KenR : Challenge XI "The Italian Job"

Another Challenge is over, my third and definitely my most successful in terms of productivity, I aimed for 1750 and ended up with 2796 and another solid top ten finish. I was helped greatly by an injury at work, a proper "Blighty" wound, enough to keep me at home but not enough to stop me painting, result !

I didn't waste that spare time and cracked on with my Italian Wars project. This was always going to be the mainstay of this challenge, I just didn't quite realise how much I would get done. I think the Renaissance Side Duel is safe 😁

My personal side goal of 6 Cavalry a week was a real driver and it was great to complete this, ticking over the scoreboard kept me going.

The top picture shows the Army as it stands post challenge (there are 3 Units in there done before the start butI have a game ongoing on the table now so haven't had chance to take another shot). My personal favourite unit is the red and white liveried Papal Pike Block shown above. I have done a full run down of the Army including a video at,

https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2019/03/troops-on-parade-italian-wars-papal-army.html

Now you know you have painted too much when you can't get it all in one photo so here are the rest of my Challenge entries (minus some Italian Pre Dreadnoughts) who are now at their new home of my friends house). In fact I had to look back through my posts and had forgotten the Crusades Cavalry had been done in this Challenge.

So thanks very much for another great challenge Curt, I will be donating a few pounds to a local charity German Shepherd Dog Rescue in your honour. They nurse neglected and unwanted GSD back to heath and find them new homes. As a GSD owner all my life I have seen some dogs treated dreadfully especially in the "Security" industry and support the work to give these fantastic working dogs a better life.

Hopefully I will be one of the lucky entrants again next year, pop by Yarkshire Gamer and say hello ! Until next year, all the best. Ken.