A couple of years ago I picked up a load of modern infantry from various manufacturers but have done very little with. So this year I plan to get them all finished.
I purchased armed civilians, Chinese PLA, Private military contractors, US infantry (Mantic’s Mars attack minis) and some insurgents. I also picked up a copy of Osprey’s Black Ops rule book. Over the last couple of years I have painted some of the minis but no where near as much as I should have. So one of this years projects is to get these painted for a future game.
Chinese PLA
These are from Empress Miniatures and I picked them up as it was different from other ranges that generally carried US, British and insurgents. I also had an idea to do a zombie game set in Asia. Now I’m unsure of what colour scheme to go with at the moment as there are plenty to choose from. Though I’m drawn to this one below, as it’s one of the few that isn’t a digital camo pattern.
US Infantry
I had a copy of Mantic’s Mars Attack game, mainly for the miniatures, as I’ve never really played much of the game. The US infantry in this set are really nice and rather than buy some new minis I decided to use these. Also the terrain will come in handy along with some of the armed civilians.
Like the PLA a lot of the newer camo patterns are digital, which is a little to replicate on a 28mm figure, so I decided on a couple of possible patterns to use, like the one below.
Private Military Contractors
In most modern conflicts there a number of PMCs so I’ve picked up a range of miniatures that will suffice as PMCs. These guys are the modern mercenary, though today they work for legitimate companies providing a range of security services.
These will probably be the easiest to paint as they’re quite flexible in the clothing they wear. Many of the PMC companies require them to wear a sort of uniform, which isn’t strictly a military camo clothing but rather a military style and look.
Russian
I plan to pick up some Russian infantry at some point this year. Likewise they use a lot of digital camo patterns, so I’m a little restricted by this, but I have found one I prefer.
Civilian
Over the years I’ve collected a number of armed civilians for use in games such as Walking Dead, some of these I’ve manage to paint already. These aren’t restricted by a colour scheme or camo pattern, so I can be quite flexible and creative when it come to painting these miniature.
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