AHPC XVI: From Mike W: More 28mm Crossbowmen, Egyptian & Greek Undead and 15mm Epic AWI Infantry (166 Points)

 Another varied mix of figures and subjects this week, with hopefully 2 more Squirrel points! New to this year's challenge are a group of Warlord Games Epic 15mm AWI Infantry, painted up as a Militia Unit, curently I have only finished two bases of these little guys but I have a few other Epic bases if I get round to them.

40 x American AWI Militiamen

A view of the left flank of these Militiamen

I made use of speed paints to do most of the heavy lifting on these guys, just a varied mix of jacket colours really. The flag was taken form the internet as a generic Militia standard.

And from the right flank whilst in column of march

Next is a return to the Egyptian Undead theme which sees me finally (after maybe about 15 years!) finishing a box of GW Khemri Charriots... 

I have done at least one of the other two in previous challenges, however, as a kitbashing execise, this one has seen me replace one of the crewmen with a spare mummy figure, (leftover after from an earlier post this challenge).

Complted charriot with crewman and a mummy as it's important passenger.
Tw Horse skulls and two human skulls on this model.

The mummy can be seen better from this angle, I'm out of suitable grass tufts
for a desert so these will be added at a later date when I restock!

I have adjusted this mummy figure by replacing the head with a GW Tomb King's head and adding a rather large spear, again from the GW kit. Painting is basis the same procedures that I have previously detailed.

Close-up of eth crew compartment

And a departing rear shot

By way of a departure on the Undead front I am looking to put together an 'allied' unit of Greek Undead skeletons, armed with spears, the classic round hoplite shields and typical ancient Greek helmets with flamboyant crests.

Completed 5 x Greek Undead Infantry,
I'm cheekily claiming 5 Skull points for these guys, although the
skulls are completly enclosed by their Attic Helmets

Another angle, sorry the auto-focus on camera is messed up by the long spears!

I'm also looking to paint these as specifically Undead Spartans, so the colour theme for the unit will be Red & bone! The figures are Wargames Atlantic Skeleton Infantry  and shields, swords and helmets are 'liberated' from a Warlord Games box of Ancient Spartans.

Again the bases will be improved when I get more grass tufts

Size wise, these two figure sets are a good fit together, a little thinner and shorter than GW Tomb Kings, painting wise it is a similar recipe to the Egyptians above. Cream undercoat, GW Skeleton Horde speedpaint, dry-brushed a bone colour when dry and highlighted with near white.

A Close-up on two of the Greek Undead

Clothes (well rags),  Helmet crests are red, to fit in with the Spartan vibe, with black spear poles and  Brass spear blades, helmets & shields with a red 'V' transfers were used to finish them off.

The other three Greek Undead

Next is another 8 x 28mm Renaissance Crossbowmen, again I won't repeat my painting method as it is the same as noted last week!

Close-up of four of this week's completed batch.

Close up of the other 4 guys

Finally the whole of this week's batch!

AHPC XVI: From Mike W - 28mm Daleks & Renaissance Crossbowmen (140 Points)

 This week I have a rather strange mix of Sci-Fi and historical Renaissance Crossbowmen, all in 28mm, the crossbowmen are part of a larger batch that I hope to get completed by next week's post, for the time being here are 7 of the little guys.

The Dalek batch completed this week

I have described the painting proess for the daleks in earlier posts and these follow the same steps. I have gone for a retro silver and blue scheme for these guys, just because I like the colours. these may not be entirely 'historically' accurate but fit in with the vibe of other Dalek models finished by club members.

Close-up of some of the alien fiends....

Just for the record thats about 960 little blue hemispheres painted onto these guys! plus 40 little orange lights... Luckily I don't give up easily.

And another view!

The 20 x Daleks are for an upcoming club game set during the Dalek Civil War, thus the need for large numbers of the robotic menaces!

A slightly different angle

The specials! 'Brewed-up' Daleks at each end.
A Warlord Games miniature second left with truely retro bodywork
and a battle damaged Dalek second right.

As with previous year's when I have done Daleks, I have included a couple of casualties. This is the result of using bulk buys of cheap plastic dalek figures, where some of them inevitably end up arriving broken or with parts missing.

I have painted these up as regular Daleks but then used the whispy packing material used by Perry Miniatures (and others) and teased this out to represent smoke. Some yellow and orange paint plus daps of super glue keep this all in place and make a good representation of a Dalek 'Brewing-up!'!

