From KentG: 15mm Old Glory 1812 American Wars (144 pts)

This weeks submission is a little different

It's  a commission unbased which means of course less points

I was hoping not to be doing any commission work over 

the challenge but couldn't hold off any longer

They are American infantry from 1812

there are 144 figures in this first lot and tonight I will be starting another 144

figures before i do the artillery and a few other minis, I don't do a lot of 15mm any more

but it is where I began my painting for other people.

The figures travel to the other side of the world so the customer

has asked for them to be unbased

well there we have it 144 figures, the lace and piping took me way longer 

than it should but they are done

points

144 x 15mm foot = 144 points (half points for unbased miniatures)

From Millsy:

I was wondering if we'd see these this week after the discussion on uniforms, colours, etc.

You've done a cracking job I have to say, especially given you painted so many of them in one batch. I know painting in bulk is your schtick but even so that's a lot of stuff. I hope the second batch is not too painful mate!

At "half price" for unbased minis this still nets you a tidy 144 points for your tally.

Cheers,

Millsy

From RaulM: Black Seas Cutter and Schooner (20 points)

Life has been particularly busy for me as I just became a new dad, so this will more than likely be my last post for this year's hobby challenge. I was working on a Battle of Lake Erie project, and as part of that I have these two vessels: a cutter and a schooner. 

Both are metal models from Warlord Games Black Seas, although I do think that the schooner comes with resin hulls nowadays. They're fairly simple to build and paint as the sails are sculpted onto the masts, which eliminates a step when compared to the standard Black Seas models. 

The cutter comes in two varieties, an armed and unarmed version. I used the unarmed version, but added a 12-pdr gun to the fore and aft, run out on opposite sides. I based the look off of the HMS Little Belt, that itself was actually the Friends Good Will, of which a replica can be found at the Michigan Maritime Museum. It was fun to use some different colors than yellow and black. 

The schooner got the standard US Navy colours that I've established thus far. It has a little bit of stern detailing, that I embellished with a metallic gold paint. 

These are both planned for a Battle of Lake Erie scenario at some future time. 

As for points, they're both quite small, so I'm taking 5 points each for a total of 10 points. 

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I must admit to getting a bit excited each week when I see that Raul has a post ready for Minioning :-)

And this week's entry is no disappointment either! Two more lovely additions to your Fleets and the great lakes are a wonderful place to sail the lighter hulls. I really like the darker stains on the canvas on the Yankee Schooner too - reminds me of the effect sails get when furled not quite dry.

Lovely work as ever on all the details - worth 10 points each at least!

Most importantly though - hearty congratulations on becoming a Father!!! I'm thrilled for you, as I'm sure everyone else here is too. And you thought Wargaming was expensive.... :-)

- Paul

From RaulM: Black Seas USS Constitution (50 Points) (Lust)

She was lusted after by Paul in my last post, and so I have delivered in the first ring of the Abyss. I've painted Old Ironsides, or USS Constitution, a resin and metal model from Warlord Games Black Seas. 

This ship is the reason I got into Black Seas, as upon my visit I was enthralled and needed to get into some kind of naval wargame where I could use this model. I believe it's one of the earlier Black Seas resin models to be made, as some of the details are quite chunky when compared to the latest releases. All the same though, I like the look of this model. 

I kept the metal masts this time around, as they were thick enough to withstand some touching. With all of the rigging and sails in place they're quite solid. The kit came with a stern davit, but it covered all of the beautiful stern detailing, and I couldn't bring myself to the do that to the model. Instead, I stole the quarter-davit boats from the USS United States model, and I think it nails that iconic look of the Humphrey's frigates without obscuring any critical details. 

I do think the bow railing is a tad chunky, but I think that was a limitation of the casting, as otherwise all of this detail would have been too difficult to cast. I think the Black Seas ships are a "heroic" scale for naval miniatures, as details like figureheads and stern galleries are larger than they should be just so that you can actually read what's going on. And I'm totally ok with that and actually prefer it. 

Based on ratings I've done for previous ships, I'll score this at 20 points, as it's larger than a standard frigate, almost about the same size as a 3rd rate. I've claimed the Lust bonus for this one as Paul wanted to see this model before the challenge was up, and I also have really wanted to point this one. That gives me 40 points total for the post. 

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A fabulous beauty she is too Raul, well worth waiting for! As ever, your work on the rigging, sails, pennants and flags is top notch and worth some bonus points too. 

Thanks indeed for prioritising "Old Ironsides" - thats made my week!

- Paul

From MarkB: 6mm American Infantry for the War of 1812 [History Section] (144 points)

 Hi again!

