Perry miniatures have released a very nice range of Swedish/Finnish miniatures for the 1808-1809 war with Russia relatively recently. The figures are very nice and the campaign seems perfect for small scale skirmish wargaming, such as Sharp Practice or other systems. Of course I ordered some of these soon after they were released. So far,Continue reading “Finnish army of 1808”
Category Archives: 28mm miniatures
Speed painting a US infantry platoon
These are WW2 US infantry made by Perry Miniatures. Most of them are plastic figures from the box set, with a few metal figures added in for variation. The metal figures have no jackets on, they are wearing only their shirts. The plastic set is excellent and in itself contains miniatures to create a wholeContinue reading “Speed painting a US infantry platoon”
Germans for the battle of Kursk 1943
This is a first attempt at German panzergrenadiers as they would have appeared at the battle of Kursk in 1943. There are no miniatures available that are perfectly suitable for this period. Most are designed for “late war”, that is 1944-45. Those figures most often have the low boots with gaiters, they have mp44s, panzerfaustsContinue reading “Germans for the battle of Kursk 1943”
Napoleonic British rifles and French voltigeurs
These figures are made by Warlord and are some of the best sculpts I have ever painted. The detail is of the highest quality. If only Warlord made more metal figures such as these…
Soviet Russians, World War Two
The bulk of these figures are made by Warlord Games, but there are also some by Artizan Designs.
Pancratist 