Polemos - 6mm Russians

Emily retrieved some new toys from the Post Office box just in time for me to indulge in a long Easter weekend of hobbyness; some Vallejo 'Model Air' paints for the airbrush and a box of Polemos 6mm Napoleonic figures (Russian and French starter armies).

The box of goodies arrive!

To my delight the Model Air paint runs like a dream through the airbrush. I was able to get all of the Russians undercoated in a Light Grey primer in only a few minutes - although it took much longer than that to setup and pack away the equipment!

6mm figures are very small!
(Perhaps I should have clipped my nails prior to becoming a hand model)

After a light blast of grey I settled in to apply the first splash of colour - some Dark Angels Green from Citadel for the Russian coats. Once this is all done I'll go back and apply white to the pants and belts and black to the boots and hats which will bring them up to a standard forgivable for gaming. If motivation endures I will come back for some flesh tone on the hands and faces and perhaps a little brown on the gun stocks. It sounds like a lot of work but the figures are so tiny they can be painted quickly.

Polemos - 6mm Napoleonics

Today I went out to Brisbane Independent Gamers for the first time in over a year to have a look at some 6mm Napoleonic miniatures gaming that seems to be gaining interest - and to say hello to a few old faces :)

The system that has gained attention is "Polemos"and the range of figures that come from the publisher (Baccus in the UK) are surprisingly finely detailed for such a tiny scale. Sadly, my photos do not do the figures justice and I felt a little rude elbowing players out of the way to get close-ups of the action! But, here they are for what it's worth:

French push the British back along a messy and confusing line
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British (bottom of shot with white name badges) prepare to receive French charge from all sides!
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A long solid French wall of bayonets lumbers toward The Thin Red Line on the right
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Morale seems to break suddenly as shots are exchanged in Polemos, sometimes in surprising and unexpected ways (moments after the last photo was taken much of that French line recoiled from the Brits due to unlucky dice rolling). I'm apprehensive about "dicey" games but I would like to get into Napoleonics and the 6mm scale is a very cheap and quick way to get into it. Most importantly, locals are playing Polemos while other Napoleonic games gather dust on the shelf...