This is the army I use with Nuts! A WWII skirmish game with a small
RPG component that I enjoy. The army has evolved over the last year or so. Mostly because I keep discovering new figures I just have to have. Most are 3D printed as there are very few 28mm Winter War figures out there.
Note: The figures seem to photograph better when you limit the to 5-6 figs, so some of the squads have been split in two.
First we have our star, who I have given the nickname of “Metsän Kauhu” (Forest Horror). He is modeled somewhat after Finnish captain Aarne Juutilainen, known as Marokon kauhu" (The Terror of Morocco), from his service in the French Foreign Legion before the war. One of his squad members is modeled after Aatami Korpi from the movie “Sisu.”
Several of the squads are named after characters from tow Finnish war movies. The rest are based on people I know or were just made-up names.
The descriptions provide information that is used in the game. The Kauhu’s Star squad does not list their “Rep” (Reputation) as that change over the course of the campaign. The other squads (known as “Non-player” squads as they are mostly controlled by the game mechanics) do not change, even if killed or wounded. I tried to give them the same weapon they had in the movie, whenever possible. I also tried to match their game Reputation with how I thought they were in the movie.
First - we have The Kauhu's squad
Next we have company headquarters. "Company being used very loosely
These guys are just for fun because they are so darn cool!
These two squads make up Kantola's half-plat[/url]oon and are from the movie, "Talvisota." (Winter War)
These two squads plus the machinegun group make up Koskela's half-platoon and are from the movie "Tuntematon Sotilas" (The Unknow Soldier).
Kariluoto's squad - based on the same movie
These guys get their name from the film Sissi - which I have never seen
And finally we have the "Irregulars" so called because they are the only figs not in winter cammo (though they do have overcoats)
