From JezT: Post 4 - More Successors 28mm (37 points)

Dear All

Small post but trying to keep in a flow and now I have started at least post something every week. 

This is a follow on from last week with some more 28mm Successor figures based for use in Basic Impetus. First up I have a new Command base - here the Thracian with falx is from Aventine with the Cavalry commander from Gripping Beast. He is actually a standard bearer figure but obviously been promoted ...

Next up are 4 figures creating a new Foot Light with Javelin base - the 2 figures on the left are from Aventine and the 2 on the right from Wargames Foundry (think there is a head swap there as well). Felt these looked more Thracian so went with the half moon shields and Thracian inspired symbols. 

So in total should be a simple extra 35 points. Happy painting all!

Cheers Jez

From TeemuL: It is good to keep up the pace, I  try to publish something each week. It is a nice positive pressure and keeps the painting engine running. And your engine keeps running nicely, I like the spots on the horse and the nice basing. I'll even give you two extra points for the head-on-a-stick and those hand-painted shields!

From Mike W: 28mm Dark Ages and Scots Renaissance plus more 40k Orks and others (375 Points)

Another week and another post! Really got into the swing of things now and feel that I can push on to my personal target with some confidence, despite some looming days lost down to work travel requirements!

Visiting the Book Studio, this week!

Before this week's batches, I'm evoking another lift in Lady Sarah's Limo to take me to the Book Studio, where I'll be perusing copies of Bernard Cornwell's 'Last Kingdom' series about King Alfred's resistance to the Viking invasion of England. The Vikings below will be the subject matter for this special bonus!

Lady Sarah's Limo Fare - Female Survivor with RPG7 Rocket Launcher

The fare that I'll be using for the lift is another female survivor, this time sporting an RPG7 rocket launcher, no doubt effective against multiple Zombies but likely to attract a lot of unwanted attention when used.

Another view of the same.

First off the bench this week are some more 28mm Dark Ages infantry, all plastic and  a mix of Vikings & Normans, 27 figures in all - 10 x Vikings and 17 x Normans. These Norman figures seem to be a mixture of Victrix and Conquest Games figures, whilst the Vikings are all seemingly Victrix. As a way of a change, 10 of the Norman figures have been given round shields, instead of the usual kite shield I have been using to denote at a glance which side each table top figure belongs to. 

This week's Dark Ages Batch, a mix of Vikings, Normans & Bretons.

The rationale behind this is threefold, in practical terms I purchased these figures pre-built and that 's how they came! However that give a couple of use options for me - they can be used to help denote Norman allied units such as the Bretons OR I have read that many Anglo Danish warriors were virtually identical to their Norman foes. Either way they'll be used to bulk out the infantry ranks as needed, another anomaly with this batch is that they are all unarmoured - albeit that a couple wear padded leather coats. For the Vikings these will be good for Stamford Bridge!

The Viking contingent, mostly axe armed with a couple of swordsmen.

More Vikings, in various attacking poses!

The painting method was the same as earlier batches in this challenge, although I did experiment with some Citadel contrast paint on some of these. Namely Snakebite Leather,  Militarum Green & Skeleton Horde, these were used on some figures to block in their tunics or trousers & leggings.

Another 5 Vikings, I must say that I do like the figures with the fur hats!

I was quite impressed with the 'Snakebite Brown' paint, it covered well and gave a good shading effect, 'Militarum Green' also worked pretty well but I was disappointed with the 'Skeleton Horde' - a light brown colour that didn't work that great in this context.

Some Norman types, right most has leather armour.

Bretons, with round shields

More Normans with Kite shields

Figures were based on a new supply of MDF bases in my usual manner.

More Bretons

And a final batch of Bretons, all in Leather Armour.

Next up we have a new batch of 20 x 40k Orks, fresh from the depths of space. As previously mentioned these are a fun diversion that I have been working through - you'll be pleased to know that I'm more than half way though my Orky pile of primed plastic & metal!

This week's batch of 40k Goodness...

From a slightly different perspective

This time we have an Ork Warboss, plus a Bos sin Power Armour alongside a number of regular Boyz with Choppas, Hand Blastas and Heavy Blastas.

The Warboss carries a rather angry looking squig and a hefty Blasta / Burna Combo gun.
His helmet horns are pretty impressive as well! 

Another view of the Warboss, possibly with a better view of the squig.
This figure is a venerable metal piece. He has a skull on his necklace.

Ork Boss in Armoured War Gear, sporting a nifty Skull as headwear.

Side on view of the Armoured Ork, showing his Heavy Blasta / rocket Launcher Combo

Two Boyz with Heavy Blastas

Two more Grechin to try and control the Orkish beasts!

Four more Boyz with Heavy Blastas

Another three Boyz with Heavy Blastas

Three Boyz with Choppa & Hand Blasta.
Central guy has a skull on his sword hilt

Four more Boyz with Choppa & Hand Blastas

Finally this week I have a batch of 17 x Scots Renaissance Pike to allow me to field my first Scots Schilton for the Marion Wars project. Almost all these figures are a mash-up of Wargames Atlantic Conquistadors and Warlord Games ECW infantry. I have another box of Conquistadors that I'm currently building and basing but they won't be ready for a couple of weeks yet - assuming all goes well.

