TFL Painting Challenge: Quick Update

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I say a quick update as not too many people have submitted entries over the last week or so...must be saving themselves for the just-before-deadline rush!

Whatever the reason, this update we have achievements from:

  • Mr Hodge and the last of his Unpronuncables that take him past the 1,500 points mark
  • Chris Stoesen with some flight stands and some AWI figures
  • Benito with some cracking SCW figures
  • and Alexandros with some equally cracking SCW and WW2 vehicles

Today's pictures are from Alexandros and Benito:

Hotchkiss MMG from Benito

Hotchkiss MMG from Benito

Staghound from Alexandros

Staghound from Alexandros

TFL Painting Challenge: It's Monday...it's update time!

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Always nice to update the challenge after a weekend: lots of lovely entries to catalogue, and today is no exception.

In no particular order we have:

  • Joakim Strom with some more BEF that take him just over the 500 points mark
  • Mr Topi with legions of 15mm goodness and some French walls
  • Some Roman Auxilia from Chris Stoesen
  • Continuing the theme, Mr Douglas has submitted a unit of Roman archers (technically auxiliaries as well) which will hopefully appear the right way up
  • A couple of early war German tanks from Mr Melville, whose gallery is at least present if not yet correct
  • Some more 6mm planes from Mr Luther, who's left only two points short of the 2,500 points mark
  • The Mad Padre with some 28mm foot
  • Mr Hodge with more of his Unpronuncables
  • And Thomas, unbelievably, submits another entry as well

Today's picture is of Mr Hodge's Unpronuncables: nine 28mm Cavalry for his Gŵr y Gogledd force for Dux Britanniarum 

TFL Painting Challenge: Monday Night Update

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I'm pleased to see that a few of you found time for the painting challenge over the weekend! In no particular order we have entries from:

  • Benito ( a StuG)
  • Mr Danziger with some German infantry
  • a hugely unpronounceable entry from Mr Hodge in the form of a Gŵr y Gogledd  starter force for Dux Britanniarum
  • Dave Humm with a weird mixture of figures
  • and finally Alexandros with three fine looking Italian tanks for Big CoC. 

Today's picture has to be of Benito's StuG:

TFL Painting Challenge: First Update on New Site (and it's a Biggie!)

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It seems hard to believe that the below are only a week's worth of entries for the painting challenge...but they are!

So, today we have achievements from:

  • Dave Bailey, with a host of 15mm infantry for the French Indian Wars
  • Benito with some more Afrika Korp
  • Jon Yuengling returns to the fray with more ships and aircraft
  • Jason Ralls is also back in action with a large, if mixed, bunch of entries that takes him smashing past the 2,000 points mark
  • Craig Ambler pops in some Napoleonics
  • Matt Slade submits WoR infantry, some knights, vikings and Normans in a big entry that takes him well past the 2,500 point mark
  • Alexandros adds some Bren Carriers and an M3 Half-track in 28mm to his total
  • Wulf Corbett (now spelt correctly!) adds some more Fortune & Glory figures
  • And finally the Mad Padre chimes with some ACW foot and a smashing German WW2 checkpoint set (that I have counted as a building)

Congrats to all the above...and all your galleries are updated if, in some cases, not yet titled and pointed properly.

Two pictures today: an alternative shot of the Mad Padre's checkpoint (I'm sure I recognise the munching German); and some of Matt's Vikings.

TFL Painting Challenge: Weekly Update

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Originally posted 27th September 2014

Here's this week's painting challenge update.

  • Jim Weir is welcome back with his first Q3 contribution: a load of Old Contemptibles!
  • Joakim with a double handful of WW2 BEF vehicles
  • Matt Slade produces some lovely VBCW figures
  • Mervyn has more Ancients
  • Mr Treadhead claims a million miles of road and trenches
  • We also welcome back Vidal with his first contribution to Q3: a mixture of infantry
  • and Leif with some gorgeous Crusader WW2 Brits and some X-Wing fighters

Today's pictures are from Matt and Leif. I'm loving Matt's VBCW Freeminers, and Leif's infantry are lovely too...

Freeminers' Support

Freeminers

Leif's Infantry

TFL Painting Challenge: Big Update

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Originally posted 21st September 2014

Been incredibly busy this week (see next story, above) so have not had a chance to do any updates.

So, here goes with a mega one!

