Royal Australian Marines Rapid Airborne Deployment Battalion M1128 MGS

[Old Wombat]

Well, decals done!

Just need to get a coat of gloss over them before I move on to panel lines & weathering.

[Wardukw]

Noice mate 👌 😉
More of this looking forward to I is 

[Old Wombat]

A quick coat of 2:1 (Super_Clear : thinners) tonight.

I'm sticking with the red 'roos for these builds because I couldn't get the d@mned things off & I have a lot of them.

Kit's 2nd Law applies:  Operating as part of the multi-national force sent in to stabilise (Somewhere ... Elbonia?) the Australian forces' (RAMs, Army & RAAF) units decided to use the slightly more visible red RAAF kangaroo on all vehicles deployed to minimise confusion for their allies, having to cope with blue, black & red 'roos of varying sizes.

[NARSES2]

Kit's 2nd Law applies:  Operating as part of the multi-national force sent in to stabilise (Somewhere ... Elbonia?) the Australian forces' (RAMs, Army & RAAF) units decided to use the slightly more visible red RAAF kangaroo on all vehicles deployed to minimise confusion for their allies, having to cope with blue, black & red 'roos of varying sizes.

  

[PR19_Kit]

Kit's 2nd Law applies:  Operating as part of the multi-national force sent in to stabilise (Somewhere ... Elbonia?) the Australian forces' (RAMs, Army & RAAF) units decided to use the slightly more visible red RAAF kangaroo on all vehicles deployed to minimise confusion for their allies, having to cope with blue, black & red 'roos of varying sizes.

See? It works every time. 

About the Elbonia campaign, I can't help feeling we should know more about this..........................

[buzzbomb]

Excited to see how this looks with markings

[Rick Lowe]

About the Elbonia campaign, I can't help feeling we should know more about this........

And whether they consulted a certain Computer Engineer with glasses and a curled-up tie... 

[Old Wombat]

Personally, I think Elbonia would be too easy a target, its military being hobbled by incompetent, corrupt & treasonous officials, politicians & officers. 

Don't think Dilbert is really relevant (unless he was hired to create data-transfer choke-points & back-doors into their military computer systems), I'm thinking more Gun Jesus & The Chieftain (who have both had a say in Elbonian weapon systems procurement).



I'm working on the backstory but haven't picked my target ... Yet!

[NARSES2]

Took me ages to remember where the background to Elbonia comes from, at one point I was digging the Book out. 

[Old Wombat]

Took me ages to remember where the background to Elbonia comes from, at one point I was digging the Book out. 

Well, that's lucky!

The trick with Elbonian procurement is to find weapons & weapons systems that look good in theory but fail when put into practice.

[Old Wombat]

Now for some pretty pictures:

These are prior to some paint touch-ups, panel line washes & weathering, & there are still various little bits to be added to finish her off.












The rest of the photo's of this build are HERE.

[NARSES2]

Looking good (classic British under statement there  )   

[Old Wombat]

Thanks, Chris!

[buzzbomb]

As before, I really like this scheme. I get the thing about the red roos, I can see how a more subdued colour would have suited the scheme better.

[Old Wombat]

Thanks, BT!