17 Scots for their Spear & Pike Schiltron

Another view of the 17,
which includes 2 x Billmen, 1 x Drummer and 14 x Pike / Spear men.

Within the pike block these is a drummer (newly created as part if this group) and two billmen, their metal bills are from Perry Miniatures.

Five pike with weapons at ready

Most all of the figures are combinations of Warlord Games ECW and Wargames Atlantic Conquistadores. Left figure has a WA arms, second left is entirely WA. The drummer is a WG torso with drum and arms from the spares box and a WA hat. Right is entirely WG with a WA sword.

 

Five more pike & bill men, with a mix of heads and Perry Bills.

Again WG figures with WA heads and some arms

In the of the shiltron pictured below, I have added 8 figures from the test batch painted earlier in this challenge, making the unit up to 25 figures

View of the completed Schiltron, with figures completed earlier this challenge

Another view

Final View

I have also created two new,  Two Handed Swordsmen, based upon Warlord Games ECW Armoured Pikemen with Wargames Atlantic arms and swords added.

POINTS

27 x 28mm Dark Ages @ 5Pts ea                         135 Points

20 x 40k Orks @ 5Pts ea                                      100 Points

19 x 28mm Scots Renaissance Foot @ 5Pts ea      95 Points

Lady Sarah Limo Bonus                                         20 Points

28mm Female Survivor                                            5 Points

Book Studio Bonus                                                 20 Points

TOTAL                                                                   375 Points

Side Challenges

Codpieces & Feathers                                            +95 Points

Skulls                                                                        +3 Points

From TeemuL: That's an impressive output again, Mike! You really seem to have found the joy of miniature painting again, that is wonderful news. This Challenge does some miracles, doesn't it? The Scots renaissance minis look great, the absolute favourite of mine! And the Skeleton Horde paint, it is very light, it is almost white. Looks more colourful in the pot. I hope you find some good use for that. And you have a good pace to reach your Challenge target, good job.

From GeoffreyT: A Menagerie (Fantasy)(78 points)

Hello Challengers,

In my youth I loved the CS Lewis books, the pictures with assembled hordes of fantasy creatures of all kinds were my favourite part.  Since then I have been a fan of varied fantasy monsters, and have a ridiculous amount of miniatures of this type.  The modern skirmish games also allow me to put these creatures on the table.

Here is a batch of monsters and adventurers I have assembled for this post.

Lets see what they are. First up we have the laughing man.  A creature from the Forbidden Psalm expansion "In the footsteps of the mad wizard".

The laughing man's laugh is contagious and lethal.  I sculpted him from polymer clay and am pleased with the pose and face.  The belly is a good size for a belly laugh.

Also from the aforementioned supplement we have "tapeworm terrors".   I don't know what they do in game yet, but I'm sure its unpleasant.  These guys are made from beads with spikes of green-stuff.

They are lurching out of the swamp water ready to do whatever they do ...

For dungeons and dragons we have some more home sculpts, classic level 1 adventurer tropes, a human wizard and half orc fighter.  

The wizard has a broom as a makeshift staff and oversized robe, inspired by Mickey Mouse in the sorcerer's apprentice movie.

Here are two home made D&D monstrous oozes; a black budding and yellow ochre.  

Simple scratch builds, being hot glue blobs on a piece of wire.  I copied this from You-tube channel Wyloch's Armoury.  Better not leave these in a hot car.

They are accompanied a home sculpted evil fighter in insectoid armour, made from Fimo polymer clay.  There is a floating skull from the bitz box that could be Acecerak the Demi-Lich from the infamous "Tomb of Horrors".  

How about some commercial sculpts now.   These two are a grim reaper and a ghost thing from Slave2gaming. 

I loved how the ghosty bits blended into the ground on these pieces, so did them black with a tad of brown blending from base and purple blending from the top.

And lastly, some venerable orc miniatures from long defunct company Heartbreaker

Green and gruesome as orcs are.

So what is this lot worth in points ?

There are thirteen 28mm scale miniatures in this lot.  The two oozes are prone as they don't have legs, and the skull is quite small.

10 x 28mm foot = 50 points

2 x prone 28mm figs = 5 points

1 x a skull = 0.5 point (its like a 6mm fig I suppose)

1 x fantasy studio bonus = 20 points

Grand total = 75.5

Boy I do like my fantasy figures, why not duck into the gift-shop and get one for a friend, I wonder what I will find? 

Geoff.

From TeemuL: I'm quite speechless when it comes to minioning these self-sculpted monsters and heroes. The skills and imagination needed there is something I'm not capable of, so I'm just enjoying. The commercial sculpts are excellent, too. I like the ghosts "emerging" from the ground, a very nice effect, like you said, and the classic green orcs with cobblestone bases are great. I'll round-up your point total a bit, 78 was a good year and it will be a good points amount.