Trinkets and Pretty Things

Another solid month by CB standards for Infinity, with the new batch of announced new models for Infinity.

The Dire Foes combat models are all really nice again, although only the Shasvastii really sings to me if I'm honest. However the two civvies are superb, with the hazard suit lady being probably the best civvie model in the range in my opinion.

Nomads get the really brilliant Intruder sculpt, and Tohaa get for me probably one of the least attractive models in their range with the Ectros HMG (weird looking legs?). As an ALEPH guy, the Machaon model is my highlight. Initially I was somewhat disappointed that he didn't have the athletic pose of many of the other male Myrmidon officer heroes. However the more I look, the more I love. The mini-Ajax school bag and the long coat are just lovely little stylistic ideas, and within the existing Phalanx model range it will make a great addition from an aesthetic point of view. Not sure about the greasy looking fringe thing Angel painted though...

Aaa-ll Together Now, All Together Now...

304pts of WYSIWYG Ariadna (Duroc is used as a Cameronian). 300pts if you ignore the DEP on the Metro! I'd certainly consider fielding this lot together in games, even if it is short of ITS objective winners it should do fine in YAMS.

It is missing a couple of staple inclusions that I don't normally do without such as Chasseurs and I'm using the Assault Pack a bit too.

Veteran Kazak Killing Machine: It's A Laydee!

I hit my 200pt goal yesterday, right on deadline. The idea being that I wouldn't substantially reinforce my Ariadnan army until I hit that magic number. I had bought a couple of single blisters in the mean time however, but the idea is that is should be 200pts of my regular list. Next goal is 300 and so on.

So anyway I rounded off my 200pts with a slightly cheaty (61pts!) Veteran Kazak model with HMG. I like naming these guys and I should really write it on the bases if I ever get round to purchasing a Micron pen (?). This one is called Starshy Leitenant Sonia Kasnyy; Veteran Kazak of the 2nd Kuban Kazak Brigade. Yep. It's a girlie with an HMG, deal with it.

With a slightly efeminate stance like that, could it be anything else? Slender legs too...

Para Commando - Done!

This is Caporal Jean-Pierre Bosser (yeah I name my models...) he is a Para Commando from the Merovingienne 11e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Parachute Brigade). Armed with an HMG and a bucketload of badassery. Love this model to bits as the pose is just absolutely perfect.

81pts done from my target of 200pts, before I allow myself to buy any more models. I have about 320pts of Ariadna in total so I'm not exactly being too hard on myself! My aim is within a couple of weeks to be playing with a virtually completed army, paintwise, and then swap stuff in and out as I please - or acquire new models.