Foundry Russian Mafia Mobsters 02

Having showed you the inner circle of my Russian Mafia mobsters last time, I thought it only logical to move on to the rank and file members of Sergei's Korporation. After all, these figures are also from Foundry's 28mm scale Street Violence range, being set SV058 Hired Hitmen and set SV062 Professionals. Due to the similarity between the two sets I decided to make them all part of the same gang. The long coats worn by nine out of the ten helps to create a cohesive looking group.

First up is set SV058 Hired Hitmen and they are led by the heavily armed Valeri Schevchenko. I came up with the majority of the names of these figures. Valeri is armed with the most famous Russian designed Assault Rifle - the 7.62mm AKM Kalashnikov, a more modern version of the older AK47. In her right hand she holds a 9mm Heckler and Koch MP5KA5 Machine Pistol and slung across her back is a Hawk MM1 40mm Grenade Launcher. She wears a polo-necked jumper underneath her smart business suit. She is far and away my favourite figure out of both of these sets.
Next in line is Leon Poteyenko, who is bald headed and who sports a goatee beard and moustache. He is armed with a 5.56mm Heckler and Koch 33E Assault Rifle.
In the centre of the group is Anton Trofimov. He holds a 5.56mm Colt CAR15 Assault Carbine, with a shorter barrel than the rifle.

Whilst most of the gang wear buff coloured trench coats, Ivor Trotsky, has opted for a fur-lined long coat. He is the gang's heavy weapon specialist and he is armed with a 5.56mm M249 Squad automatic Weapon.
Last in line is the gang's sniper, Ivan Mirzakeyev. He is looking through the scopesight of a 7.62mm Heckler and Koch PSG1 Sniper Rifle, a very reliable and accurate weapon.

The five figures from set SV062 Professionals are mainly resculpts of the previous set. This doesn't bother me, but I know from previous comments that some of you disapprove of this practice. At the far left is Mukhtar Lukyanenko, who is identical in almost all respects to Leon Poteyenko above other than the fact that he has had a head swap. So, obviously, he is also armed with a 5.56mm Heckler and Koch 33E Assault Rifle.

Standing next to him is Timor Kublitsky, the first of three mobsters armed with a 12 Gauge pump-action Shotgun. He is the only original sculpt in this set.

Bohunk Tabbak stands in the centre of this group. He is also armed with a pump-action Shotgun and he is a conversion of Ivan Trotsky from the previous set. It is a good conversion, as he has had a head swap, a weapon swap and his tie and shirt have been replaced with a polo-necked jumper. Finally. his fur-lined coat has now become a trench coat. 

The second figure from the right is the third of the pump-action Shotgun wielding mobsters and his name is Anatoly Kiselev. He is a conversion of Anton Trofimov from above and he has had a head swap and a weapon swap.

Finally, we come to Sergei Maximov. He has also had a head and a weapon swap. His 5.56mm Heckler and Koch G36 Assault Rifle replaces the sniper rifle of Ivan Mirzakeyev from the previous set. An oversight by me is that I should have painted the bullets in his ammo clip, as the G36 uses translucent plastic magazines.

For a set of mooks, these two sets fit the bill nicely. They are good without being exceptional. The fact that four out of five of the second set are simple conversions does not bother me in the least. Grouped together they all look different and that's good enough for me. Coupled with the Sergei's Korporation set, this gives me 15 Russian Mafia figures, which is a fairly decent sized gang for my skirmish wargaming needs. The two sets cost £10.00 each.