A couple of bits completed this week,
I know one of the key principles of this challenge is to get thing painted and based ready for the table. This first entry doesn't quite meet that as I won't be basing them, but I have painted them after extracting them from the lead pile.
My friend, whose place we game in, picked up some khaki clad colonial British on a bring and buy stall at the recent Plymouth wargames show. He already has a lot, but was going to rebase them all to match.
I remembered I had a few unpainted ones that came in the same bargain box as the Boers I painted up earlier in the challenge. So I've painted these up to give to him, so he can rebase them all in the same way.
The figures are, I believe, mainly Old glory 15mm, with a few minifigs and a couple of essex thrown in.
These are painted in my traditional method, rather than speedpaints. That is to say, I block paint in a lighter shade of the end colours I want, followed by a brown wash. That is all I normally do, but as they are for my friend I have then given them a quick drybush to match his style of painting.
Points.
Well it was suggested a point less per figure is reasonable due to no basing (Seems harsh as the basing takes way less time, but I've been told that one shouldn't question the points system).
I'm happy to get these done and for them to be used in the near future.
116 x 15mm foot@1 pts = 116 @2 -25% for unbased = 174
8 x 15mm prone@0.5pts = 4 pts @1 -25% for unbased = 6
Total 120pts 180 points
The second entry is a couple of small junks/Sampans.
These are couple of old resin models that I got from 'The Scene' miniatures back in 2013. I don't think the company is still around. They came as just a hull, so I added a sail, and a covered bit to one of them. A bit of customisation, some baskets and crew added and some paint and here we are. The crew are Peter pig villagers from their vietnam range.
Points.
Here is my best guess, but feel free to adjust away. I'm happy with anything :)
8x 15mm sitting crew@1pt? = 8 pts @2 points -25% = 12
1x artillery piece @ 4pts = 4pts
2 x small ships (just over 5inches)@20pts? = 40pts 48
Total 54pts 84
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Grand Total 174pts ? 244 points
Ha, more junk! I think these look great again, Adam, and just to get you on the wrong foot I'll score them as the equivalent of three 15 mm vehicles at 24 points each. The 15mm figures look very fine also, and here too, I think you have been a little too modest. We seem to have a bit of a theme going on here, as this is the second post today with unbased figures. Now just like Edward you have sound reasons for it, so I'll accept them, but some deduction will still be necessary. Not half though, that would indeed be too harsh (though for me basing my figures always seems to take ages, I must say). In line with established custom for unbased 15mm figures I'll take off 25%. You certainly make me work for my money, but I think all this leaves you with 244 points. Not bad!
Martijn
