We are planning a decent sized Russo-Polish war game for April so I thought I better get a few more Poles completed.
Starting with these Greater Poland troops in German style uniforms, I already have a battalion of these but as I have a company for the second battalion already painted and based along with some loose painted figures its a head start on another battalion for the game.
These first two are Battle Honours 25mm World War One Germans with head swaps, a Woodbine Stelenhelm and Empress SCW bare head. Nice figures still but quite small.The next 4 are Great War Miniatures Germans, three late war Stormtroopers and an early War infantry man with a head swap for a Studio Minaitures Polish cap.
I've also managed to get some Poles in French Uniforms from Hallers "Blue Army" completed. These ones are a rifle regiment with the little green flashes on the collars.
These are mainly Woodbine miniatures from the Gallipoli range. All 4 below are Woodbine, they come with separate heads so really useful for adding variety with bare heads, bandaged heads etc.
This NCO on the left is also Woodbine but with a Studio Siberia Polish peaked cap, the NCO's had peaks, the other ranks were peakless. The right hand figure is a chunkier Brigade games Frenchman but again has a Woodbine head.
Lastly two Woodbine bombers to mix in with the rest of the units. Basic WW1 French Uniforms, I have painted a little white eagle on the Helmets which doesnt show up too well here.
Just to be clear these next are not Poles but Ukrainian Anarchists!
The leaders are from 3 ranges, left to right we start with a Woodbine Miniatures Turkish officer as a Anarchist leader, the standard bearer is a Copplestone Bolshevik with a Studio Siberia Makhnovist flag and the right hand figure is an STP Miniatures Anarchist officer. mix of Uniforms going on here with a good mix of Grey that may be the remnants of Uniforms from the German sponsored Ukranian forces of Hetman Skoropadsky
Many Anarchists would have had civilian gear supplemented by bits of military kit. These Warlord WW2 Partisans have a few head swaps mixed in to give them a more Eastern European look. Mixed in with earlier figures they should fit in just fine.
Keeping things going leading up to our first game with the Poles, s bunch more Greater Poland Infantry, all Great War Miniatures, the two in Helmets are late War, the four in caps have had the Picklehaubs swapped for Polish caps from Studio Siberia.
These four Reds will finish another company for me taking the line infantry to 14 companies, for the game I will probably put them into two three company and two four company battalions.
Lastly, I wouldn't want to leave out the Whites, here is a Tsarist officer wth a slight variation on the uniform colour scheme, again Copplestone, the gun in the background is painted black as it will be for the Anarchists, I may scruffy it up with some khaki coming through the edges under the black outer coat.
Hopefully get a few more done ahead of the game next week, it is a bit tight and I dont want to do too much and hurt my gut again. Ideally an MG and crew for both the Poles and Anarchists, maybe a crew for the Anarchist gun and a few more Anarchist foot. Maybe even some Anarchist horse but lets not get carried away.