Thursday, 29 October 2015

Modern USMC Scout Sniper Team.

These 28mm figures are part of an upcoming set of modern American Marine support and specialist troops that I've been working on. I'll reveal the full set when they're ready for release but in the meantime I'd like to show these off.

The Barrett M82 is the same one I made and used for Eureka's 28mm Force Recon Marines way back in 2010, but with the addition of a Picatinny rail to bring it up to modern spec.

MICH helmets (without helmet covers) also set these figures apart from Eureka's 28mm Modern US Marines.

The monocle scope with tripod is actually a three piece model and I'm sure I'll find some future sets to incorporate it into. The bipod for the rifle and a small wall-section will be included with the set.


Above is the photo that pretty much inspired the set, with apologies to the lefties/southpaws out there.






Posted by at
Labels: , ,

21 comments:

  1. commissarmoody29 October 2015 at 22:07

    Oh cool, looking forward to seeing this. Completed....Is any one making modern Rangers? ;)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Kosta Herko30 October 2015 at 02:25

      Umm, well I DO really like Ron Volstad's 'Gun Jeep' illustration from the Osprey book, though it's more of an 80s thing.

      Delete
    2. commissarmoody30 October 2015 at 11:29

      Nothing against the 80s ether

      Delete
  2. Spyros Staikos29 October 2015 at 23:55

    Good to see some more Moderns Kosta. Can't wait for these.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Kosta Herko30 October 2015 at 02:29

      Hi Spyros, it won't be too long 'til the set is available. Thanks for your comment!

      Delete
  3. tacobat30 October 2015 at 01:52

    sickkkkk

    ReplyDelete
  4. Stuart S30 October 2015 at 13:25

    Very nice, I am going to need a bigger table to bring this team into play, great sculpts as always.
    Cheers stu

    ReplyDelete
  5. Wargame News and Terrain Blog31 October 2015 at 12:06

    Looking great, really like the sculpted pose of the sniper!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Kosta Herko31 October 2015 at 20:58

      Thank you. I like to base figures on photos where possible, even if this one is tweaked slightly.

      Delete
  6. Moiterei_19841 November 2015 at 04:14

    Lovely sculpts! Really makes me regret having gone the 20mm way...

    ReplyDelete
  7. Graham23 November 2015 at 03:03

    Absolutely super! I shall add one to the collection as soon as Eureka cast it. Could I make one plea? Model the bipod by all means but leave the wall optional. I would like to be able to prop the weapon on any convenient surface, even a pile of bergens. So many models these days have "Wall;standard Issue 1: Weapons for the support of" that battlefields look like they have been worked over by a series of cowboy builders rather than courageous small soldiers blowing things up or knocking things down. The Marine Recon were inspired and a platoon has been furnished with several duplicates. With Iconic models in Iconic poses one only ever needs one.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Kosta Herko24 November 2015 at 23:10

      Thanks very much for your input Graham! The bipod will be seperate from the wall section, so you'll be able to position the sniper as you wish.

      Delete
  8. Juan Mancheño22 December 2015 at 10:50

    Really nice figures, fantastic!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Rog26 January 2016 at 06:50

    Superb looking guys, congrats.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Kosta Herko27 January 2016 at 20:02

      Thanks for taking the time to comment and follow the blog, much appreciated.

      Delete
  10. Unknown24 February 2016 at 11:11

    Hello,
    Any idea on the release date? They look great!

    Cheers, Fabrice

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Kosta Herko25 February 2016 at 22:03

      Thanks Fabrice,
      No release date yet, but I'm putting the finishing touches on the rest of the set so hopefully pretty soon.

      Delete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)