Workbench

The kitchen table this morning. Rest of the Argyll 'brick' underway plus first of the 'snatch squad'. Bodies once again, are all Eureka 1970's British Army Internal Security figures.

Argyll's, Zombie Apocalypse & Toast

You can see an ex-Horspur radioman in beret lying on the right waiting for conversion to join the ranks of the Argylls.

Several of the Eureka helmeted heads wearing respirators left over by the end of this mini-project. So I thought I'd see if they would be useful for making use of the left over RH Models (Liberation Mins.) bodies, in a Winter of '79 Millwall FC militia, Zombie apocalypse, Twilight 2000 sort of of way. Meet Bazza, gun nut and militaria collector - hence the non-regulation respirator (gasmask). He's armed with an AK because it's the weapon of choice when you absolutely, positively, have to kill every benefit scrounging, flesh eating Zombie on the council estate...oh! And New Romantics!

Cheers
Mark

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders WIP No.1

Argyll & Sutherland Highlander conversions starting to take shape.

The body is one of the new Eureka Miniatures 20mm Internal Security Brits. Thank you Mike! The head comes from the RH Models (Liberation Miniatures) GDR Workers Militia.

I'm going to  build up the collar of the Flak vest and fill any gap at the front with simulated scrim netting. That leaves a prominent ASH badge and ribbons on the back of the Glengarry.

Really pleased with the look so far. I'll have half a dozen completed in the next day or so. Maff is off to Penarth at the end of the month so I'll ask him to pick up another pack or two of Combat Miniatures (Stonewall Figures' ex-Hotspur range) 1970's Internal Security British Army. I'll convert one pack from berets into Glengarry heads for a greater range of poses, and convert the other pack using Green Stuff into a foot patrol wearing Tams.

Cheers
Mark
 

The Pub Landlord - WIP

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After blogging yesterday I couldn't help myself and followed the course of my thought train to it's conclusion. So I cut the head off the figure in 3 piece suit from Platoon 20's Armed Civilians (P-CV1) and replaced it with one from Britannia's BAOR range.

Voila! Vince, ex-Bootneck, pub landlord of the Slaughtered Ferret: "No ponce in a red beret is taking my pub!"

You know, if Winter of '79 was set in London, this figure would make a great Pearly King for an urban/Zombie apocalypse!

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay

Cheers

Mark

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