Finished Latvian Legion

It's not often I get to post about a completed project, but here I am, updating you with the latest on my historical wargaming projects.  The Latvian Legion (originally intended to be French) are Warlord Games' 28mm Waffen-SS set, and were started about mid-February with a post on bases and a subsequent update on the first five or six painted models, along with a brief method.  After ploughing through a very enjoyable painting process, I can present you with the finished product ...

8cm GrW 34 Mortar with three crew, under a corporal.

3 riflemen, including an MP-44 gunner on the right.

Junior NCOs - note the chap on the left with the Latvia arm shield.

Radio operators and a grumpy-looking grenadier.

Officers and NCOs - (L-R: first sergeant, captain, lieutenant)

Specialists, (L-R) with Panzerfaust, a medical orderly and an MP-44 gunner.

MG42 team - again the Number 2 has the cuff-title and Latvia arm shield.

The models are very detailed and it's been fun to paint something a bit different.  They look good as a bunch which is always my main aim, rather than individual attainment.  There was an awful lot of camouflage to paint which is an interesting learning curve, and even a few plain field-grey tunics to try painting insignia on.  I haven't yet tried them out in battle but we have a few rules systems in the background ready to try them out.

Incidentally, these are the first models I've photographed with my brand-spanking new digital camera... although I still need a bit of practice the quality is so much better than on an iPhone as you'd expect.  All units will eventually be re-photoed with this sterling new technology, so say goodbye to blurry, dark photos.

Anyway, I have another hefty Forge World order inbound in the post, so hopefully that should give me something to talk about next week.  Until next time, all!