From MattW: Fallschirmjager (55 points)

Next off the desk are some fallshirmjager that I have been working on since before Christmas, I detest camo at 28mm it is hard to capture in scale…. The miniatures are from Warlord and will be used in my skirmish collection, although I am not that impressed with the figures and may sell them on I think. 

Squad one

Sniper

Officer 

Action shot!

11 figs @ 5 points 

Total points 55 points 

Cheers

Matt

I think the models look great Matt - and that is enhanced by your excellent staging of the photos! While 28mm camo is tough I think you've done a fine job on these paratroopers. They look like a mix of metals and plastic?

In any case 55 points for you!

Dallas

From ChrisW: Library tour with no 15mm Sci-fi! (gasp) (320 points)

Coming at you!

First off thank you everyone who has been so kind as to comment on some of my stuff, it is very much appreciated. Also thank you to my minion for many nice comments and for doing the minion job so well. I have had challenges this time around in posting comments. I have no problem submitting posts, but the system does not recognize me when I try to posy, weird. I can only post comments when I use another device and I do not always have access to that device.

This week I plan to tackle a couple of sections, backtracking a bit. First up a visit to the cooking section.

 Cooking section, (some soup gone bad turned into a weapon!)

Here we have the old but charming GW halfling soup artillery. This has been sitting in a blister pack in my collection for a few decades. I recently decided to build a Halfling army for Fantastic Battles. At  one point I planned to paint some of them for this challenge but alas I became distracted. But I needed a cooking themed entry so out these came. They are based on a 60mm x 60mm base for use in the FB game and are now the first company that I have produced for my fledgling Halfling army. I figured that any good Halfling chef would have additional supplies and some liquid refreshment, so I added in some extra details onto the base.

Nautical section

Returning to the previous area I tackled some long put off boats. Up first were some gondolas that I needed for a game played last weekend. I have used my Venice set a few times but never got around to painting the gondolas that are so iconic to the setting. Part of the reason that I initially hesitated in painting them up was their size. They are kind of big looking  but I have come to accept them because they are after all intended for gaming. So yes they are wide but then they have to hold figures that are on bases and you need to have room for multiple opponents to fight it out, so they do work. 

Well, I got three of them built and painted for last weekend and worked on the last two this week. They are from Plascraft and now OOP, but I recently stumbled upon some paper plans which will be handy should I require any more.

Ah Venice

Scene from the game

I am currently hosting the Pulp Alley China station campaign and will need some sampans for an upcoming game. So, it was time to paint these up for that. They are grey board models by Sarissa. I did modify the shelter by covering the original part with crepe paper and white glue. It gave it a nice texture look to the coverings much better than the original look.

Then there is the motor boat that I do not need but that was in the same box as the sampans, so what the hey might as well paint it up too. It is the river launch by Ainsty. It is a straight forward model without any extras but is good for gaming purposes and will work well for bootleggers.

 

Literature

I managed to find a couple of  literature themed figures in my collection. So, I have some Blue Moon Sleepy Hollow figures (more on the painting table) a couple of versions of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson (I still have another version of each) and finally a figure I plan to use as Mr Hyde.

The legend of Sleepy Hollow 

Another of those thins that I want to get to, some time, is a Sleepy Hollow scenario. I have both Blue Moon sets plus a lot of the building that I would need to run a game so it is high time that I got to painting the figures. (Just turned 63 so time is ticking even quicker it seems)

A couple of Sherlocks and Watsons 

How many Sherlocks does one need? Less than what I have I suspect! So, plans to do some sleuthing around London have advanced somewhat so this is the start of a major push to get stuff ready to game. On the table are some other sleuths such as Lestrade, Edmund Reid and Fred Abberline and others set to be painted next week. 

Blue Moon miniatures

 

The country version

Westwind miniatures

Mr Hyde from League of Extraordinary Adventurers (my version)

Some Bobbies in search of crime (a policeman's life is not a happy one)

These are an assortment of figures, not really certain where all of them came from, but I would guess Eureka and West Wind. There are a couple of different helmets on display as well as different clothing styles. I believe they are the last of the Bobbies that I had to paint.(at least I hope so) I have plans to do some Victorian gaming in the not too distant future. 

So the totals

•   25 points for Hot Pot kettle weapon 3x 28mm Halfling crew
•   20 points for Cooking section 
• 160 points for 5x 28mm vehicles Venetian gondolas, 2x Sampans, 1x motor boat??
  
