Time to upload the next bunch from the Painting Challenge here. These are some figures from The Assault Group, from their "Modern Africa" range; a collection of militia with light arms (supported by one guy with an RPG) and some "Wild Geese" style mercenaries with Ak-47s. These join General Mutende's warlord army, visible here.
This bunch, mostly carrying pistols and SMGs, are a militia unit in Wars of Insurgency, relying on bodies more than accurate shooting to accomplish General Mutende's goals. I might go back in and do some freehand on the gray T-shirt the man in the middle is wearing.
Next up are the mercenaries; I'm seeing these guys as General Mutende's personal bodyguards.
And a shot of General Mutende and a LMG-armed soldier with them:
I'll need to get the table cleared off this weekend so I can do a group shot of the entire force. 30 figures overall. Not too shabby.
I also had a few new goodies come in this week. First up, North Star announced that they likely wouldn't be reprinting their Colonial Africa ruleset "Death in the Dark Continent" when the current stock sells out, and having flashbacks to the FOMO I felt when "Congo" suddenly went out of print, I ordered a copy. Colonials are an area near and dear to my heart though I haven't painted any in a very long time, and I'd like to have a well-regarded ruleset handy if I ever get an opportunity to paint some up again.
And secondly...I'd been on the lookout for a 28mm scale Daimler Ferret Scout Car for a bit to accompany my UN Peacekeepers. I wasn't seeing any STLs that I liked, and Patrick Miniatures' only offered theirs in an already-printed version that shipped from Germany. Empress Miniatures offers one in resin and metal, but I'd be ordering from Australia and wasn't sure I could stomach the cost of shipping and such. I was going back and forth, waffling, checking eBay, checking and rechecking Empress Miniatures' US distributor...and then found out that Sloppy Jalopy (who I believe are now out of business as their website is down) produced a Daimler Ferret Scout Car in 1/56th scale. And Sally 4th in the UK had exactly one in stock!
Naturally, I figured out after I'd received it that with the current currency conversion between Australian dollary-doos and US dollars, even with shipping and tariffs and what not buying the Empress Miniatures' Ferret would have been close to $15 cheaper. Oops. Always do your due diligence! At least now I'm aware if I want to add some of Empress' Jazz Age Imperialism and Russo-Japanese War figures to my Back of Beyond collection.
So let's update that tracker:
Miniatures Acquired: 48
Miniatures Painted: 60
Terrain Acquired: 0
Terrain Painted: 1
Scatter Acquired: 0
Scatter Painted: 0
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