Pile O' Soviets - 15mm WW2

Horde of Soviet 15mm WW2 reinforcements

Another entry for the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge - this is a pile o' Soviets, 15mm, a mix of Battlefront and Peter Pig Castings.

Soviet "sapper" officer 

Soviet "sappers"

There is a group of Soviet "sappers" - five stands with four models each.  I'm not sure what makes them "sappers", but the models appear to have a mix of SMGs, charges, molotov cocktails, entrenching tools and a willingness to use them all at once.

Soviet HMGs - classic weapons

There are a couple of Soviet HMG teams.  It is classic Battlefront - you literally order these things by the company, so I have a laughable amount of them.  Still, if you're the Soviet player, you will be happy.

There is a platoon of Peter Pig castings.  This is my first time working with their WW2 offerings, and I was impressed.

Peter Pig WW2 castings - the officer is on the stand on the right

A view of some of the Peter Pig Russian troops

More Peter Pig on the right - some Battlefront "sappers" on the left

The Peter Pig castings are in my view superior to the offerings from Battlefront.  But the Battlefront castings retain a unique appeal of their own...right down to the frumpy faces.  I'm not sure what it is.  But they just seem...neat.

Soviet artillery "staff team" from Battlefront. Note the liquor bottles on the table - essential for fire mission planning

Battlefront also tends to give you literally everything you need in a box, so among this entry is the "staff team" from an artillery battery box.  The inclusion of very heavy artillery on the table in what is a tactical game is one of the many terrible features in the "Flames of War" game, but these were a gift, and I have to hand it to Battlefront, you really do get everything.

Discarded MG42 on the rear of the base

The little staff team is on a resin base that models all sorts of stuff, including a loose MG42 and a looted clock (!?!).  This was a lot of fun to paint, and will look good as an HQ stand in a Spearhead game.

Looted clock handy for time-keeping purposes...I think...

I continue to be way behind the leaders in the painting challenge, but I am determined to cling to a Top 10 spot (a glamorous spin on "ninth place").  Stay tuned for more colonial stuff, and more 15mm WW2/