I have finally finished a test army for my Martian Colonists.
They are Old Glory No Man's Land British infantry.
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I painted their uniforms red, with tan webbing and helmets, as a kind of primitive Martian camouflage. I painted enough for four squads of eight infantrymen, each with a two man LMG, for a total of ten figures. I had enough left over for a command group, two mortar teams, and an extra LMG team. The LMG packs (Lewis guns) also came with some standing LMG figures. They don't seem generally useful to me, but I painted them anyway. They may be good for manning defenses.
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The whole platoon. |
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A sample squad. |
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Here are the extra LMG figures defending a building. |
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The building from the front. |
Here are some pictures of the Colonists confronting a force from the Martian Free Cities.
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A wide shot of the attack. |
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One flank. |
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Another flank. |
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The Martians defend. |
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The Martian hill defense. |
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A close up of a Martian squad. |
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Bang! |
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