Friday, 23 February 2018

From: SanderS - A bit of everything ( 102 Points)

Hoi There,

 This week has made me come to terms with the fact that my well laid plan of starting my 1:72 Salamanca project, is not going to happen this Challenge... Other stuff just keeps sneaking up on me, it might be HQ miniatures I need for a Quest at school or a Theme round entry or my Curtgeld or the Camels for the Hump-challenge, either way it's not 1:72 Napoleonics.

 So what have we here today?
More Heroquest of course. I traded the painted skellies and mummies I showed you last time with Collin for some unpainted ones and did them up this week:


I also finished my Warhammer Quest assassin, he's put on a HQ base made by Zealot Games.



For the "Mound of the Beastmen" Quest I needed a Herdstone and while a card version is included in the Quest, I wanted a real on so here it is. Curt can decide what to score it for.




Here are the last of the Beastmen I had to paint. There are 3 of those lovely old sculpts and one plastic (the one on the right with the ugly shield) who's from a game called Dark World.



Now for some much needed diversity I also was able to finish some of my 3d printed GIJoe vehicles:

 First up is the famous Skystriker:
 
 

Next up the silly but oh so funny Armadillo mini tank:




So yeah, 10 mini's in 28mm = 50 + 3 vehicles in 28mm = 45 makes 95 plus whatever Curt can make up for the Herdstone.

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 Sander, I can totally appreciate the growing realization that a particular project is just not going to happen before a deadline. This happens to me every Challenge and I've learned to embrace it. Hey, it's a hobby after all! I say embrace the chaos and let your brush have it's head.

 This is a wonderfully eclectic submission. I particularly like your 'Mound of the Beastmen' herdstone with its heap of fetishistic trophies, trinkets and body bits (yeeash). The GI Joe prints are awesome as well, especially that whacky looking Armadillo tank - so very retro-cool.

 I'm going to give 7 points for the heardstone and call it 102 for the bunch. Well done Sander!

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Posted by Sander at 1:39 am
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21 comments:

  1. JamieM23 February 2018 at 02:18

    Now these are a lovely set of miniatures. Excellent work on the HQ models, I had no idea somebody produced replica bases, bit they work a treat. And yes - painting plans disappearing in smoke is very familiar indeed!

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    1. Sander23 February 2018 at 14:01

      Zealot miniatures basically have all the contents of the Main Game System in resin and in very modern quality sculpts. Do check them out!

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  2. Michal DwarfCrypt23 February 2018 at 03:46

    A lot of lovly looking minis!

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  3. NoelRW23 February 2018 at 05:02

    that herdstone is excellent. A great eclectic selection, too.

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    1. Sander23 February 2018 at 14:03

      Cheers Noel, I like the herdstone a lot too, oh and it was great fun to build.

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  4. TamsinP23 February 2018 at 05:31

    Realising that a certain project just isn't going to happen during the Challenge? Been there, done that in all of the Challenges I've been in :)

    Nice work on the HQ and GI Joe stuff Sander :)

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    1. Sander23 February 2018 at 14:04

      Thanks Tamsin, that softens the pain a bit ;-)

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  5. Peter Douglas23 February 2018 at 07:16

    I feel your pain on the Salamanca project. However, I'm loving the minis that you are bringing to thè Challenge. That objective marker is fantastic.

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  6. Greg B23 February 2018 at 08:11

    Great job Sander, especially the classic "Skystriker" - oh, that takes me back!

    As others have already said, the dashing of plans because other stuff comes up is part of the fun! It's not a bug, it's a feature :)

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    1. Sander23 February 2018 at 14:10

      Greg: thanks hepas mate! I love the Striker a lot too, my brother has a HUUUGGGE GIJoe collection and has the real deal it's such a wonderful toy i am so glad to have the 28mm equivalent. What I really hate is that the Air to Air missiles keep breaking off...

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  7. Moiterei_198423 February 2018 at 12:46

    That’s some seriously cool stuff here. You certainly won’t see me complain about not getting to see naps when faced with such eyecandy.

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    1. Sander23 February 2018 at 14:13

      I am glad you like the figures Moiterei! It's a joy indeed to be in the Challenge, I just wish I could have made more meters on the Naps project...

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  8. Evan Hughes23 February 2018 at 22:49

    General: "Those bars stop the turret rotating through 360 degrees..."

    Designer: "Shut up, it looks cool!"

    Great work on this eclectic mix, Sander, especially the undead - top stuff!

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    1. Sander24 February 2018 at 07:51

      "why would you need to turn your turret around son? Keep the enemy in front of you!" Cheers Evan!

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  9. Ray Rousell24 February 2018 at 03:39

    A great mix of figures Sander!!!

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  10. Sidney Roundwood24 February 2018 at 04:06

    Sander, those are brilliant! I really like the Beastmen and the undead..... and those cool, crazy vehicles!!!

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  11. Barks25 February 2018 at 05:26

    I like the green scythes! And those Armadillos are great fun!

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