All,

Well, I've finished up another group of 15mm troops, and it's a big one!  I ordered some of Flashpoint Miniatures' Vietnam-era USMC (all the way from Down Under!) several months ago, but just now got around to getting them painted up.  I ordered the USMC M-16-equipped Rifle Platoon (which has a smattering of M-14s, too) and the USMC M-14 Platoon Headquarters pack, along with their Mechanical MULE.  So, it's big: I think there's about 80 guys between the three packs (the MULE has a driver), which is way bigger than any of my other 15mm forces.  As an aside, this has started a bit of an arms race: I have some NVA from Peter Pig, but nowhere near enough, so I just ordered some more from Brookhurst Hobbies (though it's gonna be awhile as they're out of stock!  Just my luck).

So, with so many troops to get painted up, I decided to take the easy route.  You could also read this as the 'lazy route,' but I think they turned out pretty well.  I initially planned on doing the uniforms one color, the flak jackets another, and the gear a third, while throwing some camo on the helmet covers.  Well, I cut some corners and just painted the whole damn troop olive drab, then threw a wash on it, which really brought out the detail well.  Then it was simply a matter of hitting weapons and flesh (which I did, once again, using three different skin tones).  Let's get to it; I've broken it down into HQ and Weapons Platoon attachments, the grenadiers, the M-14 troops, and the M-16 troops.


An M-14 rifleman pose, reminds me of Tom Cruise in 'Born on the 4th of July.'


An M-16 pose, good animation in moving forward, and the wash really pulled out the details.


"Corpsman!!!"  To see the rest of the pics, with officers, radiomen, mortars, recoilless rifles, .50 cals, M-60s, LAWs, 3.5" rocket launchers, snipers, minesweepers, working dogs, a MULE, guys humping casualties out of the kill zone, M-79 grenadiers, and a whole lotta riflemen, please check the blog at:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2015/12/flashpoint-miniatures-15mm-vietnam-era.html

These troops are fantastic and I highly recommend them; my only real complaints were the sole M-79 grenadier pose and the fact a lot of the guys that should have pistols didn't have holsters (though they could be painted on easily in most cases), so nothing you can't really live with.  I would go out and buy the M-14 Platoon Pack, but 15mm was supposed to only be a side project! 

Hope you like them, comments welcome, as always.  Today I almost finished some 10mm Nappies for Command & Colors, but I still need flags for them.  I should have another batrep ready over on the Cuba Libre blog by tomorrow evening, and playing up more fights. 

V/R,
Jack

Nice work Jack, really look the part.

  nicely done, sir
the paint jobs certainly do the job and look neat and tidy

Thank you gentlemen, I appreciate it.  I'm very happy with them, just need more enemy forces.

V/R,
Jack