Showing posts with label Escalation League - Eastern Front. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Escalation League - Eastern Front. Show all posts

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Comrades to Arms ! (11) - Russian Anti-tank Platoon WIP

Greetings troops,

On to the next project !  I am currently working on my Russian Anti-tank platoon.  I thought I would post some photos for your viewing enjoyment.  The main uniform is being done in Khaki, which is an alternate uniform color.  The hardest part with these guys is the two soldiers carrying the same anti-tank rifle.  It's a difficult thing to place and paint.  I haven't thought of a good method yet.

Here are some WIPs ... Enjoy











Keep the Paint flowing and the Dice rolling ...

Joe ... aka Mezz

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Infantry Aces - Eastern Front

Товарищи!

Пришло время ехать гуннов с Родиной. Мы будем стоять плечом к плечу и бороться со всем, наш славный народ дал нам, чтобы победить. Ни шагу назад. Вперед мои храбрые товарищи.

Kommisar Нельсон - первая компания, 1-й батальон Strelkovy


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Comrades !

Time has come to drive the Huns from the Motherland.  We will stand side by side and fight with everything our glorious nation has given us to win.  Not one step back.  Forward my brave Comrades.
 
Kommisar Nelson - 1st Company, 1st Strelkovy Battalion

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The WWPD Escalation league for Eastern Front has begun.  Sunday evening Sean, Steve and I assembled for pizza, adult beverages and the start of our Infantry Aces/Escalation League.  Steve already has his AAR posted at WWPD

Over the last couple of months, we have all been assembling forces to be used in Eastern Front.  Our readers have asked for it and it shall be given!  Sean has been getting his Finnish forces up and running. They look fabulous. Steve decided to make the Russian plunge since it was the only force that was not represented in his collection.  Steve and I also felt it was easier for us to tag team Russian forces since at the time I was still in school and had a lack of hobby time available.  As you can see at WWPD and on LPG, the Russian factories are pushing out the armies of the People.

450 points was our point starting point since we have small numbers of represented forces.  It was also hard to zero in on the 500 mark with the Eastern Front lists, so 450 was a nice compromise to the situation. The photos will describe the battle. Enjoy


 1st Company on the left flank


 Company CO - 1st Company

 Kommissar Nelson of 1st Company


 Kommissar Steve's 1st SMG Company on the right flank

 1st Company moving forward on the right flank

 Sean's Finns deploy their ambush !


 1st Company still surges forward 


 1st SMG Company moves forward on the left flank

 Hold your FIRE ! NOW !

 11 hits by the Finns, 11 saves by the Russians



 1st Company takes out the Finns 2IC

 Not so lucky on the Finns shooting step ...


 Forward for the Motherland! Assault phase ...

 Finns counterattack with brutal results ...

 1st Company fighting to the last man ...


 1st Company is destroyed ...

 Russian SMGs approaching the left flank ...





 SMGs assault the Finns positions ...




 Russian Soldiers storm the objective, hold it without any Finnish forces able to contest !!

Keep the Paint flowing and the Dice Rolling ...

Joe ... aka Mezz

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Comrades to Arms ! (10) - 1st Company Complete

Greetings troops,

A glorious day for Mother Russia. Our sons of 1st Company are complete and will be deploying to halt the German Huns.  1st Company consists of the Lieutenant, Kommissar and 9 squads of infantry.  1st Company has an extra squad due to forming of squads. (ie instead of 5 a stand I placed 4, so it gave me an extra squad.)

** The unit consists of 12 stands of infantry. They number 45 men. **

Here are some pictures.










Keep the Paint flowing and the Dice rolling ...

Joe ... aka "Mezz"

Friday, July 15, 2011

Comrades to Arms ! (9) - WIP 1st Company

Greetings troops,

This evening I was able to get in a paint night with Steve.  It was a great time.  Tasty adult beverages were consumed and Enemy at the Gates was the movie to make the paint flow. I was able to get the bases finished as far as paint goes.  Humidity has put a slow on my matte.  I was also able to finish up the first paint to my anti-tank platoon ( and a first coat of wash)







 Tasty adult beverages ....

 Steve's Assault Company of SMGs ... lovely sculpts. I will getting some of these for sure.
Jedi Master and mentor, Steve of WWPD fame at work ...

Enjoy the pics, be safe ...

Keep the Paint flowing and the Dice rolling ....

Joe ... aka Mezz