Sunday, February 10, 2019

New Additions to My Chinese Army

Back with a few additions to my Chinese Nationalist army. First up is a M4A4 Sherman, painted as part of the 1st Provisional Tank Group in Burma, 1945.


28mm WW2 Chinese for Bolt Action: Sherman Tank

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The model is the plastic Sherman V from Warlord Games. It's a good kit that was easy to assemble and comes with a variety of stowage options. 


28mm WW2 Chinese for Bolt Action: Sherman Tank

The kits comes with British decals, so I was forced to hand paint the details.  My attempt to paint the Chinese calligraphy will likely make a native speaker cringe, but I think it's good enough for the table. I'm not exactly sure what type of creature they wanted the paint job to represent, but my guess is it's some sort of tiger caricature.

28mm WW2 Chinese for Bolt Action: Sherman Tank

Next up are a couple of HQ figures: a medic and forward observer. They were made from Warlord Japanese plastics with metal German heads (the observers also has a spare Chinese sword from Copplestone). The faces are a little more European looking than I'd like, but hopefully it won't be too noticeable. Size-wise, they fit in fairly well with my other Chinese troops, being slightly larger than my Brigade figures.


28mm WW2 Chinese for Bolt Action: Medic Miniature

28mm WW2 Chinese for Bolt Action: Spotter Miniature

Finally, a sniper team to pester the enemy.  These are actually from Warlord's British range, but I think the Ghillie suits are generic enough that they'll blend in with my forces.

28mm WW2 Chinese for Bolt Action: Sniper Miniature

28mm WW2 Chinese for Bolt Action: Sniper Miniature

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