"This Is the Volgan Invasion Of Britain..."

"...And soon this once mighty land lies in anguish under the boot-heel of tyranny."

This trio of 28mm metal models are manufactured by "Athena Miniatures" as part of their Apocalypse Survivors releases, and form part of the company's AS12 Russian NBC four-figure set. Having already painted a quartet of these specialist soldiers of the Red Army in December, I picked up this second plastic bag of sculpts up whilst attending "Beachhead" 2025 just last month, and have rather quickly (at least for me) got them tabletop ready.

All three of the Soviet Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence troopers were initially undercoated using a couple of layers of “Vallejo” German Fieldgrey WWII, and shaded in "Citadel" Nuln Oil. They were then dry-brushed with (more) “Vallejo” German Fieldgrey WWII so as to bring out all the folds/creases in their rubber suits, and subsequently had their buttons 'picked out' with a combination of "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna and "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade.

"Great Escape Games" WIPs - Three members of the Kelly Gang

This fairly simple palette meant that each miniature was now predominantly finished. However, I thought the models looked a tad plain, so decided to break their overall look up a bit by using a smidgeon of "Vallejo" Neutral Grey and "Citadel" Nuln Oil on both their gloves and overboots. I also thought the Russians would look more menacing if I painstakingly applied some "Vallejo" Gunmetal and "Citadel" Nuln Oil to all their firearms and eye lenses. As a final touch each trooper's respirator and rifle butt, was given a lick of "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna and a splash of "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade.

Alongside my ongoing Post Apocalypse United Kingdom project using "Athena Miniatures" figures, I have also continued working on some more western outlaws by "Great Escape Games." I genuinely can't explain where this fascination with the Cardiff-based manufacturer's "Dead Man's Hand" range has come from. But I do fully intend to at least complete the remaining four models from my DMHG-NED - Kelly Gang boxed set before March is concluded.

"Games Workshop" WIPs - This Sons Of Horus Praetor is crammed full of details

Likewise I'm firmly focused upon fielding a fully-pigmented 500-points Sons Of Horus Traitor Legion for "The Horus Heresy" within the next few weeks too. This enthusiasm stems from discovering a couple of large bags packed full of resin goodies by "Forge World", and my old Traitor Esoterist Consul - "A forbidden psyker" who I hope will allow me to summon/field many of the daemons I have painted over the past decade too.

Indeed, despite battling with all the detail on my force's Praetor over the past week or so, I couldn't be more excited for the "wargame made by Games Workshop", and thanks to my aforementioned finds, am even contemplating adding a unit of Iron Hands Legion Medusan Immortals and Word Bearers Legion Gal Vorbak Veterans to them. Furthermore, I'll need to also add some core units (and accompanying Headquarter choices) to my ensemble to allow me to field these other Legions as allies, so it looks like this particular project won't stop any time soon...