Unique Characters and models

 Going back to the Normandy Landings here, the inspiration came from reading up on the Para drops and flicking through the front of the British D-Day book for Flames of War. There's mention of a Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Luard who rallied his men to the sound of his horn. Something I like, and kind of miss, is the use of unique character models, so I figured I would design one myself.

It's not the best looking model by any means, but I can easily identify him at all times. I figured the Horn he used was probably Brass, or some other kind of metal. However, I wouldn't be able to get a good enough shape with the Miliput I had at hand. So, given how rough it would have looked - especially for the 15mm scale it plays at - I figured a nice Bull Horn of some kind would look a little more appropriate and maybe even stands out as being a little more eccentric. I like to think he fashioned it whilst in some downtime in England, before the jump, but anyway...

Next are a combination of both a Sniper and a Medic with Stretcher Bearer team. Again, the Medic isn't something that has any model or rules for it, but that didn't stop me from wanting to build one and just flesh out my Platoon with something a little different.
The Sniper was previously a model that could be bought and run in older versions of the game, but sadly, has since been omitted from the rules. I do have a list or two with a Sniper included, so I can still potentially run the model, but again, I wanted to do it anyway.

The Medic was put together using a spare Rifleman, whose Rifle I cut down. His armband was a small strip of tissue glued on then painted. The Satchel was a piece of bluetac cut to shape, glued on and painted over. Both a little tricky to do, but I was very pleased with how it came together. Secondly, the Stretcher team were put together using spare 3" Mortar Crew I didn't need. The arms were cut and re-positioned and the Stretcher was made using two bits of metal wire - I think from a Paperclip.. then covered with Baking paper. It looked good enough to me.

As for the Sniper team, I used a guy with Binoculars as his Spotter and an ordinary crouched Rifleman. I glued a small off-cut of the metal wire used for the Stretcher. I think it gives the impression of an attached Scope. It is partially hidden by some Camo Netting I added though. Using a small bit of Wood from a branch, I gave them some cover as detail.