•   20 points for Nautical section
•   20 points for 4x 28mm foot Sherlocks & Watsons
•   15 points for mounted and foot Sleepy Hollow figures
•   40 points for 8x 28mm bobbies & Mr Hyde
  
•   20 points for Literature section
  

Total 320 points

 Squirrels this post +3

Squirrels to date [18]

1. Hammers Slammers
2. Ikwen alien infantry
3. Hanuman (Alien) vehicles 
4. New Swabian league armoured vehicles 
5. Rats
6. Scarabs 
7. Mercenary Sci-fi vehicle
8. NAC Sci-fi vehicles 
9. Foo dog statues
10. Terracotta warriors  
11. NSL Bikes
12. Generic sci fi vehicles
13. Civilian sci-fi vehicles 
14. Egyptian cultists  
15. Mud Men 
16. Ladies of the evening (and Jack)
17. Halfling artillery
18. Venetian Gondolas 
19. English Bobbies

Quite the points bomb here Chris, nothing new about that though except for the variety of subjects! Love the old-school halfling hot pot, so characterful and will fit great in any runty fantasy army. Boats are boats but I really like the Persian carpets in the gondolas and the motorboat should come in handy in any Pulp scenario that requires... motorboating. The Victorian models are great too, I really like the variety of Holmes and Watsons, and you did a really super job in Mr. Hyde as well. The bobbies are well done too and will be useful in any game that needs law enforcement.

Happy birthday to you with 320 points on your tally!

Dallas

From KyleC: Future Blood Takers.. SciFi (88 pts)

 Got a 'small' post for today... get it.. no? well.. ok then.. 

So a quick shift in painting due to being offered a game of the new Legion Imperialis (LI) next week.. and the new book just got released the other week, so rules for some faster unit types are now available.. 

And with a few printing commissions being asked, I fired up the farm and pushed out a 'few' units to paint up for myself. 

2 units of 6 bases worth of Sky-hunters. I printed the plasma ones thinking they might be as good as they are in the 28mm version of Horus Heresy... but seems that they do not get that option ( yet ) in LI. So my plan on how to use them is gone, and will be put to clearing paths of infantry as/where they can. 

But I suspect being quick, and having range for shooting at infantry, they will still be fun to play around with. 

Then we have 2 units of Outriders. I printed these with bolters, and guess what? They can have plasma! So that is all messed up there and now I guess I have 4 units worth of infantry clearing forces to play with. Also very quick, and fun to paint up. 

Both types of units were painted in World Eater colors to give myself something different to paint up. Their legion rule gives a dice reroll in combat.. so let's see if that is something that I will use. Not the best combo I know, but still something different to try in the games. 

And then these guys... 8 bases worth of terminators.. printed and painted up to be red butchers, even though there are no rules set out for them..  but they are to be used in combat so hopefully the threat of the Red Butchers will give them some bonuses. 

I have kept the bases similar to that of the Death Guard so that they do match a bit, and can be allies/enemies depending.. 

Also putting this for the SciFi section in the library.. 

Points wise.. 

40 8mm Infantry - 20 pts

48 8mm Cavalry - 48 pts

SciFi Section - 20 pts

Total - 88 pts

Nice to see some Legions Imperialis love happening here Kyle, I wouldn't worry too much about the weapons loadouts you modeled, these things are small enough that anything can be anything, within reason. The bikes are cool but the Red Butchers look absolutely fantastic, great work on the whole lot.

88 points for you!

Dallas

From AaronH - Star Wars Legion and final post (83 pts)

 Today's post is more CIS for Star Wars Legion. My youngest son is interested in playing Legion and he has chosen CIS. These models represent the final models to be painted for his first army list. With these completed he can show up for his first game with a fully painted army.

Ten models to complete an army.

This  is two more B2s to fill out the units to five each, a Dwarf Spider droid with all weapon options, a unit of Magnaguards and Cad Bane.

Magnaguards

The Magnaguards are a great unit in the game. they can only be brought in units of four but they are versatile, have two wounds and like to melee with force users.

The lightning on their staves was trickier than I expected but came out OK in the end.

The two B2s are the same as the last two units, just filling them out.

The Dwarf Spider droid is a great model in game. It's a vehicle so it blocks line of sight. It can take a variety of weapons and AI options, and it can explode when it gets near death and deal damage to all units within range 1 of it.

It looks like it  might be fiddly to build but it is actually really easy. Much easier than B1s.

This model is also nice because you can leave it's dome un-glued and switch out the weapons. Everything is tight enough to stay together until you want to switch it out.

All weapon options. Flamer, ion cannon and laser cannon.

The flamer is my favorite looking weapon option.

The final model is Cad Bane, the infamous bounty hunter. He's a powerful and tricksy operative who can wreck havoc if you're not careful.

This is my last entry for this year's challenge. I'm heading to the UK for work, and Rhys will be following next week for a week's vacation. I'd like to thank everyone for how welcoming you have been to him. It has meant the world to him for me to read your comments on his posts. I feel like his painting has improved as he takes in your advice. Your kindness has been remarkable.

That's ten models for the week, nine foot and 1 vehicle.

9 x 32mm x 7 pts = 63 pts

1 x 32mm Vehicle x 20 pts (it's small) = 20 pts

Total = 83 pts

Nice work here Aaron, I feel like you've personally accounted for a moderate-size hobby store's worth of Star Wars Legion stuff. It was great to have you in the Challenge and these droids look great, I especially like the Dwarf Spider Droid. Cad Bane is a polarizing character but you've done him justice here with a nice paint job. Safe travels to the UK and thanks to you and Rhys for participating this year!

Dallas