From Jeff B: Level-2, Chamber-3, "Oubilette"

For this challenge I picked a figure from my long forgotten and seemingly abandoned Anglo Zulu War project. This picture was my inspiration, an Officer of her majesty's 60th Kings Royal Rifle Corps, 1879.

He wears the dark green of the Rifle Regiment, khaki riding breeches, tea stained pith helmet, and brown leather Officer’s gear.

The figure is a 28mm unmodified Officer figure from Old Glory’s 28mm Anglo Zulu War range.

Oubilette Chamber: 20 pts + (1) 28mm fig 5 pts = 25 Points

Curt thank you for allowing me the honor to be a part of this awesome exercise and rub virtual elbows with some very talented and imaginative painters. I'm truly humbled. This being my first AHPC I see the key is to build and prime all manner of figs and kits months in advance. I shall start preparing for next year NOW!

Thank you Minions for all your hard work and for making this so much fun. Thank you challengers for your input, critiques, and acceptance!

From Jeff B: Level-2, Chamber-2, "Shrine"

 

The Atlas mountains are the shrine in this challenge chamber. A Tuareg Mullah and faithful followers make up this chamber's entry. 

Though they aren't really Tuareg castings I have painted them up as such for my French Colonial games.

 I experimented with colors using washes and highlighting as I just wasn't quite happy and satisfied with the colors out of the pots. That being said, I am quite pleased at how they came out and am really looking forward to painting the stock piles of 28mm lead Tuareg figures I have from Castway Arts and Askari Minis.

Chamber 20 Pts + (4) 28mm figs x 5 Pts = 40 Pts

Curt, another beautifully painted unit! Your skill, speed, and talent is inspiring.

Thank you Curt for allowing me the honor to be a part of this awesome exercise and rub virtual elbows with some very talented and imaginative painters. I'm truly humbled. This being my first AHPC I see the key is to build and prime all manner of figs and kits months in advance. I shall start preparing for next year NOW!

Thank you Minions for all your hard work and for making this so much fun. Thank you challengers for your input, critiques, and acceptance!

From: Jeff B, Level 2 - Chamber 1 - Adventure's Landing (50 points)

The dark steaming jungle lies directly to port, the sunlight dances off the clear, shimmering, and bright aqua surf. The young LT wonders if this beach landing be contested or will it be a cake walk as his commander boasted? As the oarsmen struggle against the heat and humidity the French Naval Landing artillerists are cursing their wool uniforms. They soon, like the Legionnaires already inland, will discard the unwanted and inappropriate items and exchange them for locally made lighter fabrics. The excessive humidity deteriorates the European theatre gear rather quickly.

For this beach landing challenge I have chosen a French Naval Landing gun crew from Askari Minis. They are in the 1890's -1910's Naval Uniforms and are kitted out for a landing party in support of French Marines, Sailors, and Legionnaires fighting the infamous Black Flag Pirates of Tonkin. (I have Black Flag gunners on the painting table now!)

The small artillery piece is a French Mountain Gun, also from Askari Minis. However, this model is about 20 years old, Al has since made an even better retooled version of this gun that I will surely have to get. Askari Minis new retooled gun link.

I've painted this crew for my buddy Dan from the Last Stand Boatyard to be used for my favorite rules set The Sword And The Flame, though he's also a fan of the rules set, The Men Who Would Be Kings.

Chamber 20 pts, (4) 28mm figs x 5 pts = 20, (1) 28mm gun x 10 pts (it's a small gun, possibly only worth 5 pts?) - Total for this chamber: 50 Pts

What fine-looking Tars. As for the scoring, a crew-served-weapon is a crew-served-weapon ang gets 10 points if it's 28mm!

Tamsin