From SamuliS: 28mm Napoleonic 95th Rifles (50 points)

Samuli sends us a great skirmishing group depicting the 95th Rifles.

From Samuli:

Here is my next batch. The infamous 95th. 10 metal Perry riflemen in 28mm.

Back to work after a christmas holiday during which painting was out of bounds. Plenty of episodes of Sharpe though to get me ready for painting some more 95th rifles to complete my battalion of them. Probably no need to introduce the subject to anyone :)

Nothing fancy, just basic Perry metal riflemen in 28mm. Painted with Vallejo and Army Painter paints. Finished with some quick shade and army painter ground products.

You did great work on these Samuli, well done.

This sharp bit of work (hardy har har...) will give Samuli 50 points to add to his total.

From AndrewS: 28mm Celtic/Norse Vikings (80 points)

From Andrew:

Here is my next entry, having not been at the brushes for three days these were done either side of the Christmas break. Two points of warriors both 8 figures for a total of 16. They are Foundry 28mm's  from their Viking range.

These took a bit more work than the normal Vikings I pump out as I decided as they are Celtic / Norse to use more Plaid on the clothing and the striped trousers both take a lot of fine detail work and need concentration.

This now completes my 4 point Norse Gael warband. I may add a Sons of death unit in the future. 

Next up will be some Napoleonic's.

Another excellent warband of Vikings Andrew! Those plaid trews and cloaks came out very nicely, well done.

These bad lads will give Andrew 80 points.

From Curt: 30mm Samurai with 'Meganata' (5 points)

I have a couple larger projects on the go but I thought I'd keep in the mix by popping in with a single figure now and again. I found this model deep in my 'Miscellaneous' bin and thought I'd prime it up and put on a lick of paint. 

This is a model from the Clan War miniature range. I'm not sure if these figures are still around but I remember that they had some really nice castings, though they are a tad largish in comparison to regular 28s.

I always liked the look of the red armour from the movies 'Ran' and 'Heaven and Earth' (not the Tommy Lee Jones film) so I thought I'd try something similar.

His polearm is a little over the top but I was too lazy to swap it out with something less 'heroic'. (I'm going to call it a 'Meganata', yeah that's it...)

This lad will chip me 5 points. WooHoo!

From DaveD: 28mm Great Escape Characters & The Inquisition (30 points)

I'm a big Steve McQueen fan so I cracked a grin when Dave sent these along...

From Dave:

Time for another few oddities from the lead pile.

First up - The Cooler King, The Scrounger , and The Surveyor from Ebob's Great Escape Range, something a little unusual - go on, you can hear can the music.

Next - No One Expects ... the Spanish Inquisition - by Victoria Lamb in Australia - home of a eclectic mix of figures...

No not sure if you want to class these as historical!! but I gotta try .... just for the sheer cheek of it!! 

Next up big point Napoleonics...

Awesome stuff Dave. That Cooler King is da Bomb. Love him. The Inquisitors are hilarious - I have to get a set for my Four Musketeers games...

These six will give Dave 30 points.

From MikeW: 15mm WWII American Infantry (80 points)

Mike delves for the first time into the world of 15mm and manages to fight his way through the project.

From Mike:

40 15mm Battlefront WW2 US Infantry in a mix of M1941 and M1943 uniforms (there's even one guy in M1941 with Herringbone Twill fatigue trousers), based for I Ain't Been Shot Mum. The 'Big Men' are on 1p and 2p coins, the rest on Flames of War bases. These are the last platoon of a company I've been working on for a while, as my first attempt at anything 15mm. I'm definitely starting to reach the conclusion that painting 15mm's to the standard some folks seem to be able to pull off is a younger man's game, though a 2x magnifier/daylight lamp and some decent brushes seem to help (and you do get a pleasant surprise when you look at them *without* the magnifier afterwards!)

Usual technical details - black Army Painter undercoat, Vallejo/Army Painter arcylics, a little help from a 0.2mm paintliner pen, and the bases are Tamiya diorama paint + Javis static grass and edged with Vallejo Flat Earth (and a white panel with platoon/section number inked on it at the back).

It's good that you preservered Mike, as they are very nice. I know it makes no material difference, but I like that these are going to be used for 'I Ain't Been Shot Mum' instead of the usual 'Flames of War'. 

These Yanks will give Mike 80 points to add to his tally. Well done!