"15mm Flytrap Factory US Marines" Topic

All,

Here is the newest debut of my 15mm forces. So much for a side project, eh? In any case, these are my latest production, and they are my new favorite troops. There's a couple quirks, and (as usual) my pics aren't the best and don't do them justice, but these figures are absolutely amazing, and I'm pretty happy with my paint job too.

So, these are 15mm Modern US Marines from Flytrap Factory. I don't know yet where they will deploy, and I don't know what rules I'll be using them with, but they're ready. I painted them up in the US "Multicam" pattern, and I'm pleased with the way it turned out. Being that they're Multica, so suitable for temperate, tropical, and desert climes, I did my best to give them 'multicam' bases too, which amounted to a textured base painted desert sand, given a strong wash, then sticking some static grass to them. It looks okay, but now I just got two forces for the price of one ;) Which is why I didn't list these as "Modern Middle East" or "Modern Africa;" they're both.

The whole force, 25 guys from two packs. I bought the 'stand alone' USMC pack of 15 troops, and another Skirmish Sangin scenario pack that had three HMMWVs (which haven't been touched yet) and another ten Marines. Here you can see my 'multicam basing' in aggregate; not too bad. You can tell there were two different sculptors used for the two different Flytrap USMC packs, but they fit well together. Both packs have a lot of character, a lot of poses, and the gear weapons (for the most part) look fantastic. I say 'for the most part,' because there are a couple weapons in here that look a bit strange (detailed below), and several of the M-16s look like they're sporting Vietnam-era 20-round magazines… But I don't care, I still love'em!

And please forgive me; I'll be damned if I can take a good photo here lately. Part of the problem is there's been no natural light, it's been overcast here for the past couple weeks. So bear with me. These pics really don't do them justice, the figures are incredible.

To see pics of all the poses, please check the blog at:
link

Again, sorry for the dismal photos, but these little guys are fantastic and I can't wait to get them into the fight (and I haven't even started my 20mm campaign yet!).

Lots more posts to come of recently completed troops, and I should be starting my Balkans campaign any minute now, so stay tuned.

V/R,
Jack

well done

Jack:
Your US Marines look great and I really like your basing! You have got to love these minis. I have bunches of them for both US Marines and (with some slight modifications) Canadians. I also have some extras lying in a utility tray if you want a few more to bring yourself up to two thirteen-man sections. E-mail me and If you're interested and I'll describe what I have. If you like the marines you're gonna love the Taliban range offered by Flytrap. They are great, no superb! The Royal Marine Commandos and the Modern Germans are really good too. I have not yet seen the British Paras but I would wager they are fine minis too. There was some talk of French Foreign Legion troops down the road aways too. The Enigmatic Baron Trapdoor is putting out really great stuff and a big thank-you is called for. So Thank you Anton!
I think you'll be pleased with the HMMVV's. When they are combined with HMMVV's from Khurasan you'll be in Humvee-heaven!
Keep up the great work and goog gaming.
Rod Robertson.

Thank you and you are welcome Rod it means a ton :)
…and thank you too Jack your figs look great!

All Flytrap figures are created by me (yup just one guy) but you are right there are definitely slight changes between generations as the move towards tighter proportions and correct anatomy has beena core focus this past year or so.

Cheers

Anton

Overdaedge – Thanks man, I appreciate it!

Rod – Thanks for the offer of more guys, I appreciate that too, but not necessary. These will probably never see the table as USMC, more likely they'll be members of the Cuban Liberation Expeditionary Force ;) The Royal Marines are great and I'll post them soon, and I need to get off my butt and do the HMMWVs; I hate painting vehicles…

Some FFL would be fantastic, and I have ten of the Taliban, they came in the Skirmish Sangin scenario pack.

Anton – Fantastic product! As I said, these are my new favorite troops, absolutely gorgeous. That's funny that you sculpted both sets; they fit together fine (in my opinion), but the difference is noticeable and so I figured it was two different sculptors. I look forward to seeing what else you put out.

Thanks guys.

V/R,
Jack

Excellent work! I like the Flytrap offerings. Any US distro for Flytrap? These are great figs but the shipping direct is a bit prohibitive.

Zombiesmith has them.

Nice brush work Jack. So when you are you going to start having some 15mm action?

TGunner,

Thanks man. I ordered the regular infantry pack from Zombiesmith and the Skirmish Sangin pack directly from Flytrap, postage wasn't bad and took a few weeks for both. Anton even let me swap different kinds of HMMWVs into the pack, which was awesome.

Regarding 15mm gaming, I dunno. I really like your setup and want to do something similar, but I need a campaign background. I'm about to start a campaign in 20mm where Free Cuba is sending a 20-man detachment into a breakaway Balkan republic in 1990. The Det will carry out UCW missions in order to aid the fledgling democracy from hardliners attempting to keep it in the communist fold.

So, somebody help me! If you can give me a plausible concept for summer of 1990 for a deployment of between 20 and 200 guys in a low to medium intensity arena, I'll gladly run two campaigns concurrently, with the latter being in 15mm with these guys.

Maybe I should make this its own thread? I need deployment date, location, situation (antagonist focussed), and Free Cuban mission.

V/R,
Jack

Use San Salvador!

TMP link

Bummer, Zombiesmith does not list the Germans.