June Workbench Roundup

Another month of “I’ll just work on whatever”. Results follow.

Girder Bridge – Warbases

Giant Crocodile – Unknown

Hard Suit – Lead Bones

Exotic Idol w/tea light – Reaper

Headless Hessian – Gorgon Studios

Terror Bird – Iron Wind Metals

Aztec Seer – Dragon Bait Miniatures

Windmill – 4Ground

Sd.Kfz. 222 – Blitzkrieg Miniatures

Lebowski Crew – Impact! Miniatures

German Flamethrower – Warlord, German Sniper – Artizan, German Flamethrower – Warlord

Household Staff – Artizan

Sister Maria – Reaper

Werewolf – Otherworld Miniatures

 

Critter Roundup

In preparing for my Sharp Practice games I’ll be running at Historicon, I finished off some animals that I had stashed. Being a sucker for adding small details to my gaming boards, many of these will fit the bill. There’s a hodgepodge of manufacturers here: Reaper, Warbases, Iron Wind Metals, Pulp Figures and the highly recommended farm animal set from Pegasus.

 

Workbench Hodgepodge

Now that my Cold Wars tasks have been completed for a few weeks, I’ve been leisurely finishing up some unfinished in progress things that have been laying around.

The T-Rex is from Jeff Valent Studios, which I believe is now defunct. I think I bought this at Fall In! in Gettysburg, if that gives you any idea of how long I’ve been carting it around.

 

These 18th century civilians are from Foundry. I plan on using these for Sharp Practice and Legends of the High Seas.

This group is from Conquest Miniatures and includes a Jesuit Priest, a French de la Marine officer and the Last of the Mohicans set. I did a poor job with Alice – I seem to have captured her likeness “post waterfall”.

West Wind makes this Kubelwagen, but I’m not sure where the driver came from. The SS are mostly Warlord plastics with a metal figure from…Battle Honors maybe…

Late War Waffen SS Grenadiers – Part I

At this year’s Historicon I’ll be running two WWII skirmish games using Disposable Heroes II. One scenario is a late war engagement between elements of the US 90th Infantry Division and the 2nd and 3rd SS Divisions.

As I dare not run a convention game with incomplete miniatures, I’m using this as an opportunity to finish my SS platoon that has been in various stages of completion for many years. I’ll be documenting my progress and camouflage painting techniques in a series of posts. This first installment will address the platoon composition, and the figures I have chosen to represent the soldiers/equipment.

I’m using two sources for my order of battle – the German Army book ANGRIFF! from Iron Ivan Games, and the late war German Grenadier list from the Chain of Command rulebook. Here’s my planned unit:

Grenadier Platoon

• Platoon HQ
  • Lieutenant w/MP-40 – Warlord
  • Staff Sergeant w/MP-40 – Warlord
  • Private w/Kar-98k – Warlord
  • Private w/Kar-98k – Victory Force
  • Private w/Kar-98k – Victory Force
• 1st Squad
  • LMG Team
    • Sergeant w/MP-40 – Victory Force
    • LMG Gunner w/MG-42 – Warlord
    • LMG Loader w/Kar-98k – Warlord
    • Ammunition Bearer w/Kar-98k – Warlord
    • Private w/Kar-98k – Warlord
  • LMG Team
    • Corporal w/Kar-98k – Victory Force
    • LMG Gunner – Warlord
    • LMG Loader w/Kar-98k – Warlord
    • Ammunition Bearer w/Kar-98k – Victory Force
    • Private w/Kar-98k – Warlord
• 2nd Squad
  • LMG Team
    • Sergeant w/MP-40 – Victory Force
    • LMG Gunner w/MG-42 – Warlord
    • LMG Loader w/Kar-98k – Warlord
    • Ammunition Bearer w/Kar-98k – Warlord
    • Private w/Kar-98k – Warlord
  • LMG Team
    • Corporal w/Kar-98k – Victory Force
    • LMG Gunner – Warlord
    • LMG Loader w/Kar-98k – Warlord
    • Ammunition Bearer w/Kar-98k – Victory Force
    • Private w/Kar-98k – Warlord
• 3rd Squad
  • LMG Team
    • Sergeant w/MP-40 – Warlord
    • LMG Gunner w/MG-42 – Renegade Miniatures
    • LMG Loader w/Kar-98k – Warlord
    • Ammunition Bearer w/Kar-98k – Warlord
    • Private w/Kar-98k – Warlord
  • LMG Team
    • Corporal w/Kar-98k – Victory Force
    • LMG Gunner – Renegade Miniatures
    • LMG Loader w/Kar-98k – Warlord
    • Ammunition Bearer w/Kar-98k – Warlord
    • Private w/Kar-98k – Warlord

Platoon Support

• Sniper Team
  • Sniper w/Scoped Kar-98k – Warlord
  • Spotter w/Kar-98k – Warlord
• Panzerschreck Team
  • Gunner w/Panzerschreck – Warlord
  • Loader w/Kar-98k – Warlord
• Flamethrower Team
  • Gunner w/Flamethrower – Warlord
  • Assistant w/Kar-98k – Warlord
  • Private w/Kar-98k – Warlord
• Recon Team
  • Sergeant w/MP-40 – Warlord
  • LMG Gunner w/MG-42 – Warlord
  • LMG Loader w/Kar-98k – Warlord
  • Private w/Kar-98k – Warlord
• MG-42 HMG
  • Sergeant w/MP-40 – Warlord
  • HMG Gunner w/MG-42 – Warlord
  • HMG Loader w/Kar-98k – Warlord
• Forward Observer
  • Radioman w/Kar-98k – Warlord
• Medic
  • Medic – Warlord
• 7.5cm le IG.18
  • le IG.18 w/3 Crew – Warlord
• 7.5cm Pak 40
  • Pak 40 w/3 Crew – Crusader

I’ll also be adding in some various figures with panzerfausts and pioneer equipment.

Another Pulpy Dump

Sounds like something that happens after eating pulled pork. Anyway, this should be the last one of these generic posts for the year as I have a “legitimate” project that I’ve started. Enjoy.

HeroClix B.P.R.D. – Hellboy, Hellbaby, Abe Sapian, Liz Sherman, Roger, Johann Kraus, Ben Daimio

Crooked Dice Danger 5 Set – Tucker, Claire, Ilsa, Jackson, Pierre, Colonel Chestbridge, Hitler, Blondi

Fantasy Flight Maniac Repaints and a Doomsday Device from Uncle Mike

Reaper Dr. VooDoo, Gug and Bat Swarm