Reinforcements (or I’m going to need a bigger box)

July 2021 was a looong time ago. Lots of hobby stuff has happened, I just haven’t posted ANY of it for no particular reason.

I’ve been into Chain of Command for a while and have  been collecting a 101st Airborne force.

Looks a little cramped in the box so on the tabletop it looks like this:

HQ, bazooka, three squads, and mortar squad.

I also have two additional bazooka teams, three medics, a sniper, a MG and 4 spare infantry I can use to be a 3 man engineer demo team or to bump up the MG team to have 5 crew. Oh and two Sherman’s and a firefly for reasons.

Finally the other pieces have been completed. Another Sherman which gives me a full tank platoon. A Jeep with a mounted MG. An anti-tank gun and another mortar.

I also grabbed 8 crew for the weapons teams as I don’t really like using riflemen for crew. And another 8 riflemen to get the three squads into full compliance with rifles instead of songs or carbines.

Here’s a scale comparison of the troops.

L to R: Bolt Action, Artizan, Bolt Action, Artizan.

So they are basically done. I have decals for shoulder flashes and should put some markings on the Sherman’s but that’s for some other rainy day.

Lt. Winters Miniature II

Alrighty,

So my limited edition Dick Winters mini arrived. Minimal flash. Pretty crisp casting. Only assembly was putting kneeling leg on.

I was under the impression that the dog tags supplied were resin but mine were metal. Doesn't matter either way as I have zero use for them.

The only issue I have with this figure and it was definitely my own fault was it has come off the base once already. I didn't use enough glue as I didn't want it glopping out under the knee and foot. 

I did watch Band of Brothers and I found the scene at Brecourt Manor where Winters is kneeling and motioning with his hand like that. I thought it was pretty neat.