From TomM: The Armoury - Neo Soviet armoured force (79 pts)

  For our next stop in the Chambers of Challenge, we arrive at the Armoury.

And what better entry then some armour of course...

 

This entry is made up of tanks and assorted vehicles, supported by infantry, from the Brigade Models line of Neo-Soviets.  Being their only "tracked" force, I bought those to go along my 1/400 scale Gundams (okay, I know 6mm is actually 1/300, but it looks better on the table this way) as the Cav Open Market list from Future War Commander.

The entry consists of 20 vehicles, mainly some much needed APC's for mobility on the battlefield, supported by some tank hunters and two very heavy tanks.  Artillery provides some much needed range with the mortar tanks.

I also painted up the infantry with 5 bases of troops, the necessary command stands, and 2 scouts who come with their vehicles to provide some artillery guidance and leadership boosting.

 

So that means for this entry of 6mm troops, I painted 38 infantry and 20 vehicles, which mounts to 59 points, and with the bonus for the room adds a grand total of 79 to the tally for this year.

From Rob Hingley - At midnight, on the twelfth of August, (25 Points)

"a huge mass of luminous gas erupted from Mars and sped towards Earth. Across two hundred million miles of void, invisibly hurtling towards us, came the first of the missiles that were to bring so much calamity to Earth. " was my planned entry for the Recce Bonus round.

Death of the Thunderchild

However on Friday I knew that the bases would not be ready in time for photos. The sun sets far too early for my liking in winter.  Fortunately, I had a Plan B (not from outer space). The above intro is taken from Jeff Wayne's, The War of the Worlds.  The narration brilliantly preformed by Richard Burton.

From the time I first ventured into the realm of Sci-Fi wargaming I desired to own a trio of Martian Tripods.  When the Kickstarter campaign for All Quiet on the Martian Front commenced I hemmed and hawed. As I was underemployed at the time I dawdled until it was too late. Most likely that was a good thing for me.

Last year I was lucky to find a set for sale on eBay and I happily made my purchase from a gentleman in Denmark. The price was very reasonable. One model was missing a body part that I was able to construct from green stuff. Next to duct tape, green stuff surely is one of the great forces that helps bind the universe together.

I'm unlikely to acquire any more materials for which to play All Quiet on the Martian Front, but I wouldn't be surprised if the tripods made it onto my gaming table in a tabletop game of Future War Commander.

3 x 15mm Vehicles = 24 Points

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Always good to see some Victorian SF in the Challenge, Rob, and these are great little figures. Pity about missing the Recce deadline, that's happened to me too many times to count!

24 points plus an extra point for nostalgia value (I owned the album, back in the day - you never know what will prompt extra points, so surprise me!).

Ev