Even More Bad Men

Next up is four more Elhiem 20mm Taliban.  Again... I love these sculpts!

I am pretty happy with this paint job.  I think I have improved on painting 20mm figures.  8mm makes such a difference between these chaps and 28mm figures.

These Taliban guys are carrying LMGs.  According to the Elhiem website there is 1 x RPD, 2 x RPK and 1 x PKM.  If anyone can help identifying them that would be great!

Additionally, February has been a decent month for me with 36 Miniatures painted and zero received.

Elhiem Figures Taliban - Wonderful Figures

Elhiem Figures Taliban LMGs

My two favourite sculpts and paint jobs so far

Cruel Seas Japanese Fleet

Cruel Seas seems to be very popular at the moment.  Despite a shaky start with a rulebook that was rushed and required a reprint the game seems to be doing well.  I of course jumped on the bandwagon however I have yet to pick up the rules.

I decided to go with a Pacific theme first and went with Japanese.  The Japanese Fleet is certainly different and unique to the other options available, most notably the suicide Kamikaze vessels and the Sampans.

All the models are 1/300 which is a rather large scale for Naval Warfare however as the game is focused around MTB and small fleet engagements it should not be too crowded on a 6 x 4 table.

The mat photographed is from Fatmat in Australia and as you can see it is very blue but perfect for the pacific.

My Fleet is painted up and ready to play! Let's hope my dice roll honorably.

Cruel Seas by Warlord Games Japanese Fleet

Japanese Sampans

Japanese T-14 Motor Torpedo Boats

Kamikaze Boats - Maru-ni in Grey, Shin'yo in green

Hei Class Escort Minesweeper

Achi D3A "Val"

The Hei class is quite a large ship compared to the others

More bad men

More Taliban hitting the table.  This time I have painted Elhiem Figures lovely 20mm Taliban.  These guys carry an AK-47 and will add to the cannon-fodder of my Modern Wargaming journey.  One of them is laying a suspicious package... could it be an IED?

I only took 1 picture of these latest chaps

Warhammer Quest Rats

I love painting fantasy and it is such an awesome subject, definitely one of my favorites! I have painted up 12 more foes for Warhammer Quest.  These old School Games Workshop plastic rats are nice little sculpts.  They came on this horrible banana shaped pudding base which I have removed.

I have based them on Games Workshop 20mm bases and added some left over plasticard to make flagstones for that dungeon feel.

Warhammer Quest 1995 Rats

Re-based on 20mm Squares. I think it looks great.

I used a variety of colours for the rats

One of my favorite Warhammer Quest Rats

A Few Bad Men... and a Good One

Continuing my 20mm Modern project.  I have painted up 4 Taliban RPG operators and a Mercenary/CIA/Special Forces Sniper.  All the miniatures here are from Elhiem.  I have said it before and I will say it again, Elhiem Figures are exceptionally good!

The Taliban RPG operators can be put in teams of 2.  I rushed these a little but for 20mm and being teeny tiny, I am pretty happy with the results.

20mm Taliban RPG Operators by Elhiem Figures

An Elhiem Figures Taliban RPG team.  I like the one on the right.

I like the one on the left aiming down sights.

This is featured on the back of Ambush Alley's Force on Force Modern Rule Set.  

Elhiem Figures has created a limited edition miniature based on the above.

I painted him as a Mercenary or Special Forces Operator