From ChrisW: Still more 15mm Mercenary Sci-fi vehicles [104 points]

So, something of a SNAFU in this weeks painting plans. I had primed up 30 some odd vehicles for this week, but, I am guessing that I somehow failed to wash all of them. So after I had spray primed them I sat down to get started and as I picked up one of the APCs, the primer started to flake off. Now thankfully it did not happen to all of them (13 kept their primer)  but it happened to enough of them to hamper my weekly production.

So, I spent some time this week stripping the affected vehicles and possibly some vehicles that were not impacted, better safe than sorry. The end result is that I only have the 13 vehicles pictured here ready for this Saturday.

These are mostly Brigade Model vehicles. The two APCs are from Alternative Armies. The big APC was the test subject for the camo pattern, but when it came to painting the rest of the vehicles I flipped the streaks to run lengthwise along the vehicles. The colours were inspired by some classic GW camo styles, I just went a little brighter/lighter with the green.

 The heavies

Medium tanks

Support/HQ

APC command vehicles

Alternative armies APCs

So the totals

• 104 points for 13x 15mm vehicles (8 points each)
  

Squirrels this post +1

Squirrels to date [7]

• Hammers Slammers
• Ikwen alien infantry
• Hanuman (Alien) vehicles 
• New Swabian league armoured vehicles 
• Rats
• Scarabs 
• Mercenary Sci-fi vehicles

Chris, these 15mm AFVs look absolutely fantastic! I love the camo scheme you've done on them, looks really cool.

104 points for you!

Dallas

From ChrisW: Rats, trapped like mice [165 points]

 

So, I decided to tackle some critters this week. The impetus was a game of Pulp Alley that I ran this past Sunday. While I did not really need them to represent perils I decided that it would add a little visual appeal to the game if I placed something to represent a sudden threat.

These were the guys I painted up for that game

Then I thought maybe I should try to tackle the other rats that I have. These are all Bones figures of various sizes. So this was the result.

1 skull per base

Then I realized that I was near the Children's section so naturally I decided to parlay this into this became the Pied Piper of Hamelin Hobbiton. This Halfling was the only piper figure that I have, but I feel he fits the bill.

Well, since the Pulp Alley game was set in Egypt, I decided some scarabs might not be to bad to have painted. So these five bases also got painted in time for the game. There are still many more bases of these waiting in the wings, but this will do for now.

Almost forgot this one, a Pulp robot! This has been primed and sitting on my desk since last years challenge. It is from Alternative Armies and is usable for any number of scales, in my case 28mm. It is high upon 100mm tall so I thought I might treat it as a 54mm foot figure (10 points)

Size comparison

Compared to one of my previously submitted 28mm robots

 So, one more book section done...

Points for the rats and scarabs were kind of tough to figure out. But, after a search of the older posts I found a posting for similar rat bases from the past. (scored at at 5 points each). That might be too much, thankfully that is why there are minions!

 http://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/from-philh-minor-mythos-monsters-30.html 

I am not certain if that score has been adjusted since then...

So the totals (depending on the rat values)

• 105 points for 21x 28mm rat bases??
  
•     5 points for 1x 28mm Halfling
  
•   20 points for Children's book theme
•   25 points for 5x 28mm Scarab bases??
•   10 points for very big/tall robot
  

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Squirrels to date [6]

• Hammers Slammers
• Ikwen alien infantry
• Hanuman (Alien) vehicles 
• New Swabian league armoured vehicles 
• Rats
• Scarabs
  

Great work here Chris! I've been looking for rats and I'll have to seek out those Reaper Bones models. You've done a cracking job on them, they look really good. I agree with the classification of one base as equal to a 28mm foot figure and 5 points. The piper is good and I'll allow the Children's Books bonus for it as I like the rationale. The Scarabs are cool and I really like the weathering on the Big Bot, he really has an Iron Giant kinda vibe.

A nice round 150 points for you!

Dallas

From SylvainR: Tray 8 - 6mm Early WW2 Polish Tanks (64 points)

This week's tray contains a battalion of polish tanks. These miniatures sat unpainted in their original boxes for decades. It was one of those side project that never got to fruition... until now.

First, here is a company of "7TP dw". The designation means "7-ton, Polish". These tanks were inspired by the British Vickers 6-ton tank and feature two turrets armed with machine guns. Only 16 were produced, so I guess you see here all but one of the full production. The Company HQ is a 7TP jw because I had only 15 models of the dw variant.

