Tuesday, 7 March 2017

From Curt: Spanish Civil War Moroccan Regulares Command Team (15 points)


Another small post from me this week. After reading the Monday Minion's braggadocio I thought that, in the interest of Commonwealth solidarity, I would make my submission with our Antipodean friends (and unlike a certain head-of-state, not 'hang-up' in the middle of the post). :)

This time it's a quartet of Moroccan Regulares: an NCO, a rifleman, their officer and his banner bearer. 

These 28mm castings are from the excellent Empress Miniatures SCW range, sculpted by the talented (and astonishingly prolific) Paul Hicks


For ease of identification on the tabletop, I use hex bases for officers, squares for NCOs and rounds for the foot-sloggers.


The NCO and Rifleman were started before the Challenge, so only the officer and flag bearer above are eligible for scoring.

These four will join the rest of my hard-bitten veterans in the cabinet.


Thanks for visiting folks and keep up the painting!

Paul & Alan - Team Tuesday is honoured by your presence amongst us oh mighty Snow Lord!  Lovely additions to your growing SCW collection and hard bitten chaps they appear to be too.  A great job on some lovely sculpts.  That collection of veterans is looking rather formidable!

Thats 15 points for the two eligible figures with a bonus for both the flag and as a donation toward the wall you guys are building along your southern border...  :-)

28 comments:

  1. Very, very nice painting. The bases are really good as well.

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  2. Fantastic work, gotta love Paul Hicks' sculpts

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    1. Thanks Martin. Yes, Hick's got a great eye for proportion and pose. Always a joy to work on.

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  3. Lovely work on these regulares, excellent basing.
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iain! I'm starting to run low on tufts so I hope I have enough for the last stretch...

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    1. You're too kind Sander, but thank you. :)

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  5. Excellent Curt, the Empress Figs are top notch. Shame we are so far away or an SCW game would be on the cards.

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    1. Thanks Ken. I'd love to get in a SCW game with you. Maybe sometime when we're back in the UK (Naval would be awesome as well - we do a lot of GQIII here which is funny, I know, living in the middle of the prairies). :)

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  7. These look wonderful Curt and really like the basing!

    Christopher

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  8. Fantastic painting dude, but you really do continue to push new heights with the groundwork. Magnificent stuff my friend.

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    1. Thanks duderino! We have to get you in a game with these guys sometime in the future.

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  9. They do look hardbitten. Or hard biting. Or both. As usual, the basing is first rate.

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  10. Excellent work Curt! They not only look hard bitten, but hard hitting as well. You've absolutely nailed their somewhat extravagant clothing and I pretty much like your take on the skin tones. Seeing yours I think I need some of these to reinforce my Legion.

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    1. thanks Nick! We use Chain of Command for SCW and the Regulares' veteran status makes them very tough nuts indeed - particularly hard to hit and ferocious in close combat.

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  11. Great work Curt, really nicely figures.

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  12. Gorgeous colours and basing!

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  13. Love the SCW troops, Curt! Fez and Flag! ;)
    I'm thinking of the SCW just for the pulp and interwar adventures. These fellows are useful for all sorts of adventures!

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