Goths, Soviets, and Kobolds!

Over the past couple of weeks I worked up a variety of stuff - first we have 4 units of 10mm Gothic infantry who can represent any late Dark Age infantry or perhaps militia of Rohan. Figs are by Magister Militum I think:

I also worked up a dozen kobolds for a reptilian-themed Dragon Rampant warband that I plan to do using the box of Reaper Bones figs I bought in the kickstarter some time ago. These aren't bad - a bit comical but they paint up easily enough.

 

Then finally a bunch of Soviet modern microarmour for my next Team Yankee game - this is the remainder of a lot I obtained in a swap after stripping and repainting. There are assorted artillery (the monstrous 2S19 152mm howitzer Msta in the background!), IFVs, and modified IFVs.

Valiant early war Brits

Painted these guys for a Crete scenario I will host at the club next week. I'm a fan of the Valiant figures. These guys will represent the defenders of the Heraklion airfield versus the Valiant paras I have worked on over the last couple of months.

More 10mm middle earth - Rohan this time

These are a variety of 10mm eastern cavalry ranges I picked up on TMP - I think they are Magister Militum - that look a bit like Rohan knights to me. Soo ...  that's what I painted them as. I based them charging in a wedge formation accordingly. Nice figs!

10mm Middle Earth

Not a lot of production this month since I have been doing some travelling for work. However I did finish a few stands of delightful Pendraken 10mm fantasy stuff. They have published a very good mass battle ruleset called Warband that I would like to try using my Battle of 5 Armies troops and some additional stuff from their fantasy range.

I just completed stands of wizards, wolf-riders, ogres, command and spiders. I also used a micro dice frame on the base as a way to track hits.

Happy Canada Day ... and some more fallschirmjaegar and a glider

Continuing to turn out Valiant fallschirmjaeger, this time with support weapons, and also an Italeri 1/72 Waco glider model. I butchered this - broke the hinges off the cockpit (so I just glued it on - won't open now), made a mess of the invasion stripes when I overthinned the white paint and it ran under the masking tape, and didn't bother with all the fiddly little bits for rigging and the tow lug (which I dropped in the carpet and lost anyway). Soooo... this is a wargaming piece best viewed from 3+ feet!

Valiant fallschirmjaeger and a 1/48 Ba-64

This week we have some more fallschirmjaeger by Valiant - oversize 1/72 models.

 I also completed a nice little 1/48 Ba-64 Soviet armoured car kit by Tamiya. This was another Christmas gift and I wonder whether actual mixes with Valiant 1/72... I was planning on using these fallschirmjaeger for Bolt Action with Scott facing his 28mm French - my guys will be undersized but perhaps not ridiculously. Of course I won't use the Soviet armoured car but I was thinking about picking up another 1/48 kit perhaps a panzer II or a 222 to give my guys some light armored support.

 This photo compares a Valiant 1/72 and a metal RAFM 20mm fallschirmjaeger - the Valiant is much bigger - perhaps true 25mm scale with oversized heads. But he is almost comparable to the 1/48 crewman in the Ba-64.

If anyone out there has an opinion,

What do you think of the Valiant range?
Can one get away with using them on the same table - perhaps not in the same unit or same side - with 28s?

Early war fallschirmjaeger, a Gloster Gladiator and some more British guns

Worked up some stuff for a Crete game I would like to host later this summer.  Well, neither of the guns are suitable, but I might use the 2-pounder to stand in for a second Bofors gun in the Heraklion paradrop scenario since I only have one Bofors.

An old Hinchliffe 2-pounder ATG

 An Airfix 25 pounder

First batch of some Valiant fallschirmjaeger - HQ section and a 50mm mortar team. I like the Valiant figures very much - the sculpts are oversized with large heads, but from 3 feet away I like the way they look. They are also very easy to paint because the detail is clear and well raised.

And finally, something to sit on the airstrip at Heraklion - a vintage Airfix Gloster Gladiator. Simple little kit that was a gift from my mother-in-law's beau who is a flea market picker extraordinaire.