AHPC XIII wrap up and week 7 post that never got posted to this blog.

Total production from this years challenge

 

 

So, I have been remiss during the last weeks of the challenge and failed to post any production photos. Above you can see almost everything that I painted in the winter months (a few items somehow missed this photo session) Fairly eclectic in scope, shows my normal amount of unfocused hobbying. I find myself rather happy to have finished certain items, most of all, all the vehicles, the forests and the Dwarf legionnaire figures. My only disappointment was not getting started on the GW plastic fortresses, they were all primed, but I just ran out of time.

6th post to the AHPC XIII [358 points]

 

Mostly GW figures, maybe Ral Partha figures Will Scarlett

Mix of Gorillas

Pulp Figures island of Dr Moreau

Mix of Nuns on the run

The Flying Squad

GW forest

So this week I finished off 31 x 28mm figures and 4 GW forests, not much. I do have a lot of stuff nearing completion, maybe for post 7. None of these figures needed to be done this week, beyond fulfillment of studio and limo requirements. They were for the most part just a random grab.

5th AHPC XIII post 445 points Gladiators, Supers and Rockettes

 

 

Mighty Fortress, possible AHPC XIII entry

 

 So, inspired by a fellow challenger and his wall project, I have been poking around the garage for some old GW stuff. On the painting table right now are 4 forests terrain features. They might be ready for this Saturday. But, the item I was looking for in the garage was the mighty fortress, three in fact. I found them.

 

I think this may become a background project to be worked on during the course of the challenge. Three mighty fortress consist of 13 wall sections (including gate sections) for a total length of 390cm roughly 192". There are also 8 towers roughly 5.5" square.

The points calculation

Each 6" square cube counts as 20 points.

The 4 wall sections when placed side by side form a square roughly 12" by 13". 

So that would be 4 x 20 = 80 points per fortress, x3 for a total of  = 240 points. 

Four towers make a square roughly 11" by 11" so 20 x 4 = 80 per fort x3 = 240 points. 

My admittedly poor math skills suggests that this may well net 480 points for the 3 fortresses. Then add in 20 points for the lone extra wall section (1/4 of 80 points) and this would bring the total to 500 points. This would be nice to go out on.

4th post to AHPC XIII A regular cornucopia of stuff [635 points]

 

 So, first up some French cuirassiers for Mars/VSF.

Next we have some Empire foot

Third post to AHPC XIII (production line picking up speed) ECW cavalry/Ancient Germans/Sisters of Sigmar/Assorted monsters [308 points]

 

An eclectic mix this time, maybe a bit more so than usual. Some miscellaneous monsters, all but the big green guy are Reaper miniatures, the big green guy is from Flying Frog games. 

 

The Bull is about 4 layers of bronze paints, 3 GW and on Vallejo. 

 

The skeletal creatures were primed black, base coated brown, over brushed bone, washed with GW Contrast skeleton horde them touched up with Army painter bone and Game colour bone.

 

The Minotaur was primed black then about 3-4 layers of brown before being hit with GW Reikland flesh wash. The wash made it a bit darker than I was aiming for and I may eventually go back and highlight it a bit.

The big green guy was primed white, then contrast Plague Bearer flesh, then dry brushed dead flesh and rotting flesh before being hit by a mix wash od Vallejo sepia wash and Vallejo light green slime. The tongue/tentacles were any and all shades of pink that I happened to have with a pin wash of GW Carroburg crimson to try and separate the tentacles.

 

Sisters of Sigmar painted with contrast Space wolves grey, Fleshtearers red and Guilliman flesh. As usual, some touch ups were required (still need some more touch ups)

Foundry wailing German women, based for Infamy Infamy! Ultimately not the best figures (or paint job) They are a little clunky in places, low detail in some spots. Also had difficulty figuring out the stole on their shoulders.

Warlord ECW metal riders and plastic horses. Painted as Royalist, sort of, but might be better as Parliamentarian. This is the first of 11 cavalry regiment that I have to paint, right now there is only one in the cue. I had fun painting the horses, tried to highlight the flesh, need more practice on that. I do like the flowers!

Second post to AHPC XIII [18 x 28mm foot, 1 large 28mm tank, 2 x large 28mm VSF robots]

 

Greek Skeletons to fight the Argonauts

Mark IX tank, the beast and agent Jada

Two top hat toffs

Marlene

Four Toff associates

The whole gang

Four 'penguins' and Marlene

First of my Foundry Argonauts figures

Two VSF robots [MIME's]

Scale shot

AHPC XIII update

So, no second post yet, but good progress on overloading my table with many, many projects! Part of my strategy is to always have a lot on the go, in part so that I am not waiting for things to dry, also it keeps me from getting board with one topic. 

