I have been really busy recently, which has distracted me from my current projects. A friend gave me his collection of 20mm Russo Japanese war figures. They are mostly Jacklex and a large portion were owned and painted by Jack Alexander. There are three armies; the Japanese, the Russians and a Red army for the Russian Revolution. My time has been taken up sorting them out and basing them to suit my playing rules.
I did however manage to sort out a British battalion for my 'funny little wars' project. These are Britains Highlanders in tropical dress. I haven't done much to them, other than paint the bases a sandy colour:
I also painted a test figure. This is a Irregular miniatures 54mm colonial Sepoy. He looks rather good and I am thinking of getting some more to create anoth battalion:
The Sepoy is a nice figure. Nice and unfussy, just right for FLW I'd have thought.
ReplyDeleteI would be keen to see photos of the Jacklex figures.
I have finished the Japanese and have just a few more Russian cavalry to sort out, after which I will post a few pictures.
DeleteThe Jacklex collection is a nice one to get, I must admit I like Jacklex stuff, pity it's now gone. The Britains look lovely and the Irregular miniatures sepoy looks the part, nice mini and very well painted.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie. I rather like the simple nature of the Sepoy figure and, in due course, I will buy some more.
DeleteI was planning a new Russo-Japanese War collection for 2025 before Jacklex sadly closed down, Look forward to seeing your figures!
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt. I have been scouring the retailers for figures to fill some of the gaps in the collection. I have found a few. The Russians are quite well covered using WW1 stuff, but Japanese are hard to find.
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