May 13, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: TGIF Update

May 13, 2016/ Robert Avery

The end of a long week, and just time to pop in a quick update to the painting challenge. In no particular order we have:

Carole, with two entries: some ACW terrain and standard bearers, and the first of her imagination troops
The Mad Padre sends in an excellent Anglo-Saxon house and a couple of riders to defend it
Chris Gilbride enters some gladiators and a biscuit tin...but, unlike last time someone sent in a biscuit tin, this one counts!
Stumpy is still re-basing Zulus like mad
Steve Burt sends in some Bronze Age civilians
Matt Slade with three entries: some ECW casualties, some British Nappies, and some rather nice paired Wild West figures
I Am Bruce submits a mixture of 28mm figures
and finally Mervyn gets ready for some Sharp Practice with his Indian Mutiny figures

Today's pictures:

Sarissa Dark Ages house with home-made thatch from the Mad Padre

The Biscuit Tin of Doom! from Chris Gilbride

May 07, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Another Big One!

May 07, 2016/ Robert Avery

Things are really hotting up here: I can't leave updating the challenge longer than a few days before my inbox starts bursting with new entries!

So, today, in no particular order, we have:

Carole with some ACW figures in 15mm
Chris Stoesen also in 15mm, but with figures for the AWI rather than the ACW
Mr Naylor returns with four buildings and some Austrians
The acronyms are flying everywhere, as Kev pops in a couple of units for his ECW collection
The Great Gatzemeyer sends in some lovely half-tracks...and my money is on it being earlier than August!
Mervyn has built a couple of buildings
Sapper has gone mad for Vikings: fifty-four of them to be exact
and finally Stumpy has been re-basing like mad: Fallschirmjaegers, Zulu War Brits, and some civilians for Sharp Practice

Today's pictures are as follows:

May 03, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Big Update

May 03, 2016/ Robert Avery

Good work on the brush front: plenty of entries coming in every week. Here's a large one from after the bank holiday:

"I Am Bruce" is back, with a collection of Arthurian figures
Kev "Fat Wally" adds to his ECW collection
Matt Slade goes all LOTR, with a side order of chips
Egg has gone moderns-mad, sending in forty 15mm AFVs
Steve Burt enters some more Egyptians and some farm animals
Mr Plowman takes a break from his exquisite sci-fi figures and sends in some walls
Andrew Helliwell rescues more Soviets from the flea market
and finally Chris Stoesen pops in some infantry...and an outhouse to take care of their baser needs

A couple of the usual suspects for today's pictures:

April 28, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Update

April 28, 2016/ Robert Avery

With the weather all over the place, it's nice to have a constant to rely on...so here's today's painting challenge update!

In no particular order we have:

Mark Luther with some more 6mm 'planes
Egg comes in from the cold with some 15mm Soviets and Americans
The hat (Lloyd Bowler) sends in three 28mm units
Mr Helliwell paints some Prussians and rescues some Soviets from a flea market
Kev, our beloved Fat Wally, moves from X-Wing to the English Civil War
Treadhead has some more Napoleonics finished...likely to be the last we see of him for a bit (twins, not jail).
Jon Yuengling pops in some more 15mm WW2 kit (I'm still vacillating about that Kfz 13)
and, finally, the Mad Padre has finished another two bases of 6mm Napoleonic cavalry

Today's pics are another mixed bag. So many to choose from...

Kev's tribute to his now-deceased spaniel, Alfie

April 21, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Unprecedented Second Update!

April 21, 2016/ Robert Avery

Well this is a first for this year: so many new entries into the painting challenge that I have had to do a second update this week or run the risk of getting too far behind!

