Konflict '47 Axis Stahltruppen

 With the latest issue of Wargames Illustrated there was a sprue of the latest plastics for the revised version of Konflict '47 - Warlord Games' Weird War Two game based on Bolt Action.

There were two sets of sprues, US jump Infantry or Axis Stahltruppen, I searched out the latter.

Here are the sprues.

There are parts to build three Stahltruppen (powered suits).

There are three right arms with twin-linked assault rifles (there is a loose twin linked assault rifle as well). 

There are three MG42 right arms and what I am guessing is a squeeze bore light cannon for anti-suit work.

There are also Panzerfausts for full anti-tank use.

There are an assortment of heads and ammunition, plus what looks like a grenade launcher and some scary looking knives.

Comparison of Sherman turrets (1/56 scale)

 Here are some overhead views of Warlord and Rubicon Sherman Tanks.

Top to bottom: Rubicon Sherman IC Hybrid, Warlord Sherman VC, Rubicon Sherman I with early turret.

Left to right: Warlord Sherman VC, Rubicon Sherman IC Hybrid.

Top to bottom: Rubicon Sherman I with early turret, Rubicon Sherman IC Hybrid.

Top to bottom: Warlord Sherman VC, Rubicon Sherman IC.

Blood Barbarian for The Red King

 Built from a Warlord Celt fitted with a head from the Frostgrave Barbarian sprue.

The hair on the back of the head was added with Greenstuff.

I think I need another five of them. I think I have sufficient Warlord sprues left.

Oathmark Odyssey part six: More work In progress

 Small amount of progress on the army front.

The Elite Warriors are at full strength.

Okay, not quite full strength, I only have eight Muscle Cuirass bodies, there are two with Linen Cuirass and different helmets.

I also built two ranks of Hoplites with various headgear.

Oathmark Odyssey part five: Work In progress

So here are some work in progress shots of the Ancient Greeks and Spartans (which will be two of the  factions in my Oathmark Odyssey).

Faction One

Human Warriors 

Heavy Armour, hand weapon and shield. Bonus points if you spot the odd one out.

Human Spearmen

Light armour, spear and shield. there are a couple of interlopers.

Faction Two

Elite Spearmen

Light armour, spear and shield

Elite Warriors

Heavy armour, hand weapon and shield.

Oathmark Odyssey part four: Spartans

 The Spartan Hoplites box from Immortal Miniatures.

Those were the days when a box of figures cost £12.

Again the box says 24 figures, but there are at least three Ancient Greek sprues and four of the Spartan Hoplite sprues. Again, the count is probably ignoring the Bell Cuirass figures on the Ancient Greek sprues and counting only the available shields.

There is a decal sheet with the distinctive Spartan Lambda.

There is a booklet describing the Spartans and their equipment and colour schemes.

I have not assembled any hoplites, but I have assembled one as a Warrior for Oathmark. This uses the Muscle Cuirass and the Pilos helmet from the Spartan sprue and the Xiphos arm.

This is the only book I can currently find on the Ancient Greeks, though I should have a DBA rulebook and the WRG army list (volume 1) somewhere.

Oathmark Odyssey part three: Classical Greek Hoplites

 The Classical Greek Hoplites box from Immortal Miniatures

Now the box says it contains 24 figures, but there appears to be a lot more bodies (I think the 24 does not include the Bell Cuirass figures on the three Ancient Greeks sprues) and there are just 24 shields.

There are four Classical Greek Hoplites sprues and three Ancient Greek Hoplites sprues.

There is a decal set.

The booklet is different to the Ancient Greek booklet.

Oathmark Odyssey - part two: Ancient Greek Hoplites

Ancient Greek Hoplites are a form of infantry, comprising citizen soldiers traditionally armed with a spear and shield, and varying degrees of armour.

Over the centuries the armour changed, at one point only the head was armoured.

Immortal Miniatures brought out a box set of plastic Ancient Greek Hoplites in 2010.

Unlike later boxes from other manufacturers, these are two part boxes.

The box contains 34 figures, one command sprue and four identical Ancient Greek Hoplite sprues.

The command sprue has one body with the Muscle Cuirass and one body for a piper There are an assortment of ornate helmets two bare arms with Kopis and one armoured arm with a Kopis. There are two Diplylon shields with integral arms.

The main sprue has eight bodies. There is one Bell (Bronze) Cuirass, five linen armour bodies and two unarmored bodies.

There are enough Corinthian style helmets for all the figures, plus a number of different style helmets. There is one Xiphos arm and ten spear arms. There are eight Hoplite shields with integral arms (note they have two different shoulder types). There are four Xiphos scabbards and four Kopis scabbards, plus two shield curtains.

There is a sheet of transfers.

The box contains a small booklet covering the equipment of a hoplite.

Here is the first block of an Ancient Greek phalanx, five in linen cuirass and one in a Bell cuirass.

Two unarmoured hoplites.

Though traditionally Ancient Greeks fought with the spear and shield (Oathmark Spearmen), I wanted some armoured infantry (Oathmark Warriors) so used the Bell Cuirass. This is the command figure, using the Kopis with armoured arm, one of the ornamental heads and the Dipylon shield.

Armoured Warriors.

Armoured Warrior with Bell Cuirass.

Size comparison with an Oathmark Skeleton Soldier.

Size comparison with a Frostgrave Cultist.