Wednesday 24 February 2021

From ScottM: Germans, Soviets & Robots (90 points)

This submission contains a miscellany of figures. First up is this group of four 28mm metal figs from Warlord Games. This is a German HQ pack.

This is a nice characterful little pack.

Next up is this group of four 28mm metal figs from Black Tree Design. The two figs on the left are flamethrower carrying troops and the two on the right are regular officers.


Finally is this group of 28mm plastic Terminators from Warlord Games. This was from their Terminator Genisys game. I'll probably end up using these figs in the upcoming Stargrave. 
These figs were ridiculously easy and quick to paint up. I'm only going to count the 4 crawling figs as 2 full figs.

So that should be:
18 - 28mm foot figs = 90 points

From ChrisF - to the Golems Haunt (22pts)

 A planned home renovation took about twice as long as expected but am back painting again. This is a 15mm Mummy from Blue Moon done with acrylics. 



I based him with a paint mix of acrylic,glue and baking soda. It doesn't show well in the photo, but has a subtle grainy texture. Very nice for basing 15mm scale. 


Reverse.


Searching for victims. 
On to the gray scale.









From MartinC "She sells seashells on the seashore" Sarah's Sorceress (27pts)

Mary Anning lived in Lyme Regis at the start of the 19th Century. Her family was extremely poor so Mary made a lving collecting and selling the huge numbers of fossils to be found in Lyme Regis sea cliffs and beaches. 

She became very famous and although always poor people travelled to buy her seashells, to the point that the tongue twister in the title was written to celebrate her.

She has recently been rediscovered and lauded, to be honest she was famous in her day and was awarded a pension by her clients, but there are no famous geologists (name one without refering to Google I dare you ) so her fame slipped. There is a Hollywood film coming out about her called Ammonite but I'm not optimistic.

I am a fan and I found this figure from Antediluvian Minitatures of her and her dog Tray so I just had to paint them up.


The figure is modelled on the famous picture of her, see link above

The best thing is that she is mounted on a piece of mudstone full of ammonite and brachiopod fossils that I collected from Lyme Regis a few years ago.

So 5 points for Mary and a couple for Tray and 20 points for the to teleport to Knights Solar.
This is going to go on my desk at work.


From MartinC "You don't know what it was like Man" (120pts)

 One of the best things about the challenge is starting and finishing a whole project that you weren't planning on at all. This is the case with the Vietnam project. 150 figs, 3 APCs, 1 helicopter and some jungle in about 4 weeks. 1st game tomorrow to test the rules.

These are the last of the planned USMC and are brilliant figures as always.


3 four man fire teams

the same figs from slightly above. I'm really pleased with the painting on these figures

another 1 and 1/2 fire teams plus command figures

Added a LAW to the 2nd from the left front row guy. Pretty sure it's the wrong one but i had this one.

Overall I have a reinforced platoon of 3 sections, each of 3 four man fire teams and a 2 man command team, plus 2 four man M60 teams and a command team. The LAW guy will be swapped in depending on the scenario

Score = 24 x 28mm infantry = 120 points.




For Dallas: The Altar of the Snowlord

Altar of the SnowLord (brought to you by the kids of Kinsmen Park South)
  

Dallas, I see that Mike has put forward a wonderful Warhound titan as a prize for your Adeptus Titanicus War Griffon's maniple. So, let's keep to theme and see another God-Engine added to your collection. 

Once you get that bad boy built and painted you can claim your prize.


Dallas' Prize: Warhound Titan by MikeF





From SimonG: 28mm HYW Baggage Train for the Snowlord's Treasury (75 points)

As my offering in the Snowlord's Treasury I present an Impetus baggage train stand as part of my Hundred Years War project. Nominally this is the English train but there is nothing to make it specifically so and it could be swapped with my similar French stand completed earlier this year.





Overall it's a small vignette comprising Perry metals (the mounted rich gentleman), Front Rank (the carts, horses and attendants) and Wargames Foundry (the other two standing figures). WF are notably smaller in scale than the others but still within the range of human stature for a vignette like this.







What I like about this is how well the different personalities came across. From the imperious treasurer himself to the quartermaster checking off the delivery (and no doubt benefiting from some kick backs if his ermine hat and gold rings are anything to go by). I see the other guy behind him as his bodyguard.





