It has now been a week since the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge XII came to a close. I have been busy with all those household tasks that my wife tolerantly let me put on hold while I was painting my way into 4th place in the challenge standings. This was my first time actively participating, although last year I 'audited the course' as it were, and I am pretty happy with the results.
I managed to paint 415 foot figures, 2 mounted figures, and 37 vehicles all in 28mm, 1 foot figure in 54mm, and scratch build a figure in 80mm, as well as several cubes worth of terrain. Most of the figures, and all the vehicles were Second World War Soviets, Germans, Brits, Poles, and French, but the genres ranged from historical to fantasy to science fiction to zombies. (I am nothing if not eclectic in my gaming interests.)
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| The Assembled Masses |
Kudos to Curt and
all his minions for the hard work they put in monitoring, adjudicating,
tabulating, commenting, etc., and for the design of the Challenge
Quadrant. I managed to visit 6 outer ring, 5 middle ring, and 4 inner ring planets, as well as the Quadrant sun. The themes provided inspiration to paint up some minis that
had long languished in one of my many storage boxes in the basement. (Those boxes are all a bit emptier now.)
All
in all, it has been a very enjoyable three months of assembling and
painting. Again, I extend my thanks to all those who left comments on my
posts. I am looking forward to the start of Painting Challenge XIII
next December. In the meantime, I hope to get many of my newly painted figures deployed on the gaming table. You can follow their exploits over on the Fawcett Avenue Conscripts blog.
Cheers,
FrederickC
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| Hard at work at my painting desk |
Well done, Frederick! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tamsin. I appreciate all your positive comments on my posts over the course of the challenge. Cheers.
DeleteThat is a lot of stuff, I didn't realize you painted so many 28mm vehicles in this Challenge! I'm very slow with vehicles, so I usually avoid them - at least in that scale.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Teemu. It has been a very productive three months. I hadn't planned on doing so many vehicles, having started with a goal of 1000 points. It kind of spiraled out of control. :) Cheers.
DeleteAwesome host of figures vehicles and terrain!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks, Iain. It's been a fun challenge, and I hope to be back in December. Cheers.
DeleteGreat output Frederick and I do like how nicely ordered your workspace looks!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sander. My wife, who surreptitiously took the photo of me painting, must have caught me when things were uncharacteristically tide. Cheers.
DeleteThat's a lot of work Frederick. Very well done Sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ray. I appreciated all your positive comments on my posts over the course of the challenge. Cheers.
DeleteWell done Frederick, that is one mighty hoard of figures! Congratulations on the top five finish btw. Something to tell the grandkids?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lee. It has been a fun challenge. Cheers.
DeleteFantastic job, well done Frederick! I have followed the blog :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Natasha.
DeleteFrederick, the word Hordes has to struggle hard to properly describe your output this year. Totally epic, it was a pleasure watching you soar to 4th place.
ReplyDeleteCheers, MikeP
Thanks, Mike. This has probably been the most productive three months of painting I have ever done. I appreciate all your positive comments over the course of the challenge. Cheers.
DeleteGreat work in the Challenge, Frederick, and impressive output! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dallas. I am looking forward to seeing a lot of those minis on the table top at a Conscript gathering. Cheers.
DeleteYou had a terrific first outing Frederick. I'm delighted that the Challenge resonated so well with you. Great work!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Curt. It was definitely both inspirational and fun. Cheers.
DeleteYou had a terrific rookie season Frederick. Hope to see you next year.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Peter. While this was my first Challenge, I suspect I have a few years on most of the participants. All things being equal, I plan to return and am already organizing my painting queue. Cheers.
DeleteYou can be proud of your achievement, see it all together makes it even more impressive! It has been great to see it all, and I hope to see you again next Winter!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Martijn. See you next December. Cheers.
DeleteThat's just a superb haul of figures, brilliant
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kerry.
DeleteFantastic Frederick
ReplyDeletecheers
matt
Thanks, Matt. I appreciated your positive comments on my posts over the course of the challenge. It helped to keep me motivated. Cheers.
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