Yes! Its time for another "This Tuesday in History"!!!
2004 - Facebook launched (not fact checked!)
1945 - Yalta Conference foreshadowed the coming Cold War
1826 - "Last of the Mohicans" is published, inspiring the first FIW wargamers
1194 - the ransom for Richard I "The Lionheart" is paid to his captor the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry VI
146BC - Third Punic War came to a conclusion with the raizing of Carthage
But anyway, on with the Tuesday show!!!
I am Minion Paul, abased Servant of Snowlord Curt, and I will guide you through the weekly Tuesday realm
I will consider your submissions, rewarding and punishing accordingly. So Tuesdays can be Inferno, Purgation or Paridiso, according to your efforts. You have been warned...
This is my third cycle as Minion, with a couple of guest appearances as Duels Wallah thrown in also. It's also the first time in 10 years that I haven't participated myself, having recently relocated to a deserted tropical island in a different hemisphere (OK, its hardly deserted, but I don't own a brush or pot of paint at the moment so you get the point!)
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| Actual image from the pre-Challenge Minions' conference, at Snowlord's palace of the damned (Absent:Lady Sarah) |
Who better than a grumpy, non-painting Minion to ensure the Tuesday crew get the full Inferno experience! Bwahahahah! I might change the spelling in your submission to proper King's English, or even (gasp!) use the metric system; True Devilry!
Seriously, there are some great submissions today with wonderful variety in subjects and topics. I'm looking forward to working with the talented Tuesday crew during the Challenge.
Let the paint flow!
Paul
Tuesday Minion
PS Its a bit weird doing this from almost the same time zone as Curt - for us antipodeans its usually 17 hrs and the international dateline between us, which requires a bit of weekly mental math!
Another year and another great Dad & Lad hobby event! Naturally, we lost some productivity by playing games against one another, but its a great problem to have and we both met our challenge targets which was great!
From Paul:
With my work schedule having me away for more than a third of the Challenge, I set a modest target to achieve 8,000 lifetime challenge points (over 10 Challenges) but ended up cracking a thousand points for only the fourth time, which was nice!
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| More lead models than plastic this year, so it felt like a thousand points worth carrying it! |
I had a couple of different projects prepped but in November & December we enjoyed a few games of To The Strongest, which reinvigorated our stalled Roman Civil Wars project from AHPC IX. That became a throughly wonderful focus and I've now got the army ready for the tabletop to face Alan, which is exciting! Naturally, there was space for some Beastmen to celebrate the release of The Old World too :-)
And I was pleased to be able to help in my own small way, as the Duels Wallah and Guest Minion when required. I look forward to returning the support crew again in the future.
From Reilly:
While thoroughly distracted with preparing to move house, I set a low bar to get the last few units done in order to finish my 3000+ point Warhammer Fantasy Battles Spider Goblin army. Whilst happy that I managed to get the few units done, inevitably with the release of The Old World more units to paint came flooding in and the project continues to grow.
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| These massive spiders never cease to impress me with their presence on the table... before they die. |
From us both: Many thanks indeed to our Minion Millsy (the Antopodean 'paint and sip' sessions were excellent!) the broader minion crew that made Season XIV happen, and the wonderful AHPC community for their encouragement, banter and kind comments.
As ever the lion's share of gratitude goes to Curt and Lady Sarah - another wonderful hobby event, and thankyou for your tireless enthusiasm and passion for this project!!!
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| See you next year! |
Yes I know I said I had submitted my last post but I got home from my travels early enough to get these baggage elements finished before I departed again.
And if you are setting up the Centurion's tent, then it needs supplies- in this case a wine cart! This is by War Bases and comprises a mdf wagon, metal oxen and a resin insert for the wine amphorae. I added the grass to give the impression of straw packing around them
Points wise:
I'm away for work and wont be back until after the Challenge. I'll complete my Duel Wallah duties from afar but this is my last submission for AHPC 14.
Despite having planned (and acquired models) for tribal warband allies for Caesar, I recently discovered that in fact... I cant under the army lists! Oops. An emergency resupply of legionaries was required.
So here are two more Legionary units, using 1st Corps models and taking me to a total of 10. Frustratingly, these are smaller sculpts to the rest of my army, more true 25s really. That said, they look good on their own bases and their poses give them a different look to my other troops. Shield decals by LMB Studios, and 2 fancier ones were hand painted for the Centurion and his Signifer to mix things up.
