As a change from the intensive painting of O.S. figures , I decided to glue up some figures from some sprues that have been around for ages .One of the problems with the RCW era 'Back of Beyond' is that Copplestone do very nice mounted Mongolian Cavalry BUT no dismounted figures for them ! .I suppose the argument is that they rarely dismounted but even so to have some would be handy .
I read somewhere that somebody had suggested combining Fireforge 28mm Steppe Warriors Infantry and Wargames Atlantic WWI Russian Infantry , using the bodies and heads from the Steppe Warriors and the arms with rifles from the Atlantic box .
Rather than ordering a box of each I purchased a couple of the Fireforge sprues (4 figures per sprue) and one of the Atlantic Russians (7 figures (?) BUT lots of rifle carrying arms) . The figures match up quite well - some of the poses are a bit strange as you often get with these separate arms figures and the hats look a bit Medieval , but overall I'm quite pleased with the results .
I also found in my clearing up the above WW2 German sniper (in resin) which I think was a free give - away promotional figure , so I've glued him up as well.
I've even got them undercoated - for some strange reason the undercoat has come out glossy ?! . I hope to get them painted up after my holidays .
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