Saturday, March 29, 2014

Bengal Lancers

Last Friday I painted my Officer and a unit of Bengal Lancers. The pressure was on, since I had a game organised with Frank for Friday night.I managed to finish them off by 5pm, so just in time to let the varnish dry!
Next: Japanese tanks and the last 3 units of NW Frontier troops and then I'll get stuck into some Arthurian British and Saxons for Dux Britanniarum...

Sir Simon Carfax, leading Her Majesty's Fine Troops
Bengal Lancers
 
These guys are being used as Bengal Lancers for now, since I'm 3 figures short...

Total 2014:
  • 54mm:
    • infantry: 2
  • 28mm:
    • Vehicles/guns/...: 5
    • Cavalry: 19
    • Infantry: 150
  • 15mm:
    • Vehicles/guns/...: 155
    • Infantry: 239

... and then there were tanks...

Here are the photo's of Scott's Churchill army for Flames of War.
30 vehicles in total...

2 HQ Churchill CS tanks
 3 Platoons, each of 3 Churchill tanks



2 Platoons of 2 Churchill AVRE's each


A platoon of Churchill Crocodile Flame tanks

5 M5 Stuarts

Daimlers and Dingos
 
 JOE Vandeleur and Forward Aerial Observer

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Tanks, tanks and nothing but tanks (*apart from a few tankettes...)

Ok.. this week was armour-week.
A load of British vehicles, with more to be finished over the next few days (hopefully with images later this week).
Russian T26 1933's for Adam.


My own first 2 Japanese tankettes Type 94. A few more units of tanks to follow here...


Total for the week (I'll add all the British tanks later on)
15mm Vehicles: 15

Total 2014:

  • 54mm:
    • infantry: 2
  • 28mm:
    • Vehicles/guns/...: 5
    • Cavalry: 8
    • Infantry: 150
  • 15mm:
    • Vehicles/guns/...: 125
    • Infantry: 239

Sunday, March 16, 2014

More Northwest Frontier British

This time, my two units of Highlanders. I'm pretty happy with them, but I tell you, I won't be in a rush to do more tartan patterns!!!
72nd (Seaforth) Highlander





92 (Gordon) Highlanders





Total for the week:
28mm Infantry: 25
28mm Vehicles/Walkers: 5

Total 2014:
  • 54mm:
    • Infantry: 2
  • 28mm:
    • Vehicles/Guns/...: 5
    • Cavalry: 8
    • Infantry: 150
  • 15mm:
    • Vehicles/Guns/...: 110
    • Infantry: 239

Dystopian Legion

This week was a week of finishing off a few small details left and right on a few units, and a lot of preparations for the next two paintjobs (15mm Russian and British armour).
Apart from that, I managed to finish off a lot for Allan.

Dystopian Legions - Kingdom of Bretannia






Saturday, March 8, 2014

LW German Heavy Armour

A mixed batch for Adam, including King Tigers, Tigers, Panther Turrets, Flakvierling and Maultiers...









Total Count for this week:

15mm infantry: 123
15mm vehicles/guns: 26
28mm infantry: 25


Total 2014:
  • 54mm:
    • Infantry: 2
  • 28mm:
    • Cavalry: 8
    • Infantry: 125
  • 15mm:
    • Vehicles/Guns/...: 110
    • Infantry: 239




More 1940 Dutch Infantry

Repainted a few more units of these troops. In the flesh, the models are a bit more blue-ish than you see here. Still,it's a very striking army on the table. Hopefully they'll also perform well!

More infantry
 15cm 15-lang-17 howitzer K artillery battery
 Mortar platoon

Northwest Frontier, Second Afghan War, Sikh Infantry

Finished painting another batch of British infantry for this period, as well as these guys. This leaves me with a unit of Bengal Lancers, British Hussars (foot and mounted) and two units of Highlanders to go.