ChrisW This and that [358 points]

We interrupt this post for a rambling rant.

So, to start off with an apology. Reading over my last post I realize I sounded a little dickish. On a week where I claimed 445 points I made the following comment: 

"So, this weeks post came up a little short of what I was aiming for, but I guess it just means more stuff for next week"

Now that is a little rude to those that have a hard time finding the time in their busy lives to get to the painting that they want to do. It sounded a little cocky. I am sorry if I came off that way. I really do set high targets for each week, targets that I can never complete but that I always strive to. Last week fatigue took over and I accepted defeat. It was still a sizable post point wise, a lot of stuff that I wanted to paint got painted so a victory too. 

It also bears mentioning, again, that I am retired and have no social life to speak of. I am married but she has her own distractions (and is social) It means I can sometimes put in 8 hours in a day working on hobby stuff (of course I do have to interact with her from time to time) It also works out, for the second year in a row, that the AHPC is the most productive hobby time for me and as such I plan to work as hard as I possibly can on the hobby (no day job helps)

So this week I have had an anomalous week. I was obliged to go to a movie and dinner with a friend on Tuesday, that took up most of the day, and on Thursday a friend dropped by from out of town. So Wednesday and Thursday were a bit of a wash as I had to clean the hurricane disaster that was my gaming room into something that resembled order. That was not easy. So Thursday was cleaning, prepping for a game of Fantastic Battles, dinner out and a game night, no hobby stuff. Oh well, thankfully I have some reserves that are almost finished that I hope to get to on Friday (writing this on Thursday) Also wife's son and his kids are visiting on Friday, which in a normal household would mean that I would be obliged to interact, but in this household it means I get to hide in the basement painting!!!

We now take you back to our studio tour, already in progress...

This week we shall take a limo ride to the books studio. I have a number of entries that, while having been made into movies in the past, could really do with better movies.

Limo ride

 For this ride we share a limo with Sister Mary. Really not certain who makes this figure...

Black and White studio

Our first studio this week is the Black and White studio. Now I had a more ambitious plan for this studio and I may yet try it, but for now I have gone with my nuns as a black and white theme.

There are two Warlord nuns (men disguised as nuns), a RAFM figure and a bones figure, Not certain who makes the nun with glasses.

I must remember to blow off the excess flock before taking pictures

Limo ride

For the second limo ride we have a Pulp Figure panther lady from the horror section.

 Book Studio  

So, maybe it is time for yet another Robin Hood movie, no wait, hear me out,  maybe it could be an adventurous, fun movie that does not insult ones intelligence, that more closely emulates the classic Errol Flynn movie, but a little updated and where the actors have (more or less) proper accents. (I'm talking to you Mr Costner)

Old GW Bretonnian figures (Will Scarlett is by someone else) finally  painted up. I have no immediate use for these figures, they were just in my path one day.

Then again could do a Robin Hood meets attack of the gorillas! Okay, maybe not.

On the animal theme, perhaps another Island of Dr Moreau. All these figures are by Pulp Figures from the horror section.

Finally in the non terrain segment we have the flying squad! Sprinters and pedalers form this elite metropolitan police force tasked with quick response to supernatural threats. Then again could be the return of the keystone cops.

The bikes are from Eureka (I think), the cobble stone based figures are Blue Moon and the final foot figure is West wind.

GW haunted forest

So, long over due to get this out of the way, four GW forests. Long thought about how I wanted them to look finally ended my analysis paralysis and had at them. 

The trees were all sprayed a grey/white or light grey primer (primed so long ago I cannot remember what I used) The trees had a mix of Vallejo Black and sepia wash liberally applied and daubed off a bit with paper towel. Then touch ups were applied with whatever shades I had at hand (mostly craft old barn wood). Vallejo light/dark green slime and yellow mold were applied to the roots. 

The base was done with craft paint burnt umber and dry brushed with craft raw sienna and craft khaki. The rocks were painted with GW Ratling grime contrast paint then touched up/dry brushed with light grey. Base flocking was standard Woodland scenic's green, with isolated patches of other brighter coloured flock.

 Deadwood forest?

Point wise, well these are 10"+ by roughly 6"+, so I guess 2 x 6" cubes per forest section.(x4)

However if someone wants/can do the more complex math I am fine with that just my brain isn't going to work on it...

 

Points total this time

• 40 points for two Limo ride
• 40 points for two Studios
  
• 160 points for 4 GW forests
• 155 points 31 x 28mm foot (I was not certain if the penny farthings counted as mounted)
  

Total of 395 points

No skulls this week, could have been 8 but I flocked over the skulls on the forest scenery.  

Squirrels this time around [+6]

1. Forest scenery
2. Robin Hood
3. Gorillas 
4. Dr and his pets
   
5. Nuns
6. The flying squad

 New squirrel total 24

 Previous squirrels

1. Back of Beyond
   
2. Mad figures (Top hat toffs and companions)
3. Greek skeletons
4. Sisters of Sigmar
5. Ancient Germanic women
6. ECW cuirassiers
   
7. Monsters large
8. Post apocalypse
9. Tekumel Palanquin
10. Empire Pike
11. Jazz Band
    
12. French Cuirassiers on Mars
13. Court of Dr Koo
14. Movie makers
15. Gothic/movie Vampires 
16. Gladiators
17. Women rocket corp
18. Supers

Another wild mix of miniatures for this week, Chris. Nice work. I don't think you need to worry about your previous post. We all set targets for ourselves based on our own free time. Even if you have more than most, it can still be frustrating when we fall short of our goals. I envy you how much time you have available to you, but I certainly don't hold it against you.

Nuns on the Run is a fun movie, and those models look great. I don't think the penny farthings will count as cavalry models, but I will throw in some extra points for them, (not that you really need extra points with weekly posts like this).

I'm honestly not sure how to score the woods, I have been through every forest, wood and tree related post on the blog going back to Challenge 1 and I haven't been able to find an example of this set. While the bases may be 10" by 6", the trees don't actually take up all of that area (Also, how tall are the trees?). There is a lot of open space in those pieces of terrain, so counting each one as being 2 cubes apiece is a little on the generous side. I'm going to score them as 1.5 cubes a piece or about 9"x6"x6" to account for some of the open space. If you think I am being overly harsh, feel free to contact our esteemed Show Lord about it, this is my first time wearing the minion hat after all.

The classic GW minis and the menagerie of beasts and bestial creatures look superb, but it is the elite bobbies of Scotland Yard that are the stars of the show for me.