In no particular order, we have:

Carole with, you guessed it, yet more Confederates
Matt Slade with some wagons and some truly impressive Prussians, all for Sharp Practice 2, released this weekend
The Mad Padre, with some 6mm cavalry
Mr Plowman, with more 15mm aliens and three strangely familiar 28's
Jason Ralls bursts back into life with a large and mixed entry
Richard Naylor posts some trees, lots of trees
Steve Burt continues to build his Ancients
Andrew Duffell also gets back into the swing of thing with some 28's, including a very nice tank
and finally Mervyn makes his regular contribution: more Ancients

That would be a big update even if it weren't the second this week. Makes me quite jealous...and determined to finish the four units/buildings I have on the painting table!

Today's pictures? See below...

Andy's tank (he only sent in the rear view!)

Ralph's Xar...who have me reaching for the 'buy now' button on the GZG website!

Jason's WW2 German artillery: also something that belongs in MY collection!

April 19, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Big Post-Salute Update

April 19, 2016/ Robert Avery

Haven't updated the challenge for a few days, so lots of submissions waiting to be processed. So, in no particular order, we have:

Mr Luther with three handfuls of 6mm 'planes and some more terrain for Malaya
Andrew Helliwell with some more Confederates in 15mm
Carole, also with some 15mm Confederates
Andrew McCarthy with an assortment of specialist teams for his WW2 British in 15mm
Mr Burt with some Egyptians in 28mm
Mervyn pops in an oasis...or is it a lake?
Thomas sends in a cheeky fantasy foursome
Mr Hodge enters some basing for his minions (or rather, Minions)
and finally Owen sends in a plethora of fantasy figures, all in 28mm

Today's pictures are of Mr Luther's terrain for Malaya and, of course, Derek's Minions:

April 09, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Update for the Saturday Before Salute

April 09, 2016/ Robert Avery

Everyone is obviously clearing their painting tables in preparation for stocking up at Salute next weekend!

In no particular order, we have:

Carole with some Confederates and Civilian-types
Mr Naylor with some Iraqis
Double G pops in some Hearthguard
WillieB enters two battalions of 28mm Napoleonics...and they are his leftovers!
Egg appears for the first time this year: some 15mm WW2 French
Steve enters the last of the Mo-Parthians
and Mervyn sends in a couple of 1:48 tanks and some 15mm hills

Today's pics? I think Carole's civilians (I'm a great fan of tail, as it were); some of WilleB's French; Steve's Parthians and one of Mervyn's 28mm AFVs:

Carole's civilian-types:  Blah-blah, baa-baa, oink-oink! — Carole's civilian-types: Blah-blah, baa-baa, oink-oink!

April 05, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Another Big Update!

April 05, 2016/ Robert Avery

The entries for this year's challenge are flooding in!

Today we have:

Doug Fitch with various WW2 German figures in 15mm for use with the Blenneville or Bust! scenario pack (I'll look forward to receiving your AARs for publication on this site!)
Carole has been painting houses rather than figures: six of them to be precise
Mr Luther has been churning out impressive amounts of jungle terrain for the Pacific. He's looking at Malaya, so doubtless loved my Slim River AAR and the Fall of the Lionsgate scenario pack
Chris Stoesen pops in some AWI figures
Kev sends in another brilliantly painted X-Wing spacecraft. This one is painted de-cloaking: looks amazing.
Sapper keeps us traditional with a couple of large 28mm Ancients units pictured in action at Roll Call.
Owen sends in loads of figures from a fanyasy setting that, for the moment, escapes me
Mr Helliwell demonstrates that particular breed of madness with which we are all familiar: he has now painted, and is still painting, more Confederate infantry than will fit on his tabletop
The Mad Padre sends in his first entry of the year: some rather nice Unionists in 28mm
And finally Mr Hodge sends in some more bases (obviously), a few 15's, and what he claims are the last of his Gwŷr y Gogledd for Dux Britanniarum. We shall see...

Phew! Now, pictures:

Scorecard will be updated tonight.

March 30, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Huge Post-Trip Update

March 30, 2016/ Robert Avery

Just back from a week north of the border, and have returned to find my inbox brimming with entries into this year's challenge.

