Vicky Heads East

Goodmorning Internet,

Today I present the third incarnation of one of the favourite models in my collection, 'Little Vicky'. She's a 28mm/1:56^th Scale Vickers Independent, produced by Copplestone Castings.

Since the last time that I showed her off, she's had a good going over with Modelmates Weathering Fluids. I cannot praise this fine liquids any higher. A review and 'how to' of them will appear on here before too long, so I wont go into all that now - but it suffices to say that they are my new favourite way to get a tank 'looking real'.

Since I was very young I have visited The Tank Museum (in Bovington, England) on a worryingly annual basis. If you have not been there, go. It is perhaps the finest collection of armoured fighting vehicles you will ever come across.

For as long as I can remember, my favourite war-machine in their vast assemblage was this five-turreted, rivet freckled, prototype monstrosity. When Copplestone brought out a model a few years ago, I bought it without any hesitation – however this was rather foolish as all of my 20^th century stuff is in 15mm. However, it was bound to only be a matter of time before she took centre stage.

Recently, the colourful history of the Russian Civil War, particularly those parts of it that took place in Central Asia and the Far-East, have taken over my bed-time reading. Inevitably, I now feel the compulsion to war-game the period.

The Independent never got beyond the prototype stage: but perhaps that's just what 'they' want you to think.

Perhaps, just perhaps, some weapons and advisers made their way East.

Perhaps 'Little Vicky' will make the Bolos pay.

Mr. Marx.

The Lead Tally - 2014

Acquired: +39       Painted: +22          Total: -20

LAF: Colonial Painting Expedition [1]

Hey All,

I thought I'd join in with the Lead Adventure Forum's 'Colonial Painting Expedition'.

Simple concept - paint up and post a photograph of any solo colonial figure.

Anyway, I entered this guy;

Perry Miniatures Zouave.

Inspired by the Painting Expedition I thrashed out a few more generic Central Asian types this week;

 This motley group are a mix of Old Glory Egyptians and Perry Miniatures Zouaves. Paper banner by the Grimsby Wargames Society. 

During my last 'episode' of colonial wargaming I painted up a small force of 1870s Russians, with the intention to expand the collection so that I could put on games based around the Russian colonial expansion into central Asia, and 'what if' scenarios based around The Great Game in India. The 'Arab' contingent of this project never got started, but now their time has come....

MM.

The Lead Tally - 2014

Acquired: +38       Painted: +21          Total: -20