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).