From Curt: Lesser Oni (Kappa) for 'Hametsu' (50 Points)

In 'Hametsu' there are a wide assortment of villains with which the heroes have to overcome, ranging from the Oni, to the fearsome 'Bosses' and over-the-top 'Raid Bosses'.   The lowliest of the low are the Lesser Oni.  These are essentially the luckless mooks within the game's monster hierarchy. Individually they are fairly easy to dispatch, but if encountered in a mob (which invariably they are) they can be quite dangerous to an incautious adventurer.

The Hametsu figures from Black Site Studio are beautifully designed, but I find the cost of shipping to Canada is prohibitive. So begun the long process of looking for viable 3d proxies online (two of the heroes were in my previous post originated as stl files). During my search I came across a series of models from Sharedog Miniatures depicting Japanese water spirits called Kappa, which I think will make fun Lesser Oni for the game. 

In doing a bit of research I found that Kappa have a shallow depression on the top of their heads which holds a small pool of water. If this water is spilled, or dries up, it makes them weak and sluggish. Yes, how wonderfully odd! The list of defensive measures to ward against Kappa is quite lengthy (and rudely funny), so I suggest you look them up for a laugh if you have a moment.

I decided to give my Kappa a sort of tree frog look, so I used blends of vibrant Citadel Contrast and Vallejo Xpress paints over a white basecoat. Overall I'm happy enough with the effect and they should stand out well on the tabletop.

For those who are wondering, the yellow on the front base edge denotes their arc of vision, which is a big deal in 'Hametsu' which is all about keeping out of sight and timely ambushes. I chose the bright yellow as I'm planning on gaming with these online and I hope the colour will help with on-screen identification.

These 10 Kappa-Oni should give me 50 points to add to my tally. 

Thanks for dropping in for a look!

- Curt

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Fantastic work as always Dude! It is always a pleasure to share your dive into new projects, particularly when they turn up things like water spirits! The whole pool-of-water-in-the-head thing is a mix of awesome, off-putting and supremely entertaining, and it seems particularly appropriate to use these wash-style paints to do these models - with fantastic results, as they look fantastic. And creepy. 

50 points for you. And now, when I spill my coffee, I will be thinking of these guys...

Greg

From AndrewB - War of the Worlds St Louisans! Lady Sarah, Local History - 96pts

This week, we’re persisting with the 15mm Blitz, in a rather more self- defeating fashion.  I spent the week painting up the better part of 100 15mm early 1900s civilians, as well as some guns, only to find when I took them off the sticks, I only had three bases left to put infantry on!   I got the guns(and what an assortment), a couple command stands, and a group of three infantry stands based up, so we’ll just have to hold onto the rest while we await a package from eBay!  

If any of you are familiar with the All Quiet on the Martian Front franchise, it has been rekindled by new ownership, and recently completed a Kickstarter relaunch!   In the previous edition, when the IP was owned by the fine folks at Miniature Market based here in sunny St Louis, MO, the Battle of St Louis was an important turning point in stemming the tide of the Martian invasion in the US, and remained a place of conflict.  Naturally, I’ve been 3D printing 15mm ruined houses and such like gangbusters, and have been working on local militia units to fight the martian menace.  First, let’s dig into our HMG teams and a couple larger guns for dropping tripods!  

This motley assortment of militia and privately sourced machine guns include a Nordenfeldt, a Colt 1895 ‘Potatodigger’, and a Maxim on a cavalry mount.  Additionally, these teams have lady loafers bringing ammunition in their purses, which they’re removing!

These two guns are a dismounted light naval gun(quite heavy when land-based), and a large brass heavy gun from the civil war era, certainly liberated from the grounds of the old arsenal, and chained to a beam!  The improvised guns are being entrenched, and some poor soul is having to examine projectiles to see what will fit the comparatively ancient cannon!  These machine gun ladies will flag down Lady Sarah’s cart and hitch us a ride to the Local , where all these fit quite nicely, even if the setting is slightly off-kilter from history!

Next up, we have some of St Louis’s Finest, a detachment of the metropolitan police!

These fine chaps are leading the way through ruined streets to take the fight to the big eyed Martian menace   Lay into them, Lads!  

Lastly, we have two command stands of local heroes to lead the forces mustering!

On one base, we have a fairly standard base of respectable looking gentlemen, while the other has a gentleman fully decked out for the era, in all white, ready to impress the gravity of the situation on anyone he encounters!

Look for the rest of these to be uploaded sometime in the next couple of weeks, as more bases come in!  Sorry I wasn’t able to put them up, but you’ll certainly be seeing more of this project!  

