From SidneyR: Mousquetaires du Roi for Glorantha (Outer Ring) [65 points)

It’s taken me a while to arrive, but this is my first post in Challenge XII. After a December which was busy with family things, my painting plans have been delayed considerably by a dose of the Covid lurgy. But, at long last, here’s my first post.

I’ve chosen to land on Glorantha, the planet of heroes. And this submission is all about the heroes of the King’s Musketeers, the Mousquetaires du Roi - heroes of the books and films set in the world of Alexandre Dumas.

I’ve been working with a couple of friends during the second part of 2021 on a set of rules set in the historical Paris of 1622, which is inspired by Dumas’ novels.  And these figures from Brigade Games and Wargames Foundry, in 28mm, are perfect for many different games and sets of rules with that background.

The figures in the photos are not actually musketeers.  (The actual musketeers were almost all painted during the course of last Autumn).  So this selection of the Mousquetaires du Roi are very much the support players for the 'leading characters'. They're the ruffians, henchmen, veterans and sell-swords who, in our games, in the novels and sometimes in history, cluster around the nobles and gentlemen who fill the dramas which we are all so familiar with.

I converted a couple of figures with some extra green stuff, in particular for one of the prone figures to which I added a greenstuff bandolier of powder flasks and some additional flowing hair. The figures were painted with Vallejo Model Colours, and based on Warbases MDF bases.

I kept the bases very plain, as we we have been using our figures both in urban settings and also in rural environments.  I felt that having tufts of gorse and marsh-grass on the base might not look ideal for cadet musketeers guarding the Porte de Nelles in Paris.  And ruffians with broken bottles or disinterested city cats sleeping at their boots might not look ideal in the countryside of Champagne.

As for the points:

10 figures (2 prone) equates to 9 figures (half-points for prone figure), in 28mm.  So ...

9 x 28mm at @5 points = 45 points

Plus 20 points for "Glorantha" on the Outer Rim

Total = 65 points

A modest total, but every Challenge starts with a first step!

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Welcome back Sidney! I know I speak for a great many in The Challenge who are so pleased to have you back with us for the painting madness once more. And as always, the top quality of your brushwork is extremely impressive, as is the warmth and interest you show in the background of your hobby work! A fine 65 points for you - looking forward to more!

Greg