AHPC11 - Wrap up

 Sadly the 11th Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge has come to an end for another year. It was another titanic tussle for all involved, but what a grand motivational experience it was!!!

I gave myself a fairly easy (for me) 1000 point target and hoped for a top 20 placing, but I surpassed both of my targets, mainly due to Covid to be honest. I was put on a staggered part time furlough just before Christmas, so I had to stay at home. Now my wife Emma works from home in our front room, where the TV is. So every morning I sadly had to go up my shed, to get out of her way??? Shame I hear you all cry!!

So I had to sit and paint my figures all day, gutted eh?

The Ottomans

The Haitian Revolution

Graveyard and Donnybrook troops

Ruined Church, rocky terrain and various 25mm and 15mm figures

C3PO and an Alien can be seen lurking at the back!

I painted up

231 x 25mm figures

Various terrain pieces and buildings

44 x 15mm figures

1 x 54mm figure

Here's my performance so far in all the Challenges

Challenge II        4940 points 1st

Challenge III       2586 points 4th

Challenge IV       1227 points 17th

Challenge V          691 points 37th

Challenge VI        681 points 36th

Challenge VII      1093 points 24th

Challenge VIII      662 points 40th

Challenge IX       2274 points 8th

Challenge X        1687 points 11th

Challenge XI       2260 points 8th

So finally a massive Thank You, has to go to Curt, Sarah and all the Minions (even Tamsin!) for all their hard work and also thanks to all the other Challengers who helped push me forward with their great posts and all the great comments!

Cheers!

AHPC11 - I Give Up!

That it I Give Up!

This was my last entry into the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge!

The figure is from Outpost Wargames Services from their Highwaymen range and will add a further 5 points to my total.

There's still a few hours left so good luck to all and Thanks to Curt, Sarah and all you lovely Minions for all the hard work. And lastly a special thank you to all my other Challengers for pushing me to get rid of that dreaded leadpile!

Cheers Ray

AHPC11 - Donnybrook - Imperialist Infantry Baden Baden 1683

 

I thought I'd try and squeeze in 1 last post before the end of the Challenge and after painting all those lovely Warfare Miniatures Ottomans, I thought I'd start an Austrian/ Imperialist force for them to battle against.

Now a lot of this force will probably consist of Poles, but I thought I'd start with an Imperialist foot regiment as I haven't any Poles!

I hadn't planned on painting this unit up during the Challenge, so a quick look in the League of Augsberg's book "With Talon and Claw" and I decided on regt Baden Baden.

You may notice they're missing their flag. Apparently Warfare Miniatures will be releasing some Austrian flags shortly, So the unit will have to wait to be flagged.

All but 1 of the figures are from Dixon Miniatures, the other being from Foundry. 

There are 21 figures in this regiment so they will add 105 points to my total!

AHPC11 - Haitian Revolution - British 14th Light Dragoons

 

My last unit from the Haitian Revolution for the Challenge and its back to the British regulars.

Two troops of the 14th Light Dragoons were detached and joined 8th Light Dragoons in the Low Countries in 1794 for service in the Flanders Campaign. Then seven troops were detached and deployed to the French Colony of Saint-Domingue in 1795 during the Haitian Revolution, they took part in an action at Mirebalais in June 1797 in which they helped defeat 1,200 ex-slaves who were sympathetic to new regime in France.

The figures are British Light Dragoons with Tropical helmets and of course are from Trent Miniatures.

Now I'm off to try and finish my last unit!!! Fingers crossed!

8 x 25mmmounted figures @ 10 points each

for a total of 80 points!

AHPC11 - Haitian Revolution - Uhlans Britanniques c1796

 

I have a new favourite unit for the Haitian Revolution and this is it!

The Uhlans Britanniques were formed by the Marquis Louis de Bouille in November 1793, this emigre cavalry corps, which was composed mostly of Germans, were sent to Haiti in early 1796.

On 27th August its 4 companies were ordered to be incorporated into Montalembert's Legion Britainniques de Saint Domingue. So they weren't around for long, but with a uniform like this they were crying out to be painted.

