From PaulSS: [Curtgeld] Fervent Mullah (25pts)

I was going to enter this figure for "The Shrine" but instead decided to submit the Druids for that entry so this chap is probably my "smallest points entry" ever.

The figure was included in a give-away bag at a recent show and was from Badger Games and is part of the Afghanistan Personalities pack.

I do have some lovely Empress Miniatures insurgents buried in the lead mountain, maybe they will be painted to join him one day.

A 28mm figure will add 5 points to my total.

Edited by TamsinP on 08 March:

Paul has now made this his Curtgeld entry, so that's +20 points for him.

Brettm: Mariachi Band and 3D prints (30 Points)

Finally first entry is in. Lots happening end of last year so was a slow start for me. For my first entry I give you the mariachi band! I painted this up as a Christmas gift however did not make it in time for Christmas..wah wah. 

The base is 3d printed. I got the file from printable scenery. The edges were open so I used greenstuff to fill them in then painted the edges black.

 I added gold around their hats and on gold lines up the sides of their pants. Trying to give them more of that colorful mariachi feel. 

I added the barrels to kinda decorate the base a bit more. They are from mantics first Terrain crate kickstarter. Couldn't tell you which one as thats sat in the closet since I got them till this piece.

Second up is my first 3d model resin print I have painted. I got the file off thingiverse and while his hands are HUGE I thought it was a decent model to try out the resin printer.

 Not that happy with his shirt. Thought about going back and repainting it so didn't look so rough. But I have many more points to go!! 

I though the model turned out pretty well. Have a couple other models that came off the printer I may have to paint up now as well. Total of 5-28mm models at 5pts each brings it to 25 points. Not sure what the base I put them on would add if any. I'm sure the wonderful minions will have an idea.

From MilesR: Yeah, about that wonderful minion thing, you got stuck with me so your'e screwed.  Now that the formalities are out of the way, I LOVE the Mariacchi band and now feel a burning desire for chips and salsa - at least I'm blaming you when my wife catches me eating things that are not on my diet.  The resin printed model is very nice.  I shudder to think how advanced these things will be on 5-10 years and suspect most of us will be buying files rather than figures to build out out armies.

For pointage, you've got 5 28mm figures plus I'll throw in 5 points for the stage and barrels. 

But there is a problem - I don't know who you are as you didn't put your name in the post and the blogger ID doesn't match any of the participants.  People, if you want credit for your work you need to put your name on it.  Based on the terms of the Minion collective bargaining agreement I allowed to assert salvage rights on any un-named submission if no participant claims the entry and provides a valid ID and pays the hefty sum in arbitrary fines.

From BrettM: Wild West 28mm (130 Points)

Finally have all these finished up. Been working on them off and on since the start of the challenge. 

This is an assortment of figures. Some are Reaper, Badger games, Knuckleduster and Wargames Foundry. 

 Quick close up of some of the figures. A variety of Shooters and Townsfolk

 More wargames foundry figures than anything else for sure. The guy in the middle front I think is actually a Dead mans hand figure. I prefer the rule set Fistful of Lead though. Came first 

 A group of some of my favorite figures

 Bit of a close up.

 Based all the townsfolk figures on square bases and used round bases for the shooters. Some of the figures were a bit small (wargames foundry) So I doubled up the base size on these guys to give them some height. In total we have 26 Figures at 130 points.

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The average citizen deals in symbols, not rational analysis. If we present the citizen with gunslingers so powerful, so immense as to defy all conceivable attack against them, a gunslinger invulnerable and invincible in battle, that shall become the symbol for the West. We may need only a handful, perhaps only one of these shooters to subjugate thousands upon thousands of towns containing millions upon millions of townsfolk.

This assortment of firepower amongst the citizenry will earn you one hundred and thirty points. My, we do have some big entries today.