Modern Imperial Ethiopian LAV-150's

[arkon]

when i first looked at em i thought the pattern was cool but a little bright with the tan base, but once i saw the final pics it all comes together! great work!            

[PYF42]

Very good work
I really like the look and the camo of yours armoured cars .
Fred

[Old Wombat]

Thank you, arkon & Fred, for your kind words!

[Mossie]

Beauties, both of them.  Battered & barely holding together, I like the way the pristine flags fly proudly in contrast with the dusty rust buckets.

[Old Wombat]

Ta, Mossie!

[NARSES2]

Really nice 

[Old Wombat]

Thanks, NARSES2!

[Old Wombat]

Here are a few more pic's with the crew figures in place for the dio (but still not 100%)

Cockerill LAV;






Mecar LAV;






For a different, but related, dio I've build this... Operating "on" the Somali border.

M60A1(E);









Not quite finished - crewman needs unit patches & I need to take the Maskol off of the tail lights. (The things you pick up on photo's! )

[ChernayaAkula]

Damn, these are all excellent! 

The reddish dust reminds me of the red soil in Kenya. No amount of washing could get it out of your clothes! 

[Old Wombat]

Oops! Forgot!

Thanks, Moritz!

[rickshaw]

Very nice.  Like the weathering.  Yes, it looks like Bulldust to me - which is what we call the red ochre clay when its powdered.   Had to intricate a few trucks from it when its rained (turns to glue).

The crews are interesting.  They look more like Europeans with dark skins.  Its a shame someone doesn't make gracile physiology figures which could be used as Ethopians/Somalies.   Much more slender frames and facile features than most Africans or Europeans

[Old Wombat]

Yeah, they (mostly) are Europeans painted to look as African as I can get them; I'm standing by the fact that there is quite a bit of Semitic (Arab/Middle Eastern) ancestry in Ethiopia & the surrounding countries to sneak it through. Also, given the number of Sudanese & Ethiopians in Adelaide, these days, I am well aware of the broad range of heights, skin tones, facial features and even builds but, yep, I'm far too light-on in long (& short), thin statures. My problem is, of course, that there are few-enough African-American figures out there, let-alone African-African figures (especially ones I can afford) & my figure sculpting/scratch-bashing abilities are not up to that level.

[GTX]

Nice work.

[rickshaw]

Yeah, they (mostly) are Europeans painted to look as African as I can get them; I'm standing by the fact that there is quite a bit of Semitic (Arab/Middle Eastern) ancestry in Ethiopia & the surrounding countries to sneak it through. Also, given the number of Sudanese & Ethiopians in Adelaide, these days, I am well aware of the broad range of heights, skin tones, facial features and even builds but, yep, I'm far too light-on in long (& short), thin statures. My problem is, of course, that there are few-enough African-American figures out there, let-alone African-African figures (especially ones I can afford) & my figure sculpting/scratch-bashing abilities are not up to that level.

I'm actually surprised there are no Somali figures available in 1/35 that I can find (it would be possible to use the heads for Ethopians).  Every search I've done invariably comes up with purely USMC/US Army/etc figures.  I think the next problem would be finding thin enough bodies.  Most 1/35 US military figures look like they've just stepped out of the wrestling ring IMHO.

[Old Wombat]

Thanks, Greg! Appreciated!

I'm actually surprised there are no Somali figures available in 1/35 that I can find (it would be possible to use the heads for Ethopians).  Every search I've done invariably comes up with purely USMC/US Army/etc figures.  I think the next problem would be finding thin enough bodies.  Most 1/35 US military figures look like they've just stepped out of the wrestling ring IMHO.

I have to agree with that, Brian, especially considering the number of US military figures modelled as Somalian intervention forces.



Guy.