Well after being sick for a week after Christmas I have been back to painting again. 
So for today's installment I will show you the 248 6mm American Infantry that I have painted up for a War of 1812 project that me and a friend are working on this year. I am painting up the US Forces and you will see much more from this project as time goes on.

These are all Baccus 6mm British that I have painted to represent the troops from General Scott's brigade at the Battle of Chippawa in 1814. There are 4 Regiments in Scott's brigade and with the rules that we are going to use for the battles there are 7 stands for the 9th, 22nd, and 25th Infantry and 10 stands for the 11th US Infantry Regiment. 

Each stand has 8 miniatures on them so it is a lot of 6mm miniatures in this first batch of miniatures for this project.

So for the scoring:

248 x 6MM Infantry =124 points

History section bonus = 20

Total of =144 points.

I hope you are all doing well in the New Year and I hope to have some more miniatures painted up for you all soon!

More 6mm goodness, we are getting spoiled today. And something different as far as the subject is concerned as well, very nice. The War of 1812 is often a bit overshadowed by the events in Continental Europe, but it is one of the charms of the Challenge that it can and will bring us all something new now and then! Brigadier Winfield Scott may be of heard again, I think. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this project, Mark, but you really should tell us what rules you are going to use instead of tantalizingly alluding to them! 144 points for you.

Martijn

From ScottM: 54mm War of 1812 U.S. Units (220 pts)

Merry Christmas all! My first entry for this years' challenge is a pair of 54mm War of 1812 units. These two units are the last unpainted units for this project. These figs are 54mm metal figs from the sadly now-closed All The King's Men. Both units are done up for the U.S. side. First up is a unit of infantry.

Next is an artillery unit with a small gun.

As this completes my War of 1812 project, I thought I'd post up a group photo of the whole lot. First pic is the U.S. forces and the second is the British/Canadian/First Nation forces.

So that should be:

20 - 54mm foot figs = 200 points

1 - 54mm artillery piece = 20 points

Total = 220 points

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Wow! Here we're treated to a wonderful paint bomb, for sure! You've been a busy lad, Scott!

I love the old school toy-soldier look to these. Our local sculptor/caster JohnB will be quite chuffed to see these. I particularly like the group shot with all the forces arrayed on the tabletop. Fantastic stuff Scott - you streak to the top of the roster with this group, well done!

- Curt

AdamC: Gallery of Ancestors USS Constitution (35 Points)

I asked before if a ship can be a hero now here are two more questions can a ship be an ancestor? A further question can an ancestor still be around?

USS Constitution is undoubtedly my favorite ship of the age of the sail(I suspect she's at the top of a lot of people's list). One of the original six American Frigates that in a very real way got US Navy going. 

Here you can see the details of her stern. Constitution's career began in the Quasi-War and then Barbary war she gave good if unremarkable service in both. 

Then came the War of 1812. Constitution started the war by escaping a British squadron on her first cruise. On her next cruise she encountered HMS Guerriere and battered her into a wreck. She went on to defeat HMS Java and then HMS Cyane and HMS Levant.  Other ships did good service in the War of 1812 but none had a record like Constitution. That record became the foundation for the United States Navy we know she's the spiritual ancestor of every ship in that fleet today and she's still afloat you can visit her in Boston and I have many times. 

Points Constitution is classes a frigate so 15 points plus another 20 for the room.  The minions can add any additional points for the rigging and flags. 

From MilesR: A bunch of US War of 1812 and Nappy Himself (216 Points)

This post is yet another build out of the Napoleonic / War of 1812 figures needed for this summer's Historicon game (more on that below)

First up are 30 US Militia based in 7 stands of 4 and a command stand of 2.  Sorry no flags but as these chaps will be used to stand in for Jean Lafitte and his Baratarian pirates, I'm researching the right colors (if any) to use.  The figures are 15mm in scale and from Old Glory.

Next up are 16 US Light Dragoons, again from Old Glory.  These lads together with the ones submitted earlier in the Challenge will allow me to field 3 units of 5 stands each and that's what I need.

Lastly, another 10 stands of Native Americans (again from Old Glory).  I'm not the best painter, as these photos show, but these will look good enough on the table top.

I did spend a bit more time on the last part of this submission.  The figures are from AB in 15mm and depict Napoleon and his staff.

The base is big (115mm x 88mm) and has 8 mounted figures, including the Corsican Ogre himself.

As with other AB figures the sculpts are superb and they were a joy to paint.  It really should be a crime to allow these mini works of art to be sullied by my finger painting skills.

 The two trees are scratch built - some old twigs and ground foam but I think they came out nicely.

