{"id":4542,"date":"2015-10-12T00:22:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T23:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4542"},"modified":"2021-10-29T03:00:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:00:56","slug":"lead-mountain-update-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/10\/12\/lead-mountain-update-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Mountain: Update 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A very productive week. I got two sets of operators painted and finished but more importantly all but one of my figures is properly based up on sand and painted tan. This means that I can put the PVA glue and sand away for a while and focus on the painting.<\/p>\n<p>As for what got finished, we have passed the 100 models done mark. I&#8217;m not 100% happy with them so I might go back at some point to make a few minor tweaks. My attempt at UCP on the Empress figures looks okay but a little bit too light.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-02.30.09.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4546\" src=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-02.30.09-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-08 02.30.09\" width=\"650\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-09-19.35.29.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4547\" src=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-09-19.35.29-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-09 19.35.29\" width=\"650\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So how is the lead mountain\u00a0currently standing? Items in italics have changed since the last update.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Painted, varnished and based \u2013 108:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>38\u00a0Empress \u2013 Modern British Infantry<\/li>\n<li>14\u00a0Spectre \u2013 UKSF (of various types)<\/li>\n<li>6 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operators (painted as SAS) + 1 Spectre Dog<\/li>\n<li>10\u00a0Spectre \u2013 AK armed contractors<\/li>\n<li>5 Spectre \u2013 Western Contractors (being used as US Special Forces)<\/li>\n<li>11 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operators (being used as US Army Rangers<\/li>\n<li>2 Spectre \u2013 Intelligence Agents<\/li>\n<li>1 Spectre \u2013 African Soldier<\/li>\n<li>1 Empress \u2013 Armoured Troopers<\/li>\n<li>8\u00a0Radio DishDash \u2013 \u00a0Taliban<\/li>\n<li><em>4 Empress \u2013 US SEAL Team 6<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>8 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Contractors (To be split between UKSF and Rangers)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In the process of being painted, varnished and based \u2013 55 :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Empress \u2013 Dog for Counter-IED Team \u2013 Based, needs painting<\/li>\n<li>1 Spectre \u2013 Dog \u2013 Based, needs washing<\/li>\n<li>1 Empress \u2013 Warrior IFV \u2013 Basecoated, some green painted<\/li>\n<li>4 Spectre \u2013 African Soldiers \u2013 partially painted<\/li>\n<li>14 Spectre \u2013 Insurgents \u2013 Based, some colours painted<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0Evil Bear Wargames \u2013 Hardsuits \u2013 being painted in parts<\/li>\n<li>1 Spectre \u2013 UKSF (ghille suit with M4)<\/li>\n<li>5 Spectre \u2013 Western Contractors\u00a0(Converted with Shemaghs)<\/li>\n<li>4\u00a0Empress \u2013 PLA Special Forces<\/li>\n<li>3 Empress \u2013 Armoured Troopers<\/li>\n<li>9\u00a0Radio DishDash \u2013 \u00a0Taliban<\/li>\n<li><em>7 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Contractors (To be split between UKSF and Rangers)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>4 Empress \u2013 US Frogmen<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Basecoated with Basing Material\u2013 37:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u00a0Evil Bear Wargames \u2013 Hardsuits<\/li>\n<li>2 Spectre \u2013 Hostages<\/li>\n<li><em>5 Hasslefree Miniatures \u2013 Modern Troopers<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>8 Spectre \u2013 SMG Armed Contractors<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Spectre \u2013 1 VIP and 3 Bodyguards<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>6 Spectre \u2013 Intelligence Agents<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Spectre \u2013 Female Contactor (Salute 2015 model)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Spectre \u2013 1 Agitator and 1 Bodyguard<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>6 Spectre \u2013 African Locals<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>2 Spectre \u2013 Deniable Assets<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Basecoated \u2013 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Spectre \u2013\u00a0Contractor (being converted)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Not Arrived \u2013 37:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 Radio DishDash DELTA Force<\/li>\n<li>12 Radio DishDash US Army Rangers<\/li>\n<li>8 Radio DishDash Somali Gunmen<\/li>\n<li>5 Spectre Covert Action GRU<\/li>\n<li>4 Spectre Direct Action GRU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total Models: 238<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Models finished (Based, painted and varnished): 108<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Percentage of collection finished: 45.4% painted<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very productive week. I got two sets of operators painted and finished but more importantly all but one of my figures is properly based up on sand and painted tan. This means that I can put the PVA glue and sand away for a while and focus on the painting. As for what got [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1093,903],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features","category-wargaming"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Michael Charge","author_link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/author\/chargedog\/"},"featured_img":null,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/features\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Features<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Features<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 11 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 12\/10\/2015","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 12\/10\/2015 12:22 am","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021 3:00 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pvEn5-1bg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15419,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/12\/02\/sitrep-cultists-and-bases\/","url_meta":{"origin":4542,"position":0},"title":"SITREP &#8211; Cultists and Bases","author":"Michael Charge","date":"02\/12\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Cultists of all kinds are a common foe in the various nations of the Midgardian Empire. 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