From GeorgeS: 1:72 Axis And Allies WW2 board game figures (128 pts)

Last post for now (and for the challenge probably)these little guys painted  for  the board game    "Axis&Allies" . The figures have been used are 1:72 scale from Airfix, ESCI, Matchbox and Revell sets.

Here you can see US, UK, Japan, and Russian troops.

 

 

      There are still two sets to be painted and I will post them in case I have them ready until this Saturday. I'm close to my goal so I do my best to paint them first .

 

So, 32 figures X 4 points  = 128 points from these sets.

That's all for now.

 

 A BIG THANK YOU! to all the people working for this challenge! You are doing Great job!!

Hope to see you all here next time!

...'till then...

Keep Up The Brushes!!

I'm a boardgame fan, and testify that painted figures make a huge difference to your games. I feel I'm preaching to the choir here. Still, I do encourage wargamers to try their hand at assorted boardgames- you may be pleasantly surprised! Don't skimp on the protective varnish!

Barks

From LeeH: Beau Hunks: Laurel & Hardy in the Foreign Legion (4 points)

My penultimate entry in this year's Challenge is a rather small one (no last-minute sandbagging from me!) which pretty much wraps up everything that I had wanted to do this Challenge. The self-imposed discipline of the event means I have managed to get an entire project completed in just three months and I can start playing with my new figures in a few days (once I've cleaned up my room of course... it's a complete mess!). I've hit my target twice, so I'm more than happy. Now, having patted myself on the back for my productivity, what massive entry am I posting today? Two 15mm figures worth just 4 points!

The plan all along was to paint two Field Forces for The Men Who Would Be Kings, one being the French Foreign Legion and the other a largely mounted band of Berber/Taureg raiders. Posties Rejects will be running on a demo table at the Broadside show on 4th June and my freshly painted figures will get their first outing as it is my turn to organise and run the demo game. Never wanting to do things the easy way, we also decided to add a little bit of fun to the game we will be running. So while the players get to have a conventional battle using TMWWBK rules, overlaying that there will in effect be a second game involving Laurel and Hardy, themed on their 1931 short film, Beau Hunks.

To get the Stan & Ollie look (ie Fat Man and Thin Man) I used two manufacturers' figures and then indulged in some conversion work. The Stan Laurel figure is a regular 15mm Legionnaire from Blue Moon. For Oliver Hardy, I needed a fatter built figure, and for this, I got a Legionary Officer from Irregular. Their models are an exact match for height but the Irregular ones are on the 'broader' side which was perfect for this little project. I had to remove the Epilettes and a pistol, then I added belt pouches and straps using greenstuff. I also extended the officer's coat so it looked more like a Greatcoat. I then cut a backpack and rifle off another figure and added them, making Oliver's pack a bit bigger (recreating a scene in the film) with yet more greenstuff. The result is, I hope, recognisably the bumbling double act of some of the best black and white comedy movies of all time. 

In the film, Hardy has his heartbroken by the unfaithful Jennie-Weenie (aka Jean Harlow) and he decides that he and Stan will join the French Foreign Legion "to forget". However, upon arrival Ollie realises that other legionaries and even the Commanding Officer have also had their hearts broken by the same woman. The aim of the game (or game within a game) is for Ollie to collect enough Jennie Weenie cards that he realises she wasn't worth it and get to leave the Foreign Legion. To that effect, I have written a simple set of rules centred around a card deck whereby Laurel and Hardy travel around the battlefield trying to catch up with various French Officers. When they get into base to base contact they check if the officer was a similarly jilted lover of the infamous Jennie-Weenie by pulling cards from the deck.

Some of the cards are pictures of Jean Harlow, but most are comic situations that have a limited effect on the game. It's a very simple mechanism that I hope will have players and the public alike quoting the Comedy legends while laughing at some truly stupid but classic moments from the film. Of course, I could have waited to do these cards until after the Painting Challenge but once the idea was lodged in my head I had to get them done. Never let it be said that I can't procrastinate with the best of them! 

This game sounds like a lot of fun, and I'm only a little disappointed you haven't presented a Jennie-Weenie in 15mm. Four of the finest points to you, sir!

Barks

From GeorgeS: ICM 1:35 - French Line Infantry 1870 (50 pts)

Another diorama I'm working on is a Franco-Prussian war battle scene with ICM multi-pose figures.

