From JuanM: 28mm 16th Century Soldiers, Peasants and 19th Century British Nordenfelt Crew (45 points)

Juan sends some great shots of some new additions to his collection. First up is a 16th century group depicting three soldiers and a poor peasant (well, I guess peasants are poor by default...) 

The soldiers are plastic models from the Perry twins Mercenaries boxed set, while the peasant is from Pro Gloria. All are 28mm.

On Fran's recommendation, Juan is going to use 'The Lord of the Rings' rules for these which I think is a great idea as they are excellent for skirmish scenarios. I know the guys from The Fawcett Avenue Conscripts use them for several periods, even spaceship combat!

Next up is a British Royal Navy Nordenfelt machine gun and crew. These saw action during the wars in the Sudan. This is a 28mm Perry Miniatures set.

Juan's gaming group is currently playing a series of inter-linked games set in the Sudan using the 'Black Powder' rules. From my understanding, Juan is having a great time playing the Sudanese as they've had some early victories.

These two groups will give him 45 points. Very nice work, Juan, and good luck facing up to that Nordenfelt in your upcoming games (remember: duck and weave)!

From ChrisP: 15mm WWII German Motorcycles and Infantry Gun (125 points)

Chris had a WWII game to quickly prepare for and so took an enforced break from his ancient Greek Myrmidons in order to complete this great WWII German motorcycle reconnaissance group along with two 150mm infantry guns.

These are all 15mm miniatures from Battlefront. I've always had a soft spot for the German BMW and sidecar combo. It must be all those films from the 60s and 70s - to me they're so quintessentially...Wehrmacht. 

I like the high-contrast of the German greys against the sun-burnt grass basing. It really makes them 'pop' and be noticed (I know, great for gaming but not so good if it were actual combat conditions...).

This group will give Chris 125 points. I hope you had a good game with them, Chris! They look great. 

From DaveD: 28mm 'Man with no Name', Legionnaires, Zulus & Napoleonic French Legere Battalion (170 points)

Dave shows us a wonderfully eclectic mix of models to feast our eyes on. First is a beautifully sculpted 'Man with no Name'. 

This 28mm casting is from Ebob Miniatures. I gotta get one of these.

Dave really did a fabulous job on the poncho and the blue jeans. I also like the cold blue eyes of 'The Stranger' - well done!

Next is a group of four French Foreign Legionnaires in desert uniforms.

These are 28mm castings from Artizan Miniatures.

Here we have the recently released set from Warlord/Empress Miniatures depicting the characters from 'Zulu'. 

You just gotta love 'Hooky' - and Dave did a brilliant job on all four of them.

Finally Dave shows us a Napoleonic French battalion, the 1st of the 26e Regiment de Legere.

These are 28mm Elite Miniatures castings.

This group will add 170 points to Dave's tally. Great work!

From KentG: 28mm Cowboys, U.S. Infantry and German Infantryman (185 points)

Kent sends in a varied mix of entries starting first with a group of twenty Cowboys.

These are 28mm Dixon castings which are always very identifiable by their characteristic heads.

I really like the dapper fellow in the green waistcoat sporting a cigar.

Next is a group of sixteen American WWII infantrymen with a very isolated German soldier in greatcoat. All of these 28mm castings are from Foundry.


These thirty-seven models will give Kent 185 points. Great work Kent - its nice to see some Dixon stuff again.

From FranL: 15mm Civilians, Modern Vehicles (234 points)

Fran is building on his contemporary theme and sends in this very varied batch of miniatures. I'll let him explain each part in turn. On to you, Fran:

Twenty-one Rebel Minis 15mm citizens and civilians....

Three IDF 15mm SHOT Centurions still in use today in certain parts of the world, one commander and aerial added....

Six 15mm M113 IDF Zelda variants, the first 4 are Zelda variants with a command one one first with the flag, followed by a M163 Vulcan and a M577 command vehicle, plenty of stowage, an aerial added to denote command and the odd crewman head figure added....

15mm URAL 4.5 ton truck for supplies and stuff.....

Five 15mm US Marine Humvees, two with .50 cal heavy machine guns, two with Mark 19 grenade launchers and one with a TOW, the five crewmen were integral......all the vehicles so far are Peter Pig.

Two 15mm US Marine AAV-7A1, amphibious assault vehicles used by the US marines and can carry 25 marines and 3 crew, these come from Irish Serb miniatures.........

Three 15mm wrecks from Timecast, they came with a garage building but I got two of one because they hadn't got a tyre pile?........

This is a 15mm potential Ray figure (before and after) if he keeps crossing the border and both from Peter Pig.....

This is my inclusion to the Sarah 'femme fatale' figure portion of the competition, the figure is a 28mm RAFM figure with a metal asp (baton) in one hand and a silenced 9mm behind her back! I was contacted by another blogger, Anne O'Leary, who Ray did flags for, and she asked me if I could paint both her, along with another female blogger (The Happy Whisk), who I introduced to her, figures to represent them both. I had this unpainted already as it's a quirky figure (and the other figure was a repaint from before and not eligible for the competition), so I present Anne O'Leary.........

Wow, that is a whack of figures. This will give give Fran 234 points to add to his total. Great stuff, Fran!