Here is the next Full Metal Miniature figure. A Vietnamese civilian having a fag.
Is he really just having a brake or is he spying for the VC?
“Having a brake”
Next fireteamleader
This is the fireteamleader of the next team of my 2nd squad of US Marines.
At the dock
Here are the three miniatures for my river harbor scene . the Miniatures are from Full Metal Miniatures. The dock and the Sampan are 3d prints.
Here is a picture of the second porter on his own:
Complete first fireteam of my 2nd US Marine Squad
Here is the complete 1st fireteam of my 2nd squad of US Marines. All Empress Miniatures. Terrain scratch build by me.
And here are some closeups of the 4 th member of the team:
Vietnam porter
A porter for my river docks. The figure is from Full Metal Miniatures. Painted with GW contrast paints.
Fireteamleader 1st fireteam 2 squad
The fireteam leader of the next Marine fireteam to be finished soon.
Figures from a different company
As I can be a very impatient guy I tried out a different. Miniature manufacturer. I have completed quite a table full of Vietnam terrain but have no inhabitants so I didn’t want to wait until Empress Miniatures brings out civilians in their Vietnam war range and bought some from Full Metal Miniatures. Don’t get me wrong, you can never have to many civilians, so i will buy the Empress ones, too when they are avalable .
So here is a comparison of a Full Metal Miniature figure and two Empress ones:
As you can see the figure hight is comparable, the Full Metal Miniature in the centre of the picture is just a bit chunkier. For me it is a close enough fit to use miniatures of both brands on the same table.
Here are some more pictures of the white collar worker, woh will eventually supervise some porters on the docks of my river terrain.
I painted him like I did all my other Vietnam War figures with GW contrast colors. I think he looks the part.
The next Marine with LAW
Again armed with a LAW and an M16. On his webbing he wears a folded rain poncho.
No “Crisis” this Weekend due to the COVID pandemic
As there is no “Crisis 2020” today I will post a collection of pictures of past Crisis conventions as a little diversion from the daily bad news. I sincerely hope that there will be a “Crisis2021” but as of today I doubt that this is going to happen. I really miss all the friends I usually meet with at “Crisis” in Antwerp. I haven’t seen you for a year now and I fear it will take a lot longer until we see us again. I suppose “Salute21” in London will also be cancelled so it looks like another year until meeting might be possible again.
So to cheer us all up here are the promised pictures:
Crisis 2019:
And Crisis 2018:
If this is not enough, just get yourself a beer or your favorite beverage and enjoy the complete picture reports of :
Crisis219, Crisis2018, Crisis2017/1, Crisis2017/2, Crisis 2016, Crisis2015
So this should keep you busy during the Crisis 2020 weekend and hopefully we can enjoy each others company and an occasional beer together next year. Keep safe and healthy !!!
The start of the 2nd squad, 3rd platoon
Here is the first Marine of the first fireteam of my 2nd squad. As the 1st and 3rd squads are finished as well as the HQ group of the squad and a forward artillery controller team this is the last subunit to complete my 3rd platoon.
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