BUF Men

 Here are some more BUF soldiers to join the BUF women.  I converted these from the Wargames Atlantic WWII Italians I posted on a while back.  It's unlikely I'd do much with them as WWII Italians, so repurposing them for VBCW seemed appropriate.  Especially as I feel it's better to make the BUF from recycled Italian fascisti, rather than spending new money on them.  I replaced their M33 helmets with WWI Russian peaked caps.  And of course as Mosley copied his BUF blackshirts from Mussolini's camicie nere, these blokes are all wearing black.

These troops are led by the local squire, a very pompous and self-important man.

In addition to the squire (who leads from the rear), they have a junior officer to put in front of the troops.

The BUF have an Italian Breda medium machine gun.  Where did the British fascists get an Italian MMG?  Does it matter?  Let's say that Mussolini wants to support his good friend Mosley.

However for a light machine gun, the BUF have managed to get their hands on a Bren gun!

And of course the rank and file.

Blonde Women in the BUF

 Some folks at the club have started talking about starting a campaign based on the Very British Civil War, aka the VBCW.  The VBCW is an alternative history focused on a fictious civil war in Great Britain that broke out in the 1930s, and features a diverse set of factions, including the actual British Army and Territorials, Socialist militias from working class and factory towns, Scottish Republicans, Church of England (known as the Anglican League in VBCW terms), Local Defense Volunteers (LDV) and more. While I have plenty of miniatures representing mid-20th Century British soldiers from both World War I and World War II and many armed civilians that could form the basis of either a socialist workers' militia or LDV, I felt there is a need to represent the baddies, Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists, or BUF.  Every campaign needs its villains!

These ladies are from Pulp Figures' Weird Menace line.   

Most of the figures are armed with MP40 Schmeisser submachine guns.  Not quite appropriate for 1938 (nominally the date for the VBCW) but as it is alternative history, I'm sure it can be handwaved away.  Ten of the figures are in the same pose.  

The unit includes two figures with rifles.  The lady with the scoped rifle is also holding the lead for the wolf, so I don't know when she'll get a chance to snipe!  And of course the boss is there with a naughty looking whip.

There are also a couple of junior officers with pistols and two more NCO-types with SMGs.

And a group shot to round out the post.