Continuing with my Nationalist forces are those stalwarts of the Spanish Army of Africa, Moroccan Regulares. As with the other figures, these have been bodged from other nationalities and eras. In fact there’s not a Moroccan or indeed a Spaniard among them!
The chap with the flag began life as a HAT ACW Zouave. His rifle was carved away and a blanket roll added, then his hands were drilled to accommodate a brass rod flagpole.
From left to right (which could be, in itself, a summary of the conflict) : the officer is from the Armies in Plastic 1916 Germans set with a ‘paint conversion’. The machine gunner is an old hollowcast with a head from a WW2 US figure - the latter from one of the cheap Chinese sets mentioned in previous posts. The rank and file were my starting point and are in fact Replicants ACW zouaves, with their muskets shortened and waistcoats trimmed to look less flamboyant.
14 comments:
There is no substitute for imagination.
For CoW?
I am very impressed ... and look forward to seeing them in action.
All the best,
Bob
Nice work Tim. Amzing what a bit of ingenuity can do.
Cheers,
Pete.
You have too much free time.
Ross Mac
Thanks for omitting the word ‘warped’.....
Geordie
They’ll be there!
Bob Cordery
They’ll be on the lawn at COW - I’m sure you’ll get a good look at them then.
Pete
‘Ingenuity’ might be overselling it a bit! I find the trick is to keep a very open mind as to what the figure might possibly be adapted to vaguely resemble.
Stephen Briddon
I only write this rubbish - you’re the one reading it.....
Handsome conversions - great fun spotting the odd Airfix figure transformed.
Your inventiveness is awesome. Great figures Tim.whats next.
ManofTin
No Airfix figures were harmed in the building of this unit. Quite a few were sacrificed to build the republicans and the foreign legion however....
Tradgardmastare
Just a warped imagination. Foreign Legion next!
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