Home Guard with shotguns WIP

Leaving the saga of the cat alone for a while, I decided to get on with adding shotguns to some Foundry figures, by chopping of the rifles & adding abit of greenstuff where needed.

I'm happy with these so here's the first three:

Just need to do another 3 or 4 & an Officer.

The shotguns are from James (Lord of Jerwood)

 over on LAF made for him by Ian Mountian.

Here's the link for anyone wanting any:

28mm shotguns

Smith Gun Cat?

Right after mentioning the footpath area that I wasn't happy with

there was a suggestion of a putting a cat there & I happened to have an old Grenadier miniatures cat, so I though that I would have a go at it.

Well.....here's the result....

I'm really not sure about this.

Whether it's my crap painting,

the actual sculpt or just the colours that I've painted!!

Please let me know your thought Guys.

I know that black cat bases do a post box so I've just been messing about & done this:

Which might work better otherwise Matt gets the prize & a newspaper it is :-)

Smith Gun Finished

Here's the finished Smith Gun & crew on the Base,

The gun looks a bit small to me, but as I've never seen one in the flesh, I'm not too sure.

Anyway here's the Pictures:

I'm undecided whether it needs something added to the corner of the 

footpath as it seems a bit bare.



Smith Gun Base

Just finished making a base for The Stronghold Miniatures Smith Gun.

As can be seen from the pictures, the wall & footpath is made from plasticard & 80 grit sandpaper to represent the road.

I will post more as I get it painted.

Cheers

Home Guard List

Here's my list for the Home Guard:

1st Lt. + 1 (REG)   
2nd Lt. + 2 (REG)    
Forward Artillery Officer + 1 (REG)
Medic + 1 (REG)

1st Section 8 Guardsmen, 1 x SMG, 3 x Shotguns, 1 x BAR & AT Grenades (green)
2nd Section 8 Guardsmen, 1 x SMG, 3 x Shotguns, 1 x BAR & AT Grenades (green)
3rd Section 8 Guardsmen, 1 x SMG, 1 x BAR (green)
4th Section 8 Guardsmen, 1 x SMG, 1 x LMG (green)
5th Section 8 Guardsmen, 1 x SMG, 1 x LMG (green)

Harvey Flamethrower (REG)
Blacker Bombard (REG)
Smith Gun (Counts as Light Artillery) (REG)
MMG (REG)

Beaverette Armoured Car (REG)
Vickers Light Tank MK VIB (REG)
Vickers Light Tank MK VIB  (REG)

The Sections are 8 strong as this (as far as I can tell) is Historically correct & the 2 Lt's are to give a bit better control over the green troops & I also seem to remember that there were 3 sections to a platoon, could be wrong though........
There's a stuff in here that is still to finish or convert! Shotguns to add to figures, a new 2nd Lt to do, smith gun to finish & the Vickers to Paint [when they arrive]

I would have liked to have a Covenater in the list, but no one makes one & I haven't got around to making one (yet!) & also if I had another Beaverette I think I would have that as opposed to the MMG.

I dont know if it will be any good, but hopefully fun to play.

Bolt Action Pin Markers

Using the same principal as my Saga Fatigue Markers I've started making some 

Pin Markers from some Warlord Plastic Brits (& various other bits that I've got kicking about)

The seated figure is playing dominos (I need to get hold of another kneeling figure to make his opponent) The middle marker is the playing surface & the last one is walking with a mug of tea & a pack of fags in his hand, I cut off the top of the ammo pouches & stuck them over the bottom of the pouch to look like the Home Guard pouches.