From JuanM: Late Romans and a Pillaging Hun (35 points)

As per his usual habit, Juan sends us a small, but very nicely executed entry for us to enjoy. This time we have a Hum taking some liberties with the locals and a stand of four Late Romans. 

The Late Romans are from Musketeer Miniatures, while the Hun vignette is from Wargames Foundry. All are 28mm. I really like Juan's choice of colours for the Hun's pony - it looks like it comes from the Steppes, very nicely done.

This group will give Juan 35 points. Beautiful work, Juan!

From Curt: 20mm Vietnam-Era American GIs

I've been reading through 'Force on Force' and overall have been fairly impressed by its mechanics and its treatment of modern combat (as much as I know of it anyway). Though it seems primarily focused on more contemporary engagements (i.e. post 9/11) it can also be used for earlier conflicts such as the Bush Wars in Africa, the Soviet incursion into Afghanistan and the Vietnam War to name but a few. 

I did my graduate studies on the Vietnam war and have always maintained a keen interest in that divisive conflict (though, admittedly, a little bit burned-out studying it). As such I've been sitting on these 20mm SHQ castings for years and thought I'd finally dig them up and do something with them. So I downloaded Stanley Karnow's superb 'Vietnam: A History' onto my ipod, put on my headphones and started painting.

Overall these were very nice sculpts to paint. I enjoyed the little details on these figures like the bug juice and Marlboroughs tucked-in the helmet strap and the draping of ammo belts and  various equipment on the figures. 

I've been torn between doing this in 15mm or 20mm. I like all the stuff you can pack on a table scaled for 15mm, but I also really enjoy the nice figures you can get in 20mm (not to mention the wide assortment of 1:72 diecast vehicles). I'll have to mull it over some more before I go whole hog in one scale.

This squad will give me 36 points. Next I'm going to try some Viet Cong and I've also started a big push on a BIG Napoleonic unit. More on that soon...

From GregB: 15mm Late Model Panzer IIIs (30 points)

Greg builds upon his previous test model and sends in this trio of Panzer IIIs to bolster his 1943 collection.

These are 15mm Battlefront castings which feature the long 50mm gun and the extra bolt-on armour. The Ausf L essentially became the final major variant of the PzIII as the weight of the improvements maxed-out what the chasis could realistically accomodate.

Great job on the weathering, Greg.

These three panzers will give Greg 30 points. Well done!

From TimB: 28mm 'You Can Leave Your Hat On...' Greek Men Without Clothes (35 points)

(Sorry, I have a bit of Joe Cocker playing in the background...) I'm trying to avoid visits from those who are using a certain (ahem) search criteria. These ancient Greeks sans knickers are the newest entry from Tim.

These 28mm castings are from Black Tree Design. 'Hey, Anastasos, nice... spear!'

These shameless lads will give Tim 35 points. Nicely done, Tim!

From ScottB: 15mm WWII German HMG Platoon (45 points)

Scott sends in some more WWII German heavy machine-gun teams to go with his excellent Panzergrenadiers.

 These are 15mm models from Battlefront Miniatures.

This group will provide Scott with 45 points.  Very nice work, Scott!