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Plodding on through February, colouring in as it passes. 

The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge X is over half way there and here its lagging about 4 weeks behind that. Some progress on the DAK with the support weapons now started. 

The first batch of Late Roman archers are nearing the finish line.

Last for this evening is a mixture of things including 6mm Macedonian Companions, 15mm Spartans and War of the Roses cavalry.

More to follow and there will be completed pieces soon.

Cheers for now

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Three Greek skirmishers for Mortal Gods that need to be finished for Friday.

Will post an update tomorrow on these and other AHPC X progress on a variety of projects.

Cheers for now

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Starting another part of this year's

Challenge by blocking in the flesh tone on the first batch of Xyston 15mm Spartans for DBA and ADLG. 

Very nice sculpts with great detail; will update you on the progress with the separate shield and spears in the future. 

Next to these is another stand worth of knights and one of cavalry for the Lancasterians in War of the Roses. These again are for DBA and ADLG.

Quite a few odds and sods to get based and photographed as well, so there will be some finished work in the near future too.

Cheers for now

Fury of the North 24

Recently completed Norman crossbowmen from Gripping Beast.

These have been based on 20mm squares to allow for use in multiple skirmish games such as SAGA, Lion Rampant, Outremer and WAB to name a few.

Although there are newer sculpts available for these troops these are still the favourites.

Cheers for now.

Back to the Brushes 254

Moving forwards yet standing still. Progress on several different parts of this year's Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge X.

Above are four Hearthguards for a slow moving SAGA Romano British Warband. These venerable figures have been waiting to be painted for the last decade and where primed inlast year's challenge.

Below are three skirmishers for the Spartans in Mortal Gods. The poor quality of the picture doesn't show the red well on either the skirmishers or the Ashigaru next to them.

The next picture is poor quality again. Limited lighting and poorxquality control. The figures are from Museum Miniatures and are part of the expanding generic Arab forces in 15mm. Out of frame are another four to make three stands of cavalry. 

More to follow shortly.

Cheers for now.

Black Flags

Second entry for this year's challenge and this time it is also a part of Challenge Island. 

Starting by landing at Sander's Sand Dune, this lonely pirate is seeing red all around him. Napoleonics, Romans and many more all in shades of red.

A Wargames Foundry Oriental pirate that was a part of a small band of rogues in the painting lists.

The red is a new addition to the paint pot coming from Citadel's range of paints. Base, wash and layer giving a red with impact and depth. The colours, god only knows they have such strange names.

This figure is also being offered as the Curtgeld and a prize for those who have journeyed to the Challenge Island.

Thanks for looking and in terms of points this bring in

5 for 1 x 28mm
25 for Curtgeld
30 for Challenge Island prize.

Challenge Total 104 (21% completed)

Cheers for now.

Reconquista 6

The first of two stands of Christian Mercenary crossbowmen for the Almohads.

The figures are from Gripping Beast's Norman range and whilst old are still good miniatures for their period.

These figures are very versatile and will see use as Normans, First Crusaders, Christian Spanish and Mercenaries for all of the above and more.

More of these soon.

Cheers for now