One with rear damage, a Warlord Games mini

And one with frontal damage, from front cover of a magazine

The next group is of 7 x 28mm Renaissance Crossbowmen, this was a group of figures I obtained from eBay, they aaaare 3D printed figures which were sold en masse, at a discount, as they didn't have any heads. I supplied heads from Games Workshop, Wargames Atlantic and Warlord Games renaissance figures.

First seven of these 3D Crosbowmen

Another view

and the final view of the week

Once 'whole' the figures were undercoated in cream and then I used various speed pains and regular paints to dress them before a wash of watered down Dark Tone from Army Painter. Once dry they were varnished and bases flocke diin my normal manner. I have about a dozen more of these little guys to get completed over the next couple weeks.

Friday Night Games: Action during the Siege of Magdeburg, 1551

Friday evening, 9th August, saw us at Mike N's abode where he was putting on a 28mm refight of an action at the Siege of Magdeburg, during the Thirty Yrears War. the figures were from Mike N's collection and the were rules an adaptation of Rupert's Renassance Wars' Rules.

Attacking Catholic pike blocks, approaching the Abbey.

Steve, Rupert and Dave commanded the defending Protestant forces in Magdeburg whilst the attacking Catholics were played by John, Mike W, Nigel and Phil.

Right flank of the Magdeburg fortifications

The protestant plan was to take the Abbey and then move on to assaultthe city walls behind the Abbey, with the left flank covered by Musketeer units who were to harry the defenders.

Left flank of the Magdeburg fortifications, with the Abbey to it's front.

It turned out that he Abbey was defended by a unit of Scots Musketeers, once pressed these defenders withdrew after a smattering of fire. Attacking pike blocks broke to the left and right of the Abbey whilst a flanking Musketeer unit on the right occupied the Abbey.

Central artillery batteries, in the centre of the Magdeburg fortifications

In th ecenter the atacking Musketeers took considerable casulaties from musket and artillery fire but they held on to press their attack.

The Abbey was defended by a Scots' Presbytarian unit.

At the end of Week One, there was all to play for...

The Catholic forces hit the Abbey and drive out the Scots defenders

Left most pike blocks by-pass the Abbey whilst flanking Musketeers approach the central batteries.

On the Catholic far left flank three musteteer units harry the defenders

AHPC XIV: From GrahameH 15mm - Venice and Cold War French

 Just finished off the troops from Venice for the Italian Wars. Nothing too taxing a pike block, some arquebusiers, crossbow  etc.  

48 man Pike Block.

Arquebusier 2 Units 18 figures each.

9 Figure Mounted Crossbow Unit.

18 figure Crossbow Unit (not sure I like the flags being at the back)

Sub Gen

4 Crew Artillery Piece 

All the figures are 15mm Essex. I made a bit of a mistake on the Sub General, by giving him the same flag as my other Sub General so will need to change that.

To celebrate finish off one of the Italian Wars armies at last I thought I'd give myself a treat and paint some more green. I thought I must becoming to the end of the NATO armies now, but it would seem I still have Battlegroups from Canada (I have been putting them off because of the strange colour camouflage their vehicles had in 1984), Belgium, Denmark and Sweden. You have to have Swedes they have the "S" tank. I have a serious problem. 

So the French. I again had painted all the infantry so it was just the vehicles to do. All 15mm from Battlefront and Butlers (3D prints)

The Recce Plt. A Butler print of a AML-60 

AMX-10P. Six of these, which are used for the Bn HQ, Mech Coys, Support Coys and as a FO.

A GCT 155mm SP. There are two of these Battlefront Miniatures.

And Six AMX-30Bs, making up two Armoured Companies.

That's it, or so I thought. As I said I have a problem and it would seem I had purchased another French Battlegroup. I can only assume I thought I needed more Infantry and I some VAB for completeness!!

So the second French Battlegroup - The Berlin Garrison.

Another AMX-30B Company (3 Tanks)

The Support Company, VAB APC with two Milan teams and a VAB APC with 120mm mortar. 

Another GCT 155mm SP (2 per Battery)

The Recce Plt with a M201 Jeep

AA Plt. 

An Infantry Company (there are 4 infantry companies in this BG)

A VAB. Theses are the transport for the infantry coys, FO and HQ

Finally a Gazelle, for a bit of air support.