From MattW: Flying High (87 points)

 Flying High

Off to the high challenge. I started work on those chaps a fortnight ago and thought I would get them in last weeks challenge but failed to get the decals on (could not find them, then the drying time for gloss varnish….. weather  mumble, mumble) anyway I present to you Rabens Ravens from Jasta 18. 

The aircraft are a mix of 1/72 plastic kits, Revell, Airfix and Roden, the pilots are a mix of Wartime Miniatures metals and plastic. They are brush painted as I feel it represents the painted fabric better. I had the the molds and sculpting commissioned because I wanted pilots and Wartime Miniatures range could have ww1/SCW/RCW/ early ww2 pilots! The decals are from Pheon models.

Ltn August Raben, October 1918

Ltn Hienz Küstner  June 1918

Ltn Frederick Hess (my wife's great great grandfather)

Ltn Hans Schultz, June 1918

Hanover CII

Points

5 x 1/72 aircraft @ 15 points                     75 points

6 x pilots @ 1/72                                        12 points

Total.                                                            87 points 

Cheers

Matt

After much delay, this post has finally arrived in "ready" form for me to do the minion stuff to. Those planes look superb. Just one small thing - you forgot to claim points for the crew figures; I count 6 of them, so at half points that's an extra 12 points for you.

Tamsin

From Curt: Wood Elf Archers and Warhawk Riders (115 points)

Hey there!

For a little change of pace this week I decided to add a few more units to my 10mm Wood Elf army which I laid the foundations for last year.

Included today are four units of archers along with a unit of warhawk riders.

It seems thematic that there would be scads of archers for an Elf army, especially elf archers nestled within a treeline.

The pine trees are 3d prints. I like how they're a little chunky and abstract. I try to incorporate a bit of terrain with my bases as, in addition to adding a little visual interest, they also serve as a way for players to easily pick them up.

I had fun working on the feathers of the warhawks. I tried to keep it simple and relatively high-contrast.

Again, the tree-handle may help in their contact with Peter's over-enthusiastic digits. We'll see. :)

The figures here are all 3d prints from the very talented 'Forest Dragon'.

I'll be using these with M2, which is a clever fantasy variant of 'To The Strongest'. 

And to close, here's a pic of the collection as it stands. Other than a couple more command stands, I think I may have enough for an actual game - hooray!

As to points, there are 96 foot (I think) and seven mounted figures, which should give me 117 points. It's kinda paltry for the work involved, but as I made the bed I will lie in it. We'll see if we can tweak the 10mm classification for next time.

Thanks for dropping in for a look and have a terrific day!

- Curt

Your maths is a little bit off - 96 foot and 7 cavalry comes to 110 points for 10mm. However, I'm adding a few points for the trees.

Great work on the little chaps, especially the plumage!

Tamsin

From MattW: German yellow brick road (30 points)

 Germanic Chieftain

A ride on Yellow brick  road to High Adventure 

The Germanic Chieftain Maroboduus and his dog Mad Max  

Miniatures from Warlord Games, the mini is way oversized almost 32mm….. foot to eye,  a bit over 7ft tall.

Points

Germanic chieftain Maroboduus and mad max          8 points

Yellow brick road                                                               20 Points 

Cheers

MattW

That's a fearsome looking chieftain, Matt! And a great job on the basing - I'm adding a couple of bonus points for that.

Tamsin

 Update: It appears that someone has been playing silly beggars and has been opening the post while it is being minioned, then closing it again after I've scheduled or published it, thereby removing any changes I've made.

From MattW: Legio XI (331 points)

 Legio XI

Well last week I nearly hit my goal points for the challenge, but I failed to complete the shield decals and complete the hand painted vexillum and shields on the Centurions.  This weeks entries will I blow it out of the 1000 point goal out of the water. The Roman legion I have been working on since the beginning of the challenge commenced is more than half way ….I still need to complete another four Cohorts to complete the legion but need more command figures to do this and some may also get posted later today, so when the commands arrive I will return in a few weeks to complete the legion. 

