How are we into the final week of the Challenge? I really wish it would go on for another month or so, I always seem to push myself to get more painting done. When its ended I have a painting lull, I suspect most of you, my fellow challengers are the same?
I am hoping this won't be my last post, but this is a biggy, for me anyway. This last week, I somehow found a lot of time to paint 65.5 figures, all for my and Lee's Russo-Finnish Winter War project. Here's a few photos of what I painted this week.
8 Officers and 1 Suomi KP/31 Sub Machine gunner
A radio Operator and his lookout
A Lahti-Saloranta M/26 Light Machine Gun firing and 2 x 2 man teams carrying the M/26..
A 10 man Infantry squad
Another 10 man Infantry squad
A third 10 man Infantry squad
A fourth 10 man squad!
And an 8 man Infantry squad
Simo Häyhä , famously known as "The White Death", was a Finnish sniper during the Winter War. He is widely regarded as the deadliest sniper in military history, credited with at least 505 confirmed kills in fewer than 100 days of combat.
What Finnish army would be complete without some soldiers throwing, Molotov Cocktails, Satchel Charges (Kasapanos) and hand grenades.
A close up of the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 Light Machine Gun, I have 1 other that I painted up previously in the Challenge.
And to go with the 2 M/26 machine guns, I have 2 teams carrying the weapons, so on the table you can use these to move the figures around the table, then the others when they set up. (Sad I know)
Close up of some of the infantry, the kneeling figure on the right is an NCO, but I'll probably use him as a normal infantryman.
Officers, the one in the centre is a Russian figure!
And here they all are in their new home.
64 standing or kneeling figures
3 laying down figures.
Makes a nice fat total of 325 (330) points!
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Sylvain: I'm blinded by the glistening snow! Nice production and outstanding job on these figurines! It will be a treat to read battle reports when you engage Lee's forces. Bravissimo!
Brilliant work, Ray! Quite literally actually. Such a great project to follow along. I have to say that I often feel the same about the Challenge, but it's probably for the best to keep it focused so it doesn't overstay it's welcome and become a bore.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant work Ray, what a fantastic project this has been and even better because its in collaboration with a mate
ReplyDeleteNicely done Ray. I look forward to meeting them with my Soviets at some point soon.
ReplyDeleteIt’s a white out Ray! Fantastic that you have produced so much interesting material and in an obscure theatre of war. It’s made for lots of interesting posts
ReplyDeleteGreat work Ray. I've really enjoyed watching this joint Lee/Ray project develeop.
ReplyDeleteWonderful Ray , and proper bombe indeed
ReplyDeleteExcellent work Ray. Wonderful production on this winter project.
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