General Winter is Russia's Friend in WWII

Russian scouts in the ruins of Stalingrad know the cold of Winter is their friend and the deadly foe of the Fascists invaders.
 

As scouts, they have been give the right to choose the weapons they best suit their style of advance and fighting,

Vadim has a fondness for the touchy Tokarev-Svt-38 7.62mm semi-automatic rifle. While Fydor prefers the traditional 7.62mm Mosin-Nagat '91, "an oldie but goodie" as they say. Serzhant Yuri Chrabry loves his "Gangster Special" the .45 cal (11.43mm) Tommy Gun as its stopping power is impressive to say the least.

These are plastic pieces I painted in May.

D-Day Remembered

 

With close support from 81 mm mortars,                                     

anti-tank fire from 57 mm Gun M1s

and 2.36 in (60mm) bazookas,

the "Bloody Infantry" had a fighting chance on the Beaches of Normandy June 6, 1945.v

Through in some tanks for good measure and lots of brave men, victory was obtained and the end of Nazi control of Western Europe was doomed. Thank God for those who served and Bless those who gave their lives for the Freedom of Europe in that bloody battle and terrible war.

These are mostly plastic pieces I have painted in the last few years

Below is the prayer for those fighting by President Roosevelt given on an international radio address on the evening of June 6th:

"Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity. Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith. They will need Thy blessings.... Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph.

Men's souls will be shaken with the violences of war. Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom.

Many people have urged that I call the Nation into a single day of special prayer. But because the road is long and the desire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer.... O Lord, give us Faith. Give us Faith in Thee; Faith in our sons; Faith in each other; Faith in our united crusade. Let not the keenness of our spirit ever be dulled. 

With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogancies. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister Nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace, a peace invulnerable to the scheming's of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil. Thy will be done, Almighty God. Amen."

This is from FDR's D-Day Prayer: the Largest Mass Prayer in U.S. and World History (msn.com)

Chaos Shall Rule!

Sir Hhtsuu, Champion of Chaos, is dedicated to the concept of destroying a who hope for peace and love in the World. Destruction, pain and suffering follow in his path as calls out his motto, "La Mal Dominera!"
 

Sir Hhtsuu is an old board game plastic figure I painted. 

Gnome Who Guards the Queen

Gnome Gimlit Stonson, Palace Guard to Queen Pmkn ZZbl of Terre de Betes, greets all visitors to the court with a smile.
 

But don't let the smile fool you, for his heart of stone will buck no interference to his duties.

I painted this plastic piece this week.

Beer Run-Orc Style

After a hard day of fighting, looting, fighting, pillaging, fighting and more fighting, Orcs like to hit the Booze like any other warriors. So load up the Wartruck and bring on the beer.

The boys get the normal stuff while the Bosses get the "Flammable Intoxicating Green Homebrew Tequila in the extra strong green barrels," 
 

Nine barrels should starters, at least a dozen more wartruck loads will be needed to get the after battle really going.

I painted the wooden barrels and plastic Wartruck earlier this year.

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May Pieces Painted

First figure painted in May-the Witch Baba Yaba
                            

From the depths of time and space to the frozen battlefield of the Eastern Front, the figures I painted in May were quite varied and lots of fun to complete. All told I finished 75 pieces in May. The list includes: 2nd Century- 12 Roman Legionnaires, 17th Century- Pegleg Pirate, 19th Century- British Indian Mutiny Highlander Officer, French Zouave Infantryman & 2 Chinese Boxers, World War Two- M3 Halftrack with Driver & 3 Winter Russians, Gamer Terrain- Fish Statue, 3 Bells & 27 Battle Wounds Markers, Fantasy- Gnome Warrior, Skaven Warrior & Chaos Knight. Terra de Betes- Giant Panda, Yeti, T-Rex, Science Fiction- River Song (from Doctor Who) & 5 Battlefleet Gothic Cruisers, Crisis Protocol- Captain Marvel, Saberthooth and Wolverine. Horror- Halloween Scarecrow & 6 Killer Clowns on Unicycles.

Last pieces painted in May were these three Winter Russian WWII soldiers.

The Original Rat Pack-Skaven

Skaven warriors bring an all new meaning to Rat Pack Member. They are nasty, almost rapid killers and should never be underestimated.

This is a single plastic piece designed in the latter 20th century that I recently found i my pits box and painted this week.