Wednesday 19 January 2022

From PhilH: Loyal to the Republic at Istvaan V (45 Points)

Landing at Istvann V: loyalists or betrayers, with a Spanish Civil War Project on the go? Perfect, I have a couple of dozen People's Militia prepped, based and ready to sling paint onto, so I fished out a handful and got to work.
Along with baffling politics and endless factions and theIR TLAs, the SCW has extrordinary tales of ordinary workers seizing and collectivising their companies and demanding the government distribute arms for them to defend hard-won rights and freedoms from ultraconservative traditionalism erring on fascism. While inexperienced, barely-trained, hurridly organised and lacking much semblence of military discipline, they managed to throw back Franco's battle-hardened Army of Africa and modern allies through their bravery and sheer will to resist.
These join the other motley defenders of the Republic in my collection. They're the start of a platoon of members of the anarcho syndicalist CNT-FAI union, wearing blue workers' overalls with red and blackcaps and neckerchiefs.
They're from the unmatched Empress Miniatures range, I think with a couple of headswaps as I had some duplicate packs. I'm going to need to paint quite a fewmore of these up. Five 28mm figures and the planet bonus is 45 Points, thanks Milady Tamsin. This also represents my first squirrel. Squirrel! Still lagging behind on my side duel with Challenge newcomer JohnE though.

 


Good to see you return to the Spanish Civil War with these five lovelies! Another 45 points for you, young man!

Tamsin


28 comments:

  1. Very nice SCW miniatures, you do justice to those pretty Empress minis.

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    1. Thank Teemu. They’re always a delight to paint.

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  2. Wow, those are smashing Phil. Great hats.

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  3. Brilliant painting. An interesting conflict as well.

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    1. Agree, it’s fascinating. And colourful

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  4. Hello Phil!
    Looking forward to seeing the lovely minis you bring to Team Tuesday
    ❤️ To both you & Alice and the kiddos

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    1. Hi Sarah, hope you’re all well on the prairies.

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  5. Beautiful brushwork my friend. Welcome back to the Challenge!

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    1. It’s always welcome here, like a second home

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  6. Always love seeing Empress minis, and you did a great job on these!

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  7. Excellent looking Republicans!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Scrivs. I bumped into your old club and their lovely SCW collection at Historicon. Inspired me to dig these out

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  9. As really enjoy your lovely SCW Phil!

    Christopher

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  10. Well, I‘m not really certain if Francos troops should be called modern, as they (by international standard of the time) not really were, but in comparison with the defenders of the Republic you’re of course quite right!
    Great to see you’re still beavering away on your SCW collection. Something I really should do myself. Really love your Peoples Militia. I can only salute the idealism of these men and women.

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