From MattW: Red Tail down (20 points)

 Red Tail Down 

I built this old Frog P51 kit from with an intention of adding it to my 1944 collection, however the quality was lacking so I built it as a crashed model. I happened to be watching Red Tails so I thought I would paint it as a red tail.

20mm vehicle 15 points

Cheers

Matt

TeemuL: It takes some courage to make a crashed plane from an intact one, but it pays off. Especially if the model is not perfect quality. And as this is a painting challenge, we don't really care if the models are flying or crashing or where they come from, we focus on the brushwork. I find paiting planes quite tricky, the coat of paint needs to be thin and even, but still have a good coverage, otherwise it doesn't look real. Based on your work, I guess this P51 just came from the factory, was painted and failed the lift off, because it looks so smooth.

I'll use my minion powers and grant you 5 bonus points, planes are often larger than the most common vehicles of the same scale, so it makes sense.

From Lorenzo: 1848 Danish Rifleman (32pts)

This is my second submission and it is another special unit for my First Schlieswig Holstein Wars (1848-1851). In this case we have some rifleman or light infantry from the Royal Danish Army.

This first photo shows these are conversions and not just repaints like the Guards were. I started this unit by first hunting down suitable head gear. The reality is this war has no ranges available in any scale except Pendrakens 10mm.

The great thing about 1/72 or 20-25mm is it is small enough to skip detail and large enough to consider each figure indidviually.

If I did want divisions and corps I would be at Pendrakens door or down to 6mm etc. But I want individual figures and 20mm is where that starts for me. I tried 15mm Ancients and again found it fell between two stools too big for big battles and too small for details to be appreciated. Injection Plastic ranges permit multiple purchases because of price and therefore also modificiation.

So I ended up with World War One British in this case because their flat caps in 1914 were the nearest match for my Danish.

The 1914 tunics can just about do for the frock coat although the rifles and ammo belts are wrong - but in 1/72 plastic land you can tolerate that. The puttees are another problem though - so out comes the toilet roll and glue. Long trousers with turnups and spats were quite the thing in 1848.

All in all I am pleased with the outcome. At three feet on the warboard they will work.

Basing wise although most rules show light infantry multibased I have gone for individuals on one penny pieces which are cheaper than buying mdf circles. I dug out some ancient GW basing stones and then added some javis fine green turf.

I reckon its just 8 x 4 pts as they are another "new aquisition" so thats 32 points I believe.

Sylvain: A very nice submission about an army rarely seen in gaming. All this is new knowledge to me. I hope more will come in the next few weeks.

 

From Lorenzo: 1/72 1848 Danish Guards + New Acquisition (69 points)

 Hi this is my first entry into AHPC ever, so please bear with me.

i am starting with some Danish Guards in Greatcoats circa 1848.

 

 

cockades were a feature of the 1848 war

in line for most rulesets

in attack column for most rulesets

in 1848 some troops still had old red straps and others the new black

hopefully others will follow!

 

 

the scale is 1/72, made by Strelets.

points claim is 12 @ 4pts = 48 points.

these are new starts so can i claim 20pts in the library for something new?

this would total 68pts.

 

Sylvain: Welcome to the Challenge, Lorenzo, and what a wonderful first submission. Your Guards look like they are in serious business and the ground work on your base adds to the esthetics of your units. I will add one point for the Danish flag and, yes, you can claim the "New Acquisitions". Bravo!   

If you could provide a map of the Analogueville Library showing your progress, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!