"QRF 15mm "Old" Modern US Infantry" Topic

All,

I knocked out another modern 15mm force, this time some US troops from the Desert Storm/Somalia era, and I did them up in a very simple rendition of the old 'chocolate chip' pattern, to include the flak jacket covers and ruck sack covers. These guys are from QRF, and they're some pretty old models, discontinued as a matter of fact; if anyone knows a way, I'd love to get my hands on about another thirty of them in a mix of rifles, SAWs, and 203s.

If we're honest, the figures are not the best, most crisp sculpts around, but they are favorites of mine. Why? Because the poses have a lot of character, and they have 'The Look.' What look? Well, I was in the US Marines from 94-04, and later we got the MARPAT uniforms with MOLLE gear, but up until about 2001 we looked just like these guys. I love the giant packs, the bulky gear, the bulky uniforms; every time I see these guys I can picture us coming off a -53 of out of a track, humping all out crap in some foreign land (or even some domestic training area!). So I really love these QRF "Old" Modern US Infantry, and would love to get enough to do up a force in woodland camo.

The whole force, 27 badasses looking to rock and roll. I only have enough of these guys to do up one force, and I was really torn whether to go desert or woodland; ultimately I went desert, figuring I'd get more use out of them with all the modern-ish stuff going on in desert climes.

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Well, that's the whole force, really wish I had enough for a woodland camo version. I've got some more forces that I've finished and need to photo/post, and my son and I played two games this past weekend, so stay tuned.

V/R,
Jack

Nice.

Chalfant.

By the way, appreciate the mix of skin tones…. I did the same thing with my 1/72 plastic late 80's early 90's infantry…

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Its a bit more obvious in the photos of the 2nd batch I painted…

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The glare from that polycrylic I put on them really messes with the look, they are not great, but they are decent enough.

I have enough plastics left over to do a woodland set, whenever I get the time to do it :)

Chalfant

Thanks Chalfant, I appreciate it. And yours look much better than mine! If I recall correctly, you were in during Desert Storm?

V/R,
Jack

I had been assigned to the SOI HQ unit as a troop handler a few months before Saddam invaded Kuwait, so, I watched Desert Shield then Storm from there. Not exactly a thing to brag about, but, I can only take credit for the things I actually did :)

Chalfant

Ahh, no sweat man. I can recall during OIF I, we of the 31st MEU were busy storming the beaches of Guam and Tinian!

V/R,
Jack

Keeping the world safe from the machinations of small evil islands…

Chalfant

These guys are from QRF, and they're some pretty old models, discontinued as a matter of fact; if anyone knows a way, I'd love to get my hands on about another thirty of them in a mix of rifles, SAWs, and 203s.

Jack did try to order more of these from us. We do have the masters still, in a box, in the roof space of the unit, somewhere. Unfortunately Chas hasn't had time to go through all the boxes and find them, but he will do eventually.

They look great, and no one has contacted me to offload some, so I guess everyone that has them likes them as much as I do.

So I suppose I'll have to (im)patiently wait until they become available again. Please let me know.

V/R,
Jack

I might have a few, but not sure what condition they are in

Now you're just teasing me ;)

Nah, I need at least a platoon, and I keep thinking about two: one Woodland, and one Winter.

V/R,
Jack