KenR : The Larder : Bantams Burgers - 40 points

 

This entry will bring the end to my journey through Level 1 of the Chambers and also to my Bradford City theme, which I have had great fun with over five posts including this one.

There is nothing like a greasy burger to line the stomach before a few pints on the way home from the match and your genial hosts Pat and Terry will serve you a fine burger containing at least 0.5% meat, a compot of caramelised onions & Wakefield salad all on a freshly defrosted bread cake. All followed up by a mug of Yarkshire Tea with 10 sugars.

The Burger Van is in 28mm and comes from Ainsty Castings who do a wide range of stuff that you didn't know you needed. Points wise there are 20 for the Chamber, 2 x 28mm figs at 5 points each plus 10 points for the van, I don't think its terrain, it could be a 28mm vehicle (?) so I went for the middle ground of a crew served weapon, which to be honest is what one of Pats over cooked eggs could be classed as !

I'll use this in my 28mm Sweeney Cops and Robbers games, it fits in quite nicely on the forecourt of Daleys Motors. Normal service will resume next week when Principes 2 hit the table. UP THE CHICKENS 🐔 

From Rob Hingley - Have TARDIS, Will Travel (95 Points)

This is my first submission to the IX painting challenge.  It consists of 1 vehicle (The Tardis) and 15 x 28mm figures for a total of 90 points (See below, Rob - you may be pleasantly surprised - Ev).

Doctor Who is a favorite Sci-Fi choice for many gamers I know to watch. I believe we choose our favorite Doctor to be the one(s) to whom we were introduced in childhood.  Mine were the first two, which aired in Canada on the CBC in the mid-1960s.

I wasn't introduced to the Tom Baker years until sometime in the mid 1980s as re-runs on PBS.

As I wrote my introduction was to the first two doctors. A simple presentation of
a Tardis, based upon photos from the original series, with the simple word POLICE in black lettering above the door.

The TARDIS was a Constabulary Communications Cabinet produced by Ainsty Castings as part of their Professor What line. They are a great source of resin terrain pieces.

Three figures, two in homage to the first Doctor, played by William Hartnell, Richard Hurndall and David Bradley. The third figure represents the 2nd Doctor played by Patrick Troughton. I believe the figures were produced by Crooked Dice as part of their Temporal Traveler Series which I think is no longer available.

The First Doctor

The Second Doctor

(Note: In the comments the Doctors were identified as being from Black Tree Design's Dr Who range. Black Tree is definitely one of my go to sources for miniatures.)

Next is a group of 12 Scary Scarecrow figures from the episode Family of Blood which aired in 2007. These figures were purchased from the Woodbine Design Company through Gripping Beast.

I wanted to keep these figures drab using various earth tones, but in the end decided to add just a splash of colour to a few of the figures.

The light was not the best this morning 45 mins after sunrise. I had hoped to take the photos yesterday but I spent the best part of the sun either on Skype or the phone. Happy New Year to one and all.

Note: I was able to get a couple of photos taken before I left for the office and have replaced the earlier ones of the Scarecrows.
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Cracking work on this assemblage of figs, Rob, though as a 28mm vehicle, the TARDIS now scores 20 points. The fact that the TARDIS is much bigger on the inside can have no bearing on the final score (hey, I don't make the rules...).

As a long-time Doctor Who fan, I can only approve of this submission. The Family of Blood two-parter was one of my absolute faves, and the scarecrows were a wonderfully chilling addition to the roster of bad guys in the Whoniverse.

So that's an opening salvo of 95 points, well done that man!

Ev