"Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Winters, made famous as the main character in the TV show Band of Brothers, Major Winters was the highly decorated commander of ‘Easy Company’, part of the US 101st Airborne Division, during World War II."Back in June 2014, Historicon worked with Warlord Games and released a special 30th Anniversary Special Miniature fitting tribute to Richard 'Dick' Winters.
My son and I were not able to attend Historicon (we were living in Arizona and Historicon is on the East Coast) but Warlord Games was selling the model on their online store for that weekend. So I made note in my calendar and had to make sure that I ordered it for my son.
Fast forward three years and yesterday Lt. Winters finally saw my painting table. Unfortunately he his modeled with a Rifle, and in Bolt Action most people play their Lieutenants's with SMG's, but it would be nice change once in awhile for him to hit the battlefield.
Lt. Winters in 'Band of Brothers'
Lt. Wiinters with Dog Tags
Lt. Winters
Lt. Winters
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We actually had a pretty decent weather day today (50 and Sunny) so that meant I was going have to be ooutside again early afternoon doing more yard work (the drawbacks of owning a house). If I wanted to get any painting done it was going to have to be first thing in the morning, and that is what I did.
After finishing my son's Airborne Bazooka Teams the other day, I decided to go ahead and start on his first Paratrooper Squad. The problem was I had nothing assembled or primed that was ready for painting. So it took me a little while to go through his models and assemble the two Squad that he will be running in his Market Garden list along with cleaning the models up and getting them glued to their bases.
For next years AdeptiCon 2018 my son and I will be playing in the Bolt Action Team Tournament. Jeremy runs the Team Tournament to be more of a themed event and for everyone to have fun, where as the top award in the event is Best Sportsman. My son and I always wanted to add Airborne Units to our armies, so we decided that we will do a 'Market Garden' themed army. My son will be playing United States, and I will paint up some British for myself.
My final Infantry Section for my British Army was completed last night, well at least 'final' for now, the British will be my ever growing future army. I now have four Infantry Sections comnpleted and it gives me the option to play 1 or 2 Platoons.
If you saw yesterday's post on my 
Well I am proud to say that my twins are born, 'Andrea' and 'Juno'!
Three down and one to go to complete the four Infantry Sections for my British Army. All four units are equipped the same, M=NCO with SMG, LMG and his Loader, 2 SMG and 6 Rifles. 11 men (an extra SMG for Late Ware Veterans).
This week I continued working on my Brtish Army. For now I will have 4 Units of Infantry Sections, with one of them being completed last week and now the second one being completed last night.
After I finished painting up my Blackhide Wrastler model for Hordes the other night, I had a little time to spare before the weekend arrived when I will start to work on my son's US 76mm Sherman Tank.
I finally got some models completed this month after having last weekend off attending the Las Vegas Open. Just before leaving to the LVO, my additional sprues from Warlord Games finally arrived so I could finish modeling my Infantry Sections.
The 25 pounder was the key howitzer used by the British Army throughout World War 2 and beyond. It was found in every theatre of war.
The QF 6-pdr was the highly successful replacement for the 2-pdr, being copied by the Americans as the 57mm gun, M1. Its useful lifespan was extended by new developments in ammunition that improved its armour penetration capabilities, allowing it to knock out Panthers and Tigers from the flank.
