Anthony O - 28mm Pulp Miniatures Chinese Gangsters (150 points)

I have been wanting to build a Chinese force for playing in Bolt Action for some time and I have finally made a start. This force is somewhat inspired by the IP man movie and the events themed around the Battle of Shanghai. Some of my research seemed to indicate that the Green Gang, a large criminal group in Shanghai, had a mutually beneficial agreement with the Nationalist government during the 20's and 30's. This agreement saw the Green Gang provide support to the Nationalists against the Communists and then the Japanese during the battle of Shanghai, to what extent I am not sure but it is enough for me to build a force around.

As far as a narrative for this army the history books say that the KMT Nationalists basically hired the Green Gang to break up Communist meetings and fight in the civil war. The Green Gang also provided financial support to the KMT from the profits of the heroin trade. This force will essentially include a lot of gang members who have been told to fight the Japanese and supplement the KMT Regular forces during the Battle of Shanghai. I imagine them ambushing Japanese patrols and disrupting supply lines through quick strikes during darkness.

I sourced the miniatures from the Pulp Figures range, unfortunately they have been withdrawn by Bob Murch to be refreshed and the only source now is Crucible Crush Productions. While they are pretty good some of them look a bit tired and I can see why Bob is redoing the range.
I will be going to Cobblestone Miniatures for the rest of the range as the have some great Nationalist soldiers and some other characters I can use to continue to build up this army.

All up there is 30 28mm troops coming to 150 points.

One of the joys of the AHPC for me is that I get to see things related to conflicts or figures ranges that I have absolutely no knowledge of and this absolutely ticks both boxes!  A criminal gang, supporting the Government, represented by a fantastic set of figures chock full of character.

I do like the Pulp Figures range as every character seems sculpted with a sense of fun and you've really brought these to life with the expressive skin tones I've come to expect and the clothes are bright enough to pop but not over the top.

I do like the basing too, looks like a right good mix of ingredients in there and it helps frame the figures.

150 points very much earned!