From AdamW. A last huzzah! (272 PTS)

 I'm pleased to squeeze these in before the end of the challenge.  After doubling my original goal, I gave myself the luxury of prepping some figures, so didn't think I'd get these finished, so a nice little bonus.

My last entry is some 15mm American Civil War Cavalry, mounted and dismounted.  

I already have a pile of these on bases that just need flocking, and these lot needed painting up to join them.

There are four units of mounted and four dismounted in this batch, with a mixture of figures. There are minifigs,  a load of Essex, a couple of Peter pig and a load I don't recognise at all.

It does add another Squirrel, although my first attempt at Squirreling is poor.  That is also a good thing as I remained focused and painted what I needed to paint, rather than paint a whole load of odd bits just to increase my count of the fluffy tailed chaps.

My second AHPC and another successful one.  Having a dedicated painting station makes life so much easier, meaning I can dip in for the odd five minutes while the kettle is boiling.

Hope to see you all again next year, where I will either be deep in the middle of my first proper 25mm project, or knocking out some old 15mm bits to have a break. Thanks to the Overlord and all the minions for their hard work.

Four of the mounted cavalry where old, bashed about but painted, so just needed touching up, so I haven't counted them in my points total.

15mm Cavalry x 44 @4pts = 176

15mm foot       x 48 @2pts = 96

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Total                                      272 pts  + 1 Squirrel

From DaveD . Well done Adam thatsa lot of blue! Great to see them both mounted and dismounted too. Is there a Custer in there somewhere? This takes you over 2500 points a fine tally indeed well done.

From Adam W: Horsey, Horsey - 15mm Cavalry

 This may be my last entry for the challenge. I have managed all the projects I was hoping to achieve and have started some other bits, but not sure they will be ready by the end date.

So, this weeks entry is made up of two parts, all 15mm cavalry.  I enjoyed getting them painted, although lots of horses can be sapping.

Firstly, we have a couple of units of Turkish Cavalry for the Balkan Wars. All minifigs. Again old lead pile figures bought on ebay and now ready for the table.  Some very wonky legs on those horses as they are very bendable.

Secondly, we have  four units of mounted Jangalis to go with the foot I painted earlier in the challenge. They are mainly Blue Moon 15mm from their North West Frontier range, with about a dozen minifigs and a lone Peter pig Russian civil war figure.  

Points for this lot:-

Turks -     24 x 15mm cavalry @4pts = 96pts

Jangalis - 48 x 15mm cavalry @4pts = 192pts

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                                                Total    =  288pts               

From DaveD , more great work for these armies . If it’s your last entry it’s a fine one . 288 it is             

From AdamW: 'Hot Fez' - a Turkish barber on every corner - 15mm 220 pts

 I managed to finish painting these last week, but didn't have time to get them based and flagged up till after the Sunday deadline.

A simple entry of  some more Turkish/Ottoman troops for Balkan war. One unit in the blue uniform and the rest in khaki.

A mix of manufacturers, mainly minifigs with a few other odd unknown figures mixed in. All bought from other peoples lead piles.

Now I have to decide what to paint next.  Life is somewhat busy at the moment so it may be another two weeks before the next entry.

Apologies for the short write up, but this entry was a bit of a grind to get units done rather than something exciting :)

Points

6 units of 18 =108 15mm figures @ 2pts = 216pts

From DaveD . That’s another great mass from you .The mix of figures works well . I will call this 220 . 

From AdamW:'Fez up and other khaki adventures -15mm (321pts)

 This weeks entry is a mixture of periods, WW1 and the first Balkan War 1912, so hopefully picking up my second squirrel.

Apologies in advance for the photography, colouring and quality, and for how rough the figures look in the close up shots :)

Most of these figures have been picked up second hand, reducing other gamers lead mountains, without reducing my own.  The MG and firer are new figures added especially for Dunsterforce to complement the already published mobile MG mounted Model T fords.

The first completed units are five units of Turkish/Ottoman infantry for the Balkan Wars. They are in the blue uniform of the reserve 'Redif' regiments. Mostly with the red fez, but a few with the later khaki one for variety. 

The figures are mainly minifigs with a few other odd unknown makes, and are made up of Turks and Egyptian figures.

Next up is a unit of Serbian infantry for the Balkan wars.  Just the one unit that I picked up at a show with a couple of generic (probably RCW) officers added in. The chap selling them wasn't sure what they were. It is possible they are actually some of ranger/pioneer infantry from a much earlier period.

I have no Serbian infantry for the Period yet, so these are seriously outnumbered.

Lastly we have four MG units for Dunsterforce in WW1. Another mishmash of figures, mainly Peter Pig and minifigs.  I seem to remember it being half points for a sitting down figures, but I have ignored that as I thought the MG would balance it out. Feel free to alter if needed :)

Points

90 Ottoman infantry @ 2pts = 180pts

18 Serbian infantry @ 2pts = 36 pts 

50 WW1 British @2pts = 100 pts

Total pts = 316pts

From DaveD. Adam is off with a kaboom this morning . That’s a whole load of figures , which is what we like to see . Excellent effort. Reanimating other gamers lead piles is I guess all part of our glorious hobby , One man’s lead mountain turned into another’s armies is just the job. I will top you up for the multiple flags - that 321.pts to you tally . 

