Side Duels Update January 5th

OK we are two weeks into the Challenge and we have some action on the Side Duels Front.

Got this lovely pie chart summarizing Duel Activity.

SD1 (Moose and ) Squirrel Duel

GeoffT has taken a quick lead here, with Curt gamely truing to keep him in sight.  No one else has a squirrel yet.  Is GeoffT going out too fast, too early?  Will he run out of potential squirrels?  Only time will tell.

SD1 (Moose and ) Squirrel
GeoffT	7
Curt	3
Barks	0
KerryT	0
MartijnN	0
MikeW	0
PeteF	0
RobH	0

SD2 30K Heresies

The expected front runner has indeed opened up a lead here, but PeterA is making a decent run.

SD2 30K Heresies
GregB	95
PeterA	40
Curt	0
DavidB	0
SanderS	0

SD3 Skulls


Scoring is pure head count (pun intended). This one will be adjudicated by Barks.

I will leave skull tallies to our resident Post-Mortem Phrenologist.

SD3 Skullz
Barks	?
Curt	?
DavidB	?
GregB	?
MikeW	?
PeteF	?
TeemuL	?

SD4 Mech Madness


Not a sausage here.  May I suggest that participants watch Wallace and Gromit Vengeance Most Foul tor inspiration?

SD 4 Mech Madness
Curt	0
DaniHG	0
DavidB	0
SanderS	0
ThomasL	0

SD5 WW2 Duel

Still in the Phony War stage.

SD5 WW2 Duel
DavidB	0
MattW	0
Millsy	0

SD6 Napoleonics

So far only LeeH has filled in his form to record action on this front.  However, I know that I have seen other Napoleonic troops on the Challenge blog.  Will the Coalition forces take a long Nap and let the Corsican Ogre overrun Europe again?

SD6 Napoleonics
LeeH	175
EdwardG	0
KerryT	0
MattW	0
PeteF	0
RayR	0

SD7 Can Opener


Again, nobody has used a Can Opener.  Perhaps the Holiday leftovers will dry up and the Holiday bills rolling in will force someone to open up a can of beans for supper...

SD7 Can Opener
Barks	0
Curt	0
KerryT	0
MattW	0
NickY	0
RobH	0

SD8 Retreat from Moscow

Once again LeeH has opened up a lead.  RayR has posted stuff on the Blog but has yet to fill out the requisite forms.  Perhaps he left these on the East Bank of the Berezina?

SD8 Retreat from Moscow
LeeH	175
RayR	0

SD9 Colonial Wars

We are still awaiting dispatches from our remote correspondents....

SD9 Colonial Wars
DaveD	0
RobH	0

AHPC XV Side Duels

PeterD Duels Wallah here. 

My list of Side Duels has been expanded and possibly completed.  See the details below We have 9 Side Duels underway, including the Skulls duel adjudicated by Barks, and an impressive list of Duellists.

As Miles will quickly point out, errors and omissions are no one's fault but mine.  Send me a note and I'll update the list of participants, conditions and criteria and prizes etc.

SD1 (Moose and ) Squirrel Duel

Gain one point for working on a new project. To count as a squirrel you must have at least 25 points in a project or faction. I will arbitrate as I see fit where a proposed squirrel appears too close to a previously enumerated squirrel. I will also add a maximum of one bonus squirrel point for any participant painting at least one Moose (no additional points for multi-Meese entrants). 

No prize has been discussed, but I suggest that a figure to match one of the winner's squirrel projects would be appropriate.

Barks

Curt

GeoffT

MartijnN

MikeW

PeteF

RobH

SD2 30K Heresies


Points based, any scale and faction. I will adjudicate it on total points, unless given a handicapping system as was discussed previously.

Prize appears to be a 30K figure for the winner, or possibly every loser needs to get a tattoo of the insignia of the winner's favourite legion.

Curt

DavidB

GregB

PeterA

SanderS

SD3 Skulls


Scoring is pure head count (pun intended). This one will be adjudicated by Barks.

As I understand it, the losers traditionally donate their cranium cases to be used by the winner to clean his or her paint brushes.

Barks

Curt

DavidB

GregB

MikeW

PeteF

PeterD

ThomasL

SD4 Mech Madness


I think that this will be based on points and include any futuristic Rompy-Stompy Robot-thingy. I have received no clarification on what exactly counts as a Mech so will make stuff up as I go along.

No prize listed - possibly a Mech for the winner?

Curt

DaniHG

DavidB

SanderS

TomC

SD5 WW2 Duel

Based on total points. Until I hear otherwise, must be historical and not Weird WW2.

Again no prize indicated.  Possibly winner seats up a WW2 Zoom game, or losers donate a figure/base to the winner.

DavidB

MattW

Millsy

SD6 Napoleonics

Pure points counts, any scale.  I will rule that anything from 1793-1815 counts as long as they are based in Europe or from Boney's time in Egypt and Syria.  No War of 1812 or Wellington in India.

EdwardG

LeeH

MattW

PeteF

RayR

No prize discussed other than bragging rights.  Perhaps the first and largest since of the plum pudding?  A figure or base?  A zoom game?

