From SimonM: "Brigade Models" Land Ironclads (10 Points)

These 1/1200th (or as “near-as-makes-no-odds the same as 2mm”) scale Land Ironclads are by “Brigade Models” and are from their Great Britain Range. They consist of two VLI-104 Warlord class Ironclads, two VLI-103 Britannic class Ironclads and a whopping VLI-101 Sovereign class Ironclad.

Rather embarrassingly, all of these metal models were found buried away in a drawer having been left neglected for over a decade. So, having re-primed them, all the Royal Mechanised Corps vehicles were given a generous double-helping of “Vallejo” Earth as an undercoat, and shaded using a combination of “Citadel” Agrax Earthshade and "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade.

All the Ironclads were then dry-brushed using (more) “Vallejo” Earth. Probably due to their scale, the sculpts are actually a little flat-looking, so in order to more easily distinguish them on the tabletop, I ‘picked out’ any turrets and wheelhouses “Vallejo” Heavy Green. These areas were later washed with “Citadel” Biel-Tan Green, and carefully dry-brushed using a little (more) “Vallejo” Heavy Green.

Lastly, I applied some “Vallejo” Gunmetal to all their cannons, darkened these down with “Citadel” Nuln Oil, and gave any funnels a lick of “Citadel” Abaddon Black. I pigmented all their bases using my usual recipe of “Citadel” Doombull Brown, Rakarth Flesh and Agrax Earthshade.

I actually seem to have based the Ironclads back when I first bought them, presumably on the stand sizes recommended inside my long-lost copy of the rules. However, for scoring purposes I’ve applied the self-same logic concerning their painting time and actual size as I’ve done previously when submitting 2mm scale stuff to my weekly minion – i.e. a 5mm x 10mm equals 0.5 points.

Hopefully this latest AHPC entry will therefore provide:

2 x Warlord class Ironclads (10mm x 20mm) = 2 points..?

2 x Britannic class Ironclads (13mm x 25mm) = 4 points..?

Sovereign class Ironclad (23mm x 40mm) = 4 Points..?

Total = 10 Points..?

Small, but sweet! Nice work on these tiny land ironclads, Simon! I'll go with your suggested points for these.

Tamsin