 

All the miniatures are from CinC.

 

I did the typical 3-color camouflage pattern of the early WW2 Polish army.

 

Next is a company of "7TP jw". This version of the 7TP had a 37mm gun with a co-axial machine gun in a single turret and was a much serious treat to the early German panzers. Models are a mix of GHQ and CinC.

 

The groundwork is identical to the one I used for my French army. This tank battalion of 7TP tanks could be complemented with Renault FT-17.

This time, I did a better job at fitting the models in the tracks, so they don't look like they are floating above the ground.

Points claimed:

- 32x 6mm vehicles at 2 points each = 64 points

Total = 64 points

This will also count towards the "Really Little Guys" duel.

Thanks for reading!

Very nice work here Sylvain! I always think of "TP" as standing for "toilet paper" and this may be apropos as the Poles got pretty much "wiped out" in '39. Thank you, I'll be here all week...

But seriously, these look great in their camo and I'm happy to add 64 points to your tally!

Dallas

 

From SylvainR: D&D - 28mm NPCs, Bugs and Manticore (45 points)

Here is a new bunch of very colorful miniatures for my Dungeons & Dragons collection.

I think I mentioned in a previous post that I have been running a D&D campaign for my daughter and her friends for about 6 months now. Four weeks ago, my son expressed an interest in playing as well and since sibling rivalry makes it improbable that they would play together, I am running a second campaign for him. Thus, there is a need in my family for new monsters (that last sentence sounds weird).

I decided that a few NPCs were needed, especially since the hero avatars of my underage children visit a lot of taverns where they drink beer and smoke pipes. So an inn keeper was hired. That model was given to me by one of the local gamers, PeterD maybe? She was intended to be a queen, but I cut out the scepter and lowered her social status. It's a metal model, but I have no idea of the maker. The flute player is a Reaper model I found in the huge "JeremyM donation".

I tried to do a stone tile pattern on the base of the inn keeper, but it looks more like a weird carpet pattern of the 70s.

Before JeremyM gave me a pile of cool D&D miniatures, I started to gather cheap options for monsters. My kids had a game with insect models (I forgot the name of the game, so I can't credit the model maker). Since many parts were missing, it ended up in the garbage but I saved the beetles and the caterpillars.

For colors, I found inspiration from photos of actual beetles but also added details like golden trims in order to fit them in a future Egyptian-theme adventure I have in mind.

For the caterpillars, there are so many colorful options in nature, I just picked two that looked cool.

I am sure the heroes will not be pleased when these buggers will entangle them in silk. By the way, I want to thank Anibal Invictus for suggesting in a previous post to paint bases in a lighter color. It does, indeed, help make the models stand out.

The last model is a Manticore that was given to me by my daughter for my birthday last year. It's a Wizards of the Coast model that I finally got to paint.

It looks scary and I hope it will give the heroes a good fight.

The business end of this model is the tail...

I like the spiky bits coming out of the mane.

Points claimed:

If Dallas agrees, I think the Manticore is big enough to qualify as "mounted".

7 x 28mm foot figurines at 5 points each = 35 points

1 x 28mm mounted figurine at 10 points each = 10 points

 Total = 45 points

Thanks for reading!

Those monsters are great, love the giant bugs and the manticore especially. Your innkeeper and flautist are cool and will certainly come in handy. I think it's perfectly appropriate to paint her base like a '70s carpet given that this was the floor covering of choice for the basements in which many of us started our D&D careers. 

45 points pour vous mon ami!

Dallas 

From PaulSS: Local History - 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers - 110pts

 

I currently live in Wisconsin in the heart of the Midwest and one of the most notable Union formations of the American Civil War is the Iron Brigade. One of its founding units was the 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers raised at Camp Randall, which is still there and although it's now the UW Badgers Football stadium, but there are plenty of Civil War era cannons on the grounds, so that is a bonus!

The regiment was heavily engaged with the Army of the Potomac and suffered more casualties as a proportion of its total enlistment than any other Union Army units.

The models are all from the Crusader Miniatures range are both characterful and a delight to paint. However, although the frock coats and 1858 Dress Hat are great, but they probably should have linen gaiters to represent the 2nd Wisconsin.

To give a bit of variety I did some of the men in the older issue dark blue trousers and some in later light blues, I also mixed it up a bit with the water bottle and strap colours.