Another Command Figure to take charge on the wing, a Warlord sculpt this time. Nicely detailed but more statuesque and fancy in style, as befitting his rank. Maybe a wealthy Senator's son spending time with the Legions to further his political career back in Rome after the campaigning season.
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| Ave Caesar! |
Next a pair of Lictors, destined to accompany Caesar on my army's command base. I got the General's famous white charger done but sadly ran out of time for the man himself and really didn't want to rush such an iconic figure. So here they are, albeit unbased - mea culpa!
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| Their broad flat features and big noses are very Wallacus and Gromitus! |
And finally a Hoplomachus for my gladiator ludus, filling a gap in my retinue. This style of fighter was modelled on the Greek Hoplite and was distinguishable by his spear, small shield and greaves. Traditionally, a Hoplomachus would be paired to fight either a Threax or Murmillo.
I've gone all-in with the Hoplite style and am very happy with how he turned out with the matched red and white apparel.
That's 22 completed figures @ 5 points each (110) and 2 more unbased @-25% (7.5 points) for a total of 117.5 points. Added to my tally of 882 gets me to...999.5 points for the challenge. So I've hoping my hand painted shields are worth a bonus point between them to squeak me over the 1k milestone, and I throw myself at the mercy of the Minion :-)
From Millsy: Ave dudorum! Very nice indeed Paul and despite the difference in size I'm sure these will fit very well alongside your other units in the army. Wallacus and Gromitus made me laugh out loud, so I feel I must respond by asking "Plus caseus Gromitus?" Your efforts will be missed for the remainder of AHPC 14 but with a bonus point you at least sneak over the line and hit your target for the year. Safe travels and hurry home mate, my Numidians are keen for a fight!
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| Gallic Cavalry with attached General and retinue |
Having procrastinated for years, these brought me real joy and I did the models in a weekend, including hand painting all the shields. These aren't anything special, but they are special for me - I even tried a dappled grey for the Chieftain as a stretch goal. To be honest, it took a few goes.
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| Look at those great Gallic moustaches! |
I've done something a bit different with the basing too - I wanted to depict them as a thundering mass of terrifying horse flesh bearing down on the trembling legionaries of Pompey Magnus. So they are on deeper bases to give them space for dynamic placement, and I chunked one of them up with even more figures to depict the attached General and his retinue.
I bought the figs second hand, and while I'm certain the Command figs are Crusader models, I'm not sure about the rest. All are metal though, so these bases have a very satisfying heft when you pick them up :-)
So there they are - a dozen 28mm mounted figs for 120 points, pending any hand painted shield bonuses. If AHPC is about pushing oneself, either in productivity or new styles, then these Cavalry models have certainly taken me out of my comfort zone and helped me round out this Army project. Thanks for the encouragement!
From Millsy: I'm really pleased to hear you've enjoyed painting these Paul given how much you dislike cavalry as a general rule. Sometimes once you start enjoying something it sticks so maybe in future mounted minis won't present such an obstacle. Your end product here is absolutely smashing I have to say and if mine had come out so well I'd have been equally pleased. Beautiful work especially the shields which I'm awarding an extra point each. Cracking effort mate!
Lower output recently with work travel taking a toll, so its good to be back at the brushes! Those on our antipodean paint and chat know that Cavalry is my hobby kryptonite, and the lads there have been demanding encouraging me to man up and get some done! So here are my first: 2 units of Roman light cavalry to skirmish ahead of my Caesarian army.
These are OOP plastic Roman Cavalry by Wargames Factory; rather average models TBH but good enough for support troops. I did some head swaps and changed the shields - hand painted of course! - to give them a more dynamic look, which has helped a lot overall.
Overall they are ok, very useful on the tabletop, and have nudged me onto doing my Cavalry units. I did enjoy doing the casualty, complete with javelin in his back, and Alan even painted up a shield to match his own army. Thanks mate!
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| "Caesar Aeternum!" (Caesar Forever!) and take that you traitorous son of Sassanid! |
Continuing the light troops theme, a unit of Numidian foot skirmishers to precede the Legionary heavy infantry. These are also OOP Wargames Factory figs, kindly donated by Alan to fill this gap in my army.
Again, nothing special about these figs but they are fine for their role and painted accordingly.
