WW2 Chinese Summer Infantry

Somehow I missed these off my Workbench list. I "inherited" a few WW2 Chinese a few years back and always thought that it might make an interesting opponent for the Japanese. So when I found another pack of the Orion Chinese Army I got to work.

I painted them in a summer uniform, but afterwards realised that I could have mixed in more Germans in Stalhelms to add some variety. Some of the Chinese are repurposed Japanese.

Winter lights was not so good today but at least there was some. I'll need to add some supports so I'll be looking at German WW1 gun crews plus interwar weapons like a Pak36.

Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw Lancers

At last after a weeek of being completed here are pictures of my Duchy of Warsaw Lancers. Having based them on the Perry's I will call them the 2nd (front) and 6th (rear) Lancers.

They are based on 3D resin file from Kozak, my biggest issue is the lack of variety in the horses even reversed poses would have helped. The other is the bends in the lances even after straightening, when I reprint some I will make the lances thicker to avoid this.

On the Workbench - December 2025

I am definately struggling to finish painting figures, although I have just completed decorating a room. Also I have started clearing out my old wargames magazines. So I this month I will endeavour to finish as much of my annual plan as possible while working on more decorating.

My working list is

• 2 unts of Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw Lancers - very close to finishing painting
• Painting the Panzer 38t - part painted but needs stowage
• Some French Revolutionary generals - underway
• 28mm Mexican Gunfighters - started
• Seven Years War Hanoverian Limbers - started
• Various odd figures that are part completed
• Maybe complete a US marine platoon for Nam 68
• Maybe start up the FDM printer over the Christmas break

My next show will be Recon on 6th December with the Lance & Longbow Society

Back to the Wild West - US Cavalry

A temptation at an earlier Wirral Warboot meant that I "invested" in some 28mm US Cavalry figures, It was cheaper than buying the STL files from "3D Breed" and then printing them.

A slight distraction - 6mm to 15mm Conifer Trees

Another distraction or rather the completion of an existing one as I picked up a pile of remaindered Xmas tres from "The Works" at half price. I decided I didn't need snowy trees so put them to one side. Forward to now and they were in the way so I painted them green to hide the white (almost) and based them up. They look good enough for most 6mm (1/300) gamse and at a push 15mm (1/100).

US Army platoon in Vietnam

A complete US Army platoon for Nam 68, the figures are all Orion

There is a 3 man HQ, three ten man squads, three man man M60 MG teams and a single LAW

WSS Troops in action

A first run out for my War of Spanish Succession armies on Saturday down at Beacon Gamers. To balance the forces it was British Dutch and Austrians against French, Bavarian, Hessian and a few Saxons

Rules used were a big battles version of Rebels and Patriots

The forces were somewaht compress as I thought we might be limited for space, but we could have spread out more

As a result the action concentrated on the two cavalry wings

Thanks to Andy and Ian for helping with the play test

Of course as a result I need more troops, but only more dismounted dragoons

WSS Garde Te Voet

The last of my Dutch Infantry for the War of Spanish Succession is the Garde Te Voet

On the workbench - November 2025

I have definately lost my way, I've too many conflcting priorities and painting is getting to the back of the list. This is partly because I may become a Grandfather, but also because of my work on the pub I'm expected to get on with work on the house now that I've finished with that.

So for now I hope I will be working on

• Painting the Panzer 38t I assembled while away - still awaiting paint
• 28mm Mexican Gunfighters - primed and based - still awaiting paint
• WSS Dutch Gardes Te Voet - have been started
• Some French Revolutionary generals - have been started
• Get started on my replacement US units for Nam 68 - I've sorted and primed a US infantry platoon
• Seven Years War Hanoverian Limbers
• Start up the FDM printer - still not started, although Steve Pickstock gave me some usful ideas on how to use AI to generate terrain
• 2 unts of Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw Lancers

My next show will be Recon on 6th December with the Lance & Longbow Society

WSS Dutch Infantry

Just finished by the end of the month my first three Dutch Infantry regiments for the War of Spanish Succession, all quite sombre in their grey coats.

Regiment Welderen

Regiment Pallandt

Regiment Deelen

Based on information from Kronscaf Project WSS. Next up is the Gardes te Voet.

and ... I forgot to mention that a couple of the drummers are 3D printed to make up the numbers, not great prints but they did the job.

Imperial Guard cavalry

A couple of replacement units for one I have sold, both are 3D printed from STL files by Kozak.

Old Guard Chasseurs a Cheval

Old Guard Grenadiers a Cheval

Other Partisan 2025

A weekend away for Other Partisan starting on a Saturday drive to a Premier Inn then an afternoon and evening spent gaming then off to Other Partisan in the morning. As usual lots of interesting games to see and people to meet. Here is a dump of the pictures I took.

3rd Afghan War 1919

Leuthen 1757

Breeds Hill (or Bunker Hill if you prefer) - seems rather compressed north/south with Charlestown taking up more space, but looked pretty

Eastern Front 1944 in 20mm

Assault on Hillman 6th June 1944 - interesting as I had visited it just two weeks ago and had managed to visit a couple of the bunkers that wer inaccessible due to crops earlier in the year according to the organiser.

Vietnam

Marlboroughian

League of Augsburg - Barry Hilton in action again

The usual figures crossing the river

First Corps - Russian 1941

Bodkins - Battle of Montargis 1427

Polish Soviet War 1920

ACW action

Agincourt 1415 refought using Midgard

Old Pikeys - Arnhem 1944

Caen 1944 - What a Tanker

ACW - Brother against Brother

Action at Ntombi - a what if the relief column met the Zulus

Boondock Sayntes - Sudan