Here are today's updates in, as always, no particular order:

Doug Melville with a huge 6mm War of the Spanish Succession entry
Koen makes his first appearance of the year with some 28mm French for Dien Bien Phu, some 28mm WW2 infantry, and some 28mm fantasy types
Kev pops in a few more spacecraft for X-Wing
Thomas joins Koen on the Dien Bien Phu front
Another massive entry from Carole: aliens and ACW
Mervyn sends in some zombies and some bats
Mr Helliwell posts some more of his 15mm Rebs
Owen ends in a mixed bag of a ship, some 15mm cavalry and some 28mm infantry
Lloyd Bowler shows us his Warlord Romans
Stumpy has masses of 28mm British WW2 infantry and some tanks
and last but my no means least, Steve Burt sends in some more cataphract types

Well that's taken me more than an hour to sort!

Today's pictures are from Carole, some of her Kra'vak; from Doug, some of his 6mm figures; and from Steve, some cataphracts:

Doug's British Dragoons and Horse for the WSS in 6mm

March 19, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Update

March 19, 2016/ Robert Avery

This year's challenge is ticking along nicely: plenty of people sending in their achievements on a regular basis. Here's this week's batch:

Carole sends in two entries: some more alien Kra'vak, and some American Civil War troops for Sharp Practice v2
Mervyn also sends in two entries: some Gallic cavalry and some more 19th C Egyptians
Steve Burt has twelve Parthians to add to his collection
Mr Yuengling adds more to his Normandy forces
Ralph Plowman sends in a small but beautifully formed set of White Dragon Miniatures
and, finally, Mr Luther returns to the fold with some more 6mm aeroplanes

Today's picture is of Mr Burt's Parthians and Mr Douglas' Gallic cavalry:

Plenty of time to get your entries in, especially if you have entered in the past but have yet to do so this year. So come on, get painting and get photographing!

March 13, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Sunday Afternoon Update

March 13, 2016/ Robert Avery

A fairly quiet week in the painting challenge, but still enough to justify a cheeky Sunday afternoon update.

In no particular order, we have:

Carole taking a break from her sci-fi with some 19th Century figures for Sharp Practice 2
Andrew McCarthy with lots of WW2 kit, also in 15mm
Matt Slade is also WW2, but 28mm: some very fine Artizan Germans
Mr Naylor goes 20mm, with three Soviet AFVs
It's back to WW2, somewhere near Caen, for Mr Yuengling
And finally the great Gatzemeyer sends in some Anglo-Danish

Today's pics? Mr Naylor's Soviets and the Double G's Anglo-Danish warband:

March 08, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Quick Tuesday Update

March 08, 2016/ Robert Avery

Quick Tuesday update for the TFL Painting Challenge, including two first-of-the-year entries.

In no particular order, we have:

Dave Humm, the first first-of-the-year, with some nice Confederates and a terrible pun
Mr Plowman paints some Robo Monkeys...must be for Q13
Carole's entry, lots of aliens, is definitely for Q13, because she says so
Andrew Helliwell pops in another regiment of 15mm Confederates
Mr Douglas has some more Ancient Brits on offer
and finally, Owen, the second of the firsts, has a mix of fantasy figures

We'll go Reb for today's pics:

March 04, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Another Big One!

March 04, 2016/ Robert Avery

I wasn't expecting to do another update before the weekend, but so many entries have come in that, if I don't, I run the risk of being overwhelmed!

So, in no particular order, we have:

Doug Fitch with lots of 15mm WW2 goodness
A first entry in 2016 from Paul Baldwin: terrain, infantry and cavalry
Mr Clarke sends in a huge entry of twelve house and two outhouses in 28mm
Thomas Nissvik also makes his first appearance this year, with ten rather nice 28mm Vietminh infantry
Mr "Hat" Bowler attempts to claim 600 sq ft of painted and primed basement floor...but has to settle for the 105 28mm Romans and a ballista that actually count towards his total
Carole attempts to complete her Corporate Ashigaru force with another platoon and their support weapons
Neil Hooge is another 'first time in 2016' entry: he sends in some (great sounding) 15mm British Victorian infantry mounted on terror birds and ostriches...but the piccy is so dark you can't see the detail :(
And finally Jon Yuengling pops in four 15mm WW2 vehicles for his early war Germans.

