From MikeF - Bretonnian Lord on Hippogryph - Hatchery - 30 to 35 points

 The first chamber to complete in the second level is the Hatchery. This requires the model to have an avian theme, so I painted a Bretonnian Lord on a Hippogryph. The selection alone should give you some idea of how long this model has sat idle, since it's been several years since Bretonnia has even been a thing! Age of Sigmar has created rules for them, though its far from being a competitive list.

This model does not have the original rider. I "converted" it a long time ago in order to place a different Bretonnian lord on it. This was mostly successful despite having far less skill than I have today or the appropriate tools. I'm pretty sure I used just a file and hobby knife. This is all the more impressive when one considers that the model is metal and the riders legs are fully molded to the body of the horsy-bird thing. Unfortunately the rider I chose to replace the original just won't sit up straight on the horsy-bird. The riders legs also weren't wide enough which resulted in the rider sitting too high off the horsey-bird's back. This meant that there were too few contact points to glue the rider to the mount without turning to green stuff. That caused further problems because I knew I needed to paint the rider and mount separately. My solution was to sink a small magnet into the back of the mount and then ram a metal screw right up between the riders lags (oh, the horror!). This created a strong enough bond that the rider would remain on the mount even if held upside down. Naturally, after all this work Warhammer Fantasy was blown up and Bretonnia was kicked to the dustbin. I threw the remaining models in a cardboard box and moved on to other things. Thankfully, this challenge inspired me to finish it because it was a fun model to paint and I think it turned out better than it would have if I had painted it all those years ago.

The cape on the back helps disguise the fact that only his knees and feet touch the mount.

For scoring purposes this is a 28mm mounted model so normally 10 points. However, its slightly more substantial than a normal horse mount and I appeal to the minions for final ruling on point value. And of course 20 points for completing a chamber.