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Tuesday, 30 January 2024

The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge XIV

 

So, here is the map for this years challenge, it has taken me a while to study it and to make it more legible (some of the labels were a bit faint for my eyes. Once again, it is a nicely done event with plenty of choices and a few areas that pose a problem for me. The big problem areas for me are local history, art and a statue of a famous person. There are a few other challenging locations...

So far I have been kind of fixated on 15mm sci-fi so I have yet to branch out. My next entry will stick with that theme and therefor I will continue to stay at the front desk.

My plans for the various areas:

  • Front desk                 Already done a grav ambulance
  • History                      WWII Geemans
  • Overdues & returns  15mm Sci-fi tanks from decades ago
  • Fantasy                     Animated Terracotta warriors
  • Children's books       The pied piper of Hamelin
  • Maritime                   28mm sailing ship or gun boat
  • True crime                28mm Jack the Ripper
  • Cookery                    GW Halfling Hot pot artillery
  • Nature                       28mm animals
  • Sci-fi                          plenty of choices
  • Manga                        28mm freebie figure from Alternative armies 
  • Travel                        London-Victorian
  • DIY                           Shuttlecrafts
  • Literature                  Sherlock Holmes
  • Art                             Director and film crew
  • Oversize books
  • Cafe/shop
  • Local History            Native American (Pulp Figures figure)
  • Self help                     Cat lady and cats
  • Romance                    Knight defending a lady against a Dragon
  • Famous person          Queen Victoria
  • Rare/antique books    This will be the final challenge picked by the head librarian

Now, I do not need to do all of them they are meant to inspire me to do old stuff that has been hanging around. I am tempted to not bother collecting any bonus points, as really this challenge is about painting not seeing how many points you get. But I do kind of like points, but if I do get points I will try to keep them separate from the painting points.

2 comments:

  1. 江北武士浪人3 February 2024 at 11:00

    "Art" could be a scene from some artwork or one or more artists at work. There are lots of battle and genre paintings out there, besides figures of artists (and craftspeople)>

    "Oversize books" would include books of maps and "coffee table" books. The latter can include books on cuisine, art and artefacts, and archaeological and historic sites - the Great Wall or some city's historic quarter or cathedral, anyone?

    "Cafe/shop" suggests a structure, maybe an Asian teahouse or a Roman or other shop or tavern.

    "Statue famous person" - paint a figure of some famous general as a statue! There are 28mm Giants in Miniature figures, several Napoleons, Alexanders, and others.

    No idea about "self help" at the moment - maybe something with a superstitious angle?





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