MachinengewehrschĂĽtze, HĂĽrtgenwald, November 1944
I posted some in progress shots of this model recently, and I am now at the point where I am happy to add it to the cabinet. Thanks for looking!
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Wehrmacht MG42 gunner, HĂĽrtgenwald, November 1944
I thought I'd get out of my comfort zone and try my hand at two things that I don't often do: Groundwork with a lot of foliage and larger scale figures.
Since I didn't want to ruin an expensive resin figure, I picked up the good ol' [...]
British 10th Hussars, Africa, end of the XIX century; 54mm
(I'm catching up with 2023 builds not posted here yet... :-/ )
Today I bring another figure, this time an english soldier (10th Hussars, Africa, end of the XIX century) in field uniform.
Figure in 54mm, Lead and resin, painted with [...]
Dom Afonso Henriques, Portugal's first King (#4/4)
When the Portuguese brand 'Paulus Miniatures' invited me last jan2023 to paint their recent released figures of our first King, Dom Afonso Henriques, I went straight for it with a big smile. This one, the fourth of four, now in 54mm is a [...]
General Dorsenne
Commanded Napoleon's Imperial Guards. Died in 1812 from complications of a head wound sustained in combat with the armies of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
You have to wonder if Napoleon had a couple more of these talented commanders at his [...]
General Kleber
Appointed by Napoleon as commander of all French forces in Egypt, Kleber was stabbed to death by a student in Cairo in 1800.
Halo Master Chief
I thought I'd step outside my norm and build a figure for a change. Never really played the game Halo, but I recently watched the new Paramount Halo series and fell in love with the Spartan armor. So, after some digging I found this very [...]
Marshal Berthier
Another one of Napoleon's stalwarts . . .
Amusing story related by Adam Zamoyski in his book 1812 about the invasion of Russia.
The Russians refrained from engaging with the French and withdrew deeper and deeper into the countryside.
The [...]
Marshal Jean-Andoche Junot
Nicknamed "La Tempete", or "The Tempest", by his fellow soldiers, Junot was fearsome in combat, single-handedly dispatching 6 enemy soldiers by the sword in one engagement.
Unfortunately, he also suffered from advanced [...]
