Sunday, 16 November 2014

Baggy trousers part 2 : More 28mm Soviet Motorised Infantry

I can't believe that it was back in January that I posted photos of the first set of 1980s Sov troops.  
The year has flown by, but here is the follow-up set, wearing the Soviet tropical hat - a very popular item of headgear for Soviet troops in Afghanistan.

These figures also represent Motorised Infantry, so their kit is otherwise identical to the first bunch - body armour, marching boots and chi-com style chest rigs, though some have belts and Y-straps.



These guys have not been dropped off at Eureka for the mould-making process yet; I still need to add some red stars to their hats and recite some spells over them, but they're nearly there.

I'm thinking the heavy weapons crews will be next, but that will have to wait 'til next year.

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14 comments:

  1. Bradley17 November 2014 at 00:42

    only bad thing about your blog..is it makes me spend to much..lovely work as always

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    1. Kosta Herko18 November 2014 at 13:15

      Thanks for looking in and commenting Bradley.

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  2. Spyros Staikos17 November 2014 at 00:53

    look fantastic Kosta. Must have!

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  3. Hariklia18 November 2014 at 21:23

    I like the hats!

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    1. Kosta Herko20 November 2014 at 18:29

      Yes, the hats give them that summer feel that you want in a squad of troops ;)

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  4. matthewjksullivan27 January 2015 at 17:36

    Your work is amazing!

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  5. worrywort1 February 2015 at 04:58

    Beautiful work as usual.


    It's really remember me the russian movies with their hat and mustachs !

    When are they available ?

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    1. Kosta Herko5 February 2015 at 15:27

      Hi Worrywort, sorry for the late reply!
      These should be up on the Eureka Miniatures site in the next 2 weeks or so.

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  6. Graham9 February 2015 at 02:34

    Lovely stuff as usual, I am busy with a reinforced platoonof the tin hatted baggy trousered version 1, complete with carriers and tank support. Jolly nice they are.

    So having just built a couple of Eland 90s with the commanders you did for Eureka, any chance of revisiting the Aden collection any time soon? Ferrets, Glengarries, Tribesmen. Otherwise the present platoon may find themselves dealing with Rhodesian independance!
    Best
    Graham

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    1. Kosta Herko9 February 2015 at 15:04

      Thanks for your comment Graham, I'm glad that you like the Sov miniatures!

      I'm planning to get back into sculpting some more Aden Brits and some Yemeni rebels in the next couple of months, in fact I've already made the weapons for the tribesmen, so they aren't *too* far away.

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  7. Spyros Staikos20 April 2018 at 23:25

    Hi Kosta.

    Just painting these guys up. Can't remember if the hats were camouflaged or not?

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    1. Kosta Herko21 April 2018 at 00:41

      Hi Spyros, nope, no camo on the Soviet tropical hat. Check out this page for a colour photo and I hope you have fun painting the minis:

      http://www.militarysunhelmets.com/2015/the-afghanka-hat-the-soviets-tropical-headgear

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