From PhilH: Painting Progress Glacial (15 points)

Hobby time took a nose dive in recent weeks, you may have noticed I failed to hit the last theme round or last week's weekly entry. Reason being some extensive 1:1 scale terraining happening at my house. Tearing out inbuilt wardrobes, reskimming and redecorating a bedroom has ballooned into work on a second bedroom and the hall, stairs and landing. At current pace, I doubt it'll be done before another month is out. 

So this is what the bedroom looked like the other week:

The DIY has reduced my hobby time drastically, and drained my energy to hit the small brushes. So the last fortnight I've only managed to finish two minis for the Spanish Civil War project. 

A mounted Carabinero - a head swap with a cavalryman to give him the distinctive cap. Rather than a full unit, I just got a pair of these sculpts, basically I couldn't resist. I figured a mounted Carabinero was a good place to start, to patrol Spain's rugged frontiers. In Chain of Command, you can take units as mounted, though they usually just benefit in the pre-game patrol phase then dismount to fight. So I'll just use this mini to represent when a team or section was mounted, or potentially for specific scenarios.

One day, maybe I'll add a unit of Carlist cavalrymen. That would look ace I reckon. 

Also a single infantryman, I think this is a foreign legion sculpt with a head swap to a helmet. Painted as a generic infantryman to match my Requetes or an Army conscript in a non-regulation shirt.

I have promised myself that when the DIY is done, I can reward myself with a chunky order from Empress to refill the lead mound on this project - I'm slowly coming to the last of everything I bought - a sign of a project I'm satisfied with, as that's almost unheard of for me! 

15 points for my tally, taking me to 90 in Juan and I's side duel. So, unless Juan pops in with a big entry, it looks like we are still waiting for victory to be claimed in our little challenge?!

 Oh, SCW cavalry! Very nice Phil. I really like that mod and its attendant purpose in CoC. I need one of these. Its doubtful if I can pull of anything as elegant as yours here but I'll have to give it a go.  I also really like this infantryman (jodhpurs are so cool) though it looks like his posh blanket has been freshly laundered by his mum. ;o)

15 points to your tally and your are nosing in on the finish line! We'll be on the edge of our seats next week, for sure!