Tuesday 29 January 2019

From PeterA - 28mm Bolsheviks (81)

After a rather paltry effort (1 figure) last week, I managed to get a bit more done this week.

First up is the second unit of 11 Bolshevik Infantry for The Back of Beyond. Like my previous effort, these are all lovely Copplestone Castings figures and paint up pretty quickly.



They are joined by a command element of officer, Commissar and standard bearer. I know that the latter was pretty unlikely to feature to close to the sharp end, but he does add a dash of colour to a rather drab unit! The Commissar figure is one of my favourite poses, calmly 'encouraging' his charges forward for the glory of the Revolution!


And here they all are together.


I also did an officer and Commissar for my first unit - pictured here with the already completed standard bearer.





Splendid work Peter, I'm glad you were able to get more done this week (I note a second entry in the queue as well!). These are nice castings, with plenty of character in them. I may have to take a closer look at this range myself. 
Sixteen figures in all will earn you 80 points plus an extra for the standard. Nicely done sir!  
Lee

38 comments:

  1. great work. love the flags, really love the flags

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    1. Cheers Martin - I must say I do like the flags too!

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  2. Great work Peter. Copplestone stuff is always so nice, isn't it? You are right, that Commissar does look rather "encouraging", doesn't he?

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    1. Thanks Greg - Copplestone stuff is smashing, clean sculpts full of character and occasionally, like with the friendly neighbourhood Commissar, full of menace!

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  3. Some very formidable bolshies there, Peter, well done!

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  4. Great looking figures. The flags look pretty motivational, especially with the cheerful looking commissar stood next to them.

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    1. Thanks Stuart - funny how a pistol wielding Commissar manages to be so motivational!

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  5. Nice Reds there Peter!
    I fired a RCW era Commissar pistol once - but only at a bullseye target :-)

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  6. Those are really nice sculpts indeed. But the painting makes them good. The faces and skin came out really well. Top job. Cheers

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    1. Thanks Kiwi - most kind. GW Reikland Fleshshade deserves most of the credit!

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  7. Lovely work on your Bolsheviks!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks James - the quality of the sculpts helps. I must admit at first to thinking that they looked rather plain, but once you get the paint on they do really come to life

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  9. Oh, what a lovely band of Bolshies. They look great. Copplestone stuff is such fun to paint.

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    1. Thanks very much Curt - I am really enjoying painting them

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  10. That is a wonderful rabble of revolutionary troops, Peter! The flags really pop them nicely and I like that you even got the epulates a wonderful red on that tasty olive brown. Really good work and the commissars really sell them even though they are not with the machine guns behind them making sure they don't run back! ;)

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