Boxer IFV(W)

 Another purchase from Spectre at Salute was their 28mm model of the Boxer IFV(W).

It is certainly an imposing bit of kit.

"Only The End of the World Again - Again - Again" - GD Ajax IFV

Disaster Area is a plutonium rock band generally regarded as not only the loudest rock band in the Galaxy, but also the loudest noise of any kind at all.

So if they had an Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle, it would have to be a General Dynamics Ajax.

Spectre released a 28mm (1/50) scale model at Salute 2026.

It is a 3D printed kit

Some of the supports have not been removed, but nothing a few moments with a scalpel will not fix.

It is rather imposing

Size comparison with an Empress 1/50 scale Warrior IFV.

Except the Warrior carries an infantry squad and the Ajax replaces the CVRT Scimitar.

I should have compared it with that and a Spartan (which is being replaced with the Ares variant).

References:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74xv4yp4v9o

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgmy14n0l0o

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9y0l7j1nwo

https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/01/25/uk-defense-grapples-with-ajax-troubles-and-typhoon-questions/4218078

New York, London, Paris, Pripyat...

 This has taken a bit of time to get to this stage.

A Debris of War ventilator is placed above the vehicle bay.

Debris of War sofa and a chair provide some comfortable seating for sentries, a crate is convenient as a table.

A Crooked Dice electrical cabinet and air-conditioner adorn the walls.

The walls and roof were sprayed with Plastikote Rust Effect paint. The interior was sprayed with TTCombat Skeleton Bone. The walls were sprayed with Army Painter Fur Brown. The roof was sprayed with Citadel Chaos Black.

Brick detailing was Vallejo Black Grey, Army Painter Fur Brown, Army Painter Chaotic Red, Army Painter Stone Golem and Army Painter Skeleton Bone from a wet palette. 

The walls were drybrushed with Citadel Golfag Brown.

The Woman from the Organisation to Nurture and Consolidate Europe*

 Besuited agent with a FN P90 PDW ready to protect the principle.

Female suited agent with the P90 arms from the Agents set.

* Apologies again to Charles Stross for borrowing his joke (it is better in French and in the novel Halting State).

Vague But Menacing Government Agency

 Another figure from the Wargames Atlantic Agents set.

This is an out of the box figure, reloading his now empty automatic pistol.

Some minor filling is required to smooth in the arm joints.

I have placed the figure in the following two photographs on a second base as the Empress figure has an integral base.

Here you can see the pistol with its slide back, showing it is empty.

Wargames Atlantic Agents

 The recently released Wargames Atlantic Agents set.

There are four identical sprues in the box.

Each sprue has three men in suits, one woman in a suit, one man in tactical gear and one woman in tactical gear. The female arms are clearly numbered.

There are no female arms with assault rifles, there are two MP5, one MP5K, one shotgun, one FN P90 and two pistols.

As I wanted some heavier firepower than the MP5, I used the assault rifle arms from the Wargames Atlantic female survivors set on the first figure.

Either those trousers are excessively starched of there is a mould line I need to remove.

Size comparison with Empress US figure (painted as a fictional Ayeland marine).

As a comparison, this is misleading. The Empress figure is standing upright and the agent is striding forward.

Secretarial Association head office - Warbases building

 So, Warbases have a range of pre-war and wartime buildings. One of them is the Reynolds Workshop.

Now this is going to be used as the head office of the Secretarial Association in The City.

A Citroen 2CV parked outside. The windows and doors still need to be undercoated.

The exterior has been sprayed with Plasticote Rust effect followed by Colour Forge Ghoul Grey.

Still undecided about what to do with the roof - they have large windows, but that is not much fun if you are in a hot climate with the sun beating down.

A number of Crooked Dice aircon units will be added to this wall and a sign advertising the Secretarial Association.

Warbases' MOD Hut

 

This is a Warbases' MOD Hut C. It might be a bit late for Flat Caps and Truncheons, having a more 1930's feel.

Like previous builds, the interior was sprayed with Colour Forge Ghoul Grey.
The windows and doors were masked up and the exterior sprayed with Plastikote Rust effect paint.
This was then covered with Army Painter Fur Brown.
The brick work was painted with mixtures of various greys, Army Painter Chaotic Red, black and Army Painter Fur Brown.

The brickwork was washed with Citdel Agrax Earthshade.
The roof was sprayed with Colour Forge Ghoul Grey and a misting of Citadel Chaos Black.
The doors and windows were sprayed with Army Painter Angel Green

This building has doors at both ends.

It has windows only on one of the long sides.

Overhead view showing the stepped roof.

Warbases Brick Store Room

Birmingham's finest investigate claims heavily armed miscreants are in the factory.

They check round the Brick Store Room.

The Warbases' Brick Store Room is a simple kit.

Once assembled, the interior was sprayed with Colour Forge Ghoul Grey.
The windows and doors were masked up and the exterior sprayed with Plastikote Rust effect paint.
This was then covered with Army Painter Fur Brown.
The brick work was painted with mixtures of various greys, Army Painter Chaotic Red, black and Army Painter Fur Brown.

The window sills were painted with Vallejo London Grey.
The doors and windows were sprayed with Army Painter Angel Green

Flat roof workshop

 One of Birmingham's police officers checks out a flat roofed workshop.

The interior was sprayed with Citadel Mechanicum Standard Grey.

The windows and doors were masked up and the exterior sprayed with Plastikote Rust effect paint.

This was then covered with Army Painter Fur Brown.

The brick work was painted with mixtures of various greys, Army Painter Chaotic Red, black and Army Painter Fur Brown.

The doors and windows were sprayed with Citadel Macragge Blue.