Very short post this week just to catalogue some VBCW painting progress. Needless to say there’s still tons more to do.
Given the poor weather and the absence of both gardening or visitors I finished off the last few figures for the Brompton TA section, produced a WW1 era lorry, 5 members of the Brompton Carpet Factory Defence Force and a couple of bits of scatter terrain. Here in no particular order are the results.
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First of the carpet factory lads. This is Bill *Butcher* Haskins with a lethal looking hedging implement. Comes in handy for all your fascist pruning needs.
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| Michael *Pedro* O’Rorke. Anarchist volunteer recently returned from Spain. (Hat tip to Chris for the inspiration). Along with the pistol he’s carrying either a sticky bomb or an over large marital aid. Either way…if he uses it on you you’re buggered. lol. |
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| Charlie Booth, local Green grocer and former TA chap. Might put a scope on that bondook and make him a sniper. |
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| Another TA bod. Len Tyler. Demon bowler for the Brompton 1st Eleven. |
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| Alfred Bingham, last of the TA chaps - chief clerk at Lloyd’s Bank on the Brompton High Road. |
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| Frank Upton. Works at the carpet factory - but used to be a pilot in the last lot…so he says. |
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| Norman *Trotsky* Tomkinson - factory shop steward and inventor of the one shot Tomkinator - hand pumped flamethrower. |
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| Essential scatter terrain or vital comms equipment depending on your viewpoint. |
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| Most of the initial VBCW stuff will be set in and around an industrial area, and, as anyone who plays skirmish games will tell you - you can never have too much scatter terrain. |
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| The jury’s out on this one. A Sarissa Precision WW1 Lorry which I’m reliably informed would still just about be in use by the mid 1930´s. A bit crude? WS Atkins is my brother in laws garage in Coventry by the way. Thought I’d sneak in a bit of cheeky advertising on his behalf. lol. |
None of this lot are of Aly Morrison standard, but they’ve been really fun to paint and there’s a few more characters yet to come (along with a bunch of buildings).
Toodleooh for now mateys.
An excellent bunch of characters …. Love the idea of the Brompton Carpet Factory Defence Force
ReplyDeleteHey Norm, if the workers can’t own the means of production they can at lest protect it.
DeleteSuper painting - great characters - excellent fun. I'm impressed by the lorry - I was dubious about the idea of MDF vehicles, but it's nice.
ReplyDeleteCheers! The MDF vehicles sort of work. Might just be used as *scenery*, unless they grow on me. Cheap as chips mind. 10euro, whatever that is in new pence.
DeleteExcellent figures and great characterisation. Lovely paint job too. Especially that sleeveless jumper (tank top?) Len is sporting.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Digbeth Durutti: “Either way….you’re buggered” 😆
You wicked boy!
Chris
Thanks Chris - Len is indeed sporting a snazzy tank top. Wasn’t sure if the joke would land.
DeleteGreat little bunch of figures JBM and the truck looks very nice, as does the scatter terrain.
ReplyDeleteHi Keith, like I said above the trucks as cheap as chips and can be repurposed for other back of beyond stuff or even WW1 should I ever do that. I could even convert it to some sort of adhoc armored car like in Dads Army.
DeleteThey all look great JBM. Obviously coming straight from work to defend the factory.
ReplyDeleteGood that Lloyds Bank have sent down someone to protect their interests 😁 Must have a mortgage on the factory.
Hi Ben, glad you like them matey. Hope the owners have building insurance to go with that mortgage - something that covers them against damage from acts of war. lol.
DeleteSuper post JBM, gave me a good few chuckles this morning! Nice work on those chaps and great background info on them. I didn't realise that the lorry was MDF, looks pretty decent in my opinion and the price is very reasonable. Your project is taking shape very nicely.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie, not much more to collect but a fair amount of painting and building before I can get a game in. Getting closer though.
DeleteWhat a great selection of figures there Mark, with the formet pilot and home made flamethrwer being particualr favourites:)! Some great names to, both for the forces and the characters. The mdf scenery and vehicles work well and as you say, cheap as pommes frites!
ReplyDeleteThe lorry was cheap Steve, but I can’t bring myself to add up the cost of all the minis and terrain. I’m really going to have to get a few decent games out of this little lot.
DeleteExcellent finish on these chaps, I especially like the bee keeper/flamethrower type and I think the mdf truck is ace!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Cheers Iain, the trucks growing on me, so much so, that I’m eyeing a bus in the same range that’s been converted into a pigeon loft. Not sure why id need it mind you.
DeleteNice work there JBM. Almost makes me want to give AVBCW a go.
ReplyDeleteThank you sir, maybe a few more posts in the same vein will induce you to take the plunge?
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