Emergency Miniature Work - 15mm USMC Super Cobra
Iraqi Infantry Started
With the Iraqi armor completed, I’m now building the supporting infantry force to go with it (end goal, an Iraqi Army force to use in 1991 Gulf War themed games).
The minis I am using is the Cold War Soviet Army 15mm box – 141 figures (painting them as Iraqis, of course). I certainly don’t need 141 Iraqis for this project, so I’m splitting the box and doing 70 of them as Iraqis, the other 71 will be Cold War Soviets for future games / projects.
I picked five normal “rifleman” sprues, plus one support sprue. The support sprue, however, includes AGS-17 “Plamya” automatic 30mm grenade launchers and AT-4 Spigot ATGWs infantry missile systems. I will be leaving those more advanced weapons ON the sprue for my future Soviets, and instead using all the AT-3 Sagger ATGWs from various sprues for my Iraqis.
Figures on the sprue. Box comes with nine "Rifleman" sprues and three "support" spues. So for my Iraqis I'm using 5 rifleman sprues and then getting a little choosy with the one support sprue. Basically, I'm giving my Iraqis the second-hand gear and saving the choice weapons for a future Soviet army.
Yeah, Iraqis wore mostly green in the 1991 Gulf War. Primed black and then airbrushed a lighter, "sandier" acrylic green, trying to leave a *little* of the black primer shadow underneath. 
Sand colored helmets and bases. Boots will be black, flesh hands and faces, two-tone AK weapons, and some more sand web gear to come. An umber wash, followed by touch up and some basing material, and we'll be done. With 70 figures ... and in 15mm ... the trick is to not paint each one like a 28mm Golden Button masterpiece. 
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