Remembering the boys - 30th anniversary of First Chechen War Memorial Figure
Added 2024-12-31 08:26:11 +0000 UTCThe boys were dying terribly,
The boys were dying simply,
And not each was beautiful,
And not everyone was tall.
But when they looked at me,
These dusty human eyes,
Not like a bird, and not like a sheep,
Like humans they were warming me.
DDT - Patsany (in my translation)
Hello everyone!
This time, the New Year figure is a special one. Less fun, less cheerful, yet important to remember.
It is dedicated to those, who fought (and to those who gave their lives) during First Chechen War, which began 11Dec 1994.
The most notorious battle of that war, First battle of Grozny , was launched 31Dec 1994 with what later became known as New Year assault, exactly thirty years ago, as many here probably know.
In my reflection on what should be done, i have decided not to portray any armaments and focus on more humane side, thus depicting a soldier playing a guitar.
I have made the body separate from ammo box in order for him to still have some wargaming sense aside from purely memorial one. This way allows both the model to be placed on, way, BMP for a small diorama (together with sniper from support weapons pack, for example) and for RPG ammo box to be used separately as a scatter.
This model is free and available to everyone (for obvious reason), so feel free to download it if you like it.
Comments
Many Thanks.
Tolindar
2025-01-01 05:58:36 +0000 UTC