The French part is ready and the figures are complete and sealed but not based. So,  if you think they can't be scored no problem by me.

       So, if they finally score , there are 50 points for them :)

One more post to come :)

Keep Up The Brushes!!

 

I'm very happy to award 50 points here, basing be damned. I'm spoiled with red-trousered frenchmen today. 

From DaveS: Final units from my Florence Army (105pts)

 So after a few weeks break caused by work, I've finally managed to paint the last 2 units for my Florence army.

First of all, we have the unit of Crossbowmen.  These would be the last unit of troops that were from the districts of the city, and would have again had issues equipment.  They also have a banner, made using printable transfer paper on laminated kitchen foil again.

The other unit is a base of Landsknechts Pikemen.  These form the second base of a massed unit of pikemen for Basic Impetus 2.  Again, these are much more colourful than may have been historical, but they make a nice contrast to the more uniformed troops.

With this, I have finished the army.  This is still one of my favourite parts of the Basic Impetus 2 rules, that they have a fixed army list system which means that it is possible to "complete" an army.

So that is my second army finished during the challenge.  I won't get anywhere close to my target this year, due to other commitments, but with this, My HYW French and almost a Battalion of Battlemechs, I'm happy with what I've achieved.

Congratulations on finishing this army! They look great together. I have given you 500 bonus points for your flag. I have penalised you 500 points for not putting any labels on your post and not stating how many figures- looks like 21?

Barks

From GeorgeS - 54mm Airfix French Imperial guard (150 pts)

      This year the challenge didn't go well for me... I quit early but I hold my strength for next year :)

       So, as this challenge comes to its end I will upload some figures I been working on the last month .

Here you can see 15 figures that will be a part of a small battle diorama. That's why the bases are just painted. They will be covered in the setting later. 

 

       14 Airfix and one Timpo 1:32 figures. Some converted. The flag is scratch built with Green Stuff.

 

 

 

I wish I could complete the diorama to present it here but it wont be ready until this Sunday.

So, 15 X 10  = 150 points for me of this set..

 

see you at post  #2  soon :)

 

Keep Up The Brushes!!

 

That's a lovely set of big figures, they look great all together. I do hope we get to see the diorama.

Barks 

From SimonM: Natalia, Xenomorphs & Gretchen Scout Contraptions (Lady Sarah's Star Yacht & LV426) (59 points)

For my penultimate post I thought I would take another trip on Lady Sarah's Star Yacht from Cybertron to LV426, and finally start working through the last few plastic bags of Xenomorphs I own. As a result my opening model is Natalia, Female Secret Agent by "Reaper Miniatures". This 28mm two-piece metal miniature comes from their Chronoscope range and can be purchased as code 50149.

Having assembled the disconcertingly fragile-looking figure, the model was undercoated with “Vallejo” Black Primer and subsequently treated to a couple of layers of “Citadel” Abaddon Black. The entire model was then dry-brushed with “Vallejo” Heavy Charcoal, before having her gun holster, leg strap and belt ‘picked out’ with Heavy Sienna.

I also applied some “Vallejo” Gunmetal to the deadly assassin’s pistol, before all of these areas were ‘drowned’ in “Citadel” Nuln Oil. The not-Black Widow’s belt buckle and thigh gadget were treated to a combination of “Vallejo” Gold and “Citadel” Agrax Earthshade. Finally, Natalia’s hair was given a lick of “Vallejo” Heavy Red, shaded with “Citadel” Agrax Earhshade, and carefully dry-brushed with (more) “Vallejo” Heavy Red.

Having landed on LV426 it only seemed fitting to pigment five 15mm scale metal miniatures Xenomorphs by “Ground Zero Games”. The figures are available as code SG15-X01 from their Stargrunt Infantry range, and come in packs of six figures (consisting of two alternative sculpts).

Due to using the models for some homemade rules, all of the models were super-glued onto a large-sized plastic “Flames Of War” stand by “Battlefront Miniatures”, and primed using two layers of “Citadel” Abaddon Black. The extra-terrestrials were then dry-brushed with “Vallejo” Heavy Bluegrey, before being given a double-helping of “Citadel” Nuln Oil in order to help tone down their highlights and better blend them in.

