Civilians, para-militaries and agents

[Sunray]

Rick Barlow and his CIA team are not going to materialise any time soon.   I have promised the family a role play urban game with cars, trams, buses,  a railway station and an airport all based on Drop Zone commander city scape squares and card buildings.

The civilians are a mix of Pendraken Si Fi and Minifigs.

The undercover types are mainly French Resistance with some modifications (ie figure in helmet filed down to a cap)

Troops are Russian (until KPA figures are available)

Standing in for the Rick Barlow CIA station commander is a composite conversion.   A Minifigs figure in a suit and  married to another figure's head (the seated figure in Fedora hat  reading the paper) and a right arm holding a pistol.

This "make do" special agent will be baptised "Harry Palmer"   and the plot will revolve around stealing a MiG 25

Any other suggestions for figures, or late 1960s kit very welcome.

[toxicpixie]

Are there any railway figures would work? Some one must do some, surely...

Not very specific there, sorry!

[Wulf]

Every N gauge figure I've seen is really small & skinny compared to wargame minis - even Minifigs.

[toxicpixie]

Underfed KPA civvies?!

[Sunray]

Every N gauge figure I've seen is really small & skinny compared to wargame minis - even Minifigs.

You are right mate!  Phil sculpted the new Si Fi civilians so they are on the same dollies as the Falklands and the Korean range. They are not too futuristic in style, so work a treat. I primed a batch this afternoon.

What's the best deal online for a 1/144 MiG 25 ?

* Got a deal on Jadlam £2.80 with free postage - other Revell kits available

[petercooman]

Any other suggestions for figures, or late 1960s kit very welcome.

Could you use a franco?

http://www.pendraken.co.uk/SCW130-p6008/

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hello

Most of the 1960s cars are N scale or 1/160. RP Hobbies used to be good value but his website is closed at the moment. If you do a search on 'N scale 1960s cars' you get a lot of results, the only question is if you want to pay those prices .

For figures there is the SCW10 - Running with rifle in civilian suit



VBCW BR154 Flat cap, overcoat and shotgun



WW1 Austrians are always handy with their cap



Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[PB]

Sorry don't have any pics, but I have used SCW Guardia de Asaltos as "modern" police types in peaked cap. I've just done them in a suitable paint scheme, but it would not be hard to modify weapons too if you wanted.

[petercooman]

Sorry don't have any pics, but I have used SCW Guardia de Asaltos as "modern" police types in peaked cap. I've just done them in a suitable paint scheme, but it would not be hard to modify weapons too if you wanted.

Like this?




Also,the scifi human troopers make good swat teams (accompanied by a WWII soviet sniper)

[Sunray]

Lovely work Peter!    :-bdIt shows that role play with single mounted 10mm is possible.  Intelligent use of SCW and Si Fi ranges.  With a little lateral thinking it shows what is possible.

It also demonstrates to a figure producer - like Leon - and designers like Phil - the retail potential of such lateral applications.  I have been nagging Phil to sculpt the KPA shirt outside the trousers as it then becomes a jacket for bush war types and boosts additional sales.



What rules did you use/amend to work with ?

[Techno]

.  I have been nagging Phil to sculpt the KPA shirt outside the trousers as it then becomes a jacket for bush war types and boosts additional sales.
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I've done lots of them like that now.

Cheers - Phil

[petercooman]

I have the USE ME 'zombie dawn' rules for my games

[Wulf]

Good simple rules, I like them too. haven't used the zombie ones as much as the WWII though

[petercooman]

Good simple rules, I like them too. haven't used the zombie ones as much as the WWII though

I have both. Some usefull things in there. And the simple system lets you add whatever there is missing with minimal fuss!

[Wulf]

Yes, I bought the set, but there seem to be new ones now - I think one is Wild West, and another one I forget the name of. I found the SF ones a bit too generic, unfortunately.