New Arrivals - Change of Pace

A couple of days ago, I had two lots of new figures turn up. 

Firstly, at Julian's place on Friday, I took possession of some 28mm RCW figures by STP (Siberia Miniatures) that had been en route from Russia since before the commencement of the Special Military Operation. Indeed, the delay was mainly attributable to this event, and necessitated the rerouting of the said freight via Julian's daughter in Oxford!

I have purchased a few figures from Gennady at STP previously but have always had a hankering for some more, so when Julian announced he was planning to get some 1920's Poles. I jumped on his band wagon and added a couple of packs of RCW Bolsheviks to his order. 

The figures are quite nice but BIG! I have taken a comparison photo - they tower over Copplestone, which are themselves not diminutive figures, so you get the idea! Also, rather annoyingly, the mixed Bolshevik infantry set I ordered did not turn up, and I received a substitute instead - I am not sure if this was an ordering error our end or something that was cocked up in Russia - strangely, the pack I ordered is no longer shown on either the STP or the Caliver/Minifigs websites - so maybe its just not available any more/at the moment, and the supplier didnt bother telling us. The substitute pack is OK but a bit "samey", three of four charging poses in greatcoats and fur hats, whereas what I ordered was about 20 figures in multiple different poses all wearing the distinctive budyonovka headgear....oh dear, how sad, never mind as BSM Williams was wont to say!

Then on Monday, I had a rather large cardboard carton arrive from Noble Knight games - truly, it must have been 25cm x 20cm x 20cm or thereabouts - large, because it contained a mere 6 x 28mm figures! A few additions for the Pulp Project - focused on ideas I have around Egyptian tombs and awoken ancient spirits etc....

First up, here are the STP figures I picked up on Friday evening - LMG troops (left) Substitute (right) Field Gun and crew, and a senior commander

This is what I intended to purchase...

These are what I received - ten figures in a mixture of these four poses - note size v Copplestone Bolshevik Heroine - I reckon they are more like 32mm....

Mounted and dismounted versions of the Senior Bolshevik Commander

The Bolshevik Filed Gun - this is probably my favourite!

And here are the new Reaper figures added to the Pulp Collection - I think they are, from left...Mummy Queen, Mummy King and Priestess, with a pet baboon for the priestess to the fore!

And three Ancient Egyptian statues that should add a bit of local colour to the scenery/terrain!

Finally, another of the Christmas present 3D miniatures thats been kicking around on my painting desk since December!

I did mention I had some rather nice images of figures painted recently by our talented mate Nick, so here they are. Nick is off to the UK on business soon and has lined up some wargaming on the side - he has a lot of contact with Helion I believe and may be catching up with some of the guys there. These two groups are by way of a gift - and jolly nice they are too! As an added piece of interest, Nick informs me that these are old Maruader Miniatures by none other than our friend, Mr A Morrison!

Thats my lot for tonight - off for a game with Andrew tomorrow after work, so should have an AAR to present in a day or two. I currently have the three Pulp figures plus the Bolshevik commander on the painting table, so expect images of them shortly too - its all go here!

Thanks for dropping by, cheers!