On the paint table and recently finished

 Hi!

I've been busy since I got back from Florida. A game or two and a visit to Salute 52, which was a nice day out, but tiring.

I saw some lovely games and enjoyed a little shopping, though the big item was already paid for and was to be collected there. Namely, the Austrian Napoleonics and some WW2 British.

The Austrians on the paint table:-

Two packs of cuirassiers, five of line infantry in helmets and one of grenadiers. I had a few of each type left over from my last big purchase, not enough of each to base, so they will come useful.

There should be enough for two elements of cuirassiers and 5 of infantry. 

I still have hussars, artillery, jaegers and light infantry to paint. I was going to make two more elements of avant-guard brigades but we will see. I wanted to reach near parity with the French, which I will be close if adding the Prussians. Next purchase will bring them above the French in infantry for sure.

I will likely finish these within the next two weeks (well, the weather is looking too good to be indoors next week it seems!).

The WW2 British:-

Not quite finished these Heroic & Ros figures but I based them anyway.

Three Daimler scout cars.

Three Daimler armoured cars.

Two Bofors on Ford 4x4 truck

Three Churchill 3's

Three Challenger tanks.

Just a little boost to the small British force.

Now, some VBCW figures.

The Supreme Leader of the socialists and his bodyguards. 

He goes by the name of Citizen Smith. His two bodyguards Fidel and Ernesto are emigres for Latin America, whose sons of the same name went on to cause a stir in the Caribbean some years later.

Smith is from MiniFigs and the other two are Giants in Miniature from Wargames Illustrated.

The socialist Polikarpov (1/48 scale), donated from Russia. The pilot (Bad Squiddo) Clara Zetkin, a German socialist.

And what's not to like about a bit of armour?

The Austin AC, British version (there is a Soviet one)

From Empress Miniatures. Yes. They are both a bit red.

Further re-enforcements for the SRA:-

Some good old MiniFigs I found whilst browsing for Citizen Smith. Just right, I feel, for this army.

And some more Bad Squiddo figures. The two pilots came in one blister and the three others in another. 

I still have to make the Hurricane for this SRA figure. 

And I bought a Stuka because, well, it's a Stuka! You never know, I may start a BUF army or use it for a scenario.

And more armour from Empress Miniatures.

The Rolls Royce Admiralty 1920 pattern armoured car. Not finished yet as I'm unsure what colour I want the running boards.

And lastly, the Salute 52 figure

That's all for now. Thanks for dropping by.