'Characters/Scene from' MilesR: Sea of Sand inspired LRDG

 My Movie/Book themed bonus round was suggested from a comment on one of my earlier submissions - Sea of Sand - a film released in 1958 about the LRDG weight before the battle of El Alamein

The movie has a runtime of 1hour and 36 minutes and I set a personal challenge that I had to paint the 12 mini's and base them while watching the movie, which is available to view online here.  I had to prime, paint and scenic 12 28mm mini's in 96 minutes.  I may not be a top quality painter, but I can be fast....

The movie is actually pretty good.  For some reason it's been renamed "Desert Patrol" since release.

The mini's I choose where 12 metal Perry LRDG troopers I got from this year's secret Santa.  These are great mini's to paint and the second time around on them.

A close up of the left 6 and...

 The other 6 - remember these chaps were speed painted while watching the movie - it's a pretty good flick.

These gentlemen were finished while the final credits rolled - mission accomplished!

 Here's a shot of the entire LRDG force that's been completed for this year's Challenge.  The figures from this submission are on the right.

 Oh what the heck, I'll throw in a plastic M4 Sherman painted up for the 8th army

 This wasn't painted while the movie was playing but it's still Western Desert themed.

So that 12 28mm infantry and a tank for 75 base points!