Insurgency rising

Insurgency rising - part 5

Hello,

I got another three painted insurgents to show you today.

We got two riflemen and a leader. The only thing leaders can be picked out is by their radios. So if need be, I could still use them as an ordinary trooper or use an ordinary trooper as a leader.

Guy on the left with the AK is in the "action" pose. I think he looks a bit more acceptable now that he is painted, but the broad width due to the stretched arm with rifle makes him a bit impractical in gaming. In his left arm, there is a lit molotov cocktail. He has a rolled up ski mask and a mix of two different camouflage patterns. I've figured as he is a veteran insurgent, he would be able to find a complete fatigues, even if not from the same kit exactly. His pants are the Yugoslav lizard pattern I've talked about last time. As I really like the result and this camo is easy to paint, I've decided most of the insurgents will have their fatigues in this pattern. His shirt ought to represent US Woodland, but it looks nothing like that. I can't really put my finger on it, but I think the problem is green is too dark and sand is way too sandy. I should probably use khaki instead of dark sand. Still, it is very different from the lizard pattern and it gives him a bit less uniform look, which is fine. As most, he stores his mag in a chest web vest.

Guy in the middle is a businessman type. To avoid the clean look that previously shown AT guy has, I've decided to paint his jacket in camouflage pattern. It represents (carelessly) worn camouflage shirt. I got no idea why I used the fat man's head on the miniature and the camouflage scarf in combination with a "postman bag" makes him look like some sort of a hipster. I've taken a photo of two of them together, to show how different looking they came out.

Lastly, there is the leader. Not much to say here. He wears a black raincoat and a "sandy" hat to obtain some contrast. His vest is (too) dark green and radio can be seen on his chest. As a leader, he obviously wears camouflage pants.

Oh, do note the added pants pockets on the fatigues. It's not a game changer, but it does feel right to have them there.

To prove the insurgency is indeed growing, below is a photo of the rebels so far.