We have updates from:

  • Owen: three entries, loads of points that takes him over the 2,500 mark!
  • Benito with more of his SCW stuff
  • Derek with seven buildings including a lots-of-work stockade that takes him crashing past the 1,000 point score!
  • Mr Bailey with more FIW figures
  • Mr Bax with some sci-fi vehicles
  • Mervyn and some Ancients
  • Joakim with a hanger that I really covet!
  • Topi with some 15mm WW2 vehicles
  • Mr Slade and loads of 28mm figures
  • and Mr Luther with a truly massive hex mat that I currently (as I'm typing this before I do the points) have no idea how to score!

Today's picture is from Joakim: a second viewpoint of his hanger (which I want!):

TFL Painting Challenge: Update

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Originally posted 13th September 2014

Quite a quiet week this week: must be the end-of-the-summer-holidays effect!

Despite that, today we have entries from:

Craig Ambler with a mixture of stuff; Mark Luther with more 20mm Japanese; a big entry from Owen; a big entry from Topi; almost as big an entry from Dave Bailey;  Manuel with some slingers and ninjas; an unusually small entry from Kev; and 100 inches of fence from Treadhead!

TFL Painting Challenge: Another Big One!

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Originally posted 6th September 2014

Another large upload today: not updating the challenge for a week is definitely not a good idea!

Today we have entries from:

  • Wulf Corbett, whom I have generously allowed to join the challenge even though we are almost at Christmas!
  • More ships, beautiful ships, from Egg
  • Some more Martians from Treadhead...makes me want to get on with mine
  • Mr Luther supplies some photos to go along with his previous submissions 
  • Mr Bax shows us how to do Fallschirmjaegers: there's no photo yet as they had to go straight from the painting table to the gaming table!
  • Benito submits some Spanish Civil War figures
  • and Mervyn paints some ancients

Two pictures today:  Egg's ships again (I love 'em!) and Treadhead's Martian tripods (to inspire me!).

TFL Painting Challenge: Another Biggie!

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Originally posted 30th August 2014

I take a few days off from updating the challenge to go to work, and another large set of uploads arrives in my inbox! 

Today we have entries from:

  • Topi, with his fifteen buildings that take him past the 500 point mark
  • Mr Slade (who has gone painting crazy recently) with some British infantry for Chain of Command
  • The Mad Padre with a mix of entries that also takes him past the 500 point mark
  • Mr Ambler (whom I'm sure owes me some AARs) also with some 28mm WW2 infantry that take him past the 1,000 point mark. Huzzah!
  • Mr Hodge gets his Dux in a row (boom! boom!)
  • Mr Luther with yet more Japanese that take him flying past the 2,000 point mark. Woo Hoo!
  • Kev 'Fat Wally' with more SYW figures
  • Chris Stoesen paints rather than re-bases
  • Manuel with three great sci-fi figures

Today's picture is from Kev: some Cossacks from the SYW. Incidentally, for those interested, Kev does run a painting service. 

TFL Painting Challenge: Whole Year Catch Up!

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Originally posted 25th August 2014

Another large upload today as a couple of people have sent me colossal updates! 

Today we have entries from:

  • Mr Melville with a catch up entry for the whole year...and this is only some of it!
  • Mr Munsterfan8 with almost as big a catch-up entry
  • Mr Slade's Vikings take him past the 2,000 point mark
  • Mr Danziger with some WW2 Germans
  • Mr Bax with a couple of lasercut creations
  • Mr Luther: more planes!

Today's pictures are from Mr Melville and Mr Slade. First up, Mr Melville's early war German armour; second up, Mr Slade's Vikings.

TFL Painting Challenge: Monster Update

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Originally posted 23rd August 2014

A huge update today as I have come back from hols to find my inbox stuffed full of achievements.

Today we have entries from:

  • Mr Clarke, himself, who has caught up with a lot of his recent painting and passed the 500 point mark. Lots of Soviets, a few Germans, and some Space Pixies.
  • Some more ships from Mr Yuengling
  • A truly colossal entry from Mr Slade, who passes the 1,500 point mark with a mixture of figures.
  • Naturally we have some more 15mm SYW figures from Kev
  • Mr Humm adds some AK47 chaps
  • Mr Bailey adds quite a bit, and passes the 1,000 point marker
  • As does Mr Douglas, with some chariots and a church
  • Mr Stoesen re-bases
  • Alexandros adds a gorgeous platoon of 28mm Panzer IVs
  • And finally Mr Luther pops in some aeroplanes, and includes a picture for a change

Today's pictures are from Mr Luther, with some nice looking 109s; Mr Clarke, with some Soviets; Alexandros' tanks; and Mr Slade, with some US Sailors.

