The last of the 20mm SCW Moors are joined by some recently arrived Brigade Games Bolsheviks this evening
Three pics of a Moroccan Heavy Machine Gun and crew..
...followed by two of a mortar ....
....and four of a Republican Dispatch Rider relaxing between jobs!
Next up, I have painted the twelve Bolshevik sailors from the Brigade Games Back of Beyond range....
Command group - an appropriate flag still to be added!
Petty Officer and sailors
Two groups of sailors
All four bases together
And a final shot showing three Copplestone sailors for comparison - I think they work well together!
I am expecting to attend a Napoleonic extravaganza on Sunday, so hopefully should be " a few " images to share from that.
Until then, take care and have fun!
Nicely done, good to see the comparison between the Brigade and Copplestone sailors
ReplyDeleteThanks, Scotty. They are not too far apart in style, are they?
DeleteVery similar and easily mixed in same units. Gives some variety to the units
DeleteThat's what I thought too!
DeleteNicely done. Especially like the dispatch rider. Is it me or does that Bolshevik petty officer look a bit Hitleresque?
ReplyDeleteNow you point it out......I think it the hair flick and the fact I painted it black!
DeleteI like the sailors and Moroccan gunners both!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Peter!
DeleteNice miniatures and good luck at the extravaganza! 😀
ReplyDeleteThanks Stew. I am sure you will"read all about it" in due course!
DeleteWell, it did not take as long to paint the Brigade Games figures as it did for them to arrive. All look terrific!
ReplyDeleteI would certainly hope not Jon!
DeleteExcellent.
ReplyDeleteThanks Greg
DeleteGreat work Keith, with the dispatch rider and the sailors being rather special IMHO.
ReplyDeleteCheers Steve....I perticularly like the DR too, it's a great, nonchalant pose! Not very practical for wargaming with, but he can sit next to an HQ or something....
DeleteAll really very nicely done. But the naval group especially.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mark...hopefully I can get them into a game sometime soon!
DeleteWonderful stuff Keith these are really coming together.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Stu
Cheers Stu!
DeleteVery nice work Keith. Armed sailors always add something a little different to the game table.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence. The sailors of the "Red" navy were some of the fiercest fighters in the Bolshevik armoury, at least initially. They were less enthusiastic after the Kronstadt rebellion in 1921; mind you, the RCW was basically done and dusted by then.....
DeleteVery nice work! I'll have to add some sailors to my next order.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill - they add a bit of colour and variety, plus, as mentioned, historically they were quite an important element of the Bolshevik forces. I did read somewhere recently that, whereas the soldiers from the army were pretty worn out after four years of was, the sailors of the Russian fleet had been cooped up in harbour most if not the entire war and still had plenty of fighting spirit to get out of their systems!
DeleteVery nice work as always Keith! Lovely miniatures - the dispatch rider in particular is a great pose.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ben. I agree about the motorcyclists pose! I have always liked this sort of figure, even though, as noted above, it's hard to find a practical use for him - he can hardly shoot around the battlefield, side saddle!
DeleteBeautiful work as always sir!
ReplyDeleteWarm regards
Thank you for your kind comment Michal!
DeleteGreat work Keith. Especially liked your dispatch rider (smashing pose) and the sailors.
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard, I think the dispatch rider is a crowd favourite !
DeleteGreat job Keith. There is something about the uniform of the sailors that makes them a really striking unit. Now wondering if I can shoehorn some into my WWII Soviet force?
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Michael. There are lots of WWII Soviet Naval Infantry figures available, I think Warlord do some and there are others too...they played quite a significant role in the fight for the Crimea
DeleteBeen doing a little bit of reading up having seen these, they had a fearsome reputation too it appears. Definitely worth further investigation.
DeleteSo the Brigade Games order finally arrived then?
ReplyDeleteEveryone loves a sailor! The dispatch rider and support weapons are great too!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
"All the nice girls...." anyway, Iain! Of course, sailors may not be so keen on "nice" girls :) I realkly like the DR too!
DeleteThese and your other recent Spanish and Russian civil war figures are looking damned grand Keith!
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Thank you for saying so, James, I appreciate the comments!
DeleteThe Red fez’s really make Moors stand out…
ReplyDeleteAnd the sailors look splendid…
All the best. Aly
Cheers Aly, I like both those aspects of the recent additions too!
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