David Bickley's Wargames Blog

The occasional ramblings of an average gamer, journeyman painter, indifferent modeller, games designer, sometime writer for Wargames Illustrated and host of games in GHQ.



Saturday 23 April 2022

B.A.O.R. Mechanised Infantry

 This is my representation of the B.A.O.R. Mechanised Infantry about 1983ish, based on the diagram below lifted from the net ~

Although the diagram represents the Platoon organisation in our games it will be a Company by the addition of 51mm mortar and GPMG teams, or even a Battalion by adding a second 51mm mortar and GPMG team.! As I'm sure you recall I'm using the Battlefront metal figures for these. Since I posted them as a work in progress in the previous entry I've reworked the helmet covers and also completed the whole group. I've yet to decide how to grass 'n tuft their bases though, largely thanks to Phil offering a suggestion I'd not considered. More on that when I've made up my mind on it. In the meantime here's a group image ~
In addition to reaching this stage a number of vehicles have exited the paint shop and had markings applied before being based and textured. They now also await washing, followed by grass 'n tufting. A word on the transfers; it took me over an hour to do four vehicles! The transfers, just over two years old, kept disintegrating in the water! Poor show! Finally, William came by for another of his 'wargames with grandad'. The result was never in doubt given his ability with the dice ~





6 comments:

  1. Tarting up the scrim has bought them out quite nicely👍 The dice gods favour the young it appears, go William the Conqueror.

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    1. Well they look better I agree, not that would be hard you understand. I'm saying nowt to upset the D___ G___!

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  2. BAOR looking good. My grandson always beats me, I wonder why…

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  3. Looking good David…
    In some ways with figures that size and style it’s actually the heads/helmets you notice first…
    Yes the dice gods definitely look kindly on the young… and getting new dice won’t help… well… won’t help you 😁

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Thank you Aly, sound advice! See above re D___ G___!

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