In my last two posts I've reviewed my Black Scorpion US Army Officers, NCOs, Snipers and Heavy Weapons Troopers. Today, I turn my attention to the ordinary infantrymen in part one of of a two part review.
The two infantrymen to the left of the photos directly above and below are armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles. Note that the private at the far left is wearing Night Vision Goggles (NVG).
The two infantrymen at the far right of the group are each armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles with an under-slung 40mm Colt M203 Grenade Launcher. The kneeling private is wearing a pair of sunglasses. Note that three of these four figures are left-handed. Even though I'm right handed myself I do like to see diversity in the handedness of figures.
Three of the second group of four are also armed with 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles with an under-slung 40mm Colt M203 Grenade Launcher. That's a lot of firepower!
The private at the far right is kneeling with a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW).
No doubt someone (Mathyoo, cough, cough!) will tell me that they have far too many M203 Grenade Launchers but I don't care. They look good to me and that is all that matters. I should point out that my company of figures are split into four squads, each consisting of 9-10 men. Once again, I do not know or care if this is historically accurate. In each photo the first figure in line, starting at the far left, belongs to squad one, the second figure in line belongs to squad two and so on.
Next time I'll review the final twelve soldiers from the range. Nearly all of them are armed with the standard M16A2 Assault Rifles.
Neat work on that cam-pattern. I've always found it tricky and they certainly never came out like yours. Well done.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you again, Bob. Painting camo is never easy. Mine didn't exactly come out the way it should have but I still like it.
DeleteGreat job on these Bryan, but I spotted the lefties immediately !
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joe. It makes a refreshing change to see that not everyone is right handed, which is as it should be.
DeleteAnother collection of very useful figures. These are packed full of fire power and may be very useful when a zombie plague happens. But knowing what most scenarios are like it is most likely that these will be included just to die! (Camo is good yet again).
ReplyDeleteThanks, Clint. I still have a hankering for doing my own version of the Battle of Yonkers from World War Z but set in Mayhem City. Who knows how that will turn out?
DeleteCan you ever have too many M203s? Nice work Bryan. Would love to see your battle of Yonkers sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Adam. To answer your question - if you're facing a horde of zombies then, no, you can't have too many M203s (or SAWs either)!
DeleteNice job Bryan they look great!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Simon.
DeleteI suppose that if *all* the uniform and equipment is the same colour/pattern then that must simplify the painting a bit :-) ?
ReplyDeleteYou're quite right, Hugh, it did make painting them easier.
DeleteHa! Actually, at 4 squads of 9, you'd need eight grenade launchers, so now you're falling short! :P
ReplyDeleteOne thing I noticed though, are the metal parts of the rifles gloss varnished? It might only be the photo, but it comes out great!
Ah, I knew I could rely on you to put me right, Mathyoo. Cheers, mate!
DeleteThe weapons are painted in metallic black, which does have a slightly glossy sheen to it. They weren't gloss varnished at all, but I agree, they do look kinda cool.
Lovely job again Bryan.
ReplyDeleteWhen will we be seeing these guys in action?
That's a very good question, Bob. The truth is that I'm not sure but I certainly will be featuring them in my ATZ campaign at some point.
DeleteI love the camo job you've been doing on these guys, mate. Kudos!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Simon. It was not easy but I'm happy with how it came out.
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