Finally, I have made a start on some of the smaller German Land Ironclads produced by “Brigade Models”. These eight Gretchen Scout Contraptions are approximately 8mm x 3mm in size, and had previously been super-glued in fours upon a 30mm x 40mm plastic rectangle. All the Small, nimble scout vehicles were primed with a couple of layers of “Vallejo” German Fieldgrey WWII, and shaded in “Citadel” Nuln Oil.

I then carefully dry-brushed them all with (more) “Vallejo” German Fieldgrey WWII, before patiently picking out all their guns with a combination of Gunmetal and “Citadel” Nuln Oil. As with my previously painted British Mk.I Armoured Gun Carriers the hardest (and most time-consuming) part in painting these little guys was tidying up the grit surrounding the vehicles so I could later dry-brush their bases and get them tabletop ready.

Hopefully this latest AHPC entry will provide:

1 x 28mm Figure = 5 points

Lady Sarah's Star Yacht (assuming you can claim the points every time you use the yacht) = 20 points..?

5 x 15mm Xenomorphs = 10 Points

LV426 = 20 Points

8 x 2mm (small) Vehicles = 4 Points (based on their size/painting time being similar to 6mm Infantry figures)..?

Total = 59 Points

I like your Natalia. I am getting tired of multi-part metal figures; they are a lot of effort and can be fragile. Your xenomorphs and scouts have come out well.

Barks

From JohnE: 28mm Pulp Figures Captains Courageous [Krypton] (45 Points)

Here's a group from the excellent Pulp Figures range - Captains Courageous. This was my first attempt at using the Scale75 Instant Colors over the primer designed for them. Overall I'm pretty pleased with the results. I'm going for weakness as a theme, as I clearly have zero willpower in resisting Bob Murch's work.

Here's the evidence of my weakness.

Points Summary: 

5 x 28mm foot @ 5 points = 25 points

Krypton (Inner Ring) bonus = 20 points

Total = 45 points

They have come out very nicely. I quite like the lass in the pale blue.

Barks

From GregB: Death Korps of Krieg Infantry (50 points)

A squad of "Death Korps of Krieg" troops - plastic from GW.

These cheerful fellows represent a squad of troopers from the "Death Korps of Krieg", a military unit set in Games Workshop's "Warhammer 40k" universe. With a name like that, you know they MUST be happy chaps, right? These are multi-part plastic 28mm figures from GW.

The "Death Korps" have a specific story in the lore of the 40k setting, but it's a bit TL/DR. Suffice to say the setting offered the sculptors at Forge World, (the sort-of-associated-but-not-totally-coordinated-but-still-wholly-owned-or-something GW studio) a chance to explore a particular design theme for the "Imperial Army" troops - that theme is "World War I, but, you know, in the year 40,000". This sort of look had been attempted by others, but the Forge World sculptors at the time hit it out of the park with the "Death Korps of Krieg" - a full range of figures blending the kit, look and despair of troops on the western front in 1916 with certain 40k flourishes (skullz!).

Lots of detail on the kit.

Can you spot the small skullz?

The Krieg sculpts from Forge World were amazing, a stark contrast to the plastic offerings of the day (either the deeply uninspiring Cadians, or, much worse, the complete-crap Catachans). As nice as they were, however, they were only available from Forge World, and so were seldom seen on gaming tables.

Communications trooper.

Love the flare pistol.

Another comms trooper...not sure what I was thinking by doing two of them...oh well...

Really like this pose.

Fast forward to summer 2021, and the release of a new edition of the "Kill Team" rules. The new box set had guardsmen from the "Death Korps of Krieg" - and they were plastic! I picked up a set, and wow, I think this might be the start of something...the figures are so cool, with lots of options for assembly.  I built this unit mostly to represent a basic infantry squad (one sergeant, one special-weapon trooper), but I did mix in a couple of specialists with comms equipment for use with "Kill Team".

The grenadier is fantastic, loading another round...

Suitably action-ish pose for the officer.

It would make sense for GW to add a couple of more plastic sets for the Krieg troopers - all they need are heavy weapon crews, and some officer sets. That said, GW's moves often don't...make much sense? We'll see. But I certainly am going to track down a few more boxes of these fellows, it will be a fun new-project for the future!

A couple of the regular chaps aiming their laser rifles.

For points, we ten 28mm figures. And, because this is 40k, and the "Death Korps", we got some skullz! 42 tiny skullz! Oh yeah! Thanks for reading!

I love red trousers on these guys. The name is germanic, but the uniform is pure poilu. Woohoo for skullz!

Barks