Monday, 16 June 2014

Forbodian Peoples' Army reservists (c1979) - part 2

Here are the comrades during painting.  As well as some RPGs, they carry small arms of Yugoslav manufacture - M48 rifles and M56 SMGs.  And you thought they were WW2 Germans.....
There's a bit of a rush on to finish these chaps as I need them for a game on Wednesday!

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5 comments:

  1. Russell Phillips16 June 2014 at 11:02

    I wonder what proportion of wargaming models & figures are completed as a rush job so that they can be used in a game?

    I have (not at all fond) memories of sitting in a friend's dining room until the early hours building and painting a load of Esci T-62s for use in a game the next day.

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  2. Tim Gow16 June 2014 at 12:17

    Russell Phillips
    Esci T-62s? Didn't they have individual track links? I feel your pain.
    I think that some of my best work has been churned out for imminent games - and I can't see that changing anytime soon!

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  3. Russell Phillips16 June 2014 at 14:27

    Tim:
    From memory (it was about 20 years ago), they had a single section for the bottom, one for the top, then individual links to go around the front and rear.

    As I recall, at least some models had side skirts, and we didn't bother with the part of the track that would be hidden by them.

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  4. joppy16 June 2014 at 15:26

    Just in passing - Forbodia got a mention on "The Navy Lark" (radio 4 extra) in an episode broadcast today, though I don't remember the original date. Something to do with HMS Troutbridge stopping the navies of Forbodia and Eigerland from starting a war.

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  5. Tim Gow16 June 2014 at 15:28

    Joppy
    See? Some people think I made it all up but there it is on the BBC!

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