"Ray has successfully navigated the perilous interstellar shoals of the Challenge 12 Quadrant, arriving at the very core of this complex set of worlds. Thus he has earned a final Challenge from the Snowlord!"
"Ray, I love your Siege of Vienna project, and I think it needs a further boost! We know what prodigious, sandbag-levels of painting you are capable of...therefore, to appease the Great and All-Knowing Snowlord, you shall paint TWO more units for this project - one for the Ottoman side, and one for the defenders of Vienna!
Good luck Ray!"
GregB
After a lot of thought I decided on the two units I'd paint up for my trip to the centre of the Challenge Universe. I've been painting up loads of Poles, for my Siege of Vienna project, BUT , the Poles came to the recue of the Austrians holed up in Vienna and did not defend the walls.
So I chose a unit of Austrian's, I do have a unit of infantry I want to paint up, but there's at least 20 figures in that unit, so I chose a smaller unit of Austrian town Militia. A small 8 figure unit with 4 command figures, all from Dixon Miniatures.
The Austrians loved their grey, so the only colour other than grey is their red neckerchief.
Officers could wear whatever they fancied!
So I painted him up in the same kinda blue as is on the flag, which I found online.
Rear shot!
I do like that flag!
And now for the Ottomans!
I didn't actually have any Ottomans ready or planned to paint anymore during this Challenge.
I did have the artillery, previously posted, but I'd already started painting them at the time.
So I delved into the big box of figures I bought from fellow blogger Dave Crook, he was selling them as part of a collection of his friend Eric who passed away.
In said box were 8 Old Glory archers and 8 Dixon archers.
So I mixed them together, to make a unit of 12 archers to represent some of the lighter Seyman Peasant Militia conscripted by the Ottomans from their provinces such as Anatolia, Judea, Egypt, Armenia or Capadocia, where these fine fellow are from.
The Dixon figures are pretty small up against the Old Glory figures and are not that animated either
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But double basing them brings them up to roughly the same height..
So there we have it...
2 units one for each side for the Siege of Vienna 1683!!!
Austrians x 12 figures 60 points
Ottoman x 12 figures 60 points
& a bonus for making it to the centre.
From DaveD - hey Ray , you managed to squeeze some Donnybrook into the centre of the universe good lad. A fine job has been completed indeed - but where are the sandbags my friend . I will go with a 20 point centre bonus for you Ray. Thanks for your company on the chats this year too Ray .
Congratulations Ray! Well done! These units look great, and are more than fit to be placed upon the Snowlord's Benign And Eternally Awesome Altar of Wargaming.
ReplyDeleteI also really appreciate the story of some figures continuing on from the collection of one who has passed away. Nice that they got some paint, and hopefully will carry forward the gaming spirit of Dave's friend.
Great stuff Ray!
Thanks Greg for the kind words and I hope Eric is pleased with the figures.
DeleteCongrats on making it to the centre, Ray. A respectable score for yourself I see with some excellent painting.
ReplyDeleteCheers Peter. I think k they came out rather well.
DeleteCongratulomatationisms on making it to the centre of the universe Ray - its been really enjoyable to see what you've produced in the challenge
ReplyDeleteThanks, it was a slog getting there, but a whole lotta fun too!
DeleteI really like that Austrian unit, especially the officer. Congrats on making it to the Final Frontier.
ReplyDeleteCheers Frederick, the officer pops in blue doesn't ge?
DeleteWell done, Ray! Very nice units to meet your task! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tamsin.
DeleteExcellent stuff Ray! Congrats son finishing your Challenge. Really like those Austrian officers in the blue.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't be anymore different to the men in the unit.
DeleteA fantastic final challenge submission, Ray. The Austrians are great, but I have to say I really am taken by those Ottomans. As Greg says, it's wonderful to see these figures being passed along to someone who will make good use of them. Excellent work.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words Snowlord, Sir.
DeleteCracking figures! I have a unit d Austrians for my Siege of Vienna forces that I had to admit I wasn't going to get completed in time for this year's challenge. Nice to see the flag you've used - I may hijack this and use on my unit as well!
ReplyDeleteGreat thing about the Austrian's is they can double up for just about any other country in the period. English, Dutch, French, Spanish or Jacobite. Not the flag though, of course. I've tried to find a like to the flag, but can't? Send me your email and I'll send it over.
DeleteCongratulations, Ray! Very fine entry and worthy of the Challenge. I found it a bit odd, that Austrians wear light grey and then have that nice bright and colourful flag. :) But I do like your grey, no offense of course!
ReplyDeleteThanks Teemu, its all about the cost of the uniform. Grey or off white was the natural colour of wool. So coats were cheaper when made if they didn't have expensive dyes added to them to make red, blue or other colours. Thus us why grey/off white was used by so many countries during this period.
DeleteCongratulations on completing the final challenge! Very well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tash!
DeleteTwo lovely units,I can't tell which is the old glory and which is the Dixon in the lovely Ottoman unit,great work!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, that's good if you can't!
DeleteWell done Ray!
ReplyDeleteCheers Sander!
DeleteCongratulations, Ray!
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