And now, for a change...

I am cheating a little bit with the dates, here, since these miniatures were actually finished and mounted on their bases one week ago... but somehow it felt inappropriate to post these pictures on that day...
This post may well belong to a thread about "projects that stay dormant in your closet - a continuing series." As I mentioned in the past, WWI is one of my gaming interest, but it is also one of the period where I have been more disorganized, painting only sporadically, and never getting "the job done." Until, a few weeks ago, I realized how close I was to complete a few units.
[Probably the existence of this blog, and its few readers, it a major provider of motivation to bring units to completion!]
In any case: in just a session or two, I was able to make major progresses, and I am now glad to report that a first German battalion in picklehaube has been completed, and a second battalion in stahlhelm is nearly completed. The whole project includes three battalions (one regiment) in pickelhaube, and three battalions in stahlhelm ( asecond regiment), for a grand total of one full German brigade (based on "Command Decision - Over There" standard, and "Piquet - Barrage.")
Now, I know the purists among you will be jumping on the chair screaming. Of course, pickelhaube and stahlhelm should be mutually exclusive, and definitely not be worn by different regiments in the same brigade at the very same time. But you know what? This is a little sacrifice I am willing to suffer, in order to achieve some flexibility in terms of WWI periods (depending by what will strike my fancy, I will be able to do Marne 1914 or Caporetto 1917 having at least half of the units right.) Also, this solution will help to resolve the problem of unit ID, which is always an issue (especially when playing "Over There.")
So here's a few pictures.


All these miniatures are 15mm Minifigs, painted over a relatively long span of time and finished in recent weeks with the technique of "miracle dipping."