Well I think the title says it all really. I am not sure who makes the figures but suspect it is footsore miniatures. But whoever made them they did a really good job. The flag is by Solway though if that makes any difference.
The only issue with the Bren team is that the bren gun had no rest and if any of you have ever lifted one you will agree they are not light! Matt did want it resting on a barrel (shown last time) but it just did not feel right so I did the sensible thing and decided to have it rest on a wall, or fence, which actually ended up as a tree! Not my ideal choice, but it did work out OK.The Ladies all have a yellow motif, in either dresses or neck scarfs as I did not want to paint them red or light blue and green when I tried it did not look right. So I settled on Yellow which is consistent and looks in my opinion right and yet is not so glaringly obvious as to stand out too much.
Matt wanted the socialist flag with them (he supplied the flag and converted the figure to hold it. So who was I to disagree with his choice. Because of the Black one might have thought it was an anarchist flag but the first word is "Socialist" so politically one has to assume these are more to the left.
Overall nice figures and a joy to paint. I will show my latest moderns in 2 days time as it was finished over the weekend and I am now working on an assortment of things. Hoping to have them ready by Saturday.
That's it for today I have to get out of the house now and get some work done!
Cheers Clint
Nice job Clint - they're actually Empress Miniatures from their SCW range
ReplyDeleteThank you CM. I do appreciate the info on the source of the figures. When Matt gives them to me he just says they are a mix of makes mostly Footsore (for example) so I never really know.
DeleteI like them and I do like your solution to resting the gun barrel on that tree. As you can see from your first photo the tree gives her excellent cover.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bryan, The cover is not so very good for the No,2 though!
DeleteI used to own a Mk I Bren (22 lbs unloaded) so do know about the weight of the gun. Luckily for me, when re-enacting, I was armed with a rifle, which was far lighter - but the Bren magazines in my chest webbing were a nuisance, and when falling to take cover they really did knock the wind out of you if you fell wrong!
ReplyDeleteOnly de-activated weapon I have now is a PPSh-41, with the 71-round drum magazine, and that's not a light-weight to carry around. No wonder soldiers are made to exercise and do weight training! :)
Thanks Roy, I had a teacher who was in the Desert (WW2) a real short guy and the army found it funny to give him a Bren. I think that is the armies sense of humour. Unfortunately he is dead now but he was a great teacher. The kind of teacher we would all want. Inspirational.
DeleteLove these Clint and especially the solution as to where rest your Bren. I would be tempted to put a perturbed owl miniature in the tree looking down at the noise below.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael. The perturbed owl comment did make me laugh. It would be nice to add a few things like wildlife to some of the bases..... maybe it will happen SOON!
DeleteI pity the bren-gunner when she's ordered to take cover in a house...
ReplyDeleteGreat little group Clint, the yellow theme works well.
Thank you Joe. Ipity the Bren gunner when she has to carry the gun particularly if there is no Transport.
DeleteGreat job.......at least she has a built in cover save 😀
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt. Not so useful if popping down the high-street in a large town. But for a village perfectly acceptable.
DeleteWhat a fantastic set. Modern wargaming at its best.
ReplyDeleteThank you David for the very kind words.
DeleteFabulous work mate.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lee, not ready for the Broadside show, but even if they were they may not get used at all.
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