Twas the night before Cold War month

The long-awaited A Call to Arms WWII British Infantry came today. I should have the first miniatures up by tomorrow. 

Here's a full overview of all of the poses (though not all of the miniatures) in the set. I've been watching a lot of documentaries lately (hence the reason for Century of War tin behind the miniatures here)

Here's a poor casualty. Looks like I might be painting some blood on this one, unfortunately.

Here's a charger with an SLR. They didn't use these in WWII (thus the misconception of the 'WWII British Infantry' title), which sort of makes these Post-Korea British infantry.

Though it may not be perfectly visible in this photo, the charger in this photo is armed with an EM-2. The EM-2 was never sent to war with the British Army, but it was briefly adopted in the 1951-1953 range. I take it that this set was possibly designed for that era.

A kneeling EM-2 rifleman.

Here's a little more weapon-visible photo of an EM-2 rifleman.

A Grenadier.

Here's a miniature that I haven't quite identified. He's holding a radio, and pointing at something.

Last but not least, a lonely signalman. As I've said, I plan to start painting these tomorrow.

Possible Rennovations for the upcoming winter

There are going to be some changes around the jolly ol' workspace before the winter rolls in. I might be stocking up on extra cash and getting some new 20 or 28mm miniatures. I've recently found a great manufacturer called "Mongrel Miniatures" which seems quite great. I might also be making the long overdue change from a 4''x 3'' table and making it a 6''x 4'' table. Finally, like a squirrel stocking up for the winter!

The Story of Thing 1 and Thing 2

I have run into a crisis! A British-military related crisis. I recently acquired the Humbrol #86 "Light Olive" paint which I intended to use for a base for the British DPM camouflage used from the 1970's to the present. Initially, I was using the Flames of War paint called "Cruiser Tank Green" for the basecoat.
Thing 1 and Thing 2 are both examples of both basecoats but with the same design.

Here are the twins, all painted up and ready for battle. I used some spare figures from some WWII sets, Thing 1 is from Valiant, Thing 2 is from Revell. Thing 1 has the darker coat, and Thing 2 has the lighter coat. Thing is, I can't decide which one to use. Lighter or darker. I may be looking at British Army pictures from the 1950's. Or maybe the Malaya Emergency. I don't know!!!!

Todays' purchases

I bought these today along with some other sets, but this set really made my day.

I bought some Chechen rebels for maybe a wargame or two (I smell battle on the horizon). Every army has an enemy!

In addition to the Rebels, I also bought some Russian Federal Troops. Looks like we're doing some re-enacting.

 

A furture set...

I plan to be ordering these soon for Cold War month (September, yes I know, it's not yet here, but it will be soon, and this set will probably be ready by then). I took a look at the set on Plastic Soldier Review.com, and it looks to be the British Army in the late-50's, just the period that I like. I might have these in a few weeks, hopefully. Tune in then and hopefully I'll have them prepped and ready for painting. Cheers!

Plastic Soldier Review: http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Index.aspx

My painted Flames of War British Infantry

My Brits aren't really even done yet, only about 1/5 of the way, but I thought I'd share with you what I have so far. The troops in this preview are from the "Guards Rifle Platoon" package.

Rifle fireteam

Here's a Bren Gun fireteam.

Another rifle fireteam.

You might not be able to see it, but the units in this fireteam are mortarmen.

A PIAT fireteam.

A full overview.