Marauders - Under Fire Miniatures

Four Marauders for Twilight 2000.
They are the Rhodesian SAS by Under Fire Miniatures.

The four miniatures were undercoated with Citadel Chaos Black. The figure was then sprayed with PSC British Khaki.

The wooly hat was painted with Citadel Caliban Green.

The camouflage pattern was built up with Citadel Castellan Green, Citadel Dryad Bark and Citadel Zandri Dust.

The rucksack is Citadel Castellan Green and the boots Citadel Mournfang Brown.

The uniform was washed with Citadel Athonian Camoshade.

Marauder one - Under Fire Miniatures

This is the first of the finished Under Fire Miniatures Rhodesian SAS.

The four miniatures were undercoated with Citadel Chaos Black. The figure was then sprayed with PSC British Khaki.

The wooly hat was painted with Citadel Caliban Green.

The camouflage pattern was built up with Citadel Castellan Green, Citadel Dryad Bark and Citadel Zandri Dust.

The rucksack is Citadel Castellan Green and the boots Citadel Mournfang Brown.

The uniform was washed with Citadel Athonian Camoshade.

Marauders - Under Fire Miniatures

As mentioned earlier, I ordered some more Under Fire Miniatures last year.

In addition to the Bundeswehr and Soviets, I also ordered a pack of their Rhodesian SAS.

This is how they were supplied, with a Kepi like hat and armed with AK-47, RPD, FN-FAL and RPD. They also come with two optional back packs.

So, the plan is to use them as Marauders for Twilight 2000, with light kit and a mixture of weapons. Now, as it is a lot colder on that timeline, they needed more suitable headgear. In this case, the Empress Miniatures heads with wooly hats.

The heads were sawn off using a razor saw. The neck stump was first drilled with a 1mm drill to make a pilot hole. This was then widened with a 1.5mm drill. The final hole was made using a 3mm drill (which is close to the neck diameter of the Empress heads).

The heads were superglued in place. The backpacks were drilled and a matching 1mm hole and 1mm plastic peg added to the body. This was then used to provide a good fixture between the body and backpack.

Under Fire Miniatures Cold War Range - part two

So having painted the previous order of Bundeswehr and Soviet figures, I ordered the next batch from Under Fire Miniatures.

Pack RMR1 - Platoon command, comprising sniper with SVD, Radio Operator, Platoon Commander and grenadier with BG-15 underslung grenade launcher attached to his AK-74.

Pack RMR-3 Light support, comprising two with AK-74 and two with RPK clip fed light support weapons.

Pack RMR-4 with three AK-74 and one RPG-7.

Bund-2 Platoon command, Radio operator, Leutnant,Medic and Marksman with 'scoped G3.

Bund-3, Support, comprising Panzerfaust 44, MG3, slung Armbrust and firing Armbrust.

The last pack I ordered was the Rhodesian SAS RhSAS1. This has two RPD Light Support Weapons, one SLR and an AK-47.

They will probably get new heads and be used as miscellaneous troops. The packs will come in useful as well.