28MM BATTLE NUNS (4) - SELF IMMOLATING NUNS

We told you that the Nuns of St. Mary Magdalene were psycho, didn't we ? In a time of ideological warfare and extreme irrationality, the Convent happily developed their own "ultimate weapons" - self immolating Nuns with huge spherical buns bombs...

These self immolating Nuns may explode themselves as anti tank weapons against armour or as area weapons against personnel (see the Autumn Big Game 2023 Scenario HERE):

The Nun Self Immolating Section - figures from RAFM, Conquest Games and Westwind.
Bombs - plastic spheres with wire fuses from "the bitzbox".

Note: this is not the first occasion that "self immolating bombers" have appeared in the Hereford VBCW. Long term followers of the blog may recall with a certain fondness the "Non-Aligned Self Exploding Faction" of Anti-War Protestors (the Misses Cholmondley Warner and their dog, Scamp) who appeared at the Spring Big Game 2019 - and equally promptly disappeared in extremely large and noisy explosions...

The explosive end of Primula Cholmondley Warner, Suffragette and Anti-War Protestor,
 at the Second Battle of Shobdon (Spring Big Game 2019). That'll teach those warmongers !

28MM BATTLE NUNS (3) - LINE INFANTRY SECTION

The Nuns of St. Mary Magdalene are capable of "turning out in some numbers" should their Convent be threatened (or their time at prayer otherwise disturbed). Here is a typical "infantry section" of "psycho-shotgunners" with Light Machine Gun (to the left):

Nun Infantry Section - all figures from Troublemaker Games

28MM BATTLE NUNS (2) - SUPPORT WEAPONS

The Nuns of St. Mary Magdalene have a fully crewed mortar in the grounds of their Convent, a particular pleasure for these followers of "The Blessed Alfred Nobel" and regularly tested at Matins with some live firing exercises (live targets optional) :

Three crew nuns and a nun "Spotter" with binoculars, all from Troublemaker Games.
The mortar is OOP plastic from Atlantic, supposedly 1/72 in scale but actually much
larger, spot on for 28mm figures.

An alternative Heavy Weapon Section, this time a crewed MMG.
The MMG is another non 1/72 scale OOP plastic item from Atlantic.

28MM BATTLE NUNS (1) - HQ SECTION

The schismatic (and psycho) Nuns of St. Mary Magdalene, formerly the Parish Church of Little Hereford, but now converted to a convent and shrine to "the Blessed Alfred Nobel", feature heavily in the scenario for the Autumn Big Game 2023 ("Big Trouble in Little Hereford"). Here is their HQ Section, lead by Mother Superior Firepower:

Mother Superior Firepower leads an HQ Section with a No.2, a Medic, and 2 "Runners"

Mother Superior Firepower's second in command uses a modern looking field telephone, otherwise known as "The Hotline to Gawd". The medic carries an equally modern looking medical case, together with a wicked amputating saw. Two shot-gunners constitute the back-up "runners".

Mother Superior Firepower is a Reaper "Bones" figure, while all the rest are from Troublemaker Games. For more info on these Nun figures, see HERE

28MM NUNS with GUNS

Anyone enthused by THIS PREVIOUS POST and in search of suitable 28mm VBCW Nuns might check out the webpage of Troublemakergames. While their range of Nuns are not newly released (apparently they came out in 2019), they don't seem to have received much publicity:

28mm Nuns with double-barrelled Shotguns - very VBCW !

28mm Nun Artillery Crew - useful for "Big Guns", mortars or vehicle crews

28mm Nun and 'Holy Ghost'. Possibly useful as a unique anti-tank device ?

The range is obviously directed principally at the 40K enthusiast, with lots of ridiculous "Sci-Fi" weaponry, but some careful figure choices and limited conversion work could produce a force of VBCW Nuns without much difficulty. Where else can you find Nun Cavalry ?

Nuns on "Little Donkeys". Chop out the GW style weaponry, replace with wire and home printed
VBCW pennons, and "Cha-a-a-rge !"........

TYPES OF THE VBCW (6) - THE NUN

 An occasional series of painted 28mm VBCW archetypes 

Every VBCW Campaign needs at least one nun ! Preferably, of course, a heavily armed section of nuns with an LMG - but let's not get carried away. While it is the Anglican factions that appear to have adopted 28mm nuns in the greatest number, there is no reason why nuns of the Catholic faith could not turn out in support of another faction (other than the Communists, of course...)

"Sister Mary Stigmata" aka "Mother Superior Firepower"
Reaper Nun. Painter Fairoaks 024

And we do mean superior firepower.....

A nun with a Machine-Gun : a favourite choice for female VBCW re-enactors.