All,

First, let me apologize for my extended absence.  I've had a lot going on: a few business trips, lots going on at work when I'm back in the office, Little League baseball practice and games which happen about four times a week, and somewhere in there I managed to hurt my back bad enough to cause me to miss a week of work.  So, I apologize for not posting, but I'm back, and I played a couple games this past weekend and so I've got about a dozen blog posts to catch up on with showing you new troops, new terrain, and the batreps.  I'm looking to get them out as quick as possible, hopefully about one a night until I'm caught up.

So first up, I've started a new 15mm WWII skirmish project,  It will on very small tables with very quick and violent rules, and will be very Hollywood-ish.  But Hollywood-ish for good reason; this whole project is based on a bit of pop culture from my youth, and I want to see if any of you can figure it out.  It's Yanks vs. Germans in its entirety, and it will start in North Africa and go all the way through to VE-Day.  I can't tell you anymore than that for fear of giving it away, but below are some pics that should do it for you. 

I'm not showing the entire unit, just the named characters that I could paint up on a 15mm troop to where they would be recognizable from the original media.  These guys are regular, 'straight-leg' infantry GIs, though I used Battlefront's 15mm Airborne Rifle Platoon for this project (honestly, that's just because they were the 15mm US troops of any sort that I could lay hands on the quickest; I wanted to use Peter Pig regular US infantry, but Brookhurst was out of stock, then I wanted to use Battlefront regular US infantry, but couldn't find them at the FLGS or online), painted up in olive green to match the original media.

So, take a look at the below pics and see if you can figure out what this WWII project is based on.  For connoisseurs, bonus point to the guy(s) that can identify each one of these characters.


The unit's leader; unless my painting is worse than I thought, you should be able to figure it out from just this one

Oh, and I apologize for the garish light in the pics.  Another issue with posting photos of my new troops has been light; the weather here has been overcast for pretty much the last three weeks (though not raining much).

To see pics of the other seen guys, please visit the blog at:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2016/05/new-15mm-wwii-skirmish-project-teaser.html

I'm pretty sure folks will figure this out, but I really want to see if you can figure out who the eight characters are.

Well, that's it for now, hopefully only until tomorrow night when I can make my next blogpost.  We'll see if it's some terrain I've been working on or another set of troops.  The two batreps aren't ready yet, I've got a bunch of typing to do, but they're coming.  As a teaser for those, one is a French vs British Napoleonic fight using Neil Thomas' One Hour Wargames, the other the first fight of this project using Ivan's 5 Men at Kursk.  So stay tuned!

V/R,
Jack

First thought is The Big Red One - but I don't know the film well enough to identify characters.

A good thought, Sir, and a favorite movie from my childhood.  And I may even do them at some point, but I must sadly bid you, try again

V/R,
Jack

How about Sergeant Rock, from the comic books?

Yep, Sgt Rock and the combat happy Joes of Easy Company.

But can anyone ID the characters?  The first one is Rock, of course.  I did my best to paint the chevron on the front of the helmet and Maxine gun belts over each shoulder.  Couldn't find a 15mm guy with a Tommy Gun and belts...

V/R,
Jack

Looking good, Jack.

But unless you were doing 'Kelly's Heroes' or 'The Dirty Dozen' I wouldn't stand a chance.....And I see Mike's got the right answer already. 

Cheers - Phil (Aren't you a bit old to be playing Little League ?  )

My memory of Sgt Rock (and I confess to not being a big fan) is that within a few pages all his clothes fell off. Isn't your figure a little overdressed?  



Just narked, 'cos I was going to guess "The Rat Patrol".

Good to see you back Jack.
I was going Rat Patrol too...

Glad to see you Jack !


I also thought at the Big Red One while looking at your 1st mini.  I didn't know this comic book.

Well, would never have got that, never heard of Sgt Rock!

Now if it had been "The Wolf of Kabul" and the redoubtable Chung armed with the deadly "clicky-ba" that might have been different

The only Sgt Rock I've heard of, is the XTC track....."Sgt Rock is going to help me."

Cheers - Phil

Same one approached from a different viewpoint.

"Aren't you a bit old to be playing Little League ?"
Yes, but I'm doing fantastic! 

"Isn't your figure a little overdressed?"
I couldn't find any 15mm guys with machine gun belts over their shoulders and a Tommy Gun, much less a naked one! 

Rat Patrol is another good one, but only good for North Africa.  I do have a 15mm Brit with Thompson SMG and beret.  I need to find .50 cal HMGs that can take out panzers though.  Perhaps I can get them at the same spot that sells cricket bats that take out Japanese tanks

XTC???  No idea, Phil.

V/R,
Jack

Jack, enjoy!
https://youtu.be/F787gCCVP2Y

Quote from: mad lemmey on 01 June 2016, 02:17:34 PM
Jack, enjoy!
https://youtu.be/F787gCCVP2Y

Ah, they don't make 'em like that any more ... thank goodness!