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all of my ww2 is 12mm now im not sure if to do the same with moden or if to try another scale. i am a big pendraken fan do they cover most of the vietnam and moden ranges?

1 more thing. who did south africa fight from 1946 onwards?

Mainly it self. But lately it has become more involved in peacekeeping operations across Africa.

Pendraken -just Vietnam

South Africa -
v SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organisation) in Namibia/South West Africa.

v MPLA in Angola(and Zambia)supporting UNITA.(and possibly v some Cubans in Angola, but accounts differ)

Covert support for RENAMO in Mozambique - more a dirty war of assassination and terrorism on both sides than a military conflict.

Some clandestine support for Rhodesia - mostly materiel and Canberra bombing missions vs ZANLA and ZIPRA (Before little Bobby Mugabe started massacring his Ndebele ZIPRA allies.

And of course anti-terrorist actions v the ANC.

many thanks

And don't forget that Pendraken's Vietnam Aussies, with an appropriate paint-job, will do you fine as SADF...bush hats & SLRs is a good combo

thanks for the tip Nik

You're welcome - and Minifigs have African insurgents who'll do you for Angolans/Cubans...you'll have to be satisfied with predominantly infantry scraps though [at least for SADF] as there's nothing out there in 10mm for vehicles [Ratels etc]...which is why, for bigger scraps, I went with 6mm in the end:

http://nikharwood.pbworks.com/CWC-South-African...
http://nikharwood.pbworks.com/CWC-Angolan-Army

Have a look here for the Pendraken Aussie Vietnam figs [& then imagine them with a different paintjob!]: http://nikharwood.pbworks.com/CWC+Australian+ba...

I'm going to do 10mm SADF / Angolan infantry at some point though...

very nice Nik.

if only i could afford your painting service

You could always haggle...bung me an email: bkcgamer AT tiscali.co.uk with what you need doing & I'll lob you a quote...surprisingly affordable for members of this forum y'know

ok, i will have a think on what i want to start with and will email you.