It has been a while since I wrote a review for the site, my apologies, as real life – work and family – have taken precedence. Since I now have some free time, I’m re-starting reviews, but only on new miniatures, the items I had stacked up for review when I quit writing will just be fodder for my brush, as some of them have gotten years old, and I would hate to misrepresent a vendor by reviewing something that doesn’t exist anymore, or has been re-mastered.

Africa Corps Gothic Line Miniatures with the Tamiya 1:48th Opel Blitz

With that said, the new GOTHIC Line Miniatures came about at the same time that I decided I could pick up some new reviews, so I ordered their entire product line to offer up for your consumption.

When Baueda Miniatures announced that they were working on a 1:48th scale set of miniatures and skirmish rules, I jumped on the chance to try them out. As soon as they announced pre-release, I ordered a "Play Set" of the first four figures from both German and Russian armies.

For Christmas, the WebMistress bought me a box of the Tamiya Infantry with desant (tank rider) figures, and when I looked close at the box, I realized I needed a T-34 for some of them to ride on. So I picked up the Tamiya 1:48^th T-34, even though we only rarely game the Eastern Front and almost never in 28mm, I wanted to have a place for the tank riders to sit.

I know it’s been quiet here for a while, but that is indeed part of the reason that I scaled back the site and expectations… Life and work both got busy.

The entire army

But I’ve finished the Offensive Miniatures 28mm US Airborne army that The WebMistress picked up for my birthday, and gave them a little armor support, so here you go, my impressions.