SD7 Can Opener


Pure points count, including anything armoured enough to need a tool to crack it open. Armoured dudes and horses, AFVs and armoured ships all count. For clarity the armour needs to be metallic, so no linthothoraxes or cottonclads here. Heavy cavalry on unarmoured steeds count only the riders.

Barks

Curt

KerryT

MattW

NickY

RobH

 No prizes have been discussed. Can (pun intended) I suggest that losers contribute cans (or virtual cans) to the winner's local food bank?

SD8 Retreat from Moscow

This is a LeeH vs RayR Mano-a-mano duel and is based on pure points and should be linked to a joint project.

Winner gets an all expenses trip (paid by himself) to visit Regina in February to get the immersive retreat experience.

SD9 Colonial Wars

This one is pure points based.  Any scale counts, but must be an 19th century war colonial war.  I'll count the Spanish American War for clarity, but with roles reversed a bit.  

DaveD

RobH

Winner gets a chunk of swamp land and a sugar island in the lesser Antilles?

AHPC IX - Settling the Butcher's Bill

The brushes are down and as breath is once again drawn, its time for our side-challengers to pony up on their duels and side bets...

Squirrel! (SD1)

The inaugural Squirrel! duel was fiercely contested throughout. Our Snowlord Curt was the progenitor of the idea and it is most fitting that he came in 3rd place with 15 pelts.  Noel pipped him with 19 but it's StuartL who goes home with the golden acorn having posted 22 Squirrels. Well done that man!

The World is Not Enough (SD2)

Naturally, the world was not enough for DaveD (who could have guessed?) and Millsy nobly acknowledged his defeat. Honour was abundant though, as both combatants donated $50 to veterans' charities. Well played Gentlemen, well played indeed.

I have already had inquiries for an AHPC 10 sequel matching up DaveD and MilesR, which I call:

No camels were harmed in the making of this movie

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Engage the Enemy more closely! (SD3)

Hearty tots all 'round in this one me lads, with everyone making an entry of some kind (though one blaggard posted a paltry 2 points - I suspect it'll be a dozen lashes of the cat for me later!).  Stefan's lovey Cruel Seas Kriegsmarine entries netted him 3rd place, while DaveX's Japanese ships got him into 2nd place.  But Miles took this one out by an order of magnitude with his fantastic entries, including his rigged 15mm sailing ships.  A golden rivet for you Sir!

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Hither do I Challenge Thee (SD4)

Challenged indeed were these bold souls of the Renaissance. The Snowlord posted 110 points, IanW's 660 netted him 3rd place, while PaulSS's 1277 won him 2nd place. But the feathery hat and puffy sleeves for first place goes to KenR on 1475 points with his gorgeous Italian wars figures.

Duel Rampant (SD5)

This duel was taken out early in the season by Paul SS and his lovely HYW French (and just to clinch the deal, he then did the opposing English army too!) - AdamC's Norman's netted him second place. Honourable mention to Tamsin with her not-so-flea-bitten Fenrisian Army.

Evil Empire (SD6)

Who were the biggest GW fanboyz of the challenge? Well I must say that the incoming data hasn't seemed to match up with all the submissions I saw. I can only conclude that a few challengers are immersed in their latest White Dwarfs or working second jobs to pay for their latest armies :-)

Competition was tight, with DaveB taking the Bronze, JamieM the silver and MichaelD gold by a margin of just 21 points.  Special Mention for Miles who posted a total of 7 points in this category, representing just 0.139% of his submission total.

Postal Strike (SD7)

I am advised by my OH&S adviser not to go anywhere near this mosh pit, so I will simply post some numbers below (for which I bear no responsibility whatsoever)

Name	Score
RayR	2274
Fran	3rd - 2887
MilesR	1st - 4801
ChristopherS	303
Curt	1206
LeeH	845
Tamsin	2nd - 3426

Vertically Challenged (SD8)

JohnS took this out convincingly with his monastic like vows to only permit the vertically challenged to grace his painting desk during the challenge. Thats wasn't too much of a stretch, was it mate?

Keep yer Powder Dry! (SD9)

This was a no-hold-barred slugfest from start to finish. With just over a thousand points in this category PeteF took 3rd place, while RayR grabbed 2nd with 1707 points worth of Donnybroom submissions.  But it was Miles who took it out in the end with 2207 points (a more respectable 43.69% of his total submissions)

North vs South (SD10)

In this replay in miniature of the Civil War, PaulSS's 130 points took second place to Miles' 351. The Confederacy lives to fight again another AHPC Season!

Miles accepting his latest award (after claiming his costume was another 20 point terrain submission)

Prettiest Undead (SD12)

I am advised that we will soon see the contender's submissions posted for our voting pleasure - stay tuned!

The complete tallies with all participants' scores are available in the master spreadsheet here: https://challengepaintingduels.blogspot.com/p/side-duels-and-challenges.html

Thanks to all who participated in the side bets and challenges, its a fun way of adding further interest to our own personal challenges. Bragging rights are just a bonus (but not a small one!)


                                          this is Wallah 9 Actual, signing off