From PaulSS: A trio of Gaslands Carnage -- 50pts

 

The mojo was low this week, with todays deadline looming all I had added was a shipping container and made a start on the base-coat of a '32 Ford for the Gaslands collection.

Waking up yesterday morning with a head cold did little to boost my enthusiasm, but powered by hot lemon drinks I finished the Ford and then painted a Volkswagen, before, in true Gaslands style "Pushing It" and getting the Bel-Air finished before bedtime.

'32 Ford

A few weeks ago I had been visiting my daughter and her boyfriend who is also into Gaslands and he showed me some 3D prints he had picked up from Etsy. After an order of my own I was soon sticking bits on of my own.

The '32 Ford, has new wheels and hubcap spikes added as well as a door mounted machine-gun, rooftop lighting array and exhaust baffles added, the windscreen cover is made from car body repair mesh.

I painted this in mainly army surplus, US Dark Green, but with a door panels and trunk in white, what does "15137" mean? Who knows!

Baja Bug

The Hot Wheels VW "Baja Bug" really comes out of the packaging ready to play, but I still added new wheels, extended exhaust with spiked baffles and some bolt-on armour to the front.

In this instance the colour is Clear Orange, but with many panels scraped back to rusty steel.

I left the glass in the windows of the Bug, so after finishing the paintwork did those, and the headlamps and roof mounted lighting array in a non-glassy glass technique.

Bel-Air

The final car is a Bel-Air, this one was quite the build, I cut the roof off with my Dremmel and added armoured plates from Wills corrugated iron sheeting, strapped in place with some jewellery chain. The 3D printed parts added a ram at the front, new wheels, air intake, machine-gun and rack of supplies on the back. The windscreen was replaced with car body repair mesh.

I had a go at painting this one with contrast paints and the main colour of the car is Leviadon Blue, although by the time I had done dirtying it up you would hardly tell. 

As I made this a cabriolet, I will need to add a driver at some future point.

The last item is a rusty shipping container I made a start on a few weeks ago when I had over-done it with the US Dark Green when painting the US armour.

We have a 60-can game on Thursday so will use these three to make up my team for the evening.

Three 20mm vehicles and a 5 point claim for the container will add 50 points to my total.

Squirrel Duel Tally: 3 (40K Kroot, Gaslands, WW2 US, WW2 German)

A fine trio of Gaslands wrecks Paul.  I love all the extra details that you put on these vehicles and the battered and chipped paintwork.  The conversion work on the Bel Air is particularly fine.  Good luck dealing with the head cold and hopefully you are fully back up to speed next week.  Oh and give 'em hell on the track this week.

KenR : 28mm Italian Wars Borgia Light Horse (130 pts)

 

Back on track (ish) with my Italian Wars, much like the shot unit which was to fill a hole in a storage box, this unit has been done for the same reason, I have space for 12 Cavalry in my Light Cavalry box.

The unit consists of 12 28mm Perry figures from the Light Cavalry plastic box set and a flag from Petes Flags. At 10 pts a piece that will be another 120 points to get me back on track for 1500 for the Challenge.

The colour scheme is based around this picture, I don't know its origins, I picked it up from my friend Robbie Roddis. I'll do some Heavy Cavalry in the style in due course but I wanted to do a unit to represent the lighter armed squires and the like that would be with the Knight in the lance system. 

Most of my Italian Army are from the house of Borgia so this is a very useful addition to my army, it quite literally fills a hole !

I've got a palette cleanser unit of 10mm on the go at the moment, which I will probably drop in with other 10mm units at some time. Next up for the Italian Wars will be my first Spanish Colunela, its 60 figs so it might be a couple of three weeks work, especially if I keep the, ship a week, going.

Always love to see your Italian Wars stuff Ken and these light horse are no exception.  Love the horses the car taken with the tack and the livery.  That Perry Light Cavalry box is one of their best and you've done an excellent job on these lads.  I am bumping your points up a bit  for the liveries and flags.

From Matt T - Growing the Horde, [ 85 points ]

This post sees me continuing to progress with my Khwarazmian Army for Basic Impetus. The army list calls for 4 bases of bow armed medium cavalry. 2 bases are slightly better quality and I have chosen to represent these on barded horses. Not sure if it is entirely accurate but it does make them easily distinguished on the table top. 

The minis are from the excellent Aventine Miniatures Sassanids range. They are from the right part of the world, even if they are a bit earlier I am not sure how much the would have changed. Anyway I think they scrub up pretty well, shields are hand painted but the banner is from LBMS. 

8 x 28mm Mounted Cavalry @ 10 points each = 80 points total.

Wow those are great looking heavy cavalry Matt.  Really like the work on the horse barding and the shields.  

