"Do you have "winter" armies?" Topic

I was looking at Jason's/Micropanzer's really nice winter-outfitted German minis here ( TMP link ) and it made me wonder, how many people make "winterized" armies?

I've always thought they looked great, but are maybe too specific to have much utility.

Do you have winter armies?
Do you use them on regularly on non-winter terrain?

I don't have any winter-specific armies. I really like the look, however.

"Narnian winter" armies would be great, as would be some of those Night's Watch (or whatever) types from A Game of Thrones.

No. We just say it's winter or high summer in southern Russia.

Yes.

-Valhallan Imperial Guard. Even have snow on the tanks and walkers.
-Have an idea for a Nights Watch army.

Yes – I have a large number of Napoleonic foot, and guns, in great coats.

I have Soviet and German forces for Winter 1941-43, and Winter terrain and buildings necessary to do it some justice.

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I have 20mm Winter War Finns, but I don't have any Russians yet to oppose them. All my 20mm Red Army are from 1941 on and are mainly in summer kit.

No need for winter armies. I just pass the bases through the "snow flock" bin and they are ready for winter. The flock can be knocked or blown off after the game.

It is more important to have winter terrain! Never enough snow flock or snow trees (pine and deciduous). A must have to play all of those fun 1806/1807 winter battles.

DK

flintloque winter undead and my ogres are also winter themed,

regards

jim

Nope. All our games take place on nice sunny summer days

Nope. Never had the time to bother trying to do snow bases when static grass was always right there a few feet away.

I did some winter WW2 Germans on scenic Stalingrad bases. I found the trouble was I spent ages making the base terrain and then obscured most of it with "snow".

Nope.
My Great Coat ww2 Germans fight snow or sun…

I have so many of those cheap winter trees you get after Christmas and a large white felt cloth for the table top. I keep planning to paint up a couple of my forces for winter settings. But I paint so rarely that I never get to them.

No.

I have a 15mm 1812 French Infantry Corps here (based for Empire):

And in 25's a burgeoning Cossack force for the same period – pics here: link

Yep – Russians in great coats, French in the same (Napoleonics) and Sci-Fi greatcoat troopers

Use them in weathers!

Have them: Mongols and generic near future soldiers on the "real" side; yetis and ice trolls on the "less real" side.

The Mongols don't have "winterized" bases, but they are wearing clothes appropriate for high altitude. The others are on white/blue-white bases. The Mongols are the only ones I use on non winter terrain, but then again guys with guns in parkas would look out of place without snow. I've not had reason to use the yetis and trolls outside of water/ice terrain – I have plenty of neandrathals, giant apes, and sasquatches … sasquatchen … sasquatchi …

I have Finns for the Winter War.

Winter War Finns: link

Cheers

w.

Not any more. I sold my Finns.

John's Finns were all named Micky.

No, but will acquire some, no doubt.

Vikings being used as Chaos Norse for Warhammer. The bases are snowy, but even if I play on a regular green mat, I can say their Chaos powers bring snow along with them.

20mm WWII East Front Dragon vehicles Plastic and metal figs

My Khador, AE-WWII Soviets, and my Dust Tactics Allies and Axis minis.

Do Inuit count?

If so yes to both.

My armies are summer; a winter WWII east front force is tempting, perhaps in another scale than my summer lads.

complete 28 mm Ceasarian army (Companion miniatures)

Yep. These guys:

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This is actually the first army I've ever done with a winter theme, but I really like them now. I subsequently painted these guys for a friend in the local game club:

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One of my Russian 1812 15mm divisions are for the most part in greatcoats

I have winterised germans and winter terrain. I will be winterising some napoleonics, and some other ww2 stuff