New Releases: WWII Winter Soviet in 20mm

Infamously, the summer offensives of the Wehrmacht during Nazi Germany's invasion of Soviet Russia never achieved any strategic victories. This resulted in German soldiers having to fight tooth and nail to hold on to hard won gains against Soviet soldiers reasonably equipped for the devastating winter conditions of the 1940s.

To compliment Tony Barton's well loved, and very popular summer Soviets, he has turned his attention to their comrades who fought across the bleak steppes of Eastern Ukraine and Soviet Belarus. Now available are Rifle squads in Greatcoat, Winter padded suits and Snowsuits.

They are perfect for those interested in the Moscow Strategic Offensive of 41/42, Voronezh–Kharkov Offensive of 42/43, the Dnieper–Carpathian offensive and the Leningrad–Novgorod offensive of 44/45.

 
If your Winter Soviets need an enemy to vanquish, why not pick up some of our German winter units AB-ING27 through AB-ING31 for a truly existential snowball fight.

Find them all here.

New Releases: Grand Duchy of Baden

The Grand Duchy of Baden (then the Margraviate of Baden), with its border running along the right bank of the Rhine, had originally been an ally of the conservative powers arrayed against the French Republic. After the Third Coalition in 1806 and the end of Habsburg dominion in what had been the Holy Roman Empire, Baden aligned itself behind the empire of Napoleon. Sensing the turning tides of European fortunes, Charles Frederick eagerly provided the men of his Margraviate to the French Empire in return for a Grand Dukedom, and a period of relative calm for his subjects who had suffered greatly as campaigning armies traversed his land for more than ten years. 

Baden’s soldiers fought in Spain, Germany, Austria, Tyrol and Russia, the latter campaign reducing what had become an effective fighting force into a rabble. Those that survived the long march from Moscow to Karlsruhe served as the backbone for a new, hastily raised Baden division given to Napoleon in 1813 as he attempted to reassert French dominance in Europe. These men would fight for the both the French and the Allies during the Sixth Coalition, changing sides after the Allied victory at Leipzig.

Tony Barton has initially sculpted the main stay of the Baden contingent that fought in Russia. These figures will allow you to field the two line infantry regiments, one light infantry regiment, and the one cavalry regiment (Hussars) that marched to Moscow and then fought valiantly at Berezina. 

You can find them all here. 

The Life of Lead

We are often asked "What do you do all day, when you're not packing my order?" Well now you can see!

The Life Of Lead, a documentary on a day in the life at Eureka, directed by the very talented Kurt Lowden is available to view on YouTube, just follow this link.

If you like what you see, Kurt, who is at film school, would love your feedback on his production.