White Dragon produces a range of modern conflict miniatures in both 20mm and 28mm. The range is called Courage in Contact and consist of British, Russian, Israeli and Taliban force. There are a number of vehicles for each of the factions. They come in packs of 4 3D printed infantry for £10 in 28mm and £7 for 20mm.
The sculpts are really well done, with a great level of detail on them, and what is really impressive is
The quality of the cast or in the case of these miniatures the 3D print. If they didn’t inform you that these miniatures are 3D printed, you wouldn’t know. I assumed they were a resin cast when I first saw them. There are no differences between the two scales apart from the actual size. The 20mm version is just as highly detailed as the larger 28mm. There were some 3D supports that needed cleaning off the miniatures, but this was really easy to with a sharp hobby knife.
The advantage the 20mm scale has it’s roughly the same scale as modelling 1/72 as well as Railway scale. This means you can make use of the building produced for the railway hobby and you can pick up a variety of modern vehicles from the plethora of model kit manufacturers out there.
I was sent a selection of both scales, from each faction. The Russian and Taliban miniatures are quite versatile as they can be used as other factions quite easily. There are several Eastern European countries that use Russian produced equipment so you could use them as non-Russians. Likewise, the Taliban could be used as any middle eastern insurgent, including Pakistan armed civilians. The British and Israeli are quite distinct and can only be fielded as these. The miniatures also come with a range of head options you can choose at the point of ordering. For instance, the British come with three helmet options, Para, Skrim or the Mk6.
The range also includes some vehicles, the British has the Foxhound and Mastiff, along with some trailers and quad bike. Currently the Taliban only have two different motorbikes with riders, it would be good if a pick-up became available for this faction. As yet the Russians and Israeli’s don’t have any vehicles available, and the Russian faction is quite new, so they’re limited to just two packs.
Overall, these are really nice miniatures, well sculpted and are a nice print. I can see myself purchasing some more of the British and Russian figure in 28mm. I’ve started delving into modern and near future wargaming and these will be perfect for that. I really liked the level of detail on the individual miniatures. They paint up really nice and easily, though I would recommend giving them a quick wash before undercoating just like you would with Resin figures.
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