Thursday, 4 February 2016

The most prolific defensive terrain in history?

As part of the 6th Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge, one of the challenges was to paint your interpretation of defensive terrain....... 

 ..................so I came up with these out of the unpainted resin box!



Nothing to see here......


Just the pretty flowers.....


Wait a minute, what's that?..........


One of the more controversial weapons of all time.......


The name originates from the practice of military mining........


Seemingly the first mines were developed/used around 1277 by the Chinese.......


Placing minefields without marking and recording them for later removal is now considered a war crime........


The laying of land mines has inadvertently led to a positive development in the Falkland Islands. Mine fields laid near the sea during the Falklands War have become favorite places for penguins, which do not weigh enough to detonate the mines. Therefore, they can breed safely, free of human intrusion. These odd sanctuaries have proven so popular and lucrative for ecotourism that efforts exist to prevent removal of the mines..........

28mm scale, manufacturer unknown...........

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80 comments:

  1. Alex J. Cavanaugh4 February 2016 at 11:30

    Very colorful, Fran.
    Don't mess with the penguins. Sneaky little bastards.

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  2. GaryA4 February 2016 at 11:47

    Re the Falklands penguin sanctuary; I spoke with a (now former) Royal Machine who said they'd suggested those who laid the mines should lift'em, but was told it was against some convention or other (not sure it was the Geneva one) and it infringed their human rights by deliberately putting POWs at risk.

    Funny old world.

    Nice er . . . markers though. ;O)

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    1. Allison M.4 February 2016 at 19:28

      Not to get political but if that was the case it should be more like "those who gave the orders to lay the mines should lift them"... You absolutely cannot make POW's work on de-mining, according to the GC, article 32 prohibiting torture, medical experimentation, and unsafe work. Not that it hasn't been done:
      http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/france-s-deadly-mine-clearing-missions-surviving-german-pows-seek-compensation-a-574180.html

      Aaaaanyway, nicely done markers. Although I understand that using mines in wargaming is probably difficult.

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    2. GaryA4 February 2016 at 21:03

      Nothing political about that, you're simply informing.

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    3. The Angry Lurker8 February 2016 at 17:49

      Nothing wrong with info at all!

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  3. WarRaptor4 February 2016 at 12:16

    Very cool idea! Good story about the penguins too...

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  4. BigLee4 February 2016 at 12:19

    Nice one mate

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  5. Gothridge Manor4 February 2016 at 12:21

    Interesting stuff. Never knew there was a connection between landmines and penguins.

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  6. DEZMOND4 February 2016 at 12:27

    too many people have died from landmines in these regions of mine, Fran. It took a decade to clean all the places, and I think some are still under mines.

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  7. Clint4 February 2016 at 12:44

    This entry got me thinking! I remember reading that US soldiers liked fields in Normandy that had cows in them. After all if the cows are alive no mines!

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  8. Ubique Matt4 February 2016 at 12:49

    Everyday's a school day thanks to the internet. Nice (and sneaky) additions to the table top Fran.

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  9. Sander4 February 2016 at 13:35

    As I said before: briliant stuff but I do miss a penguin or two on the bases!

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  10. Tony Van Helsing4 February 2016 at 13:43

    So we should mine nesting sites for birds?

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  11. DeanM4 February 2016 at 14:14

    Beautiful and deadly terrain all in one, Fran. Interesting about the penguins; guess any predator with enough weight will set them off.

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  12. Pat Hatt4 February 2016 at 14:29

    That is one way to keep humans and the stupid pouchers and such away haha

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  13. Rog4 February 2016 at 14:35

    Very nice terrain! Thanks for the info on the mines & penguins, very interesting. Cheers!

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  14. Phil4 February 2016 at 14:48

    Flowers and grass, mines and penguins...lovely job and nice post Fran...

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  15. Heisler4 February 2016 at 15:09

    Those are awesome! Nice work Fran!

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  16. Service Ration Distribution (Hobby)4 February 2016 at 15:23

    Good idea. Ta.

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  17. Chal4 February 2016 at 15:51

    Ha, very nice. Well done.

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  18. Jason Meyers4 February 2016 at 16:24

    Good stuff Fran.

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  19. Trey4 February 2016 at 18:33

    You're a microlandscaper.

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  20. Michael Awdry4 February 2016 at 18:50

    Clever thinking on this one Francis, nicely realised too.

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  21. Paul´s Bods4 February 2016 at 19:43

    I never liked penguins...couldn´t get the bloody wrappers off.

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    1. Paul´s Bods4 February 2016 at 19:43

      ...oh...the Mines are great btw :-D

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    2. The Angry Lurker8 February 2016 at 17:43

      Never liked them since they changed the recipe!

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  22. Mark4 February 2016 at 20:18

    It's incredible to think that somewhere out there is a committee set up to prevent people removing mines. Good for the penguins though.

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  23. Simon Quinton 4 February 2016 at 21:27

    Very nice markers Fran!

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  24. Jay4 February 2016 at 21:30

    1st class design and engineering, my General. SAP: No tip toeing thru the tulips.

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  25. Ray Rousell4 February 2016 at 21:37

    Very inventive Fran!

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  26. Monty4 February 2016 at 21:52

    "Honey, could you go out back and fetch me some flowers? Now how ever did those things get in our back yard?" Nice work Fran!

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  27. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)4 February 2016 at 22:49

    Nice work Fran and very creative!

    Christopher

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  28. mshatch4 February 2016 at 23:26

    Very pretty flowers ;) I can see myself walking up to pick one and then getting blown to little not so pretty pieces.

    btw love your header. meant to tell you that.

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  29. Blaxkleric4 February 2016 at 23:35

    Terrifically inventive Fran. I liked these a lot, and enjoyed the Falklands 'golden nugget' too.

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  30. Dr. Theda4 February 2016 at 23:37

    Penguins defending their nesting area with explosives... cool

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  31. Rod5 February 2016 at 00:07

    Very creative Fran. And very nice for the penguins!

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  32. Rodger5 February 2016 at 10:49

    Nice bit of thinking going on there Fran! Cool work and great story about the penguins too.

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  33. Paul Foster5 February 2016 at 19:52

    Excellent Fran! Pretty stands and a history lesson. 10/10!

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  34. Mich6 February 2016 at 05:33

    A very lovely collection of shrubbery.

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  35. Chris C.6 February 2016 at 21:34

    Everybody watch where you step!

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  36. Archduke Piccolo7 February 2016 at 05:12

    I read somewhere that human beings exist to accelerate the entropy of the universe. Now I'm beginning to see how that might be... :-)

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  37. Anonymous8 February 2016 at 13:19

    Very good work, I didn't even notice them...until!

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  38. A Beer for the Shower8 February 2016 at 17:22

    Nicely done on the shrubs! And I love the idea of an impenetrable penguin fortress guarded by mines. Safest unsafe nest ever.

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  39. Cory10 February 2016 at 00:32

    Super creative! Love it!

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