From JohnS - Slaughterloo Undead Todoroni - (125 points)

Hello Challengers! I'm so happy to be back, and painting again. I have missed the last couple of Challenges due to work pressure among other things. You would think that running a games retail business would be all fun...anyhow, since I have a tendency towards workaholicism, the AHPC is a brilliant way for me to switch my brain to a related but relaxing activity.

To that end I present my first entry, the Undead Todoroni from my favourite silly game, Slaughterloo. Longtime challengers will remember my fascination with the Fantasy Napoleonic world of Valon, Alternative Armies' setting for Flintloque skirmish and Slaughterloo mass battles games.

"Slap me with a mouldy flipper, it's the Undead Todoroni!"

Every Napoleonic nation has an analogue in the world of Slaughterloo. From the BritOrcs of Albion, the Ferach Elves of the Emperor Mordred and the Undead armies of the Dark Czar of the frozen Witchlands, plus many more. The Todoroni are from the Nepolise client state of the Ferach Empire. Giant toads, they are great singers, fantastic cooks but not the greatest soldiers.

When the Nepolise troops joined Mordred's Grande Armee du Norde they were decimated by the Dark Czar's army. The Dark Czar is never one to waste a good source of zombies so the Undead Todoroni were umm, born? re-born? Animated!

 

 

 

 

Lead by a Vampire Officer, with discipline provided by the Kommisariat Graviski Bureov (KGB) Liche, they stumble into battle under their tattered flag, trying to keep time to the unearthly squealing of the company accordion player (to be honest his playing only seems to have improved with his death), perhaps with the taste of their last delicious meal in the ghost of their memories.

Todoroni come in two sizes, imaginatively known as Big Todoroni and Little Todoroni and generally serve in different units but the Dark Czar has lumped them all into the 777th Croaked Line.

The rare Undead Big Todoroni

The more numerous Undead Little Todoroni

The most commonly viewed aspect of Undead Todoroni. They're not brave.

This was a fun unit to paint using the DaveChop method (like SlapChop but taught to me by Dave) which gave me a really great effect in a very reasonable amount of time. In fact these figures triple my entire 2024 painted figure output.

24 x 28mm figures @ 5 = 120 points

2  x 28mm prone figures @ 2.5 = 5 points

Total Points Claimed 125

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Welcome back to the Challenge John! It's wonderful to have you return to us from your busy work life so we can see what you've been up to. Slaughterloo is one of those games that has always eluded me but you've done a magnificent job on these Nepolise Undead Todoroni (giant dead frogs, ewww). Your interpretation of the DaveChop has served you well and I love to hear that you've tripled your 2024 output. That's what the Challenge is all about! I look forward to seeing what else you produce for us over these next few months.

- Curt

From BruceR - Solaris-Vulcan-Caprica-and a Space Flight (145 pts total)

The holidays were good and cold.  Yet we traveled from ND to MN where the temps were no different, still -20F during the day and down to -35F at night.  So the painting output has taken a dive.  We must soldier on.  Here is what I've been able to do with that hour a day pledge I've tried to stay with.

 Solaris in the Outer Rim

The Challenge has allowed me to dig around in the lead bin.  As many of us do we buy miniatures for playing something that catches our eye and sometimes we paint some.  This is me to the tee.  My group (maybe me) got excited about Flintloque as a means to play Sharpe games with limited figures.  Well, I painted some 15 figures more than 10 years ago, we played and set it aside.  Of course, I had found numerous deals and picked them up and stored them all these years.  The Silver Bayonet released and prior to the challenge starting, I grabbed Flintloque miniatures I had boxed away to paint and get ready for some games.  I have a few left that go well with travel to the Outer Rim Quadrant.   So.... 

Madame Boniface 

The figure is from the Lady Wintermores Fangs box set of characters.  She wears her ball gown with a mask to cover her skeleton features.  She is the confidante of the Vampyre Lamia Wintermore and, with her bodyguard, they act undercover at regal events and balls in the city of Moskova (Flintloque).  

Such is the setting for this skirmish adventure with the Ferach forces (Elves) conquerors attending a ball when all *ell breaks loose when the mask is dropped.  Can they fight their way out?  This will work for any skirmish type of game.  (Song of Drums and Shakos is another fun action coupled with Song of Blades and Heros to factor in the fantasy element).    A definite for Silver Bayonet.

5 pts for the Madam

20 pts for Solaris (Deception)

25 Total

On to Vulcan

Up for Vulcan is frankly a very characterful miniature from, again, Alternative Armies Flintloque.  I missed him in my early painting of the struggling Ferach (French) retreating from Moscova.  He is obviously dressed for the Northern reaches such as Dakotas or dare I say Saskatchewan -35F last week here, we are told Tuesday will be in the high 30's (60-70 degree swings).  Just like mother Russia! 

He is from the Death in the Snow scenario box. On the table top the Ferach (Elves) in Flintloque really look great as French Fusiliers.  Prior to obtaining the Northstar of miniatures release we used them in The Silver Bayonet.

  

He is a polish lancer bundled up against the cold on the retreat from Moscova.  He might simply be a 32mm Napoleonic figure except for the pointed ear sticking out under the Czapka (I tried to get the bugger in the photo).  My pointy eared offering for Vulcan. 

5 pt 28mm foot

20 pt planet of Vulcan (pointy eared)

25 pt total

Now on to space travel as I offer a Vivandierie of the Silver Bayonet

Catherine Deneuve

In Silver Bayonet French armies are accompanied by such women, who make a living selling supplies, and helping out as nurses and carers.  Such a member of a Silver Bayonet party has the attributes of Inspiring, Master of Cover, Supernatural Veteran.  I've used the box art package to paint this excellent miniature.  She will make a great addition to my growing Silver Bayonet troops and a "stellar" addition to my Sharp Practice forces.  For the price of this Vivandierie,  I request passage on Lady Sarah's Star Yacht to travel to Caprica. 

5 pts 25mm foot

20 pts for travel on Sarah's Star Yacht

Total 25 pts

This next submission are the miniatures from the original Deadloque -Death in the Snow Alternative Armies boxed set(the undead side, the Elves painted prior to the Challenge).  These zombie, skeletal, liche, and vampyre characters are perfect for My Silver Bayonet project.  Repurpose lead pile miniatures and incentive to paint.  Win/Win.  I had these lined up with Caprica in mind as the scenario is the Ferach (French Elves) fleeing Moskova only to be set upon by the undead of the Witch Lands.  Then Curts submission of Perry miniatures retreat from Moscow came out and I knew I would follow him with these frozen north figures setting to "Ambush" the "Doomed" invaders as they flee or investigate such strange occurrences.

Stanilov KGB Liche

Stalinov's Skeletal Cossack bodyguards

Vampyre Kaptain Grigioi Dracsul

Fusilier Zombies

Another Wednesday crew member wrap.

13 28mm foot = 65 pts

3 Quadrant planets = 60 pts

1 ride on Sarah's Space Yacht = 20 

total 145 pts

Thanks, stay well and safe.

Bruce

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Hi Bruce - this is quite the journey - feel free to break it up into a couple of separate posts next time, and to pace your travels a touch. We have a whole winter Painting Challenge ahead - no need to clear the whole quadrant in two weeks :)

Fantasy Napoleonics...not quite my cup of tea, but then the diversity of interests is part of what makes this hobby so interesting, and there are some pretty neat sculpts - and lots of nice brushwork - to be found in this submission. Fusilier zombies would have some interesting applications...well done. 145 points for your tally.

GregB