{"id":5887,"date":"2017-06-24T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5887"},"modified":"2021-10-29T03:00:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:00:06","slug":"impressions-empress-bailed-out-afv-crew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/06\/24\/impressions-empress-bailed-out-afv-crew\/","title":{"rendered":"Impressions: Empress Dismounted AFV Crew"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you start to add vehicles to the tabletop, it’s just a matter of time until you need crewman figures thanks to some lucky rebel with an RPG. For light vehicles the standard line infantry will do but as you start to get to the heavier end of the AFV’s available, crewmen start wearing different helmets and vests.<\/p>\n

Luckily, Empress have just released some packs to help you out. Available for both the US and the UK armed forces, each nation gets both a mounted and dismounted version. As I haven’t got any vehicles waiting to assemble, I just picked up the dismounted version.<\/p>\n

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I then made a fatal mistake. Rather than just relying on unpainted figures, I decided I could get all of my figures painted in a week. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Well, the delayed posting time on this should tell you all you need to know<\/p>\n

US Crew<\/h1>\n

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The US Crew has a pretty even split weaponwise, with two armed with M4 carbines and two with just pistols. There is some nice variation in the poses although the injured crewman clutching his arm reminds you that this is very much a scenario pack rather than figures for a standing army. The crewman with the pistol has a bandana across his face, similar to images you can find online. As you can also see from the photo above, three of the figures in the pack are multipart using Empress’s usual system of a pin and hole.<\/p>\n

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There seems to be some variation amongst US Army crewmen as to if they wear coveralls or camo uniforms. To keep things simple, I went with the ACU pattern I used for rest of my troops, relying on the different poses and helmets to distinguish them.<\/p>\n

Of course now I really need to paint up an AFV for them to use – the two Strykers I picked up at Salute will be perfect for them to use.<\/p>\n