Well I have only just managed to sneak this one in, I popped down the local gaming club to blood the Italian Wars Project and come back only to find Fran has knocked off 500 points in a day and knicked 6th spot !
Sadly my little secret side Project won't be enough to steal it back.
Whilst churning out the fancy Dan Gendarme I needed a palette cleanser on the side for when I got bored of shiny armour and livery emblazoned with family crests. I refuse to do the same period in different scales however I have been known to break down longer conflicts like WWII into different areas. So I have a 28mm Early Desert Collection and a 6mm late war Western Front collection. What I haven't done is the Eastern Front and I fancy a go at Kursk as the forces are fairly even.
I have liked the look of the Plastic Soldier Company models for a while so I have picked up a few boxes to see how I get on with them. Above is a 1:1 platoon of Rifles 36 figures at 2 pts a piece for 72.
A second selection of 27 figures for 54 points.
5 x T 34s for 40 points
5 x T 70s for another 40 points
And finally 2 x 76mm Field Guns and 2 x 57mm Anti Tank Guns. These are 5 crew and 1 piece per base = 14 or 56 points for the lot. Giving a grand total for my final entry of Challenge IX of 262 points.
I'll put together a group shot and final thanks in a couple of days, all the best Ken
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With these Soviets serving as your opening volley on this new project, will be be treated to the opposing Germans during the next edition of the Challenge? I hope so as your brushwork and composition is always top drawer stuff. I'm looking forward to it.
- Curt
Lovely work, Ken; punch the fascists!
ReplyDeleteThanks Barks, they will certainly give it a go.
DeleteSeconded!
DeleteExcellent stuff. I've always wanted to do Kursk one day.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lee, early days yet but when have I ever been known to go crazy on a project 😂
DeleteGreat Russkis Ken :)
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Tamsin 👍
DeleteGreat way to finish up!
ReplyDeleteThanks Paul, makes a change from Italians !
DeleteDifferent scales for one period = fun multiplier!
ReplyDeleteGreat work Ken. What rules system are these based for?
Cheers Greg based to my own taste as usual. Most likely I will use my adaptation of Disposable Hero's that we already use for the Desert, early days yet.
DeleteGreat looking Soviets! I like PSC stuff and these look splendid!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, very impressed with them and a nice way of quickly building up an Army.
DeleteMy word, but you're prolific! Quantity has a quality all its own, but this submission really has proper quality as well!
ReplyDeleteThanks Evan, definitely needed something on the side of the table to take a break from the Italian Wars stuff
DeleteGreat looking side project Ken. You snuck that in didn't you?
ReplyDeleteThat's a horde of nice looking Russians!
ReplyDeleteChristopher