I appear to be giving out extra points like candy today, but you've getting some too.  I need to get the generosity out of my system before I grade Calculus midterms on Wednesday.

Iain W 28mm Grenadiers a cheval of the Imperial Guard (120 points)

 Twelve more cavalry men of the Imperial Guard.  This time it's the Grenadiers a cheval, the premier heavy cavalry unit, the gods! I got these from Colonel Bill's an online second hand figure shop that is also present at shows, I've bought some lovely gendarmes from them before at Salute,but this was the first time I bought some online. They're venerable Connoisseur figures, proper old school, sold originally as 30mm mounted on Colonel Bill's own brand horses which are nice and chunky, I only got them because I'd seen our own Matts Napoleonic French cavalry over on his blue willow blog and quite fancied them and they've been fun, I had to add an eagle bearer and trumpeter, although they did come with an officer,but you've got to have a flag though right? Once more it comes from GMB and is lovely. 

More Napoleonic French cavalry, I'm trundling along in this challenge as I managed to damage my knee and ankle painting and decorating the hallway and unfortunately the only time for physio is time that I would otherwise be painting so I am somewhat behind but I'll just have to see how it goes, I  have got dark age figures primed but I seem to be addicted to Napoleonics at the moment!

12 x 10 points for 28mm cavalry gives me 120 points to my total 

All the best Iain 

Ouch painting at 1:1 scale sound painful Iain, I suggest that you give that a rest and focus on the small scale stuff.  Loving these Heavies especially as they are the proper old school figures.

But get on to those Dark Age figures will you!

AdamC: High Adventure, Under Construction and Black and White 135 Points (1 Squirrel)

I've been quite for a bit catching up on things since my latest round with Covid. I haven't been idle but progress has been slow.  First up is my first 1/700 scale sailing ship of the Challenge.

I'm submitting HMS Sophie from the original Master and Commander. Lucky Jack's first command and the gate way to many adventures across the Mediterranean seen here sailing past a volcanic island (you can just imagine Steven hopping in frustration as we sail past undiscovered natural wonders).

HMS Sophie is a 14 gun Brig built by cutting down two standard Warlord brigs (the other parts will appear in 20 gun sloop later if all goes well. )

Sophie a fine ship ready for many adventures, in the book that included clashes with Barbary Pirates, French Privateers, a Spanish Xebecc Frigate and almost escaping a Squadron of French Ships of the Line. Sophie is descred as having a white streak at her gun ports and this factor is used to desguise her as a Danish merchant.  Brigs at this scale are worth 10 points if I recall correctly.

The volcano was a beat up aquarium piece I picked up for free a year or two ago. I thought she would make a fine terrain piece. 

Her dimensions are about 5"x5"x4" if a six inch cube is worth 20 points so I would suggest 14 points for this one.

One other little detail of the design I used a tealight to create the impression of an active volcano. On to Under Construction.

I have no idea how old these are or when I started them.  I think I started (and almost finished them) in the 2022 challenge but they could be from the previous year (when my last Scotts post was).

This is a group of shooters that I would probably use as irregular infantry. 

The Wolf hound with the officer is a touch a have been adding to a number of my Scotts armies it has no historical basis just a fun touch.  There are 8 15mm minatures so another 16 points. 

Now for Balck and White we have some Games Workshop Goblins for Lord of the rings. 

I felt that Grayscale was perfect for Tolkien's Orks (and Goblins) both because it makes them look like the inhumman monsters that I belive Tolkien intended them to be but because they typicaly liked to fight in darkness. 

I realy like the twisted forms of there boddies though one wonders if such malformed beings could actualy survive in nature, never mind brutalized militerized society but since they are all twisted I guess it works. 

These seven figurese where my test to see how they looked and I will be doing more (hopefuly in this challenge) These Goblins shot get me another Squirrle point (7x25mm figures for 35 points)

OK points review: 

MHS Sophie: 1/700 scale Brig 10 Points + 20 for High Adventure

Volcano: 5"x5"x4" terrain cube14  10 Points (estimated please review)

Highland Scotts: 8 x 15mm 16 Points +20 for Under Construction

Goblins: 7x 25mm figures 35 Points + 20 Points for Black and White

That should put us at 135 Points. 

You have been busy Adam.  Love the conversion on HMS Sophie, I am looking forward to the 20 gun brig.  I assume that you cut a short bow "half" and a "short " stern half of the two hits so that the  long "halve" will make the bigger ship.   You're getting to be a daft hand at the chopping and reassembling of these Warlord kits - a regular Ygor of the sea.  I also love the repurposing of the aquarium volcano feature.

Your math is a bit off on the Volcano - I make it 100/216 of a cube with I am rounding up to 10 points.  But because the minion can both give and take away, I am adding back the 4 points for the conversion on the brig.