Action Force and the Red Shadows in 28mm scale
Red Shadows - Work in progress
Blood for the BaronHere is some current work on my Red Shadows. Sticking with the WW2 vibe of the original action figure I have stuck to Warlord Games Bolt Action plastics, but mixed in some modern weapons from various sources. This syncs in with the comics look and feel of the Red Shadows in the Battle Action Force strips.
Most of these extra weapons and bits like backpacks were sourced from the Project Z Survivors and Special Ops boxed sets by Warlord Games / Wargames Factory.
In another nod to the original figure I’ve armed a couple of these with RPGs (in lieu of a bazooka).
The one exception to my modern weapons switch out is the use of the STG44 assault rifle from the Warlord Bolt Action sprues. I think these look sufficiently pulpy and AK47 like to fit the modern (well eighties) setting.
Helmets are the aforementioned ‘science fiction trooper helmets’ from Macrocosm.
Bolt Action Late War German bodies, WGF weapons, Macrocosm heads
Bolt Action Early War German body, Winter grenadier arms, Macrocosm head
Painting WIP - mix of winter grenadier and later war infantry bits, WGF M4 and Macrocosm helmet
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