New for South America

Just thought I would post an update of the Gauchos. This is the first three, another three coming along based on the pictures in the Osprey book.

Gauchos

The first of the gauchos, still a work in progress

The British are coming!

A couple of quick photos of the first casting of the British to fight for Bolivar against the Spanish. Advancing poses with command figures, wearing their oilskin covered shakos.

British Legion for South America

Moving up country, I have now got the next batch done, the British and Irish legion figures for Bolivar's war in Venezuela.

First up we have the rank and file in various advancing poses, wearing shakos with oilskin covers one is wearing a forage cap to add variety

 Next the command, as usual so as to fit in the packs, there is an ensign, officer, sergeant and drummer.

 Now, all the armies need command so, apart from the first two commanders in previous releases we have a couple of foot commanders, one Spanish the other Patriot, but I don't think it would matter if they were used for either side as the uniforms were almost identical anyway, especially after a few weeks in the field.

South American Liberators

Just a quick update at the moment to let you know where I am with this new project.   I am almost ready now for the first batch to be complete ready for mould making and then casting.  With luck these should be ready in time for Warfare in November.

First up, the Army of the Andes wearing their short jackets the Argentines of San Martin wore when they crossed the Andes.   These were the first I did and made these marching with various arm positions to give a little variety in a unit.

 Next we have the first of the royalists wearing the summer dress white short jacket and covered shakos.  Again these all have slight differences, mainly in the position of the musket.

Each side has a flank company man and one infantryman wearing a forage cap together with officer, drummer and ensign figures, only on of these as the battalions only carried one flag each.

Now I am only left with the NCO figures I want to be able to package the command up as a pack of four figures.

New 28mm figure range on the workbench

Ok, so I thought I'd try something new, I'll let you have more information as I progress but I have attached a picture as a sneak preview of the first few figures for my new range, all 28mm.   These are the first few Argentine infantry in the short coat worn by San Martin's Army of the Andes as they crossed into Chile to do battle with the Spanish.  They will be suitable for Chacabuco and Maipo as well as other battles around 1817-1818.

Sorry if the picture is a wee bit small but I'll get some proper ones as the range progresses.

The intention is to create enough figures for each side in the conflict as a starter to enable me to sell these individually with variations to each pose so that I can also package them up.

I have almost finished the first Argentine contingent and will post more pictures as they are completed.  Of course I'll also be doing some flags for these wee chaps to carry as well.

Almost finished, the marching Argentine line infantry below have slightly different poses for a bit of variety on the theme.  I am trying to work on the figures as 'packs', thus the line infantry will be in a pack of eight figures, two of each pose below, the grenadiers will be in a pack of four, as will the command which will probably have an additional fusileer figure.



Now for the command figures and a grenadier, the cazadores wore the same as the centre companies, the grenadiers were differentiated by a red bag hanging down the left side ofg the shako.  Generally each battalion carried only one flag so there is only one colour bearer.

New castings for Vietnam

 Above are some new castings for the US, a Platoon Commander and Sergeant wityh two infantry, one firing a LAW and one carrying a LAW on his back.
Below are some new NVA figures, all carrying AK-47 except one which is firing an RPG.

More Vietnam

The start of the next batch of figures for Parkfield Miniature's 28mm Vietnam War range, first up a couple of command figures, one squad leader and the centre one a Lieutenant holding a map, the one on the right is an infantryman carrying a LAW.  More LAW figures to follow including at least one firing.

Next a few NVA, this time around will include five or six of these chaps including a leader figure.

New 28mm Vietnam

A quick update.  I have been spending quite a lot of time on some new rules but here are a few shots of some up and coming figures.  This time working on some NVA infantry types as well as US with LAWS, also a US Platoon Leader holding a map.  Hopefully I will also be doing a few figures holding a AN PRC/6 radio.

New 'Nam stuff

Here are the first of the NVA troops for Vietnam, identifyable as they will be wearing helmets.

Yes, I know, I have cheated and adapted a couple of early figures to make a start on the NVA.

Vietnam M113 A1 and spider hole

Vietnam M113 part 4

So now I've got the bits cast up, resin body and metal fixtures and fittings and crew I decided to paint one up. This one had a few bits that didn't cast as well as some others so I thought I'd have that one for myself, with a bit of battle damage.

The pack will include the crew figures with the stowage available as a separate pack and a second vehicle, the ACAV version available as well.

Prices not fixed at the moment but these will be released at Warfare in reading in a couple of weeks time. The stowage pack will include a few packs, a jerrycan and a couple of rolled up bits to look like tarpaulin or netting. Side skirts are included in the vehicle pack although they are not shown in these pictures.

Vietnam M113 A1

Vietnam M113 part 3

Vietnam M113 part 2

Ok, so next stage done, main wheels complete, drive wheels and idler to finish. main body shape ready for fixtures and fittings.

The holes for the hatches are now in place as are the main panels ready to start adding the detail, periscopes and hatch detail. The hatches will be separate metal castings along with the weaponry. I am hoping to get two variants done, a basic M113A1 and an ACAV version, perhaps with additional floatation devices on the bow brake which will again be a separate metal casting as will the side skirts.

Stay tuned for part 3, the detail bits then the tracks. I am still not too sure how I am going to do the tracks but I am sure I will sort something out.

M113 for Vietnam Part 1

I decided it was time to make some transport for the US in Vietnam, so the M113 project began.

Here are some photos of the start of the project showing how I built up the hull shape with plasticard, the photo above shows the basic model with Parkfield figure to indicate the size of the model. The actual vehicle is not actually very tall, the top of the hull is 6ft from the ground, so not a bad fit if I say so myself.


I plan to make the hull in resin with the wheel assemblies and accessories in metal. The wheels are plastic rod cut down, the next stage is to fill the hollows with magic sculpt and impress the detail using a die I have made from magic sculpt. The next stage, if it works, will show the wheel detail done.

The model was designed to a scale of 1/55, a reasonable size to fit in with 28mm figures, the body is resting on the basic wheel assemblies at present to get some idea of how they will look together.

New 28mm Vietnam figures

Kit Carson scouts in a variety of dress with a variety of weapons

Prone US M 60 crew

Beowolf for Black Pyramid Miniatures