Sarah and I had a great time with the Challenge this year with the Library setting providing lots of fun for themed entries. I'll hand over to Lady Sarah before chatting about the awards for this year.
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Hello! Sarah here,
The Library Theme was quite inspiring since I don’t paint armies (haha... Curt probably wishes I would) but instead figures that appeal to my sense of whimsy.
Hi There,
Hello! Sarah here,
This was my third challenge as an active participant and I’m super pleased that I surpassed my goal, but I also think this was my most enjoyable challenge yet!
The Library Theme was quite inspiring since I don’t paint armies (haha... Curt probably wishes I would) but instead figures that appeal to my sense of whimsy.
The book stacks will see good use in Curt’s Moonstone Games, the Baker Oostwaert will soon be shipped off to my minion Martijn, the Wuthering Heights trio will live in our library alongside with the Brontë book, while Elfio and the rest of the library denizens will reside in my own little display case in Curt’s Gaming Studio.
The Regina Public Library accepts donations of all kinds and also receives funding based on circulations, so that's how I chose to offer my support.
During the Challenge, I checked out 8 books, two of which may be of interest to this group:
'The Librarian of Burned Books' by Brianna Labuska
Set in 1933 Berlin and 1944 New York, a story of the rise of fascism, complicity, banned books and of course difficult romantic relations set against the chaotic times of war.
Set in 1933 Berlin and 1944 New York, a story of the rise of fascism, complicity, banned books and of course difficult romantic relations set against the chaotic times of war.
'The Blue' by Nancy Bilyeau
Huguenot refugees in England, political intrigue and espionage and a quest to discover a new shade of blue in the high stakes world of the European porcelain industries.
Huguenot refugees in England, political intrigue and espionage and a quest to discover a new shade of blue in the high stakes world of the European porcelain industries.
Thanks for the terrific Challenge, now back to Curt!
-Sarah
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-Sarah
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Hi There,
As to myself, I'm happy with what I got done, though as usual, I found myself constantly distracted along the way, especially with all the excellent work being displayed by others during the Challenge.
I did manage to keep my eye on the ball to get the majority of my figures done for 'Hametsu'. This has been great as I've managed to host a few games with them over the winter and its nice to see them all properly done up in colour.
I also managed to complete a load of 10mm Warhammer Fantasy stuff. I now have a good start on a Beastman herd, added a sizeable reinforcement to my Night Goblin mob, and made inroads on a few detachments of Undead and Daemons. Fun!
Probably my favourite project of the Challenge was working on the Trojan Horse and Odysseus' raiding Greeks. I really enjoyed doing the research, scoping the scenario and collecting the miniatures for this little diversion. I hope I can keep-up the steam and get enough done to have a skirmish game sometime in the near future.
The rest of my efforts ran the gambit from Moonstone, to Metis with many stops in between. All of which I really enjoyed as well. A terrific Challenge to be sure!
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I want to remind those who haven't yet, to please send in your nominations for Challengers' Choice. I'm hoping to get a voting poll up next week and a post up announcing the awards for April 21st.
Have a great weekend everyone!
- Curt
As usual, our very dear couple ashame some of us ;-) with their output in quantity, but most relevant, in quality. Thank you so much once again for investing your time in planning, designing and running the Challenge
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A grand challenge for you both - well done
ReplyDeleteThank you Dave!
DeleteGreat to see from you both, your "sense of whimsy" is great Sarah and you've produced some lovely figures of which anyone would be proud. Its always good to see your superb painting Curt and the goblin army was amongst my favourites in the challenge. See you next year
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteIt’s a real pleasure to be part of this community 😊
Lots of variation in themes and scales, but the quality stays high, well done both of you. And Sarah, next Challenge I'd like to see a small skirmish squad at least! ;)
ReplyDeleteHmmmm, we shall see what next Challenge brings🤷♀️
DeleteCongrats to you both for not only managing and organising this yearly extravaganza of paint and fun, but also the brilliant figures you managed to get painted while doing it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, I’m quite interested in your Haitian project .. the history and its lead characters are fascinating …. more next year?
DeleteGreat challenge both. Curt, your mini hammer project is inspiring.
ReplyDeleteHave a great Summer!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful Challenge, both of you! Great work.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dude!
DeleteWell done, both of you! The Blue sounds interesting- I was fascinated by the ceramics museums around Sheffield. I like the appearance of the Warmaster basing.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for running the Challenge!
Thank you guys for everything again this year! Your painting, especially the stories behind it, are inspiring!
ReplyDeleteWell done in both participating in and running the challenge. Great work.
ReplyDeleteYou have both done extremely well, I abolutely love the creativity and originality of your projects. Thanks ever so much for hosting yet another Challenge, for me it is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the year!
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