The brushes are down and as breath is once again drawn, its time for our side-challengers to pony up on their duels and side bets...
Squirrel! (SD1)
The inaugural Squirrel! duel was fiercely contested throughout. Our Snowlord Curt was the progenitor of the idea and it is most fitting that he came in 3rd place with 15 pelts. Noel pipped him with 19 but it's StuartL who goes home with the golden acorn having posted 22 Squirrels. Well done that man!
The World is Not Enough (SD2)
Naturally, the world was not enough for DaveD (who could have guessed?) and Millsy nobly acknowledged his defeat. Honour was abundant though, as both combatants donated $50 to veterans' charities. Well played Gentlemen, well played indeed.
I have already had inquiries for an AHPC 10 sequel matching up DaveD and MilesR, which I call:
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| No camels were harmed in the making of this movie |
Engage the Enemy more closely! (SD3)
Hearty tots all 'round in this one me lads, with everyone making an entry of some kind (though one blaggard posted a paltry 2 points - I suspect it'll be a dozen lashes of the cat for me later!). Stefan's lovey Cruel Seas Kriegsmarine entries netted him 3rd place, while DaveX's Japanese ships got him into 2nd place. But Miles took this one out by an order of magnitude with his fantastic entries, including his rigged 15mm sailing ships. A golden rivet for you Sir!
Hither do I Challenge Thee (SD4)
Challenged indeed were these bold souls of the Renaissance. The Snowlord posted 110 points, IanW's 660 netted him 3rd place, while PaulSS's 1277 won him 2nd place. But the feathery hat and puffy sleeves for first place goes to KenR on 1475 points with his gorgeous Italian wars figures.
Duel Rampant (SD5)
This duel was taken out early in the season by Paul SS and his lovely HYW French (and just to clinch the deal, he then did the opposing English army too!) - AdamC's Norman's netted him second place. Honourable mention to Tamsin with her not-so-flea-bitten Fenrisian Army.
Who were the biggest GW fanboyz of the challenge? Well I must say that the incoming data hasn't seemed to match up with all the submissions I saw. I can only conclude that a few challengers are immersed in their latest White Dwarfs or working second jobs to pay for their latest armies :-)
Competition was tight, with DaveB taking the Bronze, JamieM the silver and MichaelD gold by a margin of just 21 points. Special Mention for Miles who posted a total of 7 points in this category, representing just 0.139% of his submission total.
Postal Strike (SD7)
I am advised by my OH&S adviser not to go anywhere near this mosh pit, so I will simply post some numbers below (for which I bear no responsibility whatsoever)
| Name | Score |
| RayR | 2274 |
| Fran | 3rd - 2887 |
| MilesR | 1st - 4801 |
| ChristopherS | 303 |
| Curt | 1206 |
| LeeH | 845 |
| Tamsin | 2nd - 3426 |
Vertically Challenged (SD8)
JohnS took this out convincingly with his monastic like vows to only permit the vertically challenged to grace his painting desk during the challenge. Thats wasn't too much of a stretch, was it mate?
Keep yer Powder Dry! (SD9)
This was a no-hold-barred slugfest from start to finish. With just over a thousand points in this category PeteF took 3rd place, while RayR grabbed 2nd with 1707 points worth of Donnybroom submissions. But it was Miles who took it out in the end with 2207 points (a more respectable 43.69% of his total submissions)
North vs South (SD10)
In this replay in miniature of the Civil War, PaulSS's 130 points took second place to Miles' 351. The Confederacy lives to fight again another AHPC Season!
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| Miles accepting his latest award (after claiming his costume was another 20 point terrain submission) |
Prettiest Undead (SD12)
I am advised that we will soon see the contender's submissions posted for our voting pleasure - stay tuned!
The complete tallies with all participants' scores are available in the master spreadsheet here:
https://challengepaintingduels.blogspot.com/p/side-duels-and-challenges.html
Thanks to all who participated in the side bets and challenges, its a fun way of adding further interest to our own personal challenges. Bragging rights are just a bonus (but not a small one!)
this is Wallah 9 Actual, signing off
