Monday, 25 January 2016

From MilesR: Successor Armored War Elephant (30 Points)

 My fifth and final entry for today is another armored armoured War Elephant (I submitted one for the Epic Fail bonus round).  This is a 28mm model from Sgt Major Miniatures and is meant to be a generic Successors War Elephant.


 The kit is a resin/metal combo and is just a blast to put together and paint.  I lost the riding crop the driver is supposed to using and replaced it with a javelin.   When I say lost, I really mean I dropped it on the floor and it got lost in the dimensional time warp under my workbench that has an insatiable appetite for detail parts.


 Another shot of the Ellie - I tried to put a little more effort into the basing.

In terms of points I'll leave that up to the minion of the day.  There are 3 full figures for 15 points and then I'll let you score the Ellie!


 I couldn't resist putting in a picture of my War Elephant collection - the middle two have been submitted as part of this Challenge, while the outer two where completed a few years earlier.  I probably so go about building a Successor army!

Maybe an all-Ellie force?


Lastly, a group shot of all the items I've completed this week - sorry for the barrage of posts.  Never let being housebound due to a Blizzard go to waste!














Ok let's deal with the Heffalump first, and it's a fine looking pachyderm.  That top shot is wonderful, I wouldn't want him barrelling down on me.  I'll count the beast as a vehicle and count 3 crew for a total of 30 points on the entry.  I like the side by side comparison in the last picture.  The elephant just towers over the AFVs.
Now that's your fifth post in your fourth period today!  That is just epically insane!  Not to mentioned that you've hit 357 points today and topped my total for the entire challenge to date.   That's quite a points bomb worth of work for one snowy weekend.  I will also note that this total values you into first place on the leader board and puts you tantalisingly close (in Miles terms) to your benchmark at 1760/2000 points.  Any thoughts on upping the ante there Miles?     

20 comments:

  1. Cracking days work. Nice and tight at the top. Looking like a good run in to end of the season. Keep it up

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  2. That is seriously cool Miles. You've had a great day of submissions and you're now the point leader. Congratulations!

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  3. OK, who's with me on banning snowfall at Casa Miles? ;)

    There's nothing like a glamorous Nellie, and that is every bit a glamorous Nellie. Lovely work Miles :)

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  4. Great work and +1 attacking downhill bonus for your opponents!

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  5. The elephant in the room.... ;)
    Great work on him and his crew, Miles! If you get snowed in much longer, you may exhaust your lead mountain fodder. That may be a bother with mail delayed! ;)

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  6. Awesome Elephant and crew Miles - the Panzers of the Ancient World. Fabulous.

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  7. nice work!
    a little preference for the elephants ( never enough of them on table )

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  8. Antiquity's Tanks always rock!

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  9. Fifth Elephants? Where's Bruce Willis?

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  10. Great looking elephant. I also like the group shot of your output for this week. That's some variety.

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  11. That group shot at the end is ace :) Well done.

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  12. You were certainly productive during the snow storm. That Elephant is excellent. Looking forward to a full Successor army - I am sure you could finish one by next week!

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