From PeterD: More Baddass Women (and a man) from WW2 (55 points)

I won't get all of my Bad Squiddo kickstarter finished this Challenge, but I've painted most of the figures. Here's another assortment, plus a few of the add-ons that I ordered to go with the KS.  My photography suffers from last days of the Challenge syndrome.

Odette, Pearl and Agent Zo 

Odette Hallowes also went by the last names of Samson and Churchill.  She was originally French but married an Englishman and moved to the UK.  She was an SOE operative with many adventures.  She survived the was and lived until age 82.  Pearl Witherington was born in Paris to British expats, and became an SOE agent who had 3500 maquis fighters under her command.  She survived until age 92 - there's a theme here - if the Nazis don't kill you nothing will!  The kickstarter for some reason included a bunny for Pearl, which I lost when I dropped a tray of mostly completed figures.  Elżbieta Zawacka aka "Agent Zo" was a member of the Polish Resistance.  Later she travelled to Britain to train and parachuted back into Poland.  The's been cast shedding her jump suit to show her dress underneath.  She later was arrested for resisting the Communist Polish regime, but served to age 99.

Iro, Simone and Zoya

Iro Konstantopoulou was a member of the Greek resistance, executed in 1944 at the age of 17.  Simone Segouin was a teenage French resistance fighter, famously photographed in the fetching shorts with SMG outfit by Robert Capra during an operation where her cell captured 25 Germans.  She live d to be 97.  IIRC, Curt has painted a Simone figure in the past.   Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya joined a partisan unit during the early days of Barbarossa.  She was captured, tortured and executed and became a hero of the Soviet Union.

The last of the the three war correspondents is Ruth Cowen, who was active in Algeria and France and apparently charmed Patton.  Hans and Sophie Scholl were members of the White Rose, a student resistance movement.  Based in Munich they were caught and executed by the Gestapo at the ages of 25 and 22.   This is a one piece resin sculpt and the siblings were put in a playful pose to show their youth.  Hans is the only male human figure that I've painted this Challenge (I did paint an Otter and a Racoon, but everyone else has been female)..

And lastly this pair of young women dancing, one in her ATS uniform.   These are two separate figures and lining the feet while holding hands was tricky, especially as I had to do it twice after dropping the tray of figures.  They were fun to paint.

I make that 11 28mm figures for 55 points.  I should have one more post of ships before Curt calls time.

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Well done Peter - It has been great to see all of these historic female figures and learn a little bit about their stories - and about the level of heart and courage it took to stand up to the Nazis. Simone Segouin has an iconic look to be sure, but my favourite of the lot has to Elzbieta, who parachuted in to face the Nazis and then the appalling Communists. That is a LOT of evil. 

55 more points for you sir!

GregB

From PeterD: Badass Women of WW2 (ish) (25 points)

A short post of 5 figures from Bad Squiddo.  Two are from the Resistance Kickstarter that I back, the others from their various WW2 ranges.  Depending on your approach the ish comment might modify any of Badass, Women or WW2.  All are lovely figures and are a joy to paint.

I am afraid I can't recall which figure is which.

The first two are from the Resistance Kickstarter.  Claude Cahun (born Lucy Schwob) lifelong partner Marcel Moore (born Suzanne Malherbe) were French surrealist photographers, artists and writers.  Having relocated to Jersey (the island not the State) in 1937, they had an active campaign of resistance following the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1940.  They were discovered in 1944 (having been there, I can confirm that Jersey is not big enough to hide for long) and imprisoned being saved from death penalties by the liberation of Jersey in 1945.   

Next is another female War Correspondent Lee Miller.  Today Miler is renowned photographer, but she was not widely recognized as such until after her death,  mostly due to the efforts of her son.  She took very important photographs about the fall of Germany and its aftermath. She was famously the photographer bathing in Hitler's bathtub while her boots dirtied the floor with the mud of Dachau.  There's a movie of her life starring Kate Winslet that I keep meaning to watch. 

The figure on the left is a fictional SOE operative modelled on Bad Squiddo's own Annie Norman.  The women on the right is another WW2 veteran who survived into her nineties.  For many Challengers, her image appeared on your postage stamps and money (assuming that you remember postage stamps and money).  It's 18 year old Princess Elizabeth in her ATS service days when she trained and served as a mechanic.

That's 5 28mm figures (plus a cat, for which I claim no points) for 25 points.  I can't possibly squeeze a squirrel out of the collection so I'll stick with my current squirrel points.

My squirrel total now stands at 7:

• Badass Female Pulp Heroines
• Badass Female Nordic Resistance Fighters
• US Navy 1898 (including transports)
• European Intervention squadrons 1898
• Japanese navy 1894-5
• Chinese navy 1894-5
• Badass Female Dutch Resistance Fighters

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Sylvain: Another badass post. Excellent paint job on these women. My favorite has to be Elizabeth. I got use to her face on our coins for so long that it was a complete shock when I saw Charles III on a looney. It has been an honor to be your minion; "à la prochaine". 

 

From PeterD: Badass Female Pulp Adventurers 28mm (30 points)

I had a full serving of life catching up to me since Christmas, so have slowed down my output and lowered my expected output.  Instead I am trying to get a bit done and post what I can finish.  This week I have a set of 6 Badass Femme Adventurers, or at least that’s what the Kickstarter from Bad Squiddo called them.  I got in on this Kickstarter during the last Challenge but they didn’t arrive until after the Spring Equinox so I saved them for this year.

