Thus far we have made six stops in the Outer Ring, and five in the Middle Ring. My chief engineer says we are still low on fuel pellets, and we have taken a few meteorite strikes along the way that are going to need the attention of a space dock facility. Looking at the map, my navigator has recommended that we head for the Inner Ring with our first stop at Terra. We are going to make the run aboard Lady Sarah's Star Yacht.
Terra (#12 on the map) - my home planet; terra, from the Latin to mean 'earth' or 'ground'. The theme is 'Home'.
For me, home is the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and to represent that location, I give you a private of the 27th Battalion (City of Winnipeg) Canadian Expeditionary Force at the Battle of Passchendaele, November 1917.
The 27th Battalion CEF was authorized in November 1914, and was formed from contingents of 5 officers and 250 other ranks from each of the four militia infantry regiments that existed in Winnipeg at the time, specifically, the 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada, the 90th Winnipeg Rifles, the 100th Winnipeg Grenadiers, and the 106th Winnipeg Light Infantry. A fifth contingent was provided by the 99th Manitoba Rangers from Brandon, Manitoba. They embarked for overseas service in May 1915, and returned four years later having seen action at the battles of Flers-Courcelette, Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Arras, Cambrai, and the Pursuit to Mons, among others. A total of 4700 officers and men served with the 27th over the course of the war, two of whom were awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.
| Cap badge of the 27th Battalion CEF showing the crest of the City of Winnipeg. |
The figure is a 54mm miniature from the Scale Link Ltd. WW1 Grand Guerre range, which depicts a British or Canadian infantryman advancing at the 'Trail Arms' position with fixed bayonet, and his Small Box Respirator worn at the 'Alert' position. He is identified as a member of the 27th Battalion CEF by the blue circle over a blue rectangle on his shoulder. The figure was painted using Vallejo acrylics, followed by some Games Workshop washes. Finally some AK Interactive Spattereffects 'Wet Mud' was applied to areas like knees and elbows.
To buy passage aboard Lady Sarah's Star Yacht, I painted two 'old school' 25mm Star Wars figures from West End Games depicting Princess Leia Organa as she appeared in 'A New Hope' and 'Return of the Jedi'. Again, these are painted using Vallejo acrylics with GW washes on the faces and hands, and to produce the camouflage pattern on the poncho.
1 x 54mm foot figure @ 10 points = 10 points
2 x 28mm foot figure @ 5 points = 10 points
Challenge Quadrant location (Terra) @ 20 points = 20 points
Lady Sarah's Star Yacht @ 20 points = 20 points
| Spiraling ever inward |
Well done on these figures Frederick. I like the battle strained Winnipeg infantryman with his mud stains. Good luck on your continued spiral through the Inner ring.