Today's pics are from Mr Fitch, some of his WW2 Germans; Mr Baldwin, his Napoleonic French infantry; and from Thomas, his Vietminh:

Mr Fitch's WW2 German armour: great camo scheme!

March 01, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Huge Tuesday Update

March 01, 2016/ Robert Avery

An absolutely enormous update today!

In no particular order, we have:

Mr Hodge is continuing to morph into a "baser" rather than a wargamer, with a massive amount of sabot bases
Carole sends in two entries: all 15mm sci-fi figures from GZG. We've got three platoons of infantry, support drones, command...the lot
Mr Douglas pops in a couple of 15mm units: some Sudan types and some more ancient Brits
Ralph Plowman also goes 15mm GZG, painted so inspirationally that I've had to go out and buy a platoon's worth myself. He should be on commission!
Andrew Helliwell stays with his Soviets: a platoon's worth and some lend-lease carriers
Sapper sends in three entries comprising a large total of 28mm figures: Samurai and Seven Years War
Steve Burt submits some rather lovely Parthians. It must have been baking hot in all that armour.
Our glorious leader, Mr Clarke, sends in three entries this week, all from the AWI, and adding up to a most impressive total
and finally I'm loving Mr Davenport's entry: Napoleonic Brits in numbers, and also some AWI infantry

So many entries to choose from for today's photos...but here's a selection. You can see the whole lot in the individual's galleries.

Scorecard will be updated tonight..honest, it will!

February 22, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Monday Update

February 22, 2016/ Robert Avery

Hello all, and hope everyone had a nice weekend.

Today's entries for the painting challenge are:

Mr Davenport with a dozen 28mm buildings (and an impressive wargames room, if I may say so!)
Ms Flint doesn't add any Space Orcs to her total!
Doug Fitch arrives on the scene with some 15mm WW2 figures
Mark Luther sends in an assortment of 20mm Far East types, and some of his little 'planes too
Treadhead turns in some terrain
Stumpy pops in some Zulus and lots of French Napoleonics. Re-based, but still counting half.
Andrew Helliwell sends in some more ACW 15s
Mr Yuengling gets ready for a fight around Caen with some 15mm WW2 vehicles
And finally Mr Ralls sends in some rather jolly 28mm figures and transport.

Today's pics? Well I think we'll have Mr Davenport's room; and the Jason Ralls boat pics (vessel and crew etc)

Rather large boat and crew by Jason Ralls

Scorecard will be updated tonight: promise!

February 18, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Thursday Update

February 18, 2016/ Robert Avery

Lots of entries in this week: the challenge is really hotting up already this year.

In no particular order, we have:

Stumpy with a fistful of re-basing
Matt Slade with a huge weed monster!
Andrew Helliwell with some more Soviets in 15mm
Andy Duffell pops in a Kiwi or eleven
It's all Andrews today, as Mr McCarthy sends in some nice looking late war British tanks and a handful of Germans
Derek Hodge submits some more for Dux and Sharp Practice 2.
Mr Clarke has gone painting mad this year: this week sees 64 newly painted and 48 re-based 28mm troops hitting his score
Mervyn adds some skeletons and an awful lot of stone wall
Mr Gatzemeyer builds a Saxon village
Chris Stoesen cuts and pastes some paper terrain buildings
And finally Kev, of course Kev, has painted some more X-Wing ships

Today's pics?

