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A few work in progress pictures from this year's AHPC VII all in varying states of undress so to speak

15mm New Israeli Heavy Plasma Cannons and objective marker from Ground Zero Games.

28mm Citadel Rangers of Ithilien, Talisman Ranger and Citadel AD&D Ranger character class. In the foreground there are the first stands of ARC Recon troopers from Critical Mass Games.

The second wave of 20mm WWII Universal Carriers from Frontline Wargmes

28mm Dark Age figures from Gripping Beast, the weregeld figures

Another 28mm wagon, this time from Warbases.

Variety is the spice of life or so they say

Cheers for now

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It's been awhile since there has been a post relating to WW2 here and it possibly could be awhile before there is another one; that said here are two armoured cars that have recently been seen here as a part of the Armour bonus round.

Both miniatures are from Frontline Wargaming and are both easy to make and easy to paint. Above left is a Sf Kdz 221 and right a Sf Kdz 223.

These have been painted using a mixture of base coating, washing and dry brushing and fuller description of this can be seen at the link above.

Decals from Skytrex

What the Jabos saw

More of both completed figures and work in progress to follow shortly.

Cheers for now.

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Moving on to phase two of the painting set for the AHPC VII which includes Mk 2 universal carriers, a Mk 1 Bren carrier and two jeeps. All of the carriers are from Frontline Wargaming and are 20mm resin kits.

Three of the carriers shown here waiting on their dark olive base coat. Had to fill some of the joins as there were quite a few spaces showing post undercoating.

The two jeeps, the nearest being from SHQ and the other from Frontline Wargaming

Mk 1 Bren Carrier

After tomorrow will be able to show a few completed pictures from the challenge.

Cheers for now

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A few updates on progress for the AHPC VII

As the two German Armoured cars are now waiting on varnishing it's time to start on the Bren carriers for the British. There are eight Carriers, a Wasp and a Lloyd carrier here plus two jeeps. Being painted however not part of the challenge are a Sexton 25lb and a Sherman ARV; both of these have been loitering around the painting table for years now and it is time they were finished.

Some progress on the wagons and the prep is finished for the Curtgeld figures at the end of the row. Three figures and Two Painters will plot the progress on these as working in a team with RussG on this part of the challenge.

Lastly are the newly added rangers to the challenge with flesh underpainting complete and armour blocked in . Still struggling with poleyn being on the top right figure, however he is from the AD&D range that Citadel produced in the mid-eighties. There are another four ranger types that may get added to the mix depending on how well the AFV's go.

Cheers for now

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Some more progress made the other evening - well late night - on current work for the Challenge.

First up is a command stand in 6mm for ADG using Rapier Miniatures. Not much else to say here save that these are Macedonians.

Next is a tribute and the starting point of a change in direction already in the challenge; the Lone Wolf figure as released by Citadel in the early '80's. After Joe Dever's recent death thought it fitting to paint this figure as a tribute, with more ranger types to follow.

The next two pictures show the progress on the Late War German armoured cars with the camo being outlined on one and still waiting to go on the second. Next for these is the dry brushing in layers to achieve the highlights across the plate work of the vehicle.

In the background is a certain risk taker that will be finished very soon.

Last up is one of the two Warbases wagons with the first coat of wash starting to dry. This will probably receive another coat once its dried.

Again the background shows the Curtgeld figures being undercoated in black, one still to do.

Cheers for now

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The first session of painting for this year's Challenge went well last night. First up are two wagons from Warbases that received their base coat of Khemri Brown From Citadel's foundation paint.

These will be washed with Agrax earth and then progressively layered and dry brushed to give that aged and greyed effect that is seen on wood. Both are 28mm in scale and will be used in Dead Man's Hand or similar style skirmish games.

Next up are a SdKfz 223 and 221 both from Frontline in 20mm. These have had their base coat touched up with Vallejo Mid Stone, then washed with Nuln Oil and then dry brushed in the Mid Stone again.

Both still have more dry brushing to come as well as picking out the details and crew. Will probably opt for a painted camo on these at this stage as this looks rather interesting:

Unfortunately, with this resin kit there is no curtain rail provided so will have to live without it unless something comes together with some wire.

Hope to get back to both as soon as possible although time is getting tight due to a certain day just being 4 sleeps away.

Cheers for now

Ready, steady...Paint!

At 6 am GMT 100 hobbyists and miniature painters will start this year's Analogue Painting Challenge.

Below are a couple of pictures of the calm before the storm.

