Friday 23 March 2018

From MilesR: What I Did Done Paint for VIII



I'm really pleased with my productivity during Challenge VIII and set an all time high in points for myself.  Now I did take advantage of the inclusion of terrain - which generated about 1K points for me.

When I looked at the amassed output, the first thing that came to mind after the "oh crap where am I going to sore this stuff?" moment was 2 things I didn't paint.  There are no Napoleonics or Flames of War in this years output.

 Lets review what I did paint (from left to right) - a Sassanid army in 15mm, 2 regiments for my ACW collection and a whole bunch of German and Italian figures and vehicles for the North Africa campaign.

In the center we can see the Sassanid calvary and Roman army - I'm really please how my 15mm ancients came out and I suspect you'll see a lot more of them in future challenges.
Down the right side are some fantasy figures - 20 Ghost Archipelago crewman, 5 barbarians and 30+ sons of Anubis plus some treasure markers.  Also all the terrain sections were built during this challenge.
2 Pirate factions, complete with rides were also painted up
Some tree plates for Curt and...
Dungeon tiles which I'll likely give to a friend whose really into D&D.
 For some strange reason Curt demands photos of the participants, which in my case can cause distress to the viewer.  Here's my staged "Hollywood" glamour shot.  Notice I'm wearing a very stylish painting apron and, yes, it is a Jackson Pollock original painting.


 Here's a more realistic shot of yours truly - I'm usually in a befuddled state and this year a bit more than usual.

I haven't been that active with positing and comments with this years challenge as it's been a bit of a stressful year with a very busy professional agenda (which is good but tiring) and, more importantly, dealing with a serious illness with my son, Sean (uniformly bad).  Thankfully, Sean is a tough cookie and is on the mend but there were a few weeks in February that I would prefer not to relive.

The craft side of the miniature hobby has always been a great stress reliever for me and this year that aspect was especially important.  While my commenting was limited I am very grateful to all the Challenge participants whose entries and banter were very helpful to me over the past few months.

Thank you all very much.

11 comments:

  1. Nice glamour shot! That sounds bad, lovely terrain and figures but terrific sloops! I'm with you, an apron is just such a sensible thing!
    Best Iain

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  2. You certainly did done well Miles!!

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  3. Wonderful work mate. That apron looks 'well used'!

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  4. Pass the mind bleach.. some things can not be unseen Miles.

    Great job this years, even more so in the face of real life

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  5. Wow! What an amazing output of hobby wonderfulness. Brilliant work Miles. I love that last photo of you - an expression that I'm sure many of us carry from time to time. I hope Sean recovers soon and you can get back to enjoying your spring. Thanks again for all your help and good natured companionship.

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  6. Miles, your productivity never ceases to amaze - even more astounding when it's all of such amazing quality. Picking Challengers' Choice entries has never been more difficult than this year!

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  7. Outstanding stuff Miles! You've produced some real top drawer stuff over the last three months.

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  8. Great stuff. Very productive despite likes trials. All the best for the future. cheers

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