GHQ Modern US Heavy Weapons 1990-2005

This time we will look at GHQ’s 1:285 scale Modern US Heavy Weapons 1990 through 2005.  This set contains eight runners.  Runner “A” is the same that came with the Modern US Infantry blister.  It contains three solders prone with binoculars and M16s, three radio operators kneeling with M16s, and three solders kneeling and pointing with M16s.  This blister contains two “B” runners, each has four seated solders with M47 Dragons and four standing solders with Stinger SAMs.  Next is runner “C”, this blister contains three of these runners.  Each runner “C” has four each two man, tripod mounted M60 GPMG and bipod mounted M249 SAWs.  Lastly we have two “D” runners, each containing four solder standing with binoculars and pointing and five solders kneeling next to a mortar. I assume the mortar is the M224 60mm mortar, and will use them as such.

This blister contains:
3x prone officer/NCO with Binoculars and M16
3x radio operators with M16
3x kneeling and pointing officer/NCO with M16
12x prone M249 SAW solders
12x two man crew M60 GPMG
8x standing officer/NCO with Binoculars
8x one man kneeling mortars




From all I have seen so far, there are no M72 LAWs for this time period for US troops.  When I base them for Team Yankee, I will have to go with another manufacture or just pretend that one of the M16 troops is carrying one on each stand.

GHQ Modern US Infantry 1990-2005

Long pause between posts, anyway it has come to my attention that when I was planning on using GHQ's miniatures for use in the game Team Yankee (made by Battlefront) that GHQ doesn’t list the contents of each of their infantry blisters.

So I am going to start with N-125 Modern US Infantry 1990-2005 in 1:285 scale. In my pack it contained seven runners of 63 figures.  The blister pack come with one runner "A", it has three prone with binoculars and M16s, three kneeling with radio and M16s, and three kneeling and pointing with M16. It also contains six "B" runners that has two crouching or running troops with M16 with the M203 grenade launchers and seven M16 troops running or crouching.


This gives you a total of:
3x prone with binoculars
3x radio operators
3x NCO/Officer Kneeling and pointing
12x NCO with M16 with M203 Grenade launcher
42x M16 soldiers






It looks like GHQ has in each blister between six to eight runners, and I wouldn't doubt if they don’t give specific on their website because in quality control efforts they pull some runners, that where mis-cast and exchange them for others from the same set. So there is no guarantee you will get the exact number of each runner. But they can guarantee you will get one of each of the required runners.  This post and the ones to follow should give you a good idea of what is in each blister.