Friday, 1 May 2020

Soviet NBC troops

Is there anything more terrifying than Soviet gasmasks?

I painted ten of these Eureka figures over ten years ago and really liked them, so I got another five riflemen to round them out. I finally got around to painting these five last week- shame on me! I took the opportunity to finish off some details on my originals, and to rebase them. My paints and painting style have changed, but these were refreshingly quick compared to a lot of the GW stuff I've found myself slogging through lately.

GP-5 gasmasks

Leader has a GP-5m with 'voicemitter'

PKM machine gun

SVD marksman rifle

DP-12 Contamination Survey Meter. This figure is a ringer for art in Osprey Elite #12
Osprey Elite #12 Inside the Soviet Army today

AT-3 Sagger operator. Minimum range 500m!
So now I've gone and ordered a copy of Zona Alfa... I can see some sort of subterranean Stranger Things/ Delta Green thing coming on... The bear came over the mountains of madness?

PS: If you haven't seen HBO's Chernobyl, it is superb.

PPS: Oh no, I just saw Eureka has more figures in this range... may need to get them...

PPPS: I would love these in 15mm.

PPPPS: I really need a BRDM or a BTR...
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13 comments:

  1. Michael Awdry1 May 2020 at 18:28

    Superb! What a great way to round of the collection! I agree about Chernobyl, gripping television.

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    1. Barks2 May 2020 at 10:10

      I’m really tempted by Eureka’s RPG and flamethrower troops to complete my collection...

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  2. Ed Griffiths2 May 2020 at 02:52

    I turned down an opportunity a couple of years back to try on this type of kit... there is a nuclear bunker under the castle in Brno, in the Czech Republic, which is open to visitors, staffed by volunteers. They have a lot of this stuff.

    If ever you are in Brno, check this out. For a Brit, interesting to see things from the other side...

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    1. Barks2 May 2020 at 10:11

      Cold War tourism is certainly a thing I'd be tempted by.

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  3. Stuart S2 May 2020 at 21:59

    See a wargamers list is never done.
    Great paint job.
    Cheers
    Stu

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    1. Barks9 May 2020 at 10:17

      Thanks very much, Stu, there is no end in sight.

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  4. Suber4 May 2020 at 07:58

    Wow, these are great! I love how they look, totally scary in so many ways. Top notch.
    Oh, of course, please get more!! :D

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  5. Allison M.4 May 2020 at 22:43

    > I can see some sort of subterranean Stranger Things/ Delta Green thing coming on.

    That sounds amazing!

    These look very good... I like the white colour of the masks; it's extremely distinctive. I've seen a few of these in the army surplus store, and they are definitely weird and sinister in a way that typical black rubber Western masks are not. Or are less so anyway.

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  6. johnlambshead9 May 2020 at 22:49

    I have been tempted by these.

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    1. Barks10 May 2020 at 13:40

      They’re pretty good, don’t hold back.

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  7. Paddy Conroy3 May 2022 at 18:55

    I think we have the same plan, though I started with the tank crew and the sniper, leader and the guy with the scanning gear. Just have to find a good, cheap enough source for Soviet era zombies and the other creepy stuff from Stalker/Zone Alfa.

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