DougM - Last Minute Terra, Altair IV & Lune (177 points)

Final effort - it's been fun and I have made my points target.. My final planetfalls will be Terra, Altair with old robots, and a quick Zoom back to Lune.

Old Robots..  well folk will be quick to point out that these aren't actually robots..   demented pepperpots only... And printed and painted as the classic movie Daleks from 1966 and the Dalek invasion of Earth (Terra)

But these are definitely robots, and the wreck on the left s very much the ancient version... more 3d prints, of Bender, for a bit of fun.

Then the final troops for my Sepoy forces...  and changing tides was very much the experience of John Company in India in 1856, these are 3rd Bengal Cavalry, among the earliest of the mutineers at Meerut, qualifying these guys for Lune.

Unfortunately, I have run out of bases for these, so can't claim the full 10 points each, 8 perhaps?

So that's me done..  for points 

7 x 28mm Daleks = 35 (and  Squirrel Point!) even I'm not cheeky enough to claim these as 28mm vehicles for 20 points each...  

2 x 28mm Benders = 10

9 x 28mm Cavalry @ 8? = 72

3 planet bonus = 60 

A total of 177 for the last submission..  

Final squirrel points = 14

1/200 WW2 Japanese Aircraft

1/200 WW2 US Aircraft

1/200 WW2 British Aircraft

1/200 WW2 German Aircraft

1/144 WW1 British Aircraft

1/144 WW1 German Aircraft

28mm German Armour

28mm Japanese Armour

28mm 12th SS Panzer infantry

28mm Indian Mutiny Sepoys

28mm Dr Who

28mm Daleks

28mm Austrian Napoleonic

28mm (and larger!) Fantasy

phewwww....it's been a blast.

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Haha! A great final dash within the home system. Well done Doug.

- Curt

 

 

From TashaH: Home ... time to temporarily put up the brushes and relax [Terra] ( 65 points)

Terra.

I made it home, my final post for Challenge XII.

Home is a lot more comfortable if you have a house to live in, so how about this beauty? 

 

 

I purchased the file for this house on Kickstarter. I paid a local company to print it in PLA. It is 3 separate pieces, detail printed inside and out. When I originally provided the file to the printer, he had it set to print at 15 inches per piece and it was going to cost almost $300 to print *gasp*. I then told him what my size requirements were (again) and things became much more manageable! (Dude...this isn't a doll house!)

It can also be utilized as a cottage with just the main floor and roof.

I watched many YouTube videos on how to paint brick, stucco and woodwork. I implemented ideas from a bunch of them. I'm still not 100% taken with the brick and stucco on the chimney, but overall, I think it is presentable. I've been working on this project for the last month but it's taken me right to the end to finish! It has been painted with various earth tones of craft and Contrast paints. There is also some Nuln Oil splashed on there for good luck!

I wanted to have more than just a house for my last submission, so when my 3D printer arrived, I got to work! I didn’t get done as much as I would have liked, but there is a bit of scenery and a few accessories to round things out. 

 

 

Inside the house, on the main floor, you will find a fire in the fireplace and a grog drinking fellow sitting at a table. The gentleman is from the Great Grimoire Tribes Welcome Pack and I cannot recall where the table is from. The fireplace is from Cults3d.

 

Upstairs I have placed the alchemist table from my previous entry, the stool from my first entry of the Challenge and this simple bed. 

 

Outside I’ve added a garden plot and a very necessary outhouse! Both of these prints are from Cult3d. 

 

 

Lastly is a patch of fairy sunflowers from MyMiniFactory. 

 

 

Who knows what may lie around the next corner? There may be a window somewhere ahead. It may look out on a field of sunflowers. ~Joe Hill

Taking part in the Challenge has been one of the best experiences of my life. It is truly hard to believe that I only started painting in December. I now have an entire room dedicated to the hobby in my house. The addiction is real and I embrace it completely. Without the support, positivity and laughter from everyone here, I would never have had the confidence to continue on. I feel so privileged to have made some wonderful friendships. Thank you is not enough.

Curt and Sarah. You've created an amazing community. Not only do you provide the platform for people to meet their painting challenges, but you allow for a healthy escape from the stresses of the real world and the opportunity for lasting friendships to be made. This is something seriously lacking in our world today.  You and all the minions donate so much of your spare time so that the rest of us may enjoy this Challenge. It is a wonderful, invaluable gift.

Please take care everyone and stay safe.

