The Second New Project...

...is currently the Russo-Japanese War as you may already know. When recently checking through the contents of my recent Red Cross package from Aly I realised that I had not fully sorted through the bags of unpainted Russian and Japanese figures while the painted figures were a different tale. I had sorted the Roosian infantry into two regiments ~

The Japanese infantry I had sorted into three regiments. For both sides each regiment has three bases, each of 6 or more figures. The first task was to see if there were spare figures in the bags of Japanese to provide figures to fill three obvious gaps on the bases of painted figures. Three suitable figures located and Phil volunteering to match the paint job equalled the best expected result! Here are the Japanese, see if you can spot the 'new' figures ~

Sorting out the bags of raw metal figures seemed to have provided the basis of other units, but there were several gaps which needed filling before any preparation was considered - though there is a Roosian field gun and crew along with a machine gun and crew too. Time spent perusing the relevant sections of the Empress Miniatures website eventually produced an order which did not cause too many palpitations in the wallet! The result is the following units to be prepared and spray undercoated - if this rain ever stops that is ~

Japanese Infantry Firing Line

Japanese ammunition mule train.

Japanese High Command

Roosian High Command 

Roosian Infantry Firing Line.

Dismounted Roosian Cossack Cavalry 

Roosian Cossack Cavalry 

In addition to the Empress/Tsuba figures there were two packs of Japanese infantry obviously by another manufacturer as they were noticeably larger figures as well as having separate heads and packs ~

Some research on the web thingie showed they were 11 Oshiro Miniatures VSF figures. Being noticeably bigger and differently posed they would need further figures ordering. No go though, they don't seem to be on the relevant web page! I'll hold on to them and see if any more come up as they'd  obviously make a good Guards regiment.

There still remain assorted figures to incorporate into the collection, notably the Roosian band! There are elements which could provide a further Roosian and Japanese infantry regiment. There is no Japanese artillery - I hope to acquire these later in the year at Partizan - nor Japanese cavalry - which might have to wait until The Other Parrizan. The Roosians might get a second field gun set too. I have little on the way of earthworks here in GHQ, but have seen very affordable and appropriate pieces from Any Scale Models. They will need to be ordered at some point after the wallet has had a lie down in a darkened room to recover. So, lots to do, if this apocalyptical rain ever gives over that is!