From SebastianR: Bustin' (out the) Ghosts [Black and White & Limousine] (85)

It’s about the get spooky up in here, but first, I need to take a quick trip in Lady Sarah’s Limousine. At first I thought that I had no female figures to paint this year, and my mobility around the challenge map was greatly limited. Then I realised that one of the first figures I completed was in fact female.

After my first few passes over my Finns I realised I was going to have to paint something on the side in order to break up the monotony. Thus I embarked on a series of ghosts following a scheme I found on Gardens of Hecate. I found this scheme so chill that I started searching for more ghosts in the lead pile and eventually made a few bids on eBay for Age of Sigmar "chainrasp hordes" (which failed).

Which brings me to the Black and White studio and the miniature that started it all, an Age of Sigmar wraith (I think). In order the achieve this scheme I had to import Secret Weapon Dark Wood from the States at vast expense, the range being effectively unknown in the UK.

I then went onto strip my old Warhammer wraith and banshee in order to repaint them.

I particularly enjoyed the directional rattlecan highlighting.

The original orange hair was a tribute to a high school classmate who was… well… if you know what a wee Glaswegian wifey sounds like… An adolescent jab now consigned to the past.

This lead to the search through the lead pile which unearthed 5 ghostly naginata armed samurai from the Kensei Undead kickstarter I backed years ago. At some point I’ll multibase them for Kings of War/Warhammer.

I’m rather worried about the storage of the miniatures. The weapons are made of extremely soft metal, they bend to the slightest touch; it’s a matter of time ‘til they break.

Finally, if the Typhus Corrosion is too colourful for black and white (I know it isn’t, others have used actual colours!) this sarcophagus was painted using only black and white.

(Ok and some stains on the inside in Seraphim Sepia)

So that’s the whole ghostly gang.

That’s 8 28mm figures at 5 points each for 40 points

One tiny piece of terrain 1" by 1" by 1.5" worth ~1 points

And 2 challenge locations at 20 points each for 40

For a total of 81 points

Seb goes for the hat trick of post with a beautiful set us spooky stuff. You've got black and White nicely covered with these horrors. Well done. THe coffin look smore like an objective marker than terrain so i'm going to score it 5 pts

From StuartL - Defenders (and Offenders) of the Faith - 45 Points

As you may gather from the title of the post, this entry is focused on some religious types. As I pass to the Shrine in the Chambers of Challenge, I went looking for some clerics in my stash. In amongst the minis, I found some Japanese warrior monks and a few other minis and decided to paint them up for my entry.

The central figure is the head priest of the local temple, the figures flanking him are his Sohei acolytes. All of the minis are from Zenit Miniatures' Kensei Range. The robes were painted in GW Contrast paints and the rest of the figures done with regular paints.

And here we have a Ronin figure and a Ninja. As with the monks they are from Zenit. The Ninja was largely painted with GW Black Contrast, with some glossy black for the armour and red for the Oni-mask.

 And finally a group shot. I always find Samurai era minis challenging to paint due to the fiddly lace on their armour and these were no exception. That said, I think they do look cool when they are finished.

So, 5x 28mm minis adds 25 points to my score, along with an extra 20 for the Shrine chamber. These fellows should also net me 1 Squirrel for my side duel too.

My running Duels totals:
GW Points - 287
Skullz - 100
Squirrels - 6

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I do like me some Samurai and have been revisiting Osprey's Ronin rules again of late, so these quite tickle my fancy.

The Ninja with the Oni mask is particularly good, but you nailed it with the Ronin and his patterned robes. Plus nobody ever makes fun of a guy's flower patterned clothes when he carries a razor sharp blade, or two.

Cap'n Wednesday