 

The points:

One 28mm figure - 5 points

The house is 5x3.5x6.75”

The outhouse is 2x2x3”

The vegetable patch is 2x2x.75”

The table is 2.25x.5x.5”

The sunflowers are 1.5x.5x.5”

This totals a little under two terrain cubes, so 35 points? 

Planet bonus - 20 points

AHPC experience - priceless

Total - 60 points

Wow! That building looks fantastic! It's been wonderful watching your painting develop over the past three months and I'm very happy to have hosted you on team Tuesday. I'm even more happy to hear that you've thoroughly enjoyed taking part. I do hope you'll join us again for AHPC XIII.

I'm going to round up your terrain to 2 cubes as you had to paint the interior as well as the exterior of the building.

Tamsin

From JohnE - 28mm Stone Golem - [Terra] - (25 Points)

Here's a Reaper Stone Golem. Nothing groundbreaking here (see what I did), just Instant Colors and flock/tufts. Going for earthbound as a theme.

Points Summary: 

1 x 28mm foot @ 5 points = 5 points

Terra (Inner Ring) bonus = 20 points

Total = 25 points

From DaveD

I likes him - very stoney! If you build him a patio - he would  have a Stony Playstation!! 25 it is!  

From SimonG: 10mm British Mid 1980s Armour for Terra (56 points)

The cryptic reference to NWOBHM last week brings us to Terra and some examples of cold war military hardware -- two generations of British main battle tanks the Chieftain and Challenger.

I was a little perturbed working on these models for my Cold War Gone Bad project (Sabre Squadron or Battle Group Northag rules) in light of the current hot war in Europe -- my original interest in this period had been when living through it in my teens and collecting an extensive collection of GHQ 1:285 scale modern armour.

These particular models are from Timecast (the Chieftain Mk 10s) and Red3 (the Challenger Mk 1 and the Ferret).

Painting was pleasingly straightforward with a base green laid down by airbrush and then painted black camouflage (given the hard edges on the design this seemed easier than airbrush) and assorted dry brushing and some minimal weathering. Unit markers and number plates (or rather impressions thereof) are hand painted. I always need to relearn which brushes to use on vehicles rather than people!

Funny discovery when researching the camo scheme was that I could be the proud owner of a Chieftain Mk 10 -- not sure I have the room for something like this however, it's not exactly a vehicle you can take out for a spin on a Sunday down the high street!

The most time consuming part of these models is the basing -- identification markers are laser printed, sticky plastic covered and then stuck on 3mm brass strip -- fiddly but ultimately worth it I think. 

The Timecast models are resin with metal detail while the Red3 are all metal -- each has it's pros and cons, I think I prefer the Timecast which while less detailed seem to capture the essence of the vehicle a little better. The Red 3 figures are pretty crude -- Timecast are leagues better (see my Soviet examples from last year) -- ideally I should have done a head swap on the commander in the Ferret as he's a real "block head"!

I think that should be another 80 points (12 10mm vehicles at 5 points each plus the 20 point bonus for Terra) towards my now unobtainable target! Nevertheless it's been a fun few months of diverse painting.

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Great work on these 80s era warhorses, Simon. I always liked the silhouette of the Chieftain, though I find it hard to believe one can buy one for personal use.  Then again, by all the Russian kit being towed away by Ukrainian farmers, the market may be in a glut soon and prices will be even cheaper (though the cost to fuel one....).

Speaking of cheaper, I'm afraid your math is a bit off with the 10mm vehicles as they are 3 apiece. Sorry bud. :(  Now, where is this inflation when you need it, eh?

- Curt 

From ScottM: Perelandra & Terra (55 points)

For this post, I've managed to stop off at two locations in this Quadrant. First up is my last location in the Middle Ring: Perelandra. I went with the Ocean theme and have a Giant Octopus. This plastic figure is from Wizkids Deep Cuts line.

Simple and easy fig to paint. It does look a bit better in person. I've never been able to master the art of taking decent pictures.

And for my first location on the Inner Ring, I stopped at Terra. I went with the Earthbound theme and have a pair of Xorns. These plastic figs are also from Wizkids and from their Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures line.

And here am I so far. Hopefully I can scramble out one more post.

So that should be:

• 3 - 28mm foot figs = 15 points
• 2 locations (Perelandra & Terra) = 40 points

Total = 55 points

From Millsy:

I really like you colour choice for the Giant Octopus Scott. That iridescent blue is so saturated and vibrant. A great choice but I can understand why it was hard to photograph too. It's also the colour Aussie kids get drummed into them means BAD when you find it on the beach :-P

And what's not to love about a Xorn? All they want is hugs.