Top centre shows two armoured cars that were never completed in last years challenge, so they will be first up this year. Then on to the vehicles for the 11th Armoured division. All in 20mm this will give a good basis to ensure completing the challenge score and more.

Off now to rest the eyes before the start at some point tomorrow.

Cheers for now

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With only nine days left before the start of this year's Analogue Painting Challenge, the final preparation work has been completed.

Shown here are a variety of different figures that will keep enough variety to complete the point level set and hopefully more.

First up are range of different figures including in black Citadel Orcs circa 1985, Critical Mass recom troopers in grey and finally  15mm.co.uk Undead in well bone coloured undercoat.

Above shows another three different sets of figures.

First in chaos red under coat, Kaamados Dominion Aagamid Infantry platoon - there are another seven stands drying at present. Next are 11 20mm WWII British vehicles to flesh out the 11th Armoured Division support company. These are from Frontline Wargames. Lastly are the Caesarean Romans from Gripping Beast that will make up the bulk of a Basic Impetus army in 28mm, there are another 16 figures also drying for this range.

Above are Companions and Greek Heavy cavalry from Rapier Miniatures in 6mm and enough figures for two stands of phalanx.

The last picture below show the Curtgeld figure or in this case figures, from Gripping Beast's Early Saxon range - Penda the Last Saxon King. The main question here is do they get a black, grey or white undercoat? Lately have been moving away from black as finding it harder to see things. Guess its an age thing!

As you can see there are variety of different figures to choose from  and if things get boring there are plenty more prepped and undercoated figures to choose from in 28mm for Ancients and Dark Ages.

Cheers for now

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A brief up date on this years painting challenge progress or lack of it to be fair!. The main challenge this year has been finding the time to paint. With a reduced challenge level it has still be at major struggle to achieve a level of painting time to complete any figures to enter into this years challenge.

So what has been started and what has stalled? Simple really, nearly everything has stalled and new things have been started.

Below are a few stands for Critical Mass from Ground Zero Games including mortars, plasma cannons and HMG's. Four of each to be precise and these are moving on steadily.

Next are Recon troopers from the Critical Mass ARC range to tie with previously painted figures. Still to be undercoated as you can see but am hoping to have at least a reduced company completed by the end of the challenge.

Next is where the real change happened, in that at the start of the challenge the intention was to paint a Basic Impetus Macedonian army. Well this just isn't going to happen. The archers below will be completed and possibly the prodromoi and slingers but the rest of the army will remain undercoat black at present. Just one of those things, this army requires more time than is currently available to paint.

Three 20mm WW2 German armoured cars should also be ready by the end of the challenge, which will complete the German vehicles for this period.

Lastly, the Augmented Troops from Critical Mass that will be finished very soon as the varnish is drying in this picture.

There will be more regular updates in the coming weeks

Cheers for now

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Another set of "Big Cats" for the 20mm WW2 Germans that have been painted off and on for several years now. These were a part of the last entry submitted for this year's Analogue Painting Challenge. The three Panthers are all from Frontline Wargaming.

These models will hopefully see use in Disposable Heroes, Memoir 44 and perhaps even re-kindle a spark of interest in Rapid Fire.

There will be more to follow from the Challenge soon and a return to normal painting updates as well.

Cheers for now

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A brief update on the progress of several different projects that are in different stages. Sadly no pictures as the camera hadn't charged properly. Hopefully just operator error there.

The next three "cats" for the WW2 Germans are nearing completion with the final dry brushing, decals and varnishing still to do.

A number of Citadel Chaos Warriors are completed and waiting on final pictures being taken for entry into the Analogue Painting Challenge.

The Uruk Hai have stalled but will hopefully be on track for completion before the deadline.

Dropship troopers for Critical Mass have also stalled, however will be back to these this week. This will hopefully allow the Augmented Troopers time to be started and completed, again before the deadline.

Moving along well with the first of the 6mm Macedonians and Greeks with the skirmish line nearly completed. These are the same as the Chaos Warriors and only require pictures.

Will post some work in progress pictures once the camera charges.

Cheers for now

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Another batch of WW2 German AFV has been recently completed and submitted to the Analogue Painting Challenge.  In running order the pictures show the following:

• Hummel 150mm SP Artillery 
• Sd Kfz 10 (1 Ton) Prime Mover
• Jagdpanzer IV with long 75mm gun
• Sd Kfz 250/22/D Hanomag with PAK 40

Britannia Miniatures

Britannia Miniatures

Britannia Miniatures

Britannia Miniatures

Currently working on a group of cats for this period and then the last of the armoured cars will be up for painting.

Thats all for now, 

Cheers