A Sunday night update this week. Still quite quiet, but we have achievements from:
This year's challenge will finish midnight on 31st December, with next year's due to start immediately afterwards.
Today's picture is from Mr Yuengling: two WW1 German tanks in 15mm.
Well it seems as if you have been getting the brushes out again for that last push before the end of the year. Today we have achievements from:
That is one monster update and, to celebrate, we'll have more than one picture. Not Jon's egg carton houses (actually they are probably really expensive models!) but, obviously, Alexandros' Italians and Matt Slade's command figures. Lovely: just lovely.
This week's entries to the painting challenge are again surprisingly light. Where has everyone gone? Or are you all, like me, just incredibly busy in the run up to Xmas?
Fortunately, I had the Warfare show to inspire me (translation: to fit all my new stuff onto my table, I had to paint some old stuff) and you will see the fruits of my labours once I can get some free time in daylight. I am desperate to reach the 1,000 point mark this year, but am still 265 points shy and am running out of time: only about five weeks left, so over 50 points a week needed!
Anyhow, today's acheivements are from:
With such a short list of achievements, not many pictures to choose from. Today's featured post is from Mr Yuengling:
On the subject of piccies, I am powering through the re-loading of the IABSM army galleries, so check them out if you have a moment.
Today's big news is that with two handfuls of knights, three handfulls of Vikings and a jolly big box of re-basing, Matt Slade becomes the first person on this year's painting challenge to pass the 3,000 points mark. Most impressive!
Other entries today come from Dick Bax and Mr Luther.
Yes: only three people have added anything to their total this week...and at a time when I thought things would be hotting up for the final push. So come on: get those brushes and paints out and finish the year with a bang!
I'm sure Mr Clarke will lead the way by submitting all the stuff he's painted this year, and where he treads, surely all others must follow!
Today's picture is, surprisingly enough, not from Mr Slade, but from Mr Luther: some rather spiffing Heinkel He 111s from one of his previous entries.
Oh, alright then, we can have something from Mr Slade too! Here are his latest Vikings:
Just a very quick update today. Entries from Chris Gilbride; Mark Luther; Jon Yuengling and Treadhead.
Today's picture is again from Mr Gilbride: a couple of 28mm carriers and a 28mm Panzer III painted up for the desert:
For those interested in a more general update, I have now finished re-loading all the scenario booklet-based IABSM AARs, and have just started on the (long) list of one-off games. Once they are done, then it's on to the galleries and then the other sections of the site (19th Century, Ancients and Fantasy gaming). Still a long way to go!
With many Lardies off at Crisis this weekend, we who are left behind can only console ourselves by looking at the latest entries in the TFL Painting Challenge.
Today we have entries from:
Today's picture is from Mr Gilbride: his Henandoah tribesmen carefully brewed over the last seven years...
A Saturday night update in honour of Ron Carnegie who submits his first entries for the painting challenge: a massive year-to-date catch-up that takes him straight past the 1,000 point mark.
Speaking of Marks, Mark Luther has submitted some more 6mm 'planes and vehicles: enough to take him past the 2,500 points score: so well done to Mark.
We also have entries from:
Today's picture has to be Melvyn's 28mm 'dunny' :
For those keeping track of how the new site is progressing, I've re-loaded AARs down to the end of the Operation Compass scenario pack part of the IABSM AAR page. All the AARs for Q13 and CDS are already done.
I've also added a link to Kev (Fat Wally)'s Painting Service at the top of his gallery in the TFL Painting Challenge section. Here's the link again. And here's a quick pic of some of his work:
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:
Today's pictures are from Alexandros and Benito:
Hotchkiss MMG from Benito
Staghound from Alexandros
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:
Today's picture is of Mr Hodge's Unpronuncables: nine 28mm Cavalry for his Gŵr y Gogledd force for Dux Britanniarum
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:
Today's picture has to be of Benito's StuG:
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:
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.
Here's this week's painting challenge update.
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
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:
Today's picture is from Joakim: a second viewpoint of his hanger (which I want!):
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!
Another large upload today: not updating the challenge for a week is definitely not a good idea!
Today we have entries from:
Two pictures today: Egg's ships again (I love 'em!) and Treadhead's Martian tripods (to inspire me!).
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:
Today's picture is from Kev: some Cossacks from the SYW. Incidentally, for those interested, Kev does run a painting service.
A smaller upload today, consisting of the rest of Mr Melville's year-to-date catch-up (which neatly takes him beyond the 1,000 point mark) and, wonders will never cease, an entry from Mr Nissvik.
Today's picture is from Thomas...just in case anyone fails to believe him!
Another large upload today as a couple of people have sent me colossal updates!
Today we have entries from:
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.
A huge update today as I have come back from hols to find my inbox stuffed full of achievements.
Today we have entries from:
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
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