From AdamW: 15mm Chinese rocket battery (The Inconstant) (66pts)

A quick last minute entry for this week.

 After a long time in hell I have finally reached paradise!  Some rapid painting and basing and I present my entry for the first Sphere, the Inconstant, something which may try its best but often falls a bit short.

For this I present a battery of Chinese rockets in 15mm.  Throughout history rockets always seem to be fairly erratic and inconstant in their accuracy, so they seemed a good subject.

In our rules we usually make them less accurate than other artillery, but more deadly if they hit.

The rockets and most of the figures are Museum miniatures, with three Lancashire games figures added for variety. 

Points claim

15 x 15mm crew @2pts = 30pts

4 x artillery pieces @4pts = 16pts

Inconstant bonus @20pts = 20pts

Total 66pts

A very fitting subject for The Inconstant, Adam! They are very nice models, and you did a great job on them. Now let's just hope they will not backfire too much... 66 more points to you.

Martijn

From AdamW: A load of old junk (15mm) ( 300 points)

 I was AWOL last week and didn't even log on to the blog. I also shelved all my planned painting for the challenge circles. Maybe it was real life that got in the way, or the excitement of finishing the circles of heaven ad finally reaching heaven :)

One of our wargaming group is planning on putting on a game involving Chinese pirates. In the past I have made about half a dozen Chinese junks, in all shapes and sizes. I had a few bits of models left over and  I thought that this was a good excuse to paint them up.

So a rummage in the loft yielded two battered and broken partly assembled kits and a novelty dragon boat, or as I like to think of it, a treasure ship. After some repairs and the addition of some wooden barrels etc I had them ready to paint.

For the crew I had a pile of 15mm boxer rebellion figures from Lancashire games.  These are nicely detailed and expressive sculpts, but are huge in comparison with any other 15mm or 18mm figures. They are almost 20mm and very chunky. I kept them with the intention of using them on ships one day.

I also had some more normally sized figures that I have made up into an oriental pirate/peasant unit. These were an ebay purchase so I have no idea of manufacturer.

I also had a nice pile of guns from Outpost Minatures (now defunct?) which I also added to the mix.

Much feverish gluing and painting later, we have a nice pile ready for the table.

So to the points. I propose the following. The crew and guns is simple enough, and for the ships I have based on the points awarded for my recent ww1 ships. Feel free to change them! 

Unit of pirates - 18 x 15mm foot@2pts = 36pts

Orange junk 

 One 10 inch model junk @ 40pts 

20 crew x 15mm foot@2pts = 40pts

5 artillery pieces @4pts = 20pts

Total 100pts

Brown junk

 One 10 inch model junk @ 40pts 

15 crew x 15mm foot@2pts = 30pts

6 artillery pieces @4pts = 24pts

Total 94pts

Dragon ship

One 9 inch model ship @ 30pts 40 points

11 crew x 15mm foot@2pts = 22pts

Total 52 pts

 Grand total  282 pts 292 300

AWOL? Well, back with a vengeance I say! More excellent work, and a nice, a little less usual subject to boot. I really love the ships, Adam, I think you did sterling work getting them renovated and painted up, they look smashing. The Boxers look very fine too, with their colourful tunics. All in all, a very nice contribution. Your mathematics are OK, but I see no reason to have one inch of boat making much of a difference, so let's score all three ships at 40 points, and as I like round numbers, and in recognition of your salvaging work, I'll round it up to 300 points. Well done!

Martijn

                         

From TamsinP: 15mm Gallic Cavalry (60 points)

 

In my submission last week I mentioned that there were some Gallic cavalry that I had skipped painting to go with the Numidians and Romans because I then wouldn't have had time to get the basing done on everything. Well, here they are one week later.

Again, these are 15mm figures from Lancashire Games. They'll form the start of an allied contingent for my Romans and ancient Germans (yes, I will have to order some more figures for that...)

For Scoring

15 x 15mm cavalry @ 4 = 60 points

Total = 60 points

Friday Minion: Aha, these noble Gallic cavalry look lovely: I like them flaunting their wealth with some colour, as well as the striking patterns on their shields. 

60 points to your tally, keep it up, Tamsin!

From TamsinP: 15mm Roman & Numidian Cavalry [Swords & Sandals] (104 points)

 

Moving on from the Westerns studio, I find myself in the Swords & Sandals studio. Luckily, in the drawer of minis I failed to paint in AHPC XII there were some 15mm cavalry figures that worked for this and which will help to round out my Early Imperial Roman army for Art de la Guerre.

Numidian Light Cavalry

I only need two bases for a "standard" 200 point army; the third base (which has the two figures with damaged javelins) will allow me to run a 300 point army if I ever fancy a larger (and longer) game.

Roman Auxiliary Cavalry

On checking my (painted) Roman army box, I found that I already have more cavalry than I actually need, so these will just be for if I want to run auxiliary cavalry with different shields.

I did have some Gallic cavalry to paint as well, but I realised that I wouldn't get them finished and be able to base everything in time to get them submitted this week, so the Gauls will make a separate appearance.

The figures are all 15mm from Lancashire Games.

For Scoring

21 x 15mm cavalry @ 4 = 84 points

1 x studio @ 20 = 20 points

Total = 104 points

Next stop - the Fantasy studio

Friday Minion: Morning Tamsin, great to have you with us on a chilly Friday. I imagine it's satisfying finishing a project like this (or better, painting things because they're there, even if you don't need them) - alas the butterfly in me means I seldom have the pleasure. 

