Friday, 14 August 2026

Off the Workbench - More 28mm VBCW figures

Well this has been such a terribly hot couple of weeks here, it has been hard to do any painting. The paint drys almost before you can get it on the figures!

Nevertheless less I have persisted and created 15 new VBCW figures in the last 10 days or so. When it was too hot to paint it was perfect for kitbashing and drying the old plastic glue.

Completed (well almost!) Squad,
thinking Anglican League but still wavering...

For this post, I offer a squad of 10 militiamen plus 5 more Regular Army. The Regulars are all based upon Wargames Atlantic WW1 British so I won't go into too much detail there.

And another view

The other10 man squad are based upon 1 frames of Perry Miniatures Zulu Wars British! I have used WA WW1 heads to provide 1939s tin hats, backpacks from various British WW2 frames by Perry Minis and Warlord Games. I also sourced the arms and weapons from various frames if British WW1 & WW2 infantry to provide Lee Enfields, a Lewis Gunner and an Officer with pistol.

Back row brought to the front

I gave these figures a grey uniform with Khaki webbing and pads and brown leather gaiters,  I think this gives them a quaint anachronistic look...
The Lewis Gun team

I haven't  yet committed to which faction these guys will belong. Possibly the Anglican League or alternatively Royalists.

NCO pointing the way and a rifleman

When I decide armbands and shoulder designations of the appropriate colour will be added.

Officer & rifleman

Although my main aim is to have a Socialist flying Column built into a tabletop army list, they'll need some opposition!

Two riflemen

Final two riflemen, one wounded

% more Regulars to join the team

The regulars pictured above will bulk out my existing force, his group includes a second Lewis Gun team and a Bomber alongside two new Riflemen.

A Bomber and on right Lewis Gunner No.2

Quick shot of the Lewis Gunner and supporting Riflemen

Monday, 3 August 2026

Off the Workbench - Mark: More 28mm VBCW

   And they keep pouring off of Mark's Workbench - more 28mm VBCW figures and vehicles! These are all repurposed eBay purchases.

British Regulars.


2lb Anti Tank Gun, drew and truck

Socialist Militia, supplied with Russian uniforms and equipment

US Sailors making an intervention in the UK...

Various militiamen

Two Naval Motor Launches

Sunday, 2 August 2026

Off the Workbench - Mike W: VBCW BUF Militia

Latest off the Workbench this week is 5 new figures that will form the core of a BUF squad for the VBCW.

The five new figures plus two already completed

The figures are a mixture, extreme left is a metal figures, previously show on this site, to the extreme  right of this is a plastic Wargames Atlantic Panzer Grenadier with British equipment added and has again been previously shown on this site.

The remaining five figures are all new kit-bashes based on the Wargames Atlantic Panzer Grenadiers, again with British equipment added.

Centre is a figure with a German field cap, a nod to their continental counterparts.

Two of these guys have Tommy Guns, one a Lewis gun and a squad leader with a Webley Service Revolver.


I aim to add there or four addition figures to this squad, a Lewis No. 2 and some more riflemen, I'll then need to look at some transport for them....