From Paul O'G: Lunar Supply lander (15 points)

I've got a brief window at home before my next work trip - just enough time to complete this remote Lunar vehicle, to go with the Astronauts I submitted as the second Bonus Round entry. 

Technically this lander is named the "KANGA-R.0.0" (love it!). It's perfect as an objective for games of LUNAR, where it will deliver key supplies (like air bottles and suit repair patches) for the moon walkers to fight over. This is resin print and was a special release model by Black Site Studio for Adepticon 2025. 

Its a 32mm scaled vehicle but a small one so, so I think it appropriate to downgrade and classify it as "artillery/crew served weapon" for 15 points (instead of 25).

 

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Sylvain: A simple lunar vehicle, but your color scheme is so evocative of the glorious days of space exploration. And your moon surface for the base is spot on. I wish you fun games with this "objective". Fabuleux! 

From Curt - School of Magic Heroes for 'Hametsu' (15 Points)

 

Hi All,

As several of you know, I like to have a LOT of things happening on my hobby desk, and this Challenge is no different! 

Last winter my good pal PhilH pointed me towards a new game coming out called 'Hametsu' from Black Site Studios. I looked into it further and thought it might be a good candidate for our group, being as it requires a fairly low figure count, has simple, fast moving rules, and seems chock-full of flashing katana character. 

I duly plunked down for the rulebook and have been very happy with my purchase. The rulebook is gorgeously produced, very high quality stuff and more importantly the rules are excellent as well. So I've been busy ever since, amassing 3d prints and getting things ready to churn out for the Challenge. In fact, I was so keen to try the game that I've hosted several sessions with my primed figures (clutches pearls!), and even have had a few online games with pals from away using Discord. It's been well-received so I'm eager to move forward and get some colour on these figures.

'Hametsu' is essentially a cooperative monster hunting game. It's set in feudal Japan, built around the premise that a cataclysm has created fissures in reality across the country, letting demons (Oni) through into the material world. The population has largely retreated into the relative safety of the cities, while the countryside has been overrun with roving bands of Oni and other nasty creatures. As a result, Japanese society has created bands of 'Hunters' to go out into the wilds and try to stem the tide of evil infesting the country. I know, it sounds very reminiscent to 'Rangers of Shadow' deep, but it has a mannered structure and groovy Boss fights that make it quite unique and compelling.

In the base game the heroes originate from three 'Schools' of martial prowess. They are The School of Magic, The School of Stealth and the School of Strength. Each of the Schools has three 'classes' or archetypes.

Today I have three 'classes' from the School of Magic: A Monk (close combat/healer), a Bunraku (necromancer) and a Onmyoji (mage).

The Monk is a metal figure from Otherworld Miniatures. Surprisingly, I found him to be sort of ropey, which is kind of weird as Otherworld stuff is usually so darn good, but I liked his minimalist pose and so stuck with him (so many of the 3d designs for monks are a little too Marvel for me, if you know what I mean). I'm happy I preserved as I quite like him now.

The Bunraku is a 3d print from Kyoshuneko Miniatures. I was smitten by the effect of her flaming ensorcelled hands (great word: 'ensorcelled'). (Although to be honest, the real character class can't actually cast fire, but don't mess with my jam...).

The Onmyoji is a print designed by Epic Miniatures. I was curious about the whole basket-helm thingy and found that these guys were (and still are) Komuso monks from a specific Zen Buddist sect. Originally descended from samurai, the basket is worn over the head as a symbol shunning one's sense of ego. Interesting. Following this train of logic, I suspect Sarah will suggest that I get my head measured for one...

I know, all this for 15 points. Yeeash...

In the future I plan to post figures from the other two Schools of Magic along with an assortment of the baddies that the heroes have to face and overcome. If I get especially fired up I may even get some terrain completed. Hold my beer.

Happy New Year Folks!!

- Curt

From BruceR Chamber of Challenges Ancestors... (3 28mm figures and 20 pts for the chamber 35 pts)

For the Chamber of Ancestors I'm taking some liberties with miniatures I have around the hobby cave and family.  This may put me at the older stage of AHPC participants as my father and father-in-law served in WW2.  My father who passed away at 96 served in the US Army Air Corp in WW2 as a finance officer and was stationed in England and met my mother after her family had been forced to move due to bombing from London to Luton.    My wife's father was stationed at Peral Harbor (after the war had started) as a mechanic.  He passed away in 1984.  Both men grew up in rural North Dakota and were impacted by WW2 being taken from a rural background and bussed and shipped to separate parts of the world to serve.   I've added my mother who was born in London, served in the women's land army, and married my dad in England (deserves a medal for moving from England to ND to live and raise 4 kids).  Both served, not at the tip of the spear, but made up the millions of soldiers and sailors who served in a roll to support the war effort.

A facebook photo my wife has of me, dad, and Ted (father in law).  One item that strikes me is this photo of me is from deployment day to Saudi Arabia/Iraq in 1990 and I flew 22 hours to land in Saudi.  The other two took weeks to reach their destination by boat.  Times change.

Here are my renderings of my father and mother.  John and Barb.  The John figure is the Brad Prit figure from Fury.  Not sure where I got it and it might be Warlord or a one off by somebody.  I snipped the head and put the brimmed hat on (we called this the Ralph Kramden/bus driver hat).  The Barb figure is a Bad Squido "Women of WW2" figure.  The wall is  Black Site Studios.

In looking at the photos after posted some look like the John figure is drawing to protect my mother from some unsavory advances by other soldiers and the later photos it appears he is drawing on her as she approaches looking for a lucky strike.  Oops.

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This is the Ted figure.  I have zero evidence he sported such a magnificent stach or every carried an automatic weapon.  Yet, the figure is cool as a Bob Murch "Movember" figure (Muff McGillicutty)

  

 Salute!

15 pts for the 3 28mm figures, 20 pts for the chamber, total 35 pts.