Like all Bad Squiddo figures they are nicely cast and posed, dressed correctly and I’ve no idea what I’ll use them for.  Maybe Curt has some Pulp Adventures rules that could use a gang of female bikers.  The biggest issue for me was they were cast without bases but ready to be used in Slotta bases.  Not being a GW fan, I had no Slotta bases on hand so I went to the local Warhammer Store.  Store manager was a nice guy, gave me excellent service and was able to order some in, since they’re now only used for Blood Bowl.  I’d go back again if he sold something that I wanted.  However the Slotta slots were too long and too narrow for the Bad Squiddo tabs, so out came the Xacto to make em fit and I plugged any gaps in the groundskeeping phase.

These figures came named as follow.

• Shiela has not let helmet head affect her fashionable Louise Brooks bob.  She wears a camel coat and high boots with a pistol to accessorize.
• Blanche has raided the toolbox and carries an adjustable spanner for close up work and a pistol for ranged combat.  Her jodhpurs will be useful to fill up on snacks at the Buffett table before the night’s adventures.

• Edna is going two fisted with a brace of pistols.  IIRC this figure has issues in casting so is a bit of a limited edition.
• Ruth carries a burning desire and a Molotov along with a pistol.  She has wisely kept her goggles and gloves on.

• Kathleen obviously leans left with her red beret, overalls and SMG.
• Violet has a more sombre coat and carries a long arm.  Her leather gloves will save her nails against recoil.

Basing issues aside these were fun to work with.  I claim 30 points for the six figures.  I’ll also make this my first squirrel 🐿️.

 

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Sylvain: Despite all the obstacles, you were able to bring these lovely adventurers to the gaming table. You did a very nice paint job and opted for classic wears, in line with the fashion in the 30s. I especially like the baggy pants, they is a "je-ne-sais-quoi" to them. Your basing also brings lots of variety to the batch. Excellent travail!

 

from KyleC - Viking Warband for the Armory (205 pts)

So it's been a hectic holiday season here with much going on as always. But since the new year kicked off I have been a bit busy. 

I was able to get a bunch of Vikings printed up here over the holidays though, and now painted up. This will give me a chance to play some Viking SAGA once lockdowns here in the UK finish. 

The first batch was a collection of Sheildmen and Sheildmaidens for the Jarl. Tried to keep the colors muted with the odd greens and blues for the tunics, and tied them altogether with reds on the shields. 

These three valkyries were interesting to paint up and wanted them to have a bit of mystical looks to them with the blues.

The riders need reinforcements still as they seem a bit small to take a proper charge but luckily I have the files to print more later :)

And the last batch is a collection of berzerkers and 2 handed welding maniacs! Should be good fun to see them get into combat then!

This also brings me to Squirrel #5 so far... 

So the collection works nicely to get me through the armory chamber netting me 20 pts there. 5*29 figures making 145 pts. And 4 riders for 40 pts. A nice 205 pts post holidays and we move onto Gallery of Ancestors where I will dive into my War of the Roses York forces. Quick shot being of them below..

Let's see how this all goes! 😂 

From NoelW: Ashore again : Reidy’s Reef: (100 points)

At the reef the ice breaks up and we wade ashore through icy waters, all the while keeping our eyes open for vampires, especially vampire sergeants.

But we see none. Instead, in the gloom of a frozen evening - is that a boat moored ahead? We can’t believe our luck. There’s no-one around, so it’s obviously not owned. Probably unwanted flotsam washed ashore, like us.

All we need to do is raise its masts, hoist the sheets and we can at last be homeward bound.

But there are none.

Okay. Oars then. It’ll be a bit of a heave but my men are hearty and I can shout a lot.

But we can’t find a single oar.

No wonder the boat has been abandoned. And it stinks of some oily, metallic stuff.

At least there are plentiful stores stashed below. As there’s no-one here, they obviously aren’t going to complain if a famished clump of heroes borrow a slice of pig and a drop of the red stuff.

It doesn’t take long before we’ve a decent celebration of not-yet-being-dead well under way.

That, of course, is when the owners return. There’s a whole crowd of them, a motley crew if ever there was one. Watching them arrive in their flickering torches, they don’t seem entirely friendly. 

Having learned from the vast majority of our previous adventures, it’s time to leap through the nearest porthole and leg it.

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The boat is a Sarissa model, a 1930s motor launch intended for use in the Dunkirk evacuation, I think, among other things, but obviously an extremely versatile model suitable for many possible contexts. In my case, it will reside primarily in Walmington on Sea awaiting Operation Sealion. In painting it, I’ve left some components bare wood which I think give a nice tasteful contrast to the painted surfaces.

The 16 figures are a mix of manufacturers: Footsore, Foundry and the exquisite Bad Squiddo (giving me an extra little entry for Lady Sarah’s Challenge).

Together these will form part of the population of Walmington, alongside Captain Mainwaring and crew, though some may will double up as French Resistance or give me the start of a Very British Civil War setup (a game I’ve never played, as yet).

Scoring: 28mm: 16 foot: 80 pts; 1 vehicle: 20 pts = 100 pts 

(No bonus for location, as this is my second visit here.)

at last it worked. I've got most of these figures and the boat. You've done a fine job on them

Martin