From Dallas: Adventurers and a Landing (Craft) in the Adventurers' Landing (70 points)

Throughout this Challenge I've been avoiding painting boats. I know I pulled a cheeky move posting my Gaslands Porsche 928 in the Aquifer, but the "Adventurers' Landing" really requires an actual water-going vehicle, so here it is.

This is a 1/56 Italian Motolance ML landing craft from Barrage Miniatures, which Alf kindly included as a freebie when I ordered a terrain mat from him several years ago. Nine examples of this craft were built for a planned invasion of Malta.

You've no doubt noticed that the boat is packed full of British Commandos... since my theory is that one landing craft very much resembles another (and more to the point, I have no Italians in my 28mm WW2 collection, nor do I have any desire to paint any), I figure I can use this model for generic landing craft duties in pretty much any theatre.

 

It's a decent model, cast in resin, although the artifacts of a 3D-printed master are evident from the small lines in the casting. Fortunately the cargo area is precisely 40mm across so it perfectly fits my 20mm-based models two abreast.

There's some nice detailing on the deck.

A pretty neat model all in all, if you want a smallish landing craft for a game.

So that takes care of the "landing" part of the Chamber... now for the "Adventurers"! This lot is again from the Casting Room, plus one old Wargames Foundry figure.

Foundry "Elven fighter" (so called because he's a bit smaller than modern Heroic 28s) and a Casting Room Thief. Both nice models although the eyeholes in the thief's mask seem rather awkwardly placed for regular vision... perhaps he prefers giving the "side-eye"...

Foundry model is well-equipped for dungeon delving with backpack, rope and potions. Shield is GW I think, from my bag of shields.

 

Two models here that strike me as mercenary/hireling types, both from the Casting Room. Dude at left was cast with a ridiculous full visored helm which was swapped for the bare head.

Last two fellas here, again from the Casting Room. I'm a bit indifferent to the fighter at left but I REALLY like the guy with the lantern.

Again, the figures are heavily armed and equipped for adventure.

Now the math... 20 points for the Motolance landing craft, 30 for six 28mm adventurers, and 20 for the room bonus. Next I think I will circle around to the Lair of the Great Beast before clearing the Hall of Heroes, as I'm waiting for a special base to use on the model for the Hall. Getting closer to that Altar and the end of the Quest!
 

Stay safe all!