From AlexS: Napoleonic Austrians, British and Spanish (308 Points)

Hi all again. Taking this opportunity, I decided to paint the Napoleonic Wars at the event to my great ambitious project "1814". I'm planning a big campaign, which will be different theaters of hostilities - France, Italy, Spain, Nordic countries (thanks to Perry's brothers for the Scandinavian army). Perhaps my children, when they grow up, will be able to play the campaign. :) In normal times, I would not paint so much for this project, but the event - a great opportunity to take the step forward. 

First, I always try to do a test, to see how best to paint this or that army. These models can then be used on the table for decoration or just to give people good. :) And here is the result of the test:

Secondly, I made a small detachment of the Austrian Landwehr in the war in Central Europe:

Next regiment - a British line infantry. I gathered a detachment of the miniatures in the marching position of two Victrix boxes, because the rest were in a pose of "dancing men" and not to paint quickly. But I'm sure they are painted.

Finally, the last detachment - a miniature of the Orinoco miniatures company. Formally, they are created in the later period (Bolivar), but it seems to me, are perfect to portray the Spanish guerrillas, or Italian bandits who fought against Murat, and Eugene de Beauharnais. These are beautiful miniatures. I painted them with great pleasure, I tried to do to make it look like it was a unit of bandits and deserters from various armies. Also, I got another extra pleasure from the fact that I got them as a gift from a sponsor for my part in the previous event. I truly envy the participants who received the prize from the Orinoco miniatures.

Group photo:

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Wow! Yet another paint bomb detonated so early in the event. Great work Alex! The Brits and the Austrians look great but I'm delighted that you've made good use of your Orinocco figures. I've never thought of using them for the Peninsular War but now I'm going to have to seriously consider it. 

You've taken a commanding lead early in the Challenge. Let's see if you can hang on to it. Well done!

From AdamC: 25mm Orinoco's Paraguayan Infantry (100 Points)

I get the feeling Adam's not in Frostgrave any more Toto.....

I won these last year for participating in the challenge and when I decided to do the challenge again I felt I should paint up at least some of these fine miniatures from Orinoco Miniatures  I knew nothing about the Chaco Wars  and I suspect many of you don't know much about them either. All I had to go on was some pictures I found on the web and a couple of shots form Osprey (which I don't own). 

These are Paraguayan Infantry, I don't know that I got the uniform right it looked blue gray a bit like the french uniforms of World War II so that is what I went with (though later images I have seen since getting started make it look more gray green)

I like the look of these the uniform is practical and looks comfortable (as uniforms go)

 The hat looks like something I see fishermen wearing in old pictures (as a Nova Scotian I know that these are called Sou'westers and I own a traditional old cloth one)

I don't have any specific plans on how to use these guys. 

I don't see a Chaco Wars game being too popular here but I may find some other use for these guys. 

I've thought form the beginning they would make great guerrillas troops. 

They might work as soldiers or sailors in any pulp game

These are great sculpts and I really wish I had a project I could get excited about using them in..

I did these because I feel if you offer us free stuff to for painting figures you ought to get your figures painted and shown off in the challenge 

 I am going to wrap up here, I hop you like them and I hope the team at Orinoco likes what I did with them  there are 20 infantrymen here of the 25mm scale for another 100 points.

Well Adam, I know very little about the Chaco War except that it was very bloody.  I like the Orinoco sculpts with subtle variants in the poses and equipment.  Great job and your idea of using them as guerrillas seems like a winner.

Can I have a fact check here Curt.   I think that these are the first ever Paraguayans posted on the Challenge.  Am I right?