And lastly onto this lovely Aventine miniature - so wonderfully evocative I felt compelled to make him a standalone Hero; battered, bloodied and undaunted in the face of the enemy.
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| Gaul blood stains on your tunic are hard to clean... |
Wounded and sans armour post medicae treatment, he has discharged himself from the hospice tent to fight with his Comrades for his beloved legion and Caesar. "Greater Love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends". How noble, even Romantic, one might say with a more Victorian era interpretation of nationalism and brotherly love.
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| Vulneratus non Victus! (in fact, this is my traditional family motto!) |
6 x mounted 28mm Figs (60 points), 6 x infantry models (30) and I would like to claim the Romance bonus for this admittedly non traditional interpretation: after all, "Legio patria nostra"!
From Millsy: Great work on these horsey chaps Paul. I nearly bought WF Numidians a couple of times but they proved too awkward for me to pull the trigger so I can understand how you were reluctant to paint these Romans. Having said that I love what you've done with them but maybe I'm just an old romantic? (see what I did there???). Five extra shekels for the hand painted shields brings you up to 115 points for this entry. Well done mate!
Those who study forbidden tomes know that within the dark forests of the Old World brood the evil Beastmen, but some are dedicated to specific chaos powers. Those that choose the God of Decay and Pestilence are known as Magic the Gathering players Pestigors.
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| Pestigors: Baptised in Pus! |
Amongst my stash of figs were these models begging for attention. These are metal 6th edition figures from 2003 and it took awhile to amass enough for the units size I desired under the old rules. I suspect that under the new system, small units may be more flexible so I will instead build them as 2 x 10 figure units.
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| Quite happy with the overall effect of the verdigris and rust effects! |
To stand out amongst my Beastmen horde of mostly green and brown figures, I departed from the usual Nurgly greens. Instead, lighter sickly shades make the festering yellow and pink pustules look even lovelier. You're welcome!
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| Papa Nurgle's "Dream Team" take the field! |
Just a small submission from me this week; 10 figs @ 5 points = 50 points. Sadly I've already used the Fantasy and Overdue bonuses but this will take me to my target, representing 8,000 points across the 10 AHPC seasons I've participated in.
And happy Australia Day today to all my fellow Aussies!
From Millsy: Happy Australia Day mate! Hope you avagoodun. Great looking Pestigors Paul, especially the rust effect and khaki shades on the clothing. These guys are properly intimidating. The Old World is getting a lot of existing lead painted up which is a positive if it achieves nothing else. 50 more points for your tally my friend.
Building on last week's expansion of my Caesarian Roman force, this week I am adding another 2 units, and a Commander.
The Command stand is a great Aventine sculpt - a Legate focused on Crushing His Enemies and Seeing them Driven before Him, for the Glory of Caesar!
These two units (with 11 figs each) were prepared similarly to my submission last week - veterans with some mismatched gear and dynamically based on 120mm frontage. They are a mix of Warlord and Wargames Factory Romans (OOP) - the latter aren't nearly as nice but do the job for troop bases like these.
Our weekly Antipodean paint and chats have been great to build some momentum and catch up with a bunch of Aussie and Kiwi challengers, and see friends old and new. However, Kent was even more helpful this week - while I was looking for tips for the leopard skin pelt on the standard bearer, I stumbled cross his tutorial at his YouTube channel- thanks mate! Here is the full 30min video it is for those who seek to emulate him better than me!
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| I hope I haven't embarrassed your tutorial Kent! |
Added to last week's output my veteran Legionaries look thus
And all my Legionaries massed up are starting to look rather imposing (I hope!)
Points Wise that is 25 x 28mm figs @ 5 points each for a total of 125 points. No bonuses for hand painted shields last week so I didn't bother with any this week!!! :-) but I was quite happy with how the vexillum came out.
I've done the History section so am looking to file this in the Children's section because Wikipedia says:
"The Eagle of the Ninth is a historical adventure novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff"Maybe its a bit of a stretch but Alan's logic for his bonus was far weaker so I reckon its a fair cop! :-)
From Millsy: More wonderful Romans to expand your army Paul! The leopard skin has come out really well and you've certainly not embarrassed Kent with your efforts. A book about Romans written for kids seems a legit argument for the Children's section so no problem with the bonus from my POV.
