Sadly the 11th Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge has come to an end for another year. It was another titanic tussle for all involved, but what a grand motivational experience it was!!!
I gave myself a fairly easy (for me) 1000 point target and hoped for a top 20 placing, but I surpassed both of my targets, mainly due to Covid to be honest. I was put on a staggered part time furlough just before Christmas, so I had to stay at home. Now my wife Emma works from home in our front room, where the TV is. So every morning I sadly had to go up my shed, to get out of her way??? Shame I hear you all cry!!
So I had to sit and paint my figures all day, gutted eh?
The Ottomans
The Haitian Revolution
Graveyard and Donnybrook troops
Ruined Church, rocky terrain and various 25mm and 15mm figures
C3PO and an Alien can be seen lurking at the back!
I painted up
231 x 25mm figures
Various terrain pieces and buildings
44 x 15mm figures
1 x 54mm figure
Here's my performance so far in all the Challenges
Challenge II 4940 points 1st
Challenge III 2586 points 4th
Challenge IV 1227 points 17th
Challenge V 691 points 37th
Challenge VI 681 points 36th
Challenge VII 1093 points 24th
Challenge VIII 662 points 40th
Challenge IX 2274 points 8th
Challenge X 1687 points 11th
Challenge XI 2260 points 8th
So finally a massive Thank You, has to go to Curt, Sarah and all the Minions (even Tamsin!) for all their hard work and also thanks to all the other Challengers who helped push me forward with their great posts and all the great comments!
Cheers!
Great effort Ray and the images tell the story of how much you achieved from this years challenge!
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith, I did get a lot done!
DeleteThat was a massive amount you painted! Eighth place - well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alex!
DeleteIt amazing just how much you managed to finish off , well done Ray.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe!
DeleteHello old chap,
ReplyDeleteThat is a magnificent effort - very well done indeed!
All the best,
DC
Cheers Dave!
DeleteWell done Ray!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteA fab collection and the sort of thing that really makes a dent and moves things along.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid its only a slight dent in the lead pile Norm.
DeleteWhat a huge number of beautifuly painted minis! I only paint 80 28mm miniatures per year approx!
ReplyDeleteCheers
But yours are works of art Jose! Mine......?
DeleteGreat effort Ray. Some excellent additions to your collection
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil.
DeleteWell done. Laughed at the mental picture of 'banished' to the painting shed for days on end.
ReplyDeleteTerrible ah?
DeleteAwesome effort Ray. Well done mate.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carl.
DeleteThat is awesome. Congrats on such a huge painting effort, and for getting all the motivation you could to drive you forward.
ReplyDeleteJust amazing. Well done.
Thanks Anthony, the trouble is I don't usually get a lot done after the finish.
DeleteJust amazing Ray!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
Cheers Michal.
DeleteThats a very impressive sight seeing everything laid out like that Ray and some lovely individual painting.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lee.
DeleteSuperb effort Ray, a well earned place in the top Ten.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Ross
Thanks Ross!
DeleteHope there is heating in that shed or that at least she sends you off there with a blanky? LOL
ReplyDeleteLOL, Yes we have a heater Dez, it does get hot in there though!!!
DeleteWell done, Ray! Your point totals for a quarter of a year are staggering to me. I don't know how you do it.
ReplyDeleteMe neither Jonathan!
DeleteEven more impressive when they are arrayed together like that Ray. I wondered how you were doing it but keep forgetting that you guys had a fairly strict winter lockdown (until I see a recently-made UK program and all the actors are standing ten feet apart). At least something productive has come out of COVID.
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty rough over here for a time Lawrence to be honest. But like you said, I used the time to the best of my ability, to get painting done. And not the wall kind either much to my wife's woe!
DeleteChampion effort Ray. I could never achieve that.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you could?
DeleteFab well done!
ReplyDeleteCheers Simon.
DeleteWell done, Ray! That is a fabulous achievement, and it is great to see it all laid out like that 👍
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteGreat photo, Ray! Impressive work during the Challenge - awesome layout.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean.
DeleteGreat output this year. Well done Ray
ReplyDeleteCheers ol boy!
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