From MilesR: Submission 3 - More 10mm Madness (490 Points)

 Well it's time for another long and rambling post about my journeys through the solar system.  Here's a shocker, it's still mostly 10mm stuff.

Let's first return to the outer ring and visit the last planet I need to check off - Planet Vulcan.  Pointy-Eared ehs?  Well how about a unit of Elven archers mounted on Mooses and based for Warmaster sound?  Elves on Mooses?  These must be Canadian elves.

The figures are from Magister Militum and while riding a moose is very whimsical, the figures themselves are pretty awful and I really don't recommend them.  Well at least they are the start of a 10mm Warmaster army but I think the rest will be 3D printed.

Planet Vulcan is 20 points and 9 10mm cavalry brings the the to 38 points

With the outer ring now complete, it is now time to return to the second ring and resume our trek.  First up is the planet Pelandra and its Oceanic theme.  Hmm what might fight an oceanic theme? 1/600 scale ironclads and in this case 5 of them:

There are 2 French Ironclads (the grey ones at the bottom of the pictures - The Couronne and Algesiras.

to accompany the french ships there are 3 ocean going British Ironclads - the HMS Minotaur (the long one in the middle), HMS Achilles and HMS Royal Oak.

All of these models are 1/600 scale and are 3d prints.  I commissioned the files via Patrick who runs a business called East Coast Ironclads and provides a very wide range of Civil War and now more stl files.  His work is superb and I highly recommend him.

The sharp eyed and critical amongst you may say - hey these ships are rigged.  You're right.  I ordered some etched brass ratlines which have yet to arrive.  I will rectify the rigging situation ones the supply chain gods smile upon my pending ratline order.  Please accept my most sincere apologies. 

Last time we counted theses as the equivalent of 28mm vehicles (20 points each) so 5 nests 100 points and 20 more for the planet.

The next planet to visit on this excursion is Arrakis and requires a tribute in desert form - how about some Bedouin mounted arches and light cavalry for the Manzikert project 

15 bases of Turkish/Arab cavalry

6 Bases of generic Seljuk medium cavalry, armored in Mail with short lances

5 bases of Bedouin Light cavalry with javelins

4 bases of bedouin mounted archers.

15 bases, with 4 figures each totals 60 mounted figures or 120 points.  Add the planet in and we get to 140.

The next plant on todays hit parade will be Corsucant, which requires an imperial theme.  Nothing feels more Imperial to me than some more Byzantine  Bucellarii and Cataphracts:

7 bases of Bucellarii - heavy mounted archers.  

3 bases of Cataphracts.  Both the Bucellarii and Cataphracts are 10mm Pendrakken figures and are a lot of fun to paint.

That's a total of 43 Byzantine heavy cav for 86 points plus another 20 for the planet, which totals 106 points.

While not related to a specific "planet", I did paint up 3 bases of Gnolls for my growing 10mm scale Warmaster Orc army.

These are Magister Militum figures and are pretty chonky boys coming in at 17mm high each.  I'll be using them as a heavy infantry options.  there are 15 of these gentlemen and I suggest scoring them as 15's so thats 30 points.

With Corsucant now checked of the lists, I've got 5 second ring planets so should now be able to move into the center ring.  The planet will be Krypton and its Super hero submission will be none other than the Seljuk leader Alp Arslan:

It's just a command stand, but Alp Arslan is depicted in the white funeral shroud he donned the day of the battle

Alp's base has 4 foot and 1 mounted figure for a grand total of 6 points plus 20 for the planet.

The total for today's submission is:

Vulcan (Canadian Elf mtd Archers) 38 points

Perelandra (5 ironclads)    120 points

Arrakis (Turk Cav) 140 points

Gnolls 30 points

Corsucant (Byzantine Heavies) 106 points

Krypton (Alp Arslan) 26 points

Total: 490 points

The progress to date, I've just about down with what  needs to be painted for the Manzikert game - perhaps another 10-12 mounted Seljuk bases and and a few more Byzantine heavy Infantry.

You might see a lot of 3mm ww2 stuff and some terrain next submission.

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We've not heard much from you during the Challenge, Miles, so it's good to know that you're still beavering away with your projects.  Another whistle-stop tour of the planets, excellent... Love the Canadian moose cavalry. Otherwise there's so much to take in here, so I'll simply say, great work on this horde of models, Miles!

- Curt