"What "Modern" armies are you playing/ working on?" Topic

I dont think we've run this one since the whole Arab Spring took off. Not sure if that has changed anything. For the sake of this poll consider "Modern" to be from 1990 to 2020.
You can include armies you own or are working on.

I have the beginnings of a late 90s Russian army in 15mm thats so far unpainted. Once Eureka releases 15mm Chechens and OLA Chinese thats who they will go up against.

Im also interested in eventually picking up 28mm and 6mm Chinese armies.

Working on Egyptians and Israelis for the '73 AIW- 20mm.
Still up in the air about which ruleset to use.

6mm Prussians
6mm African Civil War
6mm Break-away Russian Republic

20mm Vietnam.
A platoon of the Mobile Guerilla Force 1:1.
Adding some thing ot my U.S. like 90mm recoiless rifles and some small additions to my NVA and VC.

Tom

1985 NATO/WARPAC, 15mm

USMC and DEVGRU Vs. Yemeni Pirates/Insurgents, 15mm. Playing with USMC and Insurgents, working on hostages and DEVGRU. Set in a year or two.

15mm – US Marines, US Rangers, insurgents, Somalis, West Germans, Falklands

Modern? Do you mean arquebusiers?

Another enemy Id like to throw up against the PLA is the Uighur Islamic militias. It might be that Chechens will work best for them as proxies.

Working on 6mm 2013 Egypt/Saudia Arabia vs Israel/some US for Cons this fall and next spring.

1980's 15mm and 20mm Nam all sides, Soviets, Generic Africans, US, BAOR, Mujas/Afghans and West Germans. 3mm I'm doing most of Nato and the Warpac.

Thanks,

John

28mm USMC/NG and monsters/bugs/aliens and zombies for them to fight. other humans are boring.

All 15mm:

USA (Stryker and Mech), USMC, British, Insurgent, Russian Para, Argentine, Falkland British, Russian/Soviet Motor Rifle, PLA (Chinese), and US Stargate.

In 6mm: USA (Stryker), USMC, Russian Soviet Motor Rifle

Elheim's 20mm SEAL teams.

Already have UNIT, Sea Devils & the Sontarans done. Working on Daleks & Sontarans.

Naval stuff……1/2400 and 1/6000 USA, Soviets, Chinese and other minor navies. Also Argntine and Brit planes and ships……

Not armies, but at least they are moderns!

Just my Yerbouti army and supporting/opposing units. I have an FFL squad, a Yerbouti platoon, some jihadists and may someday (if I can get off my butt and paint them) have a couple of other modern squads/platoons to support or oppose them (along with appropriate vehicles).

All in 28mm

Soviets – 1980's
West Germans – 1980's
Israeli – 1970's
Egyptian – 1970's
Aghans – 1980's (not really an army)

20mm

All sides in Vietnam War.

From 1990 onward, nothing. My buddy is spending his money on US / British / Iraqi / Taliban forces in 28mm. That way I don't have to spend my money.

25mm Russians, US, Rhodesian, FAPLA, Brits, French
15mm Russians, Brits, French
A bit out of your original time zone but Moderns to me!

So we're not counting anything before 1990?

Well then, that narrows it down considerably. I've got 15mm US troops, ANA and Taliban.

12mm and 1/72 German from about 1980 onwards vs soviets.

Sov/British/US/Australian (since we started using the Abrahms it is so much easier to model!)

15mm Australians 1980s
15mm Warsaw Pact Training enemy Musoria / Orangeland 1980s
15mm Soviet 1980's
15mm British 48th Inf Bde GR 1980's
regards
Allan

These are current projects

20mm Warpac and Nato circa 1985
20mm Afganistan Russian Invasion
20mm Imagination Africa

perhaps 73 Arab Israeli War or invasion of Iraq in the future

Modern? None.

