{"id":4594,"date":"2015-11-26T12:49:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T12:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4594"},"modified":"2021-10-29T03:00:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:00:54","slug":"lead-mountain-update-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/11\/26\/lead-mountain-update-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Mountain Update 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As predicted last week was very quiet with only a few bits of progress. I did manage to get the prone sniper based and ready to paint (thanks to the arrival of some cavalry bases) and the Evil Bear Wargames Panther turned up. I also got some Humbrol tan spray to make the job.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the Kickstarter updates, I don&#8217;t think I will receive my Day of the Rangers Kickstarter before the end of the Lead Mountain Challenge. Due to this, I&#8217;m removing the models from the list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Painted, varnished and based \u2013 150:<\/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>5 Spectre \u2013 African Soldiers<\/li>\n<li>4\u00a0Empress \u2013 Armoured Troopers<\/li>\n<li>4 Empress \u2013 US SEAL Team 6<\/li>\n<li>8 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Contractors (To be split between UKSF and Rangers)<\/li>\n<li>17 Radio DishDash \u2013 \u00a0Taliban<\/li>\n<li>4 Spectre Direct Action GRU<\/li>\n<li>14\u00a0Spectre \u2013 Insurgents<\/li>\n<li>4 Empress \u2013 US Frogmen<\/li>\n<li>1 Eureka &#8211; Taliban Sniper<\/li>\n<li>2 Spectre \u2013 Hostages<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0Evil Bear Wargames \u2013 Hardsuits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In the process of being painted, varnished and based \u2013 33\u00a0:<\/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><em>1 Empress \u2013 Warrior IFV \u2013\u00a0Repainted in Desert Tan<\/em><\/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>7 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Contractors (To be split between UKSF and Rangers)<\/li>\n<li>5 Spectre Covert Action GRU<\/li>\n<li>6 Eureka &#8211; US Force Recon<\/li>\n<li><em>1 Evil Bear Wargames &#8211; Panther &#8211; Base coated in Desert Tan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1 Eureka &#8211; Force Recon .50cal Sniper<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Basecoated with Basing Material\u2013 43:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u00a0Evil Bear Wargames \u2013 Hardsuits<\/li>\n<li>5 Hasslefree Miniatures \u2013 Modern Troopers<\/li>\n<li>8 Spectre \u2013 SMG Armed Contractors<\/li>\n<li>Spectre \u2013 1 VIP and 3 Bodyguards<\/li>\n<li>6 Spectre \u2013 Intelligence Agents<\/li>\n<li>Spectre \u2013 Female Contractor (Salute 2015 model)<\/li>\n<li>Spectre \u2013 1 Agitator and 1 Bodyguard<\/li>\n<li>6 Spectre \u2013 African Locals<\/li>\n<li>2 Spectre \u2013 Deniable Assets<\/li>\n<li>8 Gripping Beast &#8211; Falklands War Brits<\/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 29:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 Spectre &#8211; VIPs<\/li>\n<li>4 Spectre &#8211; Close Protection\u00a0Agents<\/li>\n<li>19 Spectre &#8211; MENA Militia<\/li>\n<li>1 Spectre &#8211; Offroad SUV<\/li>\n<li>2 Spectre &#8211; SUVs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total Models: 256<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Models finished (Based, painted and varnished): 150<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Percentage of collection finished: 58.59% painted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Exempt<\/b><strong>\u00a0(Not Arriving in time)\u00a0\u2013 28:<\/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<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As predicted last week was very quiet with only a few bits of progress. I did manage to get the prone sniper based and ready to paint (thanks to the arrival of some cavalry bases) and the Evil Bear Wargames Panther turned up. I also got some Humbrol tan spray to make the job. Based [&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-4594","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 10 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 26\/11\/2015","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 26\/11\/2015 12:49 pm","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021 3:00 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pvEn5-1c6","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4532,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/09\/30\/lead-mountain-update-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":4594,"position":0},"title":"Lead Mountain: Update 3","author":"Michael Charge","date":"30\/