Guardian of the Fjords

Norway's finest from Gorgon Studios, part of the Narvik campaign series.

Along with the French Foreign Legion troops, these will be employed with the British forces in the desperate attempt to hang onto Norway, and keep the iron ore reserves from German hands.

Here's a link to the Gorgon Studios site, where you can see the entire line of early World War 2 figures, including the newest set of Norwegians with backpacks:

https://gorgon-studios.myshopify.com/collections/new-releases/products/norwegian-riflemen-with-bergan-pack

Norway's Day

On Norway's National Day, it is only fitting to have another member of the Narvik force join the fray.  This is from Gorgon Studios, which has an entire range of early war Nordic Campaign figures.

Painting these figures has been quite different from most of the other armies that I have done so far.  In some ways, these early war uniforms more closely resemble policemen, with the exception of the color.  Some of the illustrations at the time have more of a First World War appearance as well.

This army continues, to grow, along with the French Foreign Legion in the sheepskin and anorac.  More to come, so stay tuned!

And to all my Norwegian friends, best wishes!!!

A Close Watch

We return to the fjords of Norway in the Early War period with this observer.  He can serve a number of roles, as an Artillery Observer, a spotter for a mortar crew or even part of a sniper team.

This is another great miniature from the Gorgon Studio line of figures, which are sculpted by the same talented artists who do the Artizan Designs figures.

Here's a link:

http://www.gorgon-studios.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=18_21

I am really looking forward to the Narvik campaign, so stay tuned!!

Gorgon of the North

Next up from Gorgon Studios is the Norwegian army.  Just like all the early war forces in their selections, there is a full compliment of officers, gear, etc.

These figures are sculpted by the same artist who does the Artizan Designs sculpts, so you will see a lot of similarities in the style. They are easy to clean, and there is plenty of nice detail on each figure.

I found some rather humorous reference sources in a Google Search...

But here's a live source!  I will have to balance the two sources...

As I usually do, I will vary the colors on each figure, with some greens being darker or warmer, giving them the appearance of more or less worn uniforms.

Figuring out where to place the red stripes was interesting, but that is a wonderful contrast to all the green, and it makes them distinct from other armies that I am currently working on.

As for the bases, the snow will be less heavy on these forces. In fact, I want it to seem partially melted, which is possible to do with the crushed glass method.  I didn't want this to be the dead of Arctic winter, but more like the alpine snow which is still around even when the temps are well above freezing.

This is just the first of the defenders of Norway, so stay tuned for much more!!!