From PaulSS - A trip around the outer ring, plus some Curtgeld (95 Points)

Leaving Caprica we first venture to the Death Star where we find Patrick Harper armed with his seven barreled Nock gun.

In 1780, 500 Nock guns were purchased by the Royal Navy at a price of £13 per gun. However, attempts to use the gun during combat quickly revealed design flaws. The recoil caused by all seven barrels firing at once was more powerful than had been thought, and frequently injured or broke the shoulder of whoever was firing the gun, and in any case made the gun very difficult to control. Furthermore, officers were reluctant to issue the guns during battle out of fear that the flying sparks would set fire to the surrounding rigging and sails.

Quite a design flaw indeed!

The Patrick Harper model is from the British Rifles Veterans Command set from Brigade Games, and really captures Daragh O'Malley in the role.

Moving on from the Death Star we are guided to Sarah's Star Yacht by one of the lovely young ladies from The Gem. 

This charming minx is also from Brigade Games, she promised that for the right price her sisters will also be forthcoming in the near future.

We alight from Sarah's Star Yacht at Glorantha and immediately one of the locals asks if we have encountered "That bastud Hakeswill" we have not but are soon engage in a conversation with Lieutenant Sharp of the 95th Rifles who really is quite the hero if his biographer is to be even half believed.

Again Hicksy really did capture the likeness of  Sean Bean in the British Rifles Veterans Command set from Brigade Games.

Finally, our Curtgeld for Challenge XII, a Confederate officer and his drummer from the Perry Miniatures  American Civil War Confederate Infantry set. 

Three 28mm foot figures and two 28mm mounted figures with the three location and Curtgeld bonuses should add 115 points to the board for me.

American Civil War Duel Totalizer: 27 foot (197pts)

Napoleonic Duel Totalizer: 8 foot, 2 mounted (100pts)

***

Hello again Paul, welcome back to another Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge. As always, your brushwork is extremely impressive, managing to get a look that is at once blended and smooth, while still clear and clean. There are days when I swear to myself I will attempt to get those results, but it never seems to happen for me!

In terms of scoring, there are no bonus points for "Curtgeld" this year - all we are asked to do is make a donation to Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation, a worthy charity based in Saskatoon supported safe spaces for injured and orphaned wild animals. If you are able to donate, please remember to note that you are a participant in the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge.

So that works out to 75 95 points for you! Given your frenetic rate of painting production, we are all expecting more soon!

Greg