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Thursday, 29 November 2018

The BEF - Airfix Figures

I have now finished my British WW1 force, based upon Airfix figures.They will represent a 1914 Division, with three brigades, supporting artillery and cavalry. I have also produced some casualty markers for the game:
The cavalry were made from adapting the Airfix RHA outriders:
Each Brigade consists of a command element, a machine gun unit and four stands representing each of the four infantry battalions.

This structure can be adapted to represent a single brigade or a battalion for tactical games.

I have made good progress with the Germans too. I have completed the artillery, a large part of the infantry and some of the support elements.



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13 comments:

  1. Paul´s Bods29 November 2018 at 08:13

    Excellent. Just goes to Show Airfix has life left in thier figure range. The horses..not airfix but?

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    1. Bob The Old Painter29 November 2018 at 23:46

      I really wanted Airfix US cavalry horses, but could not find mine, so I settled for Italeri examples.

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  2. tradgardmastare29 November 2018 at 08:19

    Great to see the splendid Airfix chaps. I like how you have done the cavalry.

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    1. Bob The Old Painter29 November 2018 at 23:48

      I enjoyed painting the cavalry, but they are in a rather odd sitting position; so find the right horses was a challenge.

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  3. Mark, Man of TIN29 November 2018 at 14:11

    Classic figures beautifully painted - shame about the flash problems.

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    1. Bob The Old Painter29 November 2018 at 23:48

      The flash was not too bad on the brits, the Germans are another story though.

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  4. Aly Morrison29 November 2018 at 23:39

    Nicely done Bob...

    It was a box of these miniatures that sparked my life long interest in the Great War.

    All of the best. Aly

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    1. Bob The Old Painter29 November 2018 at 23:50

      I too had a collection when they first came out and always wished that Airfix would produce some guns for the other armies and some cavalry.

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  5. Jeffers30 November 2018 at 04:07

    Remember to use Foreign Legion for the French! With havlocks shaved off, of course.

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  6. Martin Rapier30 November 2018 at 04:13

    Great, lovely job. I really like the command stands.

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  7. Bob The Old Painter1 December 2018 at 01:17

    Thanks. I do need a high command for each army - thinking about that.

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  8. Vintage Wargaming1 December 2018 at 14:50

    Now Google seems to have sorted out a glitch in its comments system, I can say Bob I am endlessly surprised and impressed at your ability to take pretty much anything and turn it into a good looking and useful Wargames project. And do it quickly too.

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