 I was going to add a wagon or broken cannon but think that would make the base look too crowded so just went with mixed ground foam from my "debris box"

What's a debris box?  When making terrain I use a lot of different ground foams and what I can't separate cleanly while cleaning up (because it's mixed with other types of terrain materials or paster chips) goes into a mid sized bin.  Over time it becomes a really interesting mix of materials that is useful for "special" units like this one.

The total points for this submission are:

60 infantry figures = 120 points
24 Mounted = 96 points
Total = 216 points

A shot of all the 15mm Napoleonic stuff Ive done in the first month of the Challenge.  I've got everything done to run both the game and campaign I'm planning, which is a good thing as I'm kicking off the campaign at the club in a few weeks.  Based on how that goes, I'll tweak the rules and hopefully be ready to run the campaign at Historicon in July.

By the way, I will reserve choice commands for any Challenge participants if you're planning on attending Historicon this year - just let me know if you want to play in a game.  The convention is in a great new venue which you can see here in a video from the club.

I'm heading out of the country tonight for a business trip and have a busier than expected February so you may see a drop in my productivity.  I still think I can hit my 3,000 point goal but probably not much more than that.

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Ah Miles - you expect you can hit your 3,000 point goal, but "probably not much more than that." An underspin from a Titan of the Painting Challenge that would make all sorts of 19th century Corsican-descended-Empire types chuckle :) 

Very nice work here in yet another stonking submission.  As you modestly note, the overall effect is what counts, and I feel you are consistently a bit too tough on your brush skills. The miniatures look great, the complete effect is excellent.  And it's always impressive to see the Emperor himself make an appearance in any scale, well done!

That is indeed another 216 points for you - but probably not much more than that for tonight :) We wish you safe travels!

GregB

From MilesR: War of 1812 US Troops (184 Points)

For today's entry, I've got three different types of US irregular troops from the War of 1812 in 15mm scale.  All of the figures are from Old Glory's Blue Moon line.

First up are 16 Mounted KT Riflemen to join the other ones I had completed earlier.  These guys are fun to paint up.

Some close ups of my less than spectacular painting.  Still when viewed en masse on the table top they'll look fine.

Next up 7 stands of mounted militia and a command stand(15 figures in total)...

...and their dismounted counter parts - 7 stands of four-figured infantry and a two-figure command stand.

I've got some more US Light Dragoons and a whole bunch of Militia and Native Americans to come before I'm ready (figure-wise) for the convention game.

The Dragoons are already on the painting bench....

The Figure count for this submission is:

- 31 x mounted 15mm figures - 124 points;
- 30 x 15mm infantry figures - 60 points;

Total 184 points.

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Great to see this project rolling along at the usual steady pace we have come to expect from you Miles, well done.  I'm looking forward to seeing and learning more about the scenario you have in mind for the convention game in question - as I had mentioned last week, the War of 1812 is something I should know more about, but in fact I know almost nothing beyond the year it took place....

Another 184 points for your formidable score sir!

GregB

From MilesR: War of 1812 US Generals, Cavalry and Native Americans (220 Points)

More Napoleonics, well kind of Napoleonics.  The last of my weekend's burst of painting activity - some additional units for my War of 1812 US Forces.

All of the figures are from Old Glory's Blue Moon line and are 15mm in scale.

On the right are 30 Native American troops.  Both sides used Native American allies extensively during the war so you should expect a lot more to be added over the course of this Challenge.

In the front are some US Generals - an overall army command stand and 10 brigade commanders.

Finally 2 largish calvary units with 7 stands of dragoons and 7 stands of Mounted Kentucky Riflemen.  While there was a paucity of calvary in the War of 1812, I will still be fleshing out these troops with a few more stands.  In fact two additional units of Mounted Kentucky Riflemen are on the painting bench and a few packs of dragoons are on order from Old Glory.  I am in a bit of a 15mm painting frenzy right now.

That's all for today.

This submission consists of 30 infantry and 40 mounted figures, which equates to 220 points on my calculator.









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Well, another day, another major points bombardment deployed with casual ease by our friend Miles! As a Canadian, I should know more about the War of 1812 than I do, but beyond this conflict being one that both sides seem to "win", I shamefully understand very little about it. I look forward to seeing what I can only assume will be the entirety of the forces on both sides being fully represented in 15mm during this edition of the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge - and the chance to learn more about this important North American war!

Painting indigenous North American warriors is no small trick either...I wouldn't even know where to start in terms of references...maybe the abstraction that is possible with 15mm offers some chances to be a bit more uniform in painting approach, but still, very, very cool. 

As I consult the sacred spreadsheet, Miles' calculations are correct (because of course they are!) - that is indeed another 220 points for you, well done. 

GregB