From MattW: StarCraft and ships (35 points)

 A bit slack over the last week with too much opportunity on the deck and not completing much! 

First up completed some 1/600th galleys 

Then completed some skirmish figures. First up and old Paranoia Citadel figure from the 80s, “the blue trooper” painted up as as a block riot control for my Judge Dredd collection. 

Finally 3 figures for Tomorrow’s War futuristic skirmish game, two are crusader and the single I think is Infinity? 

Four 28mm @ 5 points = 20
Five 1/600th galleys @3  = 15 points 
Total points 35 points 

Squirrel points 
Renn galleys 1
Tomorrows War 1
Total 2 

Cheers

Matt

From Millsy:

Wow, what a blast from the past! We played a lot of Paranoia back in the day and really enjoyed it. Such a fun game and so far removed from anything else we played. I never had any miniatures for it though. Your miniature really suits the Judge Dredd vibe, so much though I do wonder if that was where the inspiration for the sculptor came from.

Your galleys are especially nice, really crisp lines and great colour choices. Will you add sails and if so made from what?

35 more points for you mate. Nice work.

Cheers,
Millsy

From Kerry T: Once more unto the breach (205 points)

 Morning, afternoon & evening all

When I started this challenge I envisaged that I would paint a fair chunk of my English and French 100 year war armies, focusing mainly on French Mounted Knights and more dismounted English Knights and Men at Arms. Last year I prepped some Perry Plastics and metals from their Agincourt range though they remain well down the painting queue.  The main reason for this is that I've developed more of an interest in the Edwardian phase of the 100YW. In short I've listened to too many audiobooks from authors like David Gilman, Griff Hosker and lately Dan Jones (Essex dogs) and others. Listening to audiobooks while you paint can be very distracting and easily set somebody like myself off on tangents and plays havoc with my painting plans.

Early on in the challenge I somehow wandered back into the Reconquista so displacing my Claymore Casting figures that continue to sit untouched on their bottle tops where they've been for the past 6 months or longer.  I hope I can get a few knights painted in the next week. The only substantial post depicting newly painted 100YW figure I've managed so far was for last week's Resistance bonus theme centered around a siege. I didn't manage to get all that I wanted done in time for that so this week I've decided to add to the scene or scenario by producing more English foot and a few French foot.

An overall view of the siege

The siege towers move closer

This week's figures are all from the Medbury Miniatures 100YW range which I had previously printed. I wanted some figures that I could use to populate the siege towers . I decided I would base them on 3 x 6cms bases in the hope that they would fit but also come together to form a standard unit usable in an ordinary game

Last base lower right doesn't fit as his sword is held upright

I decided to base others on single bases in anticipation of creating retinues for the recently released Ecorcheurs game written  by historian Rob Jones and released by Groping Beast. This is what comes of listening to too many audiobooks and wanting to send your figures on a chevauchee through French lands. 

Some are based singly and others in smaller than usual close order bases

In the audiobooks I've been listening to, the men in the retinue of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent seem to feature prominently along with those of William de Bohun, Earl of North Hampton - this made selecting an English retinue quite easy

Thomas Holland's retinue

This is where its handy to have a brilliant minion - normally we in the "Down Under" group meet on line on a Tuesday and Thursday evening for a paint  and chat. On Thursday I mentioned to Millsy that I was going to try and paint off a banner for Thomas Holland because I'd already used the one I had previously bought in a close order unit. Less than 10 minutes later he's got Chat GTP to make me one from scratch that will pass muster, Its in the picture above. 

Cheers Millsy, I think you should award yourself a flag bonus!

I hadn't given much thought to the French opposition so I gave them shields from some closely related French Nobles  that looked similar. The only problem is that having made these a few months ago after a bit of research, I can't remember who they are! all I know is that looking at the picture above they're a bit fishy! They may even have been from Luxembourg

Anyway, if my fictional audiobooks are anything to go by then its certain that Thomas Holland's men were good in a scrap so let's chuck them into the breach

Have at them lads

The reception is hot

The shield transfers are home made

Meanwhile those based in close order find themselves in the siege towers (if they can fit)

In summary

41 x 28mm Foot figures @ 5 points = 205

No squirrels on account of the fact its hard to kill a squirrel with a sword!

Many thanks and best wishes for the last week of the challenge

Valleyboy 

From Millsy:

Holy cow, another belter of a siege entry mate! After last week I thought you might take it easy, especially with golf on the cards too but I was WAY off the mark. Another 40+ gorgeously painted miniatures to feast our eyes on and a continuation of the narrative from last week complete with commentary and a storyboard. Do you ever sleep?

You are most welcome re the banner, it was an absolute blast working through that together in real time. It certainly looks the business. What a world we live in now right? From pitch, to concept, to reality in the time it takes me to put the bins out. Twelve year old Millsy starting out gaming couldn't have imagined what was ahead.

This lot nudges you back into top slot on the points roster but only just. Can you maintain the rage?

Cheers,

Millsy

From RichardM - 6mm Napoleonics, Last of the Swiss, Spanish Marines and Militia (146 points)

Starting with the last of the Swiss that I planned to paint for the Challenge, this is the 3rd Swiss Regiment that joins the 2nd and 4th Regiments painted a few weeks ago.  I have two battalions of the 1st Regiment that also joined these other three regiments and fought in Russia but that is for another time.  I was reluctant to paint these as I felt that the black facings would kill the colours - but actually I quite like them.

As with all the other figures in this post and throughout the challenge, these are the wonderful Adler Miniatures Napoleonics in a notional 6mm size.

