From DavidB - Cadian 7th Cavalry Red Platoon (195 Points)

Everybody has a wargaming albatross, or perhaps I'm alone in this regard, but with a lot of comments on lead/plastic mountains of neglect... I'm betting there are more than a few forces like my Cadian 7th Cav.

Above is how the vast majority of all the troops I have been buying, building, collecting, primering, and occassionally painting since 1987. The only troops ever completed were my ratling snipers and a unit of 5 roughriders. the rough riders are a bit worse for the wear and are awaiting repair and repaint. The ratlings have been dropped as they really just never did too well and the Cadian 7th is more about infantry and tanks.

They have a lot of tanks as nobody in the 7th walks.

They are my tin boy army and my regular opponent hates to see them after fighting my Crimson Fists, Eldar, or Dark Eldar forces which are mostly completed. for nearly 40 years these guys are still not painted!

Red platoon has a command squad with a native scout (Vet Sgt) and three squads of troops, the Rogue Trader first squad then two of the Cadian pewter squads (maybe lead?) The plastic bobble heads are on their third paint and have been changed up so often that I had to use some of the newer Cadian parts to complete broken ones. Some of them at one time had gray uniforms (ala Johnny Reb) and sported jump packs and dual laspistols!

They are now all decked out nicely and suitably organized. When traveling in Chimeras they only take special weapons as the heavy stuff is move or fire. My Chimeras are many and have all sorts of weapon systems that  make heavy weapon teams  redundant, unless they are advancing without them or holding a position. That is why two squads have extra troops so I can swap out the rocket launcher and heavy bolter.

These are the fellows that I painted all day on the first Sunday of the challenge. I got a touch OCD with them and before I knew it I was also painting up a squad from Blue Platoon and Blue Command squad, a squad from Black Platoon, a portion of a heavy weapon team, a veteran squad, and a host of necromundia figures that I'm using for scouts. I think I had over a hundred mins on my table and was getting lost as to who went where. I took a break painted the 15mm trucks and 'Bow'. I also began work on another mini as I decided that Red Platoon would go first. This also cleared my table so I can get back to the 15mm newbies that I really want to get cracking on!

Storm troopers, Vets, Tanks, two more LARGER platoons, and tanks, I did mention tanks, right?! All are still on my docket of to be finished this winter!

Here is a parting shot of the Cadian 7th Col. Stuart, a red platoon trooper and a Sgt from the Veteran squad.

Col Stuart was never finished and the Ratlings are the 80's version of my painting talent. 

(note to Curt the 10 man veteran squad were completed last year and only included to show my regular opponent that I do have more than 10 troops painted now!) 

From Curt:
A nice points bomb to be sure! I love seeing an army that has languished from the 80s get done during the Challenge - that's just awesome. Your blue and red uniform colours look great and reminds me of GregB's IG force (from last year's Challenge I believe). I know he'll appreciate your fine efforts here. It's also wonderful to see some of GW's old Rogue Trader models in this force.  The poses are sometimes a bit whacky but they have a charm all of their own. I look forward to seeing your Storm Troopers, vets and tanks in the coming months!

Great work David!