Luther

Clarke

Alexandros

Slade

TFL Painting Challenge: More Egg Boats

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Originally posted 9th August 2014

A few people spurred on to submit achievements by discussions on the TFL Yahoo group: today we have achievements from Alexandros; Mr Bailey; Mr Stoesen; Egg; Leif and some Orks; and Treadhead (now Tripodhead?).

Incidentally, I have decided to count the 15mm but huge Martian tripods for AQOTMF as 'aircraft' in the points system i.e. 12 points each. This has nothing to do with the big box of them I have waiting in the lead mountain!

Today's picture is from Egg: more really nice 1/200th ships that take him 'cruising' past the 500 point mark.

TFL Painting Challenge: The Scooby Doo Update

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Originally posted 4th August 2014

Today we have achievements from a small number of contributors claiming a large number of figures. In no particular order, we have the Ambler Gambler (some Soviet tanks); Matt Slade (a monstrous amount of ACW material and then some bigger stuff); Topi (with loads of Italians); and finally Chris Stoesen (more railway tracks);  

Today's picture is from Matt Slade, who would have got away with it if it wasn't for those pesky kids!

TFL Painting Challenge: Kev Breaks 1,000 points

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Originally posted 31st July 2014

I'm taking a break from the Commonwealth Games to update the challenge.

Today we have achievements from Mark Luther (planes, lots of planes); Chris Stoesen with terrain and lots of re-basing (rather you than me); Manuel returns with some more gladiators; Kev (obviously: he can't let an update go by without contributing something); Mr Ralls and zombie stuff; and finally Mr Bax and his sci fi.

No, not finally: an e-mail from Mr Bailey has popped into my inbox as I'm updating: some 15mm infantry for WW2.

Congratulations to Kev, who breaks the 1,000 point mark!

Today's picture is from Mr Bax :

TFL Painting Challenge

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Originally posted 19th July 2014

Lots of achievements today. Must be something to do with the weather!

We have cops and dogs from Matt Slade; much weirdness from Fred Bloggs; ruins from Mr Hodge; fifty-one infantry from Melvyn; Soviets from the Mad Padre; Mr Luther with his palms and sixty-five 20mm infantry; Kev, still painting despite his knees; Dave Bailey with a big entry; and, to finish, Treadhead with some more Finns (did you see what I did there?).

Today's picture is from the Mad Padre:

TFL Painting Challenge

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Originally posted 15th July 2014

Today's achievements are from Kev (despite the fact that he's on his knees!); Alexandros (mixing his scales in a dizzying fashion); Mark Luther (more trees, but enough to take him through the 1,500 point mark); Jon Yuengling (more ships, and enough to take him through the 2,000 point mark); and finally the Mad Padre (who bursts from cover with a tremendous update).

And, in other news, I have finally broken the 500 point mark myself. Huzzah!

Today's picture is from Alexandros:  one of his 15mm T-34s. Yes: 15mm!

TFL Painting Challenge: 2,000 Points Reached!

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Originally posted 5th July 2014

Achievements today from Mr Ralls (more aircraft); Alexandros, whose lovely DAK half-tracks and Soviet BT-5s take him past the 500 mark; Mr Plowman (some nice sci-fi figures); Owen and his Wild West buildings (now a town bigger than Scarborough); and Treadhead with his big poles.

Significantly, Owen's entries make him the first person to go past the 2,000 point mark. Most impressive, and let's see if you can do 5,000 before the new year!

Today's pictures are another double. The first is of Alexandros' half-tracks, the second is Mr Plowman's GZG grav bikes and APC:

PS  If any of you do notice that my maths is out on the Scorecard, or that I've forgotten to add an entry, do shout out. I tend to update this late at night when my usual attention to detail might be wavering slightly! 

Also, thanks for all the kind words from those of you who have said that the challenge is increasing your output significantly. Don't worry: I'm not burnt out yet, and have every intention of carrying this through to the end of the year!