My latest painted set. CIA station chief in his Hawaiian, a local South African fixer and an under cover MI6 agent about to make a run for it. And these are the good guys... So after months of me painting models I finally managed to find some guys to go up against using the Spectre … Continue reading Spectre Miniatures: First Games and Rules Thoughts
Month: March 2015
The Shadow War: Operation Wingate – British Infantry
The British counterpart to Taskforce Wolverine in theatre are the forces operating under Operation Wingate. Much like the Americans, the operation is split into two parts: a conventional ground force and a special forces contingent. The ground force is pulled from 2 Battalion Rifles. The deployment is slow but first boots are on the ground. … Continue reading The Shadow War: Operation Wingate – British Infantry
The Shadow War: Downed Pilots
I still haven't got round to painting up the Brits (still waiting on the MTP paints) but I did get my downed pilots all good to go. Looking at research pictures, there is 101 different sets of colour schemes and combinations worn by UK Apache pilots. Base layers can be different coloured coveralls or fatigues … Continue reading The Shadow War: Downed Pilots
The Shadow War: TaskForce Wolverine
So I've now finished the whole of Taskforce Wolverine as it stands. This is comprised of the 5 Green Berets I showed previously and their backup force of US Army Rangers tooled up to the nines. I've also tweaked up my painting style and added a brown wash at the end that really helps to … Continue reading The Shadow War: TaskForce Wolverine