As for points, there are 28 15mm minis for 56pts, as well as Lady Sarah’s 20, which advanced me to the Local History room, for an additional 20, bringing me to 96 this week! A pretty paltry showing next to last week’s entry, but I’ll have an added boost in the future!  Happy painting!

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Thanks for this submission Andrew, and for the update regarding this game system. I recall seeing some of the Martian Pods in an earlier edition of the Painting Challenge some years ago, and so it is interesting to learn not only that it had gone under, but is now back under new ownership! And so nice to see that pouring machinegun fire into Martian invaders can be a community building endeavour...looking forward to seeing much more when your shipment of bases arrives. 

Greg

KenR : The last of the Redshirts : 28mm Garibaldi (121 Points)

 

A post today with a tinge of sadness, this is the last Redshirt unit for my Garibaldi Project, now don't get me wrong I'm glad to have finished this part of the Army but I've enjoyed painting these Gringo40s figures over the last couple of years.

As with all the other units these are 28mm figures based 6 to a base on a 60 x 60 base, the extended fronts protecting the bayonets on the figures.

Scoring is nice and easy as it's the same as the first unit I did in the Challenge, 24 figs at 5 points each plus one for the flag makes 121 !

It's certainly not the end of the Garibaldi, next up will be a small unit of Garibaldi Cavalry after which I have three Battalions not in red shirts and some skirmishers, I've also got a surprise addition for the Papal Forces to fit in with a library entry. 

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A new year, a new edition of the Analogue Painting Challenge, but the consistency of the KenR juggernaut crushing out another amazing project continues to amaze. Well done Ken, it has been, and will continue to be, a real treat for all of us to follow along on this project as it enters its next phase. 

121 points for you sir!

From DaveD - T64’s for 7 Days to the Rhine - 40 pts

I have all manner of stuff on the paint desk part way through , and this is the first unit completed . 5 T64’s for my Group of Soviet Forces to race to the river Rhine. They will be helping crushing capitalist Ian’s BAOR in our upcoming campaign game. I have a few more units to add to my Soviets in due course.

A simple rattle can paint job with oil washes and highlights . The kits are Battlefront for Team Yankee , they are a simple build and went together easily.

Aerials are made from fishing line - always like to add a bit extra detail on 15s 

5 x 15mm Vehicle = 40pts 

Moderns duel - 40 pts 

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Thanks Dave - these Battlefront models sure look lovely, and as you say, some quick work, especially when one cheats using oils, is sufficient to get an excellent-looking result. "Seven Days To The River Rhine" is indeed a fantastic set of rules (if I inferred correctly from the title of your post that you are planning to use them?). Good luck with your project - all Challenge veterans have come to expect your tremendous progress on these projects, very nice.

Greg 

From JP: Carry On Up The Khyber (55 points)

Firstly, note to self... do not, do not ... try to learn how to paint kilts in any scale during the Analogue Painting Challenge. Four attempts and a very frustrating time... mind you, I remember a scene from Carry On Up The Khyber where the regiment defeats a howling charge with a deft maneuvre ... that might have been easier to paint... nah, would be unpublishable...

The figurines are Foundry 25mm Northwest Frontier and the Lady Sarah is an Artizan 28mm NWF character - great strappin' lass even next to Artizan figs...  There are another 6 kilties to come, if my eyes can survive it, as the figurines are for The Sword And The Flame, reduced unit size games.

Without further ado:

So, for points:

Six 25-28mm figs:        60 points

Historical:                     20 points

Lady Sarah:                  20 points

Total:                            100 points

And now for a blast from the past. This is my last bottle of The Armory paint bought in 1986... still kicking, just. These and Ral Partha were the best I ever encountered, even if I am a big fan of Foundry paints.

And yes - that's the other damned Scotsmen peeking from behind...

Happy New Year to one and all!

JP

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Happy New Year to you as well JP - thanks for this tremendous submission. A great number of Challenge participants bear the psychological scars of attempting to paint kilts and other similar bizarre cultural objects bearing the so-called "tartan" - the hobby suffering is tremendous, but the results look great in the end, and your efforts here are no exception. Great work on these fantastic Highlanders, they enhance every table on which they appear!

In terms of points, a slight adjustment for you. Painted 28mm figures (even ones who torture you with tartan) are worth five points each. The Lady Sarah figure (which is wonderful) does not, in itself, get you bonus points unless you are travelling somewhere else in the library on the cart. So for now, this will be worth the points of a 28mm painted figure (although, named Sarah, we know the true worth is one beyond mere "points"). So we have seven 28mm figures and one Challenge Bonus location, in all giving you 55 points. 

We look forward to that next round of Scotsmen on the painting table...

Greg