From Millsy: WW2 US Infantry Teams (45 points)

Hi All,

A couple of quick ones today, cleaning up some leftover stuff while I continue plugging away at the Late Romans. This time is it some US infantry support teams for Bolt Action.

• 7 x infantry
• 1 x crew served weapon

Thanks for looking!

Cheers,
Millsy

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Cracking brushwork as usual Millsy! And...quite the brief submission! Those late Romans are clearly a priority, and I can't wait to see more of those!

From StephenS: Vampires and Death Robots (Heresy and Violence) (85 points)

G'day,

Two entries today to keep the points ticking away as we edge towards the finish line.

My entry for the Sixth Circle are two German Nachtjager from Warlord Games for their Konflikt '47 game. German scientists have merged the DNA of reptiles, bats and alligators with 'volunteers' to produce these horrific creations. A process that is probably contrary to more orthodox views of what is proper in war and science, and thus, heresy! The end result is these two fine 25mm metal sculpts. I haven't played Konflikt '47 for a number of years, but a search in a drawer for something else uncovered these, and I thought they fitted the theme nicely.

My entry for the Seventh Circle is an elite group of combat droids programmed for maximum destruction, perfect for the theme of violence. They are Dark Troopers and were some of the big baddies in the Star Wars: The Madalorian TV series. These are 32 mm plastic figures from Atomic Mass Games, for their Star Wars: Legion game, though they are quite big and are more in line with some of the 40 mm figures I paint.

Both were reasonably quick to paint up, separated by an inconveniently timed week-long school camp, and involved more dry brushing than I normally indulge in. All up that should be 9 x 25-32mm figures and two bonus locations for 85 points.

Cheers,
Steve

From Millsy:

LOL! I think I have a Konflikt of interest (see what I did there?). I've painted these exact same two sets of miniatures, and in the case of the Dark Troopers we were painting them at the same time unbeknownst to each other. Clearly you're also a man of taste and discernment sir!

Like The Addams Family vs. The Muntsers (look up the timing) you can't have enough of a good thing and I very much like your interpretation of the dark metal. Mine is less obviously highlighted and I think yours will read better on the table.

Well done Steve, a cracking way to earn yourself 85 points.

Cheers,
Millsy

From PaulS: What is that noise? (190 Points)

This week is a slightly more coherent selection of figures, all surrounding the ongoing Bolt Action/ Weird War theme. No deviations into something weird like Victoriana or the wild west this week I'm afraid. Maybe next week...

I'm actually pleasantly surprised at how much has been done for this entry. It just goes to show what happens when you actually put your mind to something!

Lets start with the main bulk of the entry. This week I've mainly been concentrating on fleshing out some missing/semi-complete infantry options, which includes 2 SMG wielding officers, 1 assault rifle officer, 1 LMG/MMG loader and 8 Heer rifles.  On top of that we have 8 German zombies, 1 werewolf and 6 Fallschirmjager.  Unless stated, these are all Warlord models, including the werewolf. There are some squad shots below.

Sadly the zombies and officers didn't come out well in their solo photos, so I need to retake these and update my blog later, but you can open up the group shot and see them in action. The zombies are a combination of Warlord plastics, plus Mantic zombie parts. On the tabletop they look pretty good, but I'm not 100% convinced about the hands and arms. I'm not sure what Mantic feeds their zombies to make them so big, but it looks... wrong up close. This is the minimum squad size for Konflikt, so I'm sure the horde will grow over time.

I recently joined my local gaming group to try and actually learn Bolt Action properly, so I ca actually play with all these painted troops. You may recall that two years ago I painted up a small commando force as a challenge entry. I've decided to flesh this out into a proper Royal Marines Commando force using the list that Warlord posted on their blog. This will let me field a proper commando force, where everyone gains the benefit of the commando rules. Should be pretty nasty *fingers crossed*. As such, I need to flesh out my selection of models a bit, so here is the first batch of additions to the crew. There are 3 rifles, 1 lmg and 2 smgs to bulk out the basic infantry squads. The other nice benefit of the RM Commando list is that the HQ squad can take up to 5 supporting marines, rather than the normal 2. To show who these would be, I picked up one of the US Marine sprues in Warlord's Christmas sale so that these HQ models have rolled up sleeves. It looks tougher, right?

My Commandos are considered to have been behind enemy lines for a few days, so they are looking a bit unshaven at the moment. At some point I may come back and dirty up the uniforms a bit, but for now, they are clean, but not clean shaven!

This should add 36 infantry plus the werewolf to the figure total

ByronM: What a way to end the day (unless there are anymore last minute entries that come in)!  What a collection you have going, amazing looking, not sure where to start with any of this.  The infantry are really well done with strong shading, highlights, and clean brush work.  I love the addition of the stubble on several of them as well. I would have liked to see a closeup of the zombies to see what you did on them in more detail, but oh well.

My favourite of the lot (as I suspect will be for most people here) is the werewolf.  The super strong shadow and highlight really makes him stand out.  Better yet, the tattoo (proving he is but an experiment and tool of the Reich) is a brilliant addition!  190 points are added to your total, and keep them coming!