One man and his brushes.: Back of Beyond - Railway Militia and Cheka

Picking up those brushes again.

Hi and welcome to the occasional mutterings of Dave Doc, a military modeller and some time gamer. Gaming and model making has given me a real education, History & Geography(obvious really), Artistry, Politics, Economics, Logistics, Project Management -you try building miniature armies without the last 3.

I will use the blog to record my creations & the odd occasion I actually do some gaming.

I have always been inspired by the aesthetic side of gaming. Playing on well constructed terrain using excellently painted units is always a joy.

Thursday, 14 May 2026

Back of Beyond - Railway Militia and Cheka

The latest top up for my Bolos are more of the Eureka factory militia to use for my Railway guys , and some various SMG armed Partisans to use for my Cheka.

That takes me up to 20 Factory militia with the last lot .

Good swift service from Eureka once more . The Ppsh armed guys are a little late for the period but they will do for now .

I continue to be on top of this project which is nice . Everything I have sourced for the Brits and Bolos is painted. . I have ordered some guys to use for Trotskys train guards in the glorious red uniforms . I have more Afghans in the pile , I would also like some suitable Japs in due course .