Peter Pig 15mm Modern Israeli Defense Force

All,

Next up in my descent into 15mm skirmish madness is three packs of Peter Pig IDF troops.  These are "Modern" troops, but not "Ultra-Modern" troops; that is, they're armed with Galils and don't have the 'chef hat' helmet covers.  But the figures are great looking, very dynamic, great proportions, weapons, and gear.  You'll hear no complaints from me!  Unless Martin's listening, then I need a bunch of WWII American infantry in prone poses (BARs, Thompsons, and Garands) so that I can play out skirmish games where I have a standing, kneeling, and prone character for each man ;)

But that's off topic, let's get to the troops.

Twenty-four troops total, painted up in two different schemes.  Up top there are 15 men I painted as IDF soldiers, and at bottom are nine men I painted as generic African Union guys.  The IDF troops my see action someday in some 1982 action, but they're definitely going to see action in the near future for my Cuba Libre campaign "The Fall of South Leon."  Egged on by Mr. Peter Cooman's battle reports, I recently purchased Worthington Games' "Boots On the Ground" boardgame, which I'll be converting for miniatures use.  The African Union troops will be used in some modern scenarios in northern Africa, maybe even make a cross-border raid into Ifat.

The first pose, a rifleman moving forward with Galil assault rifle, carrying a pack with a LAW strapped to it.

Again.

Next pose, two RTO (Radio/Telephone Operator) types with Galils.

Again.  Looks like the old PRC-77 on their back.  What a piece of crap!  We were using them when I joined the Corps, then we went to the -119, which was slightly better, but around 2001 or 2002 we got the MBITRs (AN/PRC-148s) and they were magic.  Now I could go VHF and UHF, freq-hopping with a single radio that fit in my cargo pocket.  I swear we got better range with those than the -119s.

Next rifleman, firing Galil from the hip and toting a LAW on his back.

Again.

Another rifleman, aggressively moving forward.

Again.

Another RTO, taking a knee while keying the handset.

Again.

Another rifle pose.

Again.

At left we have one more RTO, holding the handset out for the boss, while at right we've got a rifleman hauling ass somewhere.

Reverse.

And the boss.  I kinda screwed up his helmet...  It's been humid here, and the paint was still a bit gummy when I applied my wash.  I thought I'd fixed it, but these oversized closeups show that wasn't the case...

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And then we move on to the boss of the African Union troops.  You can see they're done up in camo, and on grassy bases.  I'm pretty happy with my quick camo job here.  I don't have much to say for these photos as they're the same poses as above, just different uniforms and bases.

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RTO on left and rifle on right.

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Two riflemen double-timing to the front.

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Rifleman and RTO; "Sir, it's for you.  -6 says now, Sir."

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Rifleman and RTO copping a squat.

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Well, that's it for now.  Standby for an operational pause on modern stuff for a minute; this weekend I've got a full docket scheduled.  One game of Panzer Aces (the boy and I face off against the Russian horde), one dogfight for Hakuna-Matata, and one ground fight for Hakuna-Matata.

V/R,
Jack