Then I have the lost unit from the 5th Regiment of the Confederation.  Keen readers will (may???) recall from my post on 13 February that I felt I had purchased the wrong figures for the 2nd Battalion of the 5th Confederation Regiment - and so I only painted the 1st Battalion from Anhalt at the time.  I did further research and the conclusion I came to was that the figures I had were correct - but from before they were sent to the Peninsular.  So I stole a French Line unit from the stash instead and now present the long awaited 2nd Battalion of the 5th Regiment from Lippe.  I do like the colour that they carried.

Next we are onto more Spanish - but different units than painted previously.

Firstly, I have three battalions of Spanish Marine infantry.  The Spanish had 12 battalions of Marine Infantry and they are certainly in the OOB for Talavera.  I decided to give all three battalions the Coronela colour as I was particularly taken by the burgundy colour.  Besides it is a good way of identifying them as different to other Spanish infantry on the tabletop.

Lastly for the week I have three battalions of Spanish Militia in the 1802 brown uniform issued to (some) Provincial Militia units.  There was also the 1802 Blue uniform and a white one issued in 1805.  However, there are records from mid-1808 of 22 Provincial Militia regiments and all but five were still wearing the brown uniform.  

Points

3rd Swiss Regiment - three battalions of 36 @ 0.5 points plus 2 mounted = 56 points

Lippe Battalion from 5th Regiment - one battalion of 36 @ 0.5 points per figure = 18 points

Spanish Marine Infantry - three battalions of 24 @ 0.5 points per figure - 36 points

Spanish Militia Infantry - three battalions of 24 @ 0.5 points per figure - 36 points

Total = 146 points

From Millsy:

I feel a bit like one of Pavlov's dogs with a conditioned response. Whenever I see "6mm" in a draft post my brain immediately responds "Good stuff, Richard has got his stuff ready for me". This may be something I am forever unable to unlearn, rendering that particular set of neurons good for nothing else. If that's the price I have to pay, so be it.

Cracking brushwork as ever mate. For some reason a lot of people don't like brown coats or bicornes. I love em both. 146 more points added to your already significant tally. For a while I thought I could keep up but you're pulling away now. Nice one.

Cheers,

Millsy

From StuartL: Arabssss (50 Points)

    Hi all, well, we are coming to the end of the challenge, and I still have a small way to go to reach my target. Work has been incredibly busy this year, but I have managed to do a bit of painting here and there.

    Today, I have two small groups of models to post. First of all, some Arabs for Saga.

    These are a mix of plastic and metal miniatures. The plastic figures are from Gripping Beast, but I can't remember where the metal figures came from as I tend to order from a variety of makers when doing historical projects.

    

    The figures were all easy to paint up with just base coats, washes and highlights. 

    The next set of figures are some 3D printed Snake Folk.

    These models are from Artisan Guild on MyMini Factory. They were fun to paint and I have a bunch more of them in my to-do pile. I have no idea what I will use them for, but the models are cool even if I don't have a plan yet.

    So, that gives me 10x 28mm minis for a total of 50 Points, plus two extra Squirrels for my tally. (Apologies to all Squirrel Duelists, I haven't had time to do another update, so we'll have to wait for the Challenge to finish to see the final totals.)

    Hopefully I can get some more minis done before the end of the Challenge.

    My ongoing duels information:

Skulls - 239 (+0)
BSRoD - 17 (+0)
Squirrels - 18 (+2) - D&D Animals, 30K Militia, Plague Clowns, Afghans, Robots, Anglo-Saxons, Medieval Polish, Clan Smoke Jaguar, 81st West Africans, Undead, 10mm FPW French, Daemons of Khorne, Modern Vehicles, Turnip28, Space Wolves, Free French, Arabs, Snake Folks

From Millsy:

I recongnise those Arabs. I painted a whole pile of them last Challenge and that was just my most recent batch. You've done a sterling job on them Stuart and they look a lot better than the "serviceable" description I would normally apply.

Your Snake Folk are definitely cool. I'm 100% in agreement you don't need to have a specific use for something just to buy and paint them. It's one of the joys of a hobby, just do it because it makes you happy. My problem is that then leads to ideas on HOW I could use them, then needing MORE, and then... I'm willing to bet you suffer from a little of that too :-P

Great stuff and another 50 points banked. Nice one.

Cheers,

Millsy

From SteveG: Ancients on the final turn (210 points)

Coming into final bend of a long race. Just enough energy to keep up the pace. Hopefully can come home with some good entries. 

Here's a mix of stuff all completed this week.  

Ist up some famous ancient commanders

Sitalces of Thrace

mostly an Aventine figure w a new head ( 2 actually) 

Ptolemy ( Aventine ) 

Cassander ( Gripping Beast) 

Lysimachus of Thrace (Aventine) 

Seleucus ( Aventine) 

Phillip II of  Macedon ( Aventine - kitbashed) 

Resin Warfare Itallic Horse

various dudes

phalangites by WiP and Victrix

Illyrians - various

Carthaginian Citizen Militia  - various 

and to finish off the 2nd of the recently released Battlecat Carthaginian elephants but done as Ptolemaic.

So looks like 
infantry 5 points x  36  = 180 
cavalry 10 points x 1 = 10 
elephant 20 points x 1 = 20  so 210 points .  

From Millsy:

If you feel like you are fatigued Steve it's is definitely not reflected in either the quantity or quality of your output! Having been largely focused on one subject myself I do understand how it feels though.

Another superb batch of Ancients mate, especially the second nellie which is just beautiful. Well done once again. This lot takes you past triple your original target. Cracking effort.

Cheers,

Millsy