The figures are from Trent Miniatures and are conversions of their Homspesch Mounted Rifles. I chopped and filed down the heads and replaced them with Polish Czapka heads also from Trent, but I can't seem to find a link for them on their site?

Actually I could have left the figures as Homspech's as they were also sent to Haiti, but how could I resist that white czapka?

There are 8 x 25mm mounted figures @ 10 pts each

giving me a total of 80 points.

AHPC11 - The Chamber of Challenge - Alter of the Snow Lord - Gendarmes 1525

I've finally found my way to the Alter of the Snow Lord!

The Altar of the Snow Lord: In this final chamber our very own Snow Fiend will select a challenge for you, as a tribute to the painting Gods.

From Curt..........Okay Ray! I heard you mention that, in the long and distant past, you and the Rejects collected 15mm Italian Wars figures to do Pavia. Well, colour me intrigued - I'd like to see a unit of these done up. What say you?

For my Oubliette post a few weeks ago, I painted up some 15mm Renaissance infantry that 

have been laying around for far too long. These Gendarmes have also been laying in a box for far too long and it was about time they got a lick of paint!

The figures are from Venexia, which I bought at Salute form the original Venexia owners many moons ago.

They can be used for either side of the Battle of Pavia in1525.

I'm pleased how they came out, trouble is what do I do with the rest of the unpainted figures??

12 x  15mm Cavalry @4 pts each, 48 pts

 bonus round 20 points 

For a total of 68 pts

AHPC11 - Donnybrook - Jacobite's and their Flags

 

I think I have a problem?

Yes, I do own a secret Scottish Jacobite army for Donnybrook!!!

But I had no standard bearers, so.........

Cameron of Lochiel's a Redoubt figure

Another Cameron flag, this time a Reiver Casting figure.

Another Reiver Casting carrying the McDonald of Clanranald flag

Finally a Reiver figure carrying the St Andrews Cross

All the brilliant flags come from that giant of a flag maker Sir Iain of McDonald at  Flags of War

Here we have a Warlord figure representing Alisdair 'The Devastator' Mac Colla

From Warlord

"This is Warlord's take on perhaps the most dangerous man in the British Isles at the time...Alasdair MacColla "The Devastator", a man who went by many names, some rarely used out loud! This legendary Highland warrior came from the Isles and grew famous for his startling strength, size and ferocity..."

Most of my Scottish force are Redoubt figures, which a on the larger side of large, so this Warlord figure fits is really well, he'll be used as a character or commander.

So 4 x 25mm figures will add a further 25 points to my total.

AHPC 11 - Warfare Miniatures Ottoman Tribal Cavalry

 

21 post for the month of March?? That's the most I've ever posted in a month!

My penultimate Ottoman unit for this years Challenge.

These 9 Warfare Miniature figures are painted up to represent a rag tag Tribal bow unit.

Ottoman Cavalry force

Unit of Elite Sipahis of the Porte - armoured, lance, pistols and shield - 3 models
Unit of Drilled Balkan Timariot Sipahis - armoured, lance, pistols - 6 models
Unit of Drilled Anatolian Sipahis - spear, bow - 6 models
Unit of Recruit Tribal cavalry - bows - 9 models

One more unit to go!

Once again the are 2 part figure.

Made so you can make up a variety of poses with just 9 figures.

I tried to keep them plain looking with no real bright colour.

So my 9 figure Tribal unit shall earn me

90 points

9 x 25mm mounted figures @ 10 pts each

AHPC11 - Warfare Miniatures - Ottomans Balkan Timariot Siphis for Donnybrook

More great Warfare Miniatures figures for this next post and its more Sipahis, this time from the Balkans.

Ottoman Cavalry force

Unit of Elite Sipahis of the Porte - armoured, lance, pistols and shield - 3 models
Unit of Drilled Balkan Timariot Sipahis - armoured, lance, pistols - 6 models
Unit of Drilled Anatolian Sipahis - spear, bow - 6 models
Unit of Recruit Tribal cavalry - bows - 9 models

The figures are a mix of  Lance, Pistol and Musket armed figures.

I do like the 2 chaps with pistols best. I might well have to get a few more of these???

So these 6 figures will add another 60 points to my total.

6 x Mounted 25mm figures @ 10 points each.