The flags are from GMB Designs, and after previous efforts I managed not to get a chalky varnish effect on these ones, by the simple expedient of not sticking them on until after the matt coat!

Eighteen 28mm figures, plus the Local History location bonus should add another 110 points to my tally. 

Wow Paul, I am more and more impressed with your work on this project - not only the quality but also the quantity of models is noteworthy! Always great to have a little variety to distinguish the old sweats from the FNGs (did they call them that in the Civil War?) and the flags look super as well. Nice historical notes here too, and congrats are due to your Badgers in finally overtaking the Golden Gophers last year in wins in their nearly 135-year rivalry! The Camp Randall Stadium entry on wikipedia led me down a bit of a rabbit hole too... JUMP AROUND!!

110 points added to your score!

Dallas

From KyleC - Khorne Kontinues (Sarah's Cart) ( 60 pts )

So another week, and I was able to get a few more models painted up for this Khornish raiding party here... 

Worked on a few Heroes ( Lord, BSB, Aspiring ) for my character section, and then another 5 of the marauders to bolster the unit a bit further. 

Big boss on foot here.. again from the Age of Sigmar range for Blades of Khorne. I have like 4 or 6 of these models due to how many of the starter boxes I procured way back when I first wanted to try building this army ( spoiler.. never got too far off the ground ). So now I have a few that I can chop up and use for different projects like this one. He is normally accompanied by a flesh hound, but chopping the reins off, he just looks to have a nasty hand weapon there instead. 

Same red armor I have on the newer models, but I tried a stippling/lines approach to the cloak to make it a bit different, even though the colors used are exactly the same here. 

Another model I have multiples of from the starter box. In Age of Sigmar he is a cool model buffing those around him to new heights of frenzy... in the Old World.. he is just a Battle Standard Bearer but can take magical banners up to 100 points. Combined with the other model, and stuck in a unit of Warriors, I suspect they will have some lasting power for smaller games. 

Tried to use more purples/reds in the skintones here.. not fully sold on it.. 

The Warqueen Marakarr Blood-Sky! A figure I have no idea why I picked up, but she's for Warriors of Chaos, and will look great leading some marauders, so figured she was a good model to paint up! Again playing with the cloak, but going a bit brighter in the red as she doesn't have a lot of armor that I could or would paint red here. 

She is also my contribution to Sarah's Cart.. to travel to the Rotunda First floor.. just not sure which section, but most likely Sci Fi.. unless I score something on my trip coming up.. 

5 more Marauders made from the Blood Reavers. And the Banner boi getting a massive banner from the Juggernaut set.. Practical in Age of Sigmar as they are individuals and don't need to rank up.. in ToW.. not so practical.. but one unit of Marauders can be skirmishers, so that might be these in the end. 

Thankfully they are still able to rank up so far, and this now gives me 15 of them. 5 more and that will be a full unit, and I can then go and focus on something else! I am liking that the extra effort/time I am putting to the multiple skintones is making the unit look more interesting. And that the few parts of red painted really are vibrant on the overall unit. Going to have to be careful when I get to the warriors then, and see how to keep it up!

But for now, I am off to India for a work conference. So one of our other minions will take on the Sunday role, and I am unlikely to have any post of models to showcase next weekend as I won't have anything hobby related with me next week. Though depending on what socials, I might have a few snaps from the trip itself. 

Total for today's post then are:

- 3 28mm Infantry Heroes - 15 pts

- 5 28mm Infantry models - 25 pts

- Sarah's Cart entry - 20 pts

Total 60 pts for today

Some more excellent kernels (geddit??) from you here Kyle. They all look quite nasty and ready for some skull-taking and blood-spilling. The Blood God will be pleased and Sarah's Library Cart will transport you to the First Floor Rotunda and the Sci-Fi stack!

60 points for your tally as well!

Dallas 

Can you feel the Saturday

Here's a cat pic from the summer. Good thing the glass is there or that would likely be one ex-squirrel for the squirrel pile.

Here's what we can look forward to this Saturday!

• A classic ghostly post from SebastianR!
• Some Local History from PaulSS!
• Another tray and some great D&D from SylvainR!
• Square-based goodness from KyleC!
• More 15mm Mercs and rodents from ChrisW!
• And maybe more, who knows!

Enjoy your Saturday all!

Dallas