Friday, August 22, 2014

Weird War Two Update: Reaper Werewolf Reinforcements

In a dark recess of the stranger part of mind, my Weird War Two project slowly takes shape, and occasionally intrudes onto my painting table.  Here are two more figures for that project, both Reaper Miniatures figures.  About two years ago, I introduced part of the backstory here.  In my strange version of WW2, a sinister SS sub-unit under the command of Herr Doktor Stahl discovered that the virus for lycanthropy could be identified and administered to specially selected volunteers.   These volunteers were chosen as prime Aryan specimens in excellent health, willing to give their all for the Fuhrer.  Unfortunately, those who survived the initial physical shock of transformation often went mad and were difficult to control.   Over time, it was discovered that women handlers were more successful than their male colleagues, who were frequently dismembered and devoured.   So it was that Sturmbannfuhrer Ingrid Schmertz was chosen to lead a crack group of female soldiers, recruited from leading Nazi families as the military part of the team.   The Werewolf Project is regarded with suspicion and jealousy by the secretive and powerful Vampyres who have nested in other parts of the SS leadership, since as is well known, vampires and werewolves are ancient enemies.

My goodness, that’s enough nonsense for one day.  Here are some minis, for crying out loud.

 

Thanks, I work out, I try to keep in shape, do a lot of CrossFit.

 

Look at my furry butt!  Look at it!


 I was delighted to find that Reaper also makes a female werewolf.  Presumably one of Sturmbannfuhrer Ingrid’s troops volunteered for the program - or is that Ingrid herself, on a moonlit night?

Ingrid with her friends.   I need to keep an eye out for a few more decent werewolf figures in 28mm.

 

Because Ingrid has the rank of major, she needs some troops to command and keep her pets safe from Allied special forces raids, or from her male SS rivals and their vampiric masters, perhaps?  These are Bob Murch Pulp Figures, and I’m looking forward to painting them in due course.  That’s all from the Weird War front for now. Stay vigilant, chaps!

 

These figures bring my 2014 totals to:

28mm Mounted: 13, 28mm Foot: 24, 28mm Artillery: 1

20mm Foot: 33, 20mm Artillery: 2, 20mm Vehicles: 2, 20mm Terrain Pieces: 2

15mm Vehicles: 5, 15mm Foot: 26, 15mm Terrain Pieces: 3

6mm Foot:  120, 6mm Terrain Pieces: 2

Kilometres Run: 784

 

 

 

20 comments:

  1. Those are excellent, Padre! Time to re-watch Dog Soldiers again, I think.

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    1. Thanks Thomas. I missed seeing or even hearing about Dog Soldiers. I see it's all there on YouTube - do i dare?

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    2. It is a must for any werewolf fan! Sit Mrs Padre down too. It has dark humour, werewolves, squaddies, Kevin McKidd and Sean Pertwee, what is not to love?

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    1. Thanks Benito. Now that I've done a few furry figures, I should dig out and finish my GW Wargs and Warg Riders. :)

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  3. Great stuff Padre!

    I did some WWW2 Werewolves too and quite liked the West Wind figures - you can see mine here:
    http://tasmancave.blogspot.com/2010/05/jager-wulfpack.html

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    1. Thanks Paul. I like your guys a lot. Thanks for the link. Most of the Westwind WW figures are all wrong for my purposes, but I do like those werewolves a lot.
      Cheers,
      M

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  4. Nice work, Padre. How about some US powered battle suits? Maybe Quebecois Loup-garou as opponents? (A special company of the 22nd?) I don't know; I'm making this up as I go along!

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    1. Thanks Pastor. The power suit / DUST end of the WW spectrum is all wrong for me. I am aiming for an early war, occult kind of atmosphere - as I've said before, what I have in mind is a mashup of Allo! Allo! and a 1960s Hammer film. But I like the idea of Canadian werewolves.

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  5. The look great Michael! I do like looking at all the weird war models that are available I saw some Cthuhulu one and they where ingeniously designed.

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    1. Thanks Brummie. I was watching that Achtung Cthulu Kickstarter with interest and liked it, but it didn't seem like a place I wanted to go. I may yet change my mind.

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  6. Cool!
    And to deal with the undead this monk is not enough:
    http://vedomir.info/pic/kadri/animation/anime/1-otryad/perviy-otryad-12.jpg
    http://vedomir.info/pic/kadri/animation/anime/1-otryad/perviy-otryad-11.jpg

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    1. Thanks tovarich! That's an awesome monk. Must be from a Russian TV show? I'm curious to know more about it.

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    2. This is a character from the anime "First Squad" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQmbrP3g2e4)
      In the story - rguppa Soviet children fighting against the invasion of spirits Teutonic Knights (Teutonic caused craftsmen from SS). Monk and a special department of the NKVD to help children in the fight.

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  7. Nice brushwork on the werewolves and Ingrid! Bob Murch's pulp figures are spectacular.

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    1. Thanks Jonathan. I love Bob's work - it's a little cartoony but nobody covers the pulp waterfront like he does. He has an RCMP and mad trapper set that might work well with the werewolf backstory I am thinking of.

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  8. Wonderful work Michael, I love these two howlers!

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  9. Lovely I look forward to the continuation of your weird WWII project.

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  10. Very much like and appreciate how each of those ladies is an unique sculpt.

    Werewolves are lovely.

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