From AdamW: Get orf My Laaaand (15mm Boers) (Violence) (432pts)

My third and final entry for this week has taken me all week and the paint is barely dry :)

As Curt has said the Violence circle of hell is perfect for wargamers.  I have chosen a project I planned to get done for the challenge, rather than being taken off track by some new fun figures.

My take on the violence theme is farmers taking to arms to defend their lands.

These 15mm Boers were part of a job lot of figures I bought at a bargain price on ebay a while ago. They are to bolster the number of Boers we have in our group already, and will probably double as ACW confederates at some point.

As they were from a bulk purchase they are not a  balanced force, with more dismounted than mounted.  It also contains some prone chaps, which I have learned is not so good for the points score!

I have made up some horse holders with some odd altered figures and a load of horses that are a bit small and thin. Surprisingly those horses are actually nicely detailed.

I also have a few wagons, but they will have to wait for another time before they join the army.

The majority of models are old minifigs with a few odd figures from unknown manufacturers thrown in. I was pleasantly surprised how nicely the minifigs turned out with their limited poses in an irregular army.

I am claiming the following points:

30 x mounted 15mm @ 4pts = 120pts

12 x horse holders 15mm@ 2 pts = 24pts

24 x horses 15mm @ 2pts = 48pts

20 x prone 15mm@ 1pt = 20pts

100 x foot 15mm@2pts = 200pts

Violence bonus = 20pts

Total = 432pts.

Not only three posts today from you, but a veritable points bomb at the very end! If you had given me notice beforehand, I would have brought the sandbags out! It is good to see, however, that your quality does not suffer from your quantity. These Boers look the part, and I can see how they might double up as Confederates too. The horse holders are a nice touch. I like Minifigs, they have a distinct quality of their own, and though they might be rather simple figures, in large numbers they are very effective. Well done Adam, 432 points added to your score!

Martijn

From PeteF: Le Petit Caporal - My First Minifg of Challenge XIV - Famous Person (25 points)

 

Halfway through January and I'd not removed a single Minifig from Lead Mountain.  Time to fix that and at the same time honour our good friend Ridley Scott. I'm not sure that the director fully captured the complexities of the life of the Corsican Fiend/Colossus of the Nineteenth Century - depending on your point of view.

This sculpt is an old rendering of "Jupiter Scapin" (look it up) from the 1980s. It is in God's True Scale - 25mm.  It depicts the The Corsican Ogre standing in his greatcoat - a garment that earned him the soubriquet "Redingote Gris" because he was always seen wearing it on campaign. 

This depicts Boney before he became Fleshy.  I do wonder what The Man of Destiny would have made of Ridley "fast-and-loose" Scott's rendering of his life.  Based on comments in Napoleonic Wargaming Facebook Groups (and those people know things), The Devil's Favourite would likely think the film somewhat inaccurate - At least The Monster would  have a good answer to Scott's "Were you there?" question.

My white cat has been using the light box for napping (geddit?). Apologies for the less than professional hairs that keep making it into my pictures.  

This is one single 25mm figure for 5 points and for a shameless points grab, the library section bonus of 20 points for a total of 25 points.

If you have any other names for The Tiny Tyrant - please include in the comments section.

Great work here Pete, and your cat is not the only one to enjoy the spotlight treatment... at least thats what I assume my cat is doing as she tries to jump up whenever I prep my photo area! 

Wonderful work on Le Petit Caporal, and a great entry for the section. Well done!

25 pts added!

Kyle

From PeteF: Minifigs! French Line Infantry for Historical Drama (140 points)

If you've read my previous Minifigs posts - apologies if there's some repetition here!  This battalion of fine French fellows is one of the last units I need to complete my Quatres Bras project.  It has been a journey - one started by my Dad in the 1980s when he embarked on a project to paint Wellington's 100 Days army on a ratio of 25:1.  I haven't yet counted all of them but I think it's around 3 thousand meticulously painted Anglo Allied Minifigs.

He also painted  few French for me when I was a kid - these joined my Airfix on the wargaming "table" - a whole lot of big boards balanced together in the dining room - sometimes for a couple of days, which mum didn't love.  

My brother introduced me to wargaming - and he inherited the Minifigs army, adding French units to try and achieve some balance with Wellington's masses.  He even repatriated some of the soldiers I brought across the Atlantic.  Sadly he passed away in 2016 before we could play Waterloo in his English garage and all the Minifigs came to me here in the States - it took several trips.

The Waterloo French army seems a bit of a stretch - the 100 Days even more so - but Quatres Bras is within reach at this scale: 33 battalions and around 10 cavalry regiments.  I did a bunch two Challenges ago but in the interim have been distracted by other projects.  With this battalion I'm nearly there - 2 more infantry units, 1 big cavalry unit, completing 2 other halfway finished cavalry units, plus some command and work on the bases.

Then I'll have to see if any of my friends want to come and play! These Minifigs will represent the 3rd battalion of the 1st Light Infantry.  I always enjoy painting Minifigs with their distinctive chunky sculpts.  It takes me back to wargames of yore.  Good times. 

24x25mm figures plus a studio for a total of 140 points.

 

It's a treat to see more of this ongoing project of yours, Pete. Those French chaps look great. Just a reminder - if you are doing the studio tour, please include a progress map in your posts (see my admin post from yesterday).

Tamsin