This group of miniatures is meant to better equipped Sunni insurgents, foreign fighters, defenders of Fallujah, etc. To represent them, I mostly used RH Model's PLO line. I made some subtle mods so that their clothing would be less militaristic - removed shoulder tabs, got rid of most pant pockets, un-tucked some shirts and lengthened some pants. I also gave some figures head swaps and covered some faces a bit more. I tried to paint them with as much variety as possible based on photos I've found - that probably took the most time. To lessen the appearance of boots on some figures I painted on socks or bare ankles. The many small dots on the head scarves took a couple of nights, but in the end I think the effect is worth it.
At some point I'll do some more insurgents - figures with different weapons, a mortar team and definitely a big batch of Sunni insurgents, lots of headbands, baseball hats and bareheads with little equipment. For now though I'm starting work on some opposing forces, US Marines.
RH Models MULTBABESQU; BALAK; PLOAK47; PLOCOM
RH Models PLOAK47; ARAK47; BALRPK; BALAK
RH Models PLOCOM; BALAK; PLORPD; BALAK
RH Models PLOSNI; PLOAK47; PLOAK47
RH Models MULTBHRPK; PLOCOM; MULTBHRPG
RH Models ARARPG; PLO12; BALRPG; PLOAK47
RH Models BALAK; PLORPG; PLOPKM
RH Models PLORPK; PLOAK47
RH Models PLOHMG; PLOHMG
RH Models ARACIV* with head swap; WEA14; MULT*GUN with head swap
RH Models PLOPROSNI; PLOPROSNI
Here are the pictures I used for inspiration.
Local tribesmen pose with their weapons in Fallujah (January 5th, 2004).
Iraqi Sunni insurgents.
Iraqi Sunni insurgent in Fallujah (April 24th, 2004).
Armed fighter stands guard over three Jordanian truck drivers (November 11th, 2004).
A Iraqi insurgent holds a rocket launcher in Abu Ghraib (April 8th, 2004).
Iraqi insurgents battle US forces in Fallujah.
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Local tribesmen pose with their weapons in Fallujah (January 5th, 2004).
