All,
So, here I am, keeping the ball rolling, with a ton more posts to make cataloging my 28mm miniatures collection, all on the road to, you know, actually playing a game.
Last time I showed you my British force for Italy and Sicily, so I figured this would be a good time to throw in my Brits force North Africa (or Western Desert, if you prefer). These are all from Warlord's "Bolt Action" range of figures, minus a pair of 3D printed figures, and are largely the plastic multi-pose guys, with a few metals for the crew-served weapons. I've also got a bunch of vehicles (from various sources), but I'll wait and throw them into their own, separate post.
Overall I'm a big fan of the Warlord plastics; they're fun to put together, offer a decent amount of variation, and I know some folks aren't fans of their ‘heroic' proportions, but I find them clean, relatively dynamic, and of no concern on the tabletop. I'm generally not a fan of the Warlord metals, which are mostly significantly smaller than their plastic counterparts and sometimes have some VERY odd poses or proportions. And to circle back on the plastics; I really fell in love with them and had a great time building and painting them, BUT… at this point I can't take it anymore! I have built sooooo many of them, and then I've built a bunch from Rubicon (all Vietnam stuff), Wargames Atlantic (WWII), and Black Powder Red Earth (Ultramodern), and while those figures are all fantastic, they can be a real #%$& to build! At this point I've pretty much resolved to only purchase metal figures that don't require any assembly, I just can't take anymore.
As always with my 28mm troops, I used Contrast Paints, and I can't tell you how much I love them. They're quick, easy, and have actually made painting fun and relaxing for me. Which is part of why I can't seem to stop for long enough to get a game in…
Let's get to it!
The whole mess, a bunch of infantry with a couple ATRs, a 2-pdr anti-tank gun, a Vickers machine gun, and a 3" mortar. Plenty of goodies to get at the Germans and Italians in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia.
A couple of Tommies on the move.
As the Vickers lays down covering fire.
A Bren goes to work.
The Sergeant urges the men forward.
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Well, there you go, hope you like them, and many more to follow. Because there are so many I'm going to push to get two posts out per week until this is all cleaned up.
V/R,
Jack
criticized a recent Workbench entry, I challenged him to show that he could do better... 