Later 20th Cent? I always have some 15mm AK47 bits and pieces on the go (President Boyo can never spend enough on expensive foreign hardware, it seems) …

hi,
i'm working on figures for my middle eastern "Murdistan" imagiNation campaign using mostly plastic 20mm figures.
I've nearly finished my mujahedeen, which are mostly Caesar plastics with some Irregular and Elheim metals and am now working on "Murdistani" regulars which are mostly Imex Korean War North Koreans but again mixed with Elheim metal figs. I recommend these figures as good generic Developing World regulars. They don't look much like North Koreans as they all have AK 47s or SKS carbines but make good generic troops wearing forage caps.
As opponents for my "Murdistanis" I have a reinforced platoon of British regulars. These are finished but I now need to do some more vehicles for them.
The aim of the project is to have enough stuff put together to run most of the scenarios in the FoF Road to Baghdad book, the Enduring Freedom book and the new Fallujah book. Setting everything in a hypothetical country lets me run all of the scenarios in all three books without having to duplicate forces (i.e collect Fedayeen and Taliban etc.) and also avoids upsetting the sensibilities of folks who don't like the idea of wargaming recent or on-going conflicts.
My friend Goodwood and I played the first scenario of the Road to Baghdad campaign last week and we had a real blast. Photos and a report should be appearing on his blog soon. I the meantime here is a photo of the action:
link

Modern for me ends with the Chaco War and the Spanish Civil War.

28mm:
U.S., Italian, French, Belgian and Somalis.

15mm:
Indochina

Pico Armor:
Israelis, Eygptians and Syrians for 1956, 1967 and 1973 plus British and French for 1956.

Greetings

Working on 2003-2005ish US-(Iraqi) insurgent in 15mm for Force on Force.

Regards

Edward

28mm Tennessee National Guard for zombie clearing

1980's US, UK, and USSR (28mm, 6mm)
2000+ Russians, US, Taliban, generic tango bad guys (28mm)

6mm for Nova Caledonia!

6mm China and US, with some Canadian forces on the side. My Type 99A1s and Leopard 2A6M (Can) just arrived from GHQ this morning. I have 1980s projects in 3mm and 6mm too, but they're outside your survey.

None until I see a dedicated line of Iran / Iraq war miniatures in 15mm.

Not really Modern but I have been working on two scenarios for US AFO operations, Operation Gothic Serpent about Somalia and Operation Uphold Democracy, the 1994 invasion of Haiti, both about replacing the "locals" with Zombies. For me Modern after Korea, So Vietnam SOF operations are also on tap. Figure doing all in 25mm/28mm.

VR
James Mattes

Just started last week.
28mm US Army (2012) vs. 'the terrorists'.
Just bought some Somalis…
Need to get some SAS and Russian troops in there soon.

I'm working on Russians and Chechens in 28mm using the very nice Red Star and TAG miniatures with 1/50 vehicles.

Modern for me – 2nd Boar War.

South Sudanese security forces

US Army Stryker platoon in 15mm, plan to expand that to a full stryker company. Also have Khurasan's DEVGRU, just need to add Afghans. Lots and lots of Afghans.

Pushing back a bit earlier than the 90's, only a bit mind you. Currently working on an Iran-Iraq war project. The Iraqis are going to span 20 years of warfare though.
Also working on some 2003 USMC as well as a modern ADF in Afghan project.
My first completed village has already been fought over for 50 years. From the Israelis in 56 right through to the Australians today. My middle eastern terrain is so useful.

I just picked up some of TAG's Somalies so I have to add them to my answer.

I am currently doing post Fritz Helmet US and some Soviets for Afhanistan.

Just bought some more figs to represent :
1) FOXHOUND (Metal Gear Solid)
2) Umbrella (Resident Evil)

As of this week I am the proud new owner of some 15mm Chechens!

;-)

The most modern I've ever gone is 1968 Vietnam War.

@Dragon Gunner, you might contact Nic at Eureka and see about getting them on the 300 program. I would think Iranians would be very popular right now.