The Queens Shilling : January 2016

Sunday 31 January 2016

28mm - Boxer Rebellion Russian Infantry

Im really interested in the Boxer Rebellion currently - A unique situation where all the major powers fought side by side against a common enemy. Makes for an interesting painting project. I have painted up the Chinese figures available from Wargames Foundry and some German Seebattalion and Austrian Sailors models already (see older posts).

This latest batch are Russian Infantry - these figures are mostly Tsuba Miniatures painted up appropriately. I am really pleased with them but it is a bit of a challenge to find models to represent all the other powers in casts that I like. Any suggestions welcome.

Russian Infantry Tsuba Miniatures Boxer rebellion

These Casualty figures from Tsubas Russo Japanese War work well for the Boxer War - Planning to add some more Japanese soon.

Final Officer is from Brigade Games (Steampunk I think)

28mm Ancient Greek - Argonaughts

I painted these a while back and thought I would add them - watched the Movie Jason and the Argonaughts and fancied a diversion from my usual colonial focus.

Shout at the Devil - 28mm German WW1 in East Africa

I received a blue ray version of Shout at the Devil recently and it inspired me to paint up some figures to represent the key characters. For those who haven't seen it the movie is pretty good fun albeit quite comical in places (rubber Crocodile sequence is rubbish!) but it does lend itself as background for an interesting little project.

To represent the key german character Fleischer I found a mounted officer from Renegade whose moustache I have enhanced and sat him on an old donkey from Foundry (theres a scene where he rides one!) I also fashioned a leopard skin out of green stuff. Plan to add a squad of Schutztruppe Askari and some figures to represent the 'Good Guys' - Lee Marvin/Roger Moore and other characters.