I needed something that was already primed and ready to go earlier this week to take to Monday night's paint and chat, and casting about I found the rest of the Modern African Militia from The Assault Group - I'd painted the first five a few weeks ago, and had another 12 primed and waiting their turn. In two hours' time on Monday, I finished all of their clothing and had painted the metal of their guns. Another two hours today and I got skin, hair, leather, wood and belt buckles finished as well. I also repainted the stocks on the first five's guns to be less yellow-looking.
I'd bet that by the time I go to bed on Saturday I'll have these 12 finished, including flocked bases.
What then?
I admit I don't have much of a plan in mind. There'd been some thought when I purchased them as using them as local insurgents supported by Cobra in my GI Joe games, but not much beyond that. These have been a relaxing joy to paint and the Assault Group figures are very affordable; it's sorely tempting to get more and make a bigger project out of this.
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To that end, I bought a copy of Wars of Insurgency, written by Mike over at Lead Legionaries. It looks like a solid ruleset from a first read-through, and I think it should prove inspiring. Of course, I'll need one or two more forces...oh no...
Figures Acquired in 2025: 167
Figures Painted in 2025: 150
Oh, really interesting project! Looking forward to!
ReplyDeleteThank you! We'll see what comes of it!
DeleteI'm interested in what you think of the rules after a game.
ReplyDeleteI will certainly be posting about it! Right here I have roughly enough for two squads (with a few figures leftover) so I'll need to do some purchasing before I can get a game in!
DeleteFeel free to field your troops as Regulars rather than Militia while you're painting stuff up. That will fill out your forces more quickly. And really, it is not that inaccurate. The Somali troops the U.S. Rangers fought in "Black Hawk Down" were VERY experienced and had seen more combat than our guys had. Thanks for buying the rules and I hope you enjoy them! Oh, and thanks for the link to my blog... :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike, and my pleasure! Your blog is one of my favorites to follow so happy to support.
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