28mm Riff War

As some of you may remember I bought a huge box of 400+ 28mm figures for my pet period directly off the sculptor. Now the plan eventually is to break it up into batches and sell most on Ebay, but life has been pretty busy and as yet I haven`t got around to it!

Now over on The Guild forum, they run "group builds", the idea being members of the forum build/paint to a theme and post photos, a community type thing, I always try to participate.

The new "build" is - "Friend and Foe" you had to do both sides, so I took the opportunity to paint up a few more of this huge box.

Spanish Leginonnaires
The figures are sculpted in the standard 1924 period uniform, but a mix of jacket or shirt; all wear the British "Mills" webbing. Some troopers have button up trousers, others puttees; there is also a mix of headgear - Chambrego (floppy sun hat) or Isalbelino (side cap with tassel).

 I like the mounted trooper

Riffi

The Berbers all wear traditional Djelabah, some have Muslim prayer caps. I`ve given these the green turban (rexa) of Abd el Krim's elite Regulares, except for the Hotchkiss gunner who wears a black one to signify hes a gunner.

20mm SP AA

As you know I like German SP AA guns, this one based on these pics -

Once again based on one of these -

I added internal benches and cab seating, changed the front wheels, added loads of stowage. The 20mm and trailer are from Milicast, the crew a mix of AB Figures, Grubby Tanks, a plastic driver and an Alby resin gunner. 

US half-tracks

US halftracks
If you remember they started out like this -

Now they look like this -

Vehicle 1 - replaced roller, pintle .50cal, new front wheels, rear benches, internal cab seating, armoured wind shield covers, crew by Sgt`s Mess, mixed stowage

 

Vehicle 2 - new winch unit, pintle .30cal, new front wheels, rear benches, internal cab seating, armoured wind-shield covers, crew by Sgt`s Mess, mixed stowage.  

British transport

Transport for 5th Royal West Kents (who I did for Task 2)

Various Oxford di-cast Bedford MWs, an Oxford Tilly and old Hasawaga Jeep (with Matchbox officer) all repainted in a rough desert scheme.

More to follow  :hello:

Raisuli

28mm figure by Gringo40s

Railway modelling terrain

I an hour off yesterday and poped into a railway modellers display/show thing at the local Waterfront Museum. As always I was blown away by the terrain -

Caid Haseen Beni Lal

Caid Haseen Beni Lal, brigand and outlaw known to the french as "The Sheik Rouge" after his love of wearing red robes, all his men wear red rexas (turbans) too. Pictured here with his personal standard.

These are 28mm from a batch of never released Rif War figures I was lucky enough to get from the sculpter. Both have been slightly converted, the Caid has a new head and right hand (and sword), the standard bearer has had is hands altered and the position of this right arm changed.