From FrederickC: Soviet Casualties and Two Circles of Hell [Lust] [Gluttony] (72 points)

This week's submission will be a bit lean due to real life seriously impacting on my painting time. The only day that did not have some other event was Thursday. Hopefully things will finally open up in the coming weeks.

First up is a group of eight 28mm Soviet casualties in Summer uniforms by May '40 Miniatures that I picked up at Historicon last July. Having done a set of German casualties as pin markers last year for AHPC XIV, I thought I would expand my collection with additional markers for some of my other Bolt Action armies. Alas, I could only find the Soviet casualties among all the dealers there. 

The bases were cut from old dining gift cards, and a small box was made to accommodate a die at one end. I then built up the base with Spackle and pushed a figure into it while still wet. Once the Spackle was dry, the figures were then removed and the base covered with sand and painted with craft paints. The figures were primed black with a rattle can and then painted using Vallejo acrylics and Citadel washes before being glued back onto the bases. As a final touch, I added some grass flocking and a few tufts of vegetation. 

All eight pin markers

A close up of two of the poses

A close up of the other two poses

Now I'll tackle the next two Circles of Hell starting with Lust. I didn't have anything in my existing inventory to fit the bill, but was able to find an inexpensive stl file on MyMiniFactory of a Succubus with Chain Whip, that was also described as a Lust Demon. That seems appropriate for this circle.

A friend printed the figure for 28mm scale, although it actually stands 32mm tall. The detail is very fine, and the wings and chain whip are quite fragile. I can't see this lasting very long on the tabletop before something gets broken. It was primed black with an airbrush, and then painted (very carefully) with Vallejo acrylics. I kept the palette simple with shades of red and black/dark grey. Here's the final result.

The Circle of the Lustful by William Blake

The next Circle of Hell is Gluttony. Again I didn't have anything in my stash of 'great unpainted', but was able to find another stl on MyMiniFactory of a fat lord on his throne stuffing his guts. This is a 40mm figure that comes in three pieces - the base, the throne, and the fat lord, which definitely made it easier to paint on the detail. The pieces were primed black with an airbrush and then painted with Vallejo acrylics with a few Citadel washes. Once completed, the separate parts were glued together. Here is our fat town lord with a drumstick on one hand and a goblet in the other, while a broken wine bottle lies at his feet.

 

Cerberus guarding the Third Circle of Hell - Gluttony by William Blake

 

The points being claimed are as follows:

8 x 28mm prone figures @ 2,5 points each = 20 points

 

1 x 28mm foot figure @ 5 points =  5 points

1 x 40mm figure @ 7 points = 7 points

 

2 x Circles of Hell - Lust & Gluttony = 40 points 

Thanks for stopping by.

Sylvain: Although it was a "slow" week for you, 72 points is still very impressive. The Soviet casualties will come in handy as the Soviets, obviously, usually have lots of casualties. I like your two "sins", especially the fat lardy. The brown tones you used for him perfectly do the job. Now I will make sure to get into my underground shelter before next Saturday as I know you will send a big point bomb my way... Well done!

 

 

 

From Sander: The Big Push! (95 Points)

Hoi,

While the title suggests Great War figures, these will not feature in this post, no I iwll try to reach the last 160 points I need to reach my points target of 1500 set for this year's Challenge.

Normally I am not that obsessed with reaching the points target, in the last two Challenges I have managed to reach my primary goal rather effortlessly, not this time... Real life kept interfering and the fact I mainly chose 28mm figures not suited for batch painting did not help things along at all.

Anyway, today's subjects are the last of my Carolingians (for now at least), some WW2 troops and a Pulpy lady.

Carolingian Cavalry:

Carolingian mounted Hero:

Anglo-Saxon Hero and Skald or Bard:

The Lady, she's a Crooked Dice miniature and a truly lovely sculpt indeed.

WW2 Dutch troops, these are spanking new figures from a small Dutch firm called May40 miniatures. In the UK available through Sally 4th if I am not mistaken.

Now how much do these figures net me points-wise? 5 mounted figures are good for 50 points, added to these are 8 painted 28mm figures good for another 40 making it 90 points for this entry. Now my present score is 1411 and my target was 1500, so I was 90 points shy. These I should have now gained and thus I have reached my goal for this Challenge. Even so I hope Curt will allow me one more post showing two miniatures for another 10 points...

Cheers Sander 

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What a wonderfully eclectic spread of miniatures, Sander.

Your Carolingian cavalry are excellent, and I especially like their clean-lined, hand-painted shields and the fine embroidery on the champion, Skald and Anglo-Saxon's cloaks. The espionage-themed lady is terrific in her pale blue dress - I'll make sure to mark her down for consideration for Sarah's Choice. I really like these Dutch WWII infantry as they're not something you often see (and I love the company's name). 

Your math is correct. 90 points for this lot but I'm giving you an additional 5 for the shields and cloaks which will pitch you nicely over your 1500 point target. Well done Sander! 

And besides, I see we have another one from you coming up... Even better.