My 28mm Winter War Finns

Note: Several folks have aked who the manufacturer is on some of these - that info is now included with the photos. Those that require assembly because of multiple variant pieces, are noted.

This is the army I use with Nuts! A WWII skirmish game with a small RPG component that I enjoy. The army has evolved over the last year or so. Mostly because I keep discovering new figures I just have to have. Most are 3D printed as there are very few 28mm Winter War figures out there.

 Note: The figures seem to photograph better when you limit the to 5-6 figs, so some of the squads have been split in two.

 First we have our star, who I have given the nickname of “Metsän Kauhu” (Forest Horror). He is modeled somewhat after Finnish captain Aarne Juutilainen, known as Marokon kauhu" (The Terror of Morocco), from his service in the French Foreign Legion before the war. One of his squad members is modeled after Aatami Korpi from the movie “Sisu.”

Several of the squads are named after characters from tow Finnish war movies. The rest are based on people I know or were just made-up names.  I tried to give them the same weapon they carried in the movie whenever possible, whil still keeping it within the game army lists. I also tried to give them a "Reputation'' based on their movie characters and how they performed; again while keeping it within the game perameters.

  The descriptions provide information that is used in the game. The Kauhu’s Star squad does not list their “Rep” (Reputation) as that change over the course of the campaign. The other squads (known as “Non-player” squads as they are mostly controlled by the game mechanics) do not change, even if killed or wounded.

First - we have The Kauhu's squad

Manufacturer: The first two on the top row left are 3D "Just Some Miniatures."  The second one from left is assembled. The orthers are from "Coveted Forge."

 Here we have my "Company" (the term is used loosely) headquarters

Manufacturer: "3D printed Just Some Miniatures"

These figures are just for fun, because they're just so cool!

These two squads make up Kantola's half-platoon and are from the movie, "Talvisota." (Winter War)

Manufacturer: "Just Some Miniatures." The 1st, 3rd & 4th from left in first photo are assembled.

In the bottom photo, the 2nd & 3rd from the left plus the 2nd from right are assembled.

These two squads plus the machinegun group make up Koskela's half-platoon and are from the movie "Tuntematon Sotilas" (The Unknow Soldier).

2nd from left is "Coveted Forge" others are "Just Some Miniatures" and are assembled

Far left is "Coveted Forge" others are "Just Some Miniatures"

2nd from left is "Coveted Forge" others are "Just Some Miniatures"

The following two photos make up Kariluoto's 10 man squad and are from the same movie

These guys are "Artizan Designs" and are actually Soviet Infantry

These guys get their name from the film Sissi - which I have never seen

Manufacturer: The figs in the next three photos all are  "Just Some Miniatures"

And finally we have the "Irregulars" so called because they are the only figs not in winter cammo (though they do have overcoats)

 I make labels for the bottom of the stands with ID info. Here are the bottoms of those figures that are modeled after characters in the movies mentioed above. The different background colors differentiate which squad they are in. The number in the red circle is their "Rep." It is based on the abilities of the movie character.