Well, let's have a pic of some of Stumpy's later Romans, a pic of Rich's von Schtabbin, Mr Gatzemeyer's village, and a Brucie-bonus pic of Mr Helliwell's Soviets:

Baron von Schtabbin's Regiment by Mr Clarke

Mr Gatzemeyer's rather nice Saxon village

February 12, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Pre-Weekend Update

February 12, 2016/ Robert Avery

A cheeky Friday update to clear the decks before a busy weekend. Today, in no paticular order, we have:

Chris Stoesen with a selection of paper buildings in 15mm
Steve Burt with a fleet of ships
Our glorious leader, Mr Clarke, with some more infantry and artillery
Mervyn switches back to 15mm with some ancient and then colonial Brits
Mr Plowman paints a single sci-fi tank...but then he does paint them so well!
Carole also goes sci-fi, with some scout vehicles and scenery
And finally Kev is still on his X-Wing kick: loads more ships

Today's pictures are from Steve, his ships; and Carole's sci-fi kit...

Some nice kit from Critical Mass Games via Carole

Points will be added to the scorecard tonight or tomorrow.

February 07, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Entries Flooding In!

February 07, 2016/ Robert Avery

Loads of entries again today: excellent work everybody!

In no particular order, we have:

Stumpy with a teeny bit of re-basing and a very nice Rourke's Drift lavatory
Chris Stoesen makes a welcome return with a building in 15mm
Ms Flint adds some bugs. I rather like them, and might get some myself
Mervyn goes up a couple of sizes with some Riders of Rohan
Mr Clarke, the man himself, pops in more than a handful of 28mm figures
Matt Slade makes his usual modest entry: 52 goblins and (in a Sheffield accent) a cave troll
Richard Naylor finishes his Egyptians and adds their mummy...I mean, adds a mummy
Mr Helliwell turns Russian, with a Soviet infantry platoon and supporting SU-122
And Mr Ralls proves he is still with us for this year's challenge with a mighty entry of various 28s

Today's pictures are one from Mr Clarke (I know which side my bread is buttered) and one from Mr Ralls:

He didn't say who they were, but here are some nice 28s from Mr Clarke

And here are Jason Ralls' Teutonic Knights. I do love a bit of Teutonic Knight!

February 03, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Big Update

February 03, 2016/ Robert Avery

It seems like the end of January has driven you all out of hibernation: lots of entries submitted over the last few days.

In no particular order, we have:

Mr Naylor, with some Fez-wearing Egyptians
Mr Duffell joins us again with some In-juns and a few WW2 chaps as well
As does Keith Davies, but with some little buildings and some considerably bigger Napoleonics
Mark Luther takes a break from playing fantastic-looking Chain of Command games to submit some more micro-aircraft (click here to see his flickr album: very much worthwhile)
Treadhead also returns, also with some Napoleonics
Derek Hodge is another come-back king: with some nice looking guerillos and a host of re-based fantasy stuff
Sapper pops in some more Ancients
Mr Plowman sends in some great-looking sci-fi figures from Shapeways
And finally Kev continues his crusade to field every possible X-Wing spacecraft possible with another fleet's worth of entries

As usual, Scorecard will be updated tonight.

Today's pics? Treadhead's Napoleonics, Mr Luther's 'planes (well, some of them); and Derek's Guerillos:

Napoleonic British infantry from Treadhead

Continuing the Napoleonic theme, Derek Hodge's Spanish guerillos

And just a few of Mr Luther's 1/285 aircraft

January 24, 2016

TFL Painting Challenge: Sunday Update

January 24, 2016/ Robert Avery

Entries have been slowing down lately: but then there's lots of people still to make their first submission of the year.

Today, in no particular order, we have:

Mr Douglas with three separate entries in the same week, including some re-basing
Andrew Helliwell sends in another platoon of WW2 Germans
Matt Slade submits for the first time in 2016: slamming in sixty-five beautifully painted 28s
Carole completes her 15mm sci-fi infantry company with a platoon and some support weapons
Kev's entry is a toy re-painted for use with X-Wing: looks fantastic
Jon Yuengling sends in his first submission of the year...very welcome, even if I had to guess what it was!
And finally Richard Naylor sends in some more terrain: rocks and a yards worth of graves.

Three pics today as I can't decide between them: