.
DeleteNot even the mighty E9s cant control the Army supply system. Tan replacement doors delivered for our green humvees. Or green tarps used on tan vehicles. Guys with faded, older uniforms and kit next to guys who have newer issue. even SMAJ cant control fading by the sun.
DeleteOur vehicles were a pleasant and nonsensical mix of tan, camo, and solid green.
I could go on and on.
Cool additions!
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