Technically it was mostly straightforward if a lot to work with in an enclosed space and a lot to assemble (for me). I liked adding rope ties to the wooden traces to the large cart -- these are simple thread knots superglued over at the end -- synthetic button thread is great stuff to work with and behaves very well with superglue, drying quickly and easy to trim. I added this right at the end and gave it a quick stain for colour.

There are lots of other hidden details that might be actually impossible to see now it's all assembled -- especially the gold rings on the two wealthy figures (a black line with a gold line within it, much easier than trying to outline a gold line, duh!). I also deviated from my usual basing by adding the muddy track but that seemed to suit the vignette.




Anyway I think that's about 75 points -- 20 for the challenge, 15 for three 28mm foot, 20 for two 28mm mounted and lets count the two carts as one 28mm vehicle for a final 20. Onwards to the Lair of the Great Beast and I have something substantial on the go for that!

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A lovely job indeed Simon! The posing is spot on and really brings them all together. Take a 5 point bonus

Cap'n Wednesday

PeterD Yet more Allied Destroyers (12 points)

 


Following on from previous posts I think I'm reaching the end of the destroyers in house.  These are 5 allied N class destroyers plus another radar blip dummy counter to represent an unknown sighting.  The models are all CinC, 5 are J/K/N class and the sixth is a spare "L" AA type.  CinC sells these in packs of 5, but there were only 4 in this particular configuration so spare one became a dummy counter.




Given the mess ups over the L/ M class, the next batch of Royal Navy destroyers went back to the successful J/ K class design.  They did manage to fix he one odd future so that the rear "X" mount now was able to fire astern.   None of these ships served in the Royal Navy during WW2 although a couple did RN service after the war.  Five were manned by the RAN, two by the Dutch Navy and one by the exiled Polish Navy.



HMAS Napier, Nestor, Nizam and Norman split their service between the Med and the Indian Ocean before heading to the Far East in 1944.  I've tried my hand at period camo again, including a couple with a tan base which was effective against the North African coast. Nestor was sunk off Crete in 1942 and was the only RAN ship never to serve in Australian Waters.  HMAS Nizam was named for the Last Nizam of Hyderabad  who paid for her.  That's how you roll when you're the richest man in the world.  

ORP Piorun served both in the Atlantic and the Med.  She was one of the destroyers who engaged the Bismarck at night prior to the Bismarcks' final battle.  She is said to have sent the signal "I am a Pole" by signal lamp prior to engaging.

That is 6 hulls of 1/2400 scale ships for another 12 points, which also count in my Naval Side Duel.  There are more ships to come but I'll have to join Mr Peabody in the Wayback machine to go back a few centuries.

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The Cap'n likes these, oh yes he does! In fact, there is a local memorial service for NIZAM in a few weeks time which I am attending. In her spirit I grant a bonus points for each RAN vessel you have delivered here today - 16 points for you Peter!

Cap'n Wednesday

Richard P - 28mm Swiss Pike & Glorantha Agimori Skirmishers (40 Points)

 Another couple of small projects finished. First up a group of 4 x 28mm Old Glory Swiss Pikemen. This is the start of a 12 man unit for Lion Rampant. First 4 samples as I wanted to try out the basing ideas inspired by David Sullivan's I Live with Cats blog. The unit will eventually consist of 1 x 3 man base, 3 x 2 man bases and 3 x 1 man bases allowing for all different configurations of casualty removal.





Next up a couple of bases of skirmishers to accompany my Glorantha Agimori pike unit that I did earlier in the challenge. Figures are plastic with bits from Perry's, Warlord Games and Wargames Factory Zulu ranges.



Sorry if the pictures are a bit dark. I've been messing about trying to get a set up that i'm happy with to take photos. More work needed I think. Plus I think it's time I invested in a camera rather than use my phone.

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Very nice Richard - I like the pike fellows especially. The 3-2-1 basing is useful I find, but does somewhat limit you to those rules. Next time I do it I might try the groupings on rectangular bases so I can also group them up for other systems.

Cap'n Wednesday

For TomM: The Altar of the Snowlord

Altar of the SnowLord (brought to you by the kids of Kinsmen Park South)
  

Tom, you've mentioned that you need to get another warband painted for your Warhammer Underworlds collection. Let's see, perhaps something Slaaneshi, all lascivious and tentacly? Get those done-up and you can claim your prize.


Tom's Prize: Roman Centurio by Benito




It be Wednesday again!

I be cleared for action, so post away me hearties and lets see what treasures await us!