Tuesday, 9 March 2021

From RayR: Chamber of Challenge - Graveyard Beach (62 points)

 

Sorry folks but I've kinda ignored the second word Beach and gone with the first word, Graveyard.


 Graveyard Beach: Spooky, ghostly, undead and undying things arrive, or resurrect, here under 

Challenge Mountain. Bonus points if combined with a watery or nautical theme.



Its been an interesting Challenge for me this time around, I seem to have got the terrain bug?

Debris of War make a fantastic Graveyard set, but I wanted mine to be more rustic with a countryside look, so I bought their gravestones and different walls.

My original plan was to make a permanent model but after having a chat with Postie, I changed my mind and made it modular otherwise I think I think it would get broken. This way I can store it more easily.



The Debris of War gravestones were rather elaborate affairs only for the upper class. I wanted some plain ordinary worn out looking ones, so I bought some MDF ones from Ebay. I painted them with very watered down polyfiller to give them a stone look. I even left some unbased  to lean against the walls.


This dashing looking fellow was going to be a Ghoul/Zombie in my Shrine post, but I changed my mind and painted up the Col Bill's Ghosts. So he's moved into the Graveyard as an extra figure.
I'm not sure of the manufacturer as he and some other chums were gifted to me by me ol pal Fran, before he buggered off back to Ireland. He's part of a collection climbing out of toxic waste barrels!!



The Gravedigger is a Foundry figure from their SYW Prussian  labourers, sorry I can't find the pack on their site? The wheelbarrow and coffin are from Black Tree Design here



Now here's the really difficult bit.....the points!!
The base boards are 16 x 16 inches x 0.5 inch
The walling measure 4 x 14 inch x 1 inch high
There are 27 based Gravestones with another 5 unbased.
1 x 25mm figure
1/2 x 25mm figure
1 x coffin
1 x wheelbarrow


If the base walling and Gravestones are piled up the should make a rough box of 16 x 8 x 2.5
making a total of 1.5 boxes. giving me 30 points
1 x 25mm figure - 5 points
1/2 x 25mm figure - 3 points
1 x coffin - 2 points
1 x wheelbarrow - 2 points
Challenge Bonus - 20 points

Making a total of 62 points I think?


Well, at least you did get an undead revenant in to fit the theme. Will we be seeing these in a future game report?
Amazingly, your maths is correct. Although I am surprised that you didn't try to claim the ghoul is female and qualifies for "Sarah's Choice"...

Tamsin


15 comments:

  1. Damn I didn't think of the female Z idea?

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  2. That is really cool

    Cheers
    Matt

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  3. Great graveyard, Ray. Keeping it modular like that should give you a lot of options on the table.

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  4. marvellous, you terrain has been fab this year

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  5. I’m with Martin, you’re rocking the terrain this year

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  6. This is a textbook missed opportunity for thousands of skullz. Poor showing- report to the chief hostess after class.

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  7. Lovely graveyard, the grave digger and coffin are especially nice!
    Best Iain

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