So 'on my table' right now are:

• 1 unit of 20 Empire pike [100]
  
• 1 unit of 20 Empire halberds [100]
  
• 1 large 28mm Indiana Jones tank [20]
  
• 1 unit of 12 FPW French cuirassiers [120]
  
• 1 unit of 12 FPW Prussian lancers [120]
  
• 1 unit of 12 ECW cuirassiers [120]
  
• 12 or so assorted pulp figures [60]
  
• 1 group of 4 film crew [20]
  
• 1 TV camera operator [10]
• 10 'Greek' skeletons [50]
  
• 2 large VSF robots  [20]
• 1 really large pulp robot [?]
  

So potential of about 720 points 

Squirrels 8

Cod piece challenge 40 figures

On the back burner:

• 12 mounted Norman knights [120]
  
• 20 gladiators [100]
  
• 20 skeletons [100]
  
• 30 Argonauts [150]
  
• 3 ladies pushing carriages [15]
• 1 guy with wheelbarrow [5]
  
• 1 large palanquin [50]
  
• 1 small palanquin [15]
  
• 2 more 20 man empire foot units [200]

So another possible 755 points

AHPC XIII first entry, a small one to start

 

 So a meager 45 points to start off with, 20 points for the under construction theme and 25 points for the 28mm figures. Last year my first post was around 145 points, but was not posted until December 28th, so I am ahead of last year for posting. I do have a number of projects that I am working on for later this week and now that Christmas has come and gone maybe I can get some of them done.

I gotta say, that is one creepy baby.

The theme comes from the idea of completing some project (an impossible thing), in my case it was painting up aunt Lucy (the lady with the cane) to 'complete' the road gang of Bob, Bing and Dorothy. I kind of thought she looked like Bob Hope in drag when he was the spirit of aunt Lucy.

 

 

My colourized version of the AHPC XIII studio map

  

Since I will have to go through four (4) green studios before moving on to the blue studios and then four(4) blue studios to get to the red directors chair I figured colour coding the various studios might be in order, so here it is, pretty crudely done, but done.

Did this while feeling ill, fighting off a cold no strength to prime anything or do much more prep work, but this I could sort of focus on... Might go back and fix the lettering it kind of gets lost in the colours.

 

 

AHPC XIII Alphabet challenge

 To be filled in as the challenge progresses.

So, a few ideas, some carried over from last year, some new ideas. X is a tough one but thankfully I have more aliens to paint this year. I did not paint zombies last year so that's okay, but A, B, D, R, T and U are repeats, I would prefer to be original, but then I also would prefer to complete this task.

Top secret plans for Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge XIII [AHPC XIII]

The bonus theme has been revealed for this years challenge and it is centered around a massive movie studio with smaller individual studios and Sarah's limo service. A limo ride will cost me one painted female figure and the limo will take me to any studio for which I have a pass. Each small studio grants  me 20 bonus points when I have completed the challenge associated with the studio. 

 

Now the map has not yet been coloured but when it is it will show blue and green studios. I will need to complete 4 green studio in order to get a blue pass so that I can enter the blue studios. Once 4 blue studios have been completed I will receive a red pass that grants me access to the big cheese who will then assign me a final challenge. 

So, what will I paint for this challenge? I have set a target of 3000 points which will be a challenge as I will miss at least 1 week due to a trip and I expect other interruptions since we are not in quarantine and therefore I suspect I will encounter social activities. 

Bonus round plans (in no order) and possible items to paint

• Westerns                      Lots of these
  
• Historical drama          Rome vs Germans
  
• Fantasy                        Dragons
  
• World cinema             
  
• Casting couch              Pulp figures
  
• Art house                   
  
• Sword and sandal         Gladiators
  
• High adventure             Far north adventurers           
  
• 1980's                           UNIT, spies, Dr Who
  
• Superhero                     Lots of those
  
• Sci fi                             AQMF, 15mm Sci fi, aliens and marines
  
• Black and white            Space marine bust
  
• Books                            Frankenstein/Dracula  
  
• Under construction       
  

As for the limo rides, well after painting 107 female figures last year I still have, maybe at least, double that left not painted, so that will not be a problem.

Just a rough outline for now, more clarity once the challenge starts!