The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge

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Tuesday, 22 December 2020

From Barks: Grimdark Christmas (30 points)

G'day everyone, here's my seasonal first entry and Curtgeld for Challenge XI. This is my 6th Challenge! It is great to be back, although my vague plans and ambitions for the Challenge have been pleasantly derailed by the Chambers of Challenge. I have my usual mix of scifi, fantasy, and historical, in a variety of scales. I'm looking at selling a kidney and experimenting with some GW Contrast as well. I'm dabbling with SLA and FDM 3D printing as well, like this first post- I'll keep the jargon to a minimum!

I've acquired a 3D resin printer (Creality Photon S) and these are the first prints off the bed, with factory settings. Old King Swol and the Tree of the Holy Cog are free files from The Makers Cult. I added a skull to the tree top.

I like the raging Saint Nick; there's a definite pagan Hogfather vibe. He is my Curtgeld.

I was going to do a racing green and white 'tree', but inspiration struck and I went for AdMech red. The scheme reminds me of my Epic titans. It's a solid size on a 60mm base.

I am also invigilating the Skullz side challenge. My trust Skull-o-meter™, Skully McSkullface, is scouring all the entries for skullz. Skeletons, 40K, Black Brunswickers and all the 'Are we the bad guys' units- if there's a skull then it will be tallied! Can anyone come close to the reigning champion Paul O'G's 543?

Skullz: 16

Points: 10ish + 20 for the Curtgeld

Happy Christmas everyone, and stay safe!