Sunday, January 20, 2019

'Sport' from BenitoM: Battlefield Hunters

This bonus round has given me some headaches… “Sports”?? How could I fit this topic in my major project, the British Airborne platoon. Until I remember a wargame scenario for Through the Mud and the Blood (TooFatLardies 1WW rules), some years ago: it featured a British officer and large landowner, acting as sniper and hunting enemies like when he was hunting in his estate in Britain.

So the closest models I can argue are in compliance with the current bonus round are these two snipers teams.



I’m not totally sure they acted in pairs, but the British Airborne platoon in the Second World War had a reinforced allocation of marksmen. A sniper team was attached to the headquarters of the platoon and a second team was embedded in the third section of the platoon (integrated by two LMG teams).


The models presented here are from the Warlord British Airborne range. The sniper figures are from a metal blister reference while the guarding companions are from the plastic box.

Note the model standing is wearing neither a beret nor a steel helmet but the camouflaged scarf usually wore around the neck by the paras.



With this entry I credit an additional 70 points to my Challenge Score (4 models
x 5 points + 50 points bonus)
  

16 comments:

  1. Nice idea, local pheasants had best watch out!

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  2. Great job on these snipers, Benito.

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  3. I love the way the theme rounds get Challengers really going the extra mile with creativity - lovely work on these figs, Benito!

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  4. Great work and they fit your current project very well.

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  5. While you're pushing the boundaries of sport a bit Benito, one cannot fault the quality of your painting!

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  6. Well interpreted! Lovely camo as always!
    Best Iain

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  7. Great job - your brush skills are the best possible advertising for Warlord!

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  8. That's a grim interpretation, but I love the painting. Well done, Benito.

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  9. I know it was an extreme interpretation of the theme, but I was nnot the only one with the same idea ;-) Many thanks for your kind comments to all of you

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  10. Great work on your paras, well done!

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