Nice job, both of these cavalry units look great. I find Numidians look good in any scale with the extra visual interest of their hide shields, and the accurate horse markings really lift these minis. 

From TamsinP: Senatus Populesque Romanus (90 points)

 The Adventures of Oscar: Time Traveler, Slayer of Squirrels and Very, Very Good Boy

Chapter 9

In which our hero hopes never to return to that nasty jungle...

Row! So where has it brought me this time? It's not the jungle and it's not the desert, so that's good. There's no explosions, so that's very good. It's cold, but not too cold, there's grass and there are trees...hang on, those trees look familiar...aren't they the ones where those hairy, half-naked men chased me?* I rather think they are. Oh, and there were squirrels too! 

I'll sneak up and see if the hairy men have gone. OK, the coast is clear - now to find some of those funny red-brown squirrels to slay! Aha! I see some up that tree...

Row-row-row! Row-row-row! Row-row-row! Row-row-row! Row-row-row!

That's another five that I've slayed! This is sooooo much fun! Hang on - I hear people over there. Best shut up, sneak over and take a look...

Phew! They're not those nasty, chasy, hairy men! Are they all men? Some of them seem to be wearing dresses and holding bent sticks in their hands? And they're pointing at me! Ruh-roh - this could be bad! And they've shot a load of smaller sticks at me! That's definitely bad! Best run off, find some cover and get out of here!

OK, here's a nice bush to hide in. Why is it that whenever I'm having fun slaying squirrels, something happens and I have to run away? I'll try the green button again...

* See Chapter 2

When I started my ancient Germans for "Infamy, Infamy!", I also started a force of Early Imperial Romans, with the intention of eventually expanding it to allow me to field an army for Art de la Guerre. The Infamy force had enough Auxiliary infantry and cavalry for ADLG, however I was short on Legionaries, light-foot archers and light cavalry. To top up the force, I ordered some extras, but that was before the version 4 rules came out - auxiliary infantry can now be taken as heavies rather than just as mediums. I'm still debating whether or not to do some of those. 

"But what is in this post?" I hear you ask.

Legionaries

These four bases of Legionary heavy infantry take me up to nine bases (of a maximum of sixteen). I might add another seven bases at some point to max the list out. Not that I'd ever use that many in a typical game, but it's nice to have the option.

The shield designs were hand-painted, to match my original five bases. I wish that I'd gone for something simpler, but that's life.

Auxilia Sagitarii

Auxiliary archers can be taken as either medium foot or light foot. The list allows a maximum of four bases, of which two can be mediums. I had two of each from my original force, so decided to add two more lights.

"Errrmm, if you only needed two more lights, why are there five bases here?"

Aha! Well, spotted! The simple reason for that is that you can add missile support to Legionary (max 4) and Auxiliary (max 2) bases. 

I still need to do the light cavalry for this army. I have some which might appear later in the Challenge.

All the figures are 15mm from Lancashire Games.

For Scoring

42 x 15mm foot @ 2 = 84 points

Total = 84 points

And that sees me through my original target of 1300 points. Curt - let's raise it to 1700 points!

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It's nice that Oscar is getting a little change of scenery, though arrows are definitely not the 'sticks' he's come to love. I do like me a Roman (or ten) and these legionnaires and archers look quite fabulous. Such nice and clean brushwork, Tamsin, and those hand-painted shields?! Wow, they look superb. I think a few extra points are in order for those, especially in light that you are increasing your points target to 1700. Well done Ms P!

- Curt

From MartinC: Sporting Weekend (520pts)

 One of my great joys is watching sport while painting toy soldiers. This weekend has been a very busy sporting weekend with FA Cup 4th round, 6 Nations rugby and the Winter Olympics, so I've done a lot of painting.

I could go on to our North American cousins about actual competitive sport and playing sports that other countries actually play but they would counter with actually having snow.

1st up the last of the last 40 of the Warhammer 2nd edition lizardmen

All my lizardmen have been loosely based on actual lizard species. These are Asian Monitors, basically black with a beige dry brush and detail. Again simple casts bu these are quite cool and menacing

Next up some French WW2 cavalry. I have a ridiculously large Bolt Action French Army,  a company of infantry, 8 support weapons and 10 vehicles and tanks

These are OK

Make that 11 vehicles

Char 1 Bis tank. Warlord plastic kit

Next up a Fargo M6 with 37mm 

Again by Warlord and pretty much completes my WW2 US armoured infantry platoon

Next we have the Australian Light Horse, of Beersheba fame. These have been sitting in the lead mountain for a couple of years and are by Blaze Away from Lancashire Games

They are OK figs, lacking dynamism but the only available figs

They will join the Back of Beyond campaign

Of course they fought as infantry normally

Finally I need to hitch a list to Noels Comet. This is a German civil war figure, available as a freebie from a show. Can't remember which show or who she is. 

Scores on the doors

54 x 28mm infantry = 270

19 x 28mm cavalry = 190

2 x 28mm vehicles = 20

Sarah's yacht = 20

Total = 500pts

1 more post to go and then a complete change as I've run out of prepped figs and it's been stormy all weekend. Also I think I've got Covid

Martin

 

Kaboom! Another points bomb from you. However, you've only claimed for one 28mm vehicle, rather than two - this is actually 520 points of Kaboom!

Tamsin