May I present to you the XI legion

XI legion Commander, legate, guard and prisoner 

Mounted Auxiliary Commander, equestrian order

I Cohort and Eagle 

II Cohort

III Cohort

IV Cohort 

Points

Command                         20 points

Mounted                            10 points 

Cohorts                              45 x 5 = 225

Cohort 4                             14 x 5 = 70

Hand painted shields and Velixiums. 3 + 3 = 3 points?

Total points  328 points 

 

Cheers

Matt

That's a lot of lovely work there, Matt! I'm not sure what they taught you at school, but at mine we were taught that 3 + 3 = 6! So, that's 331 points for you!

Tamsin

From MartinC: ACW Completion? (415pts)

 Many of you will know that I have a very large 28mm ACW collection, mainly painted as part of several challenges. I have about a division of each side. I had a few left to paint to complete the forces. All the figures are a mix of Perry plastics and metals, some from Dave

Generic Rebel cavalry unit. i don't like how they've come out and may give them a black wash to show the folds and creases 

Generic Union Cavalry unit

Union Cavalry skirmishers

Rebels made from the spare figs in the artillery pack, again with the wash

Rebel cannon and limber

2 Union cannon and limbers

I no longer have any unpainted ACW figures. Yippee. I have 10 file boxes of figures and when putting these away I realised that I have space for 1 more regiment per side. Fab

Scores on the doors

Cavalry = 12 x 10 pts = 120

Infantry = 14 x 5pts = 70

Cannon +3 crew = 25pts each x 3 = 75

Limbers = 20pts + 2 mounted horses @10pts each and 2 unmounted horses @5pts each = 50pts each

3 limbers = 150pts

total = 415pts

Excellent points bomb, Martin! Now, when you say that you have enough room in the box files for another regiment per side we all know that the packs will make more than one regiment per side and you'll have to acquire more file boxes, meaning more space for more regiments...

Tamsin

From BenitoV: More Dark Age Warriors ... and the Casting to Choose their Leader (65 points)

Another Tuesday, another submission. I continued this week nurturing  my Dark Ages warband, adding a second unit of warriors.

As in my post last week, these can fit in several of the Dark Ages Saga lists: Viking or Saxons or even acting as lightly armed troops in an El Cid/Reconquista film fighting the invading Moors.

 

The models are from the Gripping Beast plastics Dark Age Warriors box, straight from the sprues without any transformations or combination of pieces from other thematic boxes of the same range. The shields are transfers provided by Little Big Men Studios (I don't have the ability as other Challenge participants to hand paint shields, sorry).

My Saga warband is now half way through. I have a Levy archer unit (12 models = 1 Saga point) and 2 warrior units (8 models each = 2 Saga points). I'll now only need to paint a Guards unit (4 models = 1 point) to complete an starter 4 point warband, which hopefully will be finished for the next week's submission.

Ah! ... but I hear you saying: "not only the Guards unit is missing. You'll also need a leader"... No worry! ... this is in the second part of the submission today! 

I am actually organizing a casting in the Casting Couch Studio for that matter ... and ladies and gntlemen let me introduce the first candidate to become the warband's CEO

The model is from the Gripping Beast Saxon Thengs box. Another excellent value for money acquisition: for 25€ you get 44 warriors in chain mail with a dozen alternative heads  and potential to be  armed with swords, lances or axes.

 

The base is scratch built using a large flat stone I found in the garden of my apartments building and modelled (á la old school) with paper soaked in water and white glue.

 

With today's post I'll be adding 65 points to my Challenge score:

8 x 25 mm Dark Age Warriors @5 points each = 40 points

1 x 25 mm Saxon Thegn Leader @ 5 points = 5 points

Bonus Casting Coach Studio = 20 points 

Total = 65 points 

 

 

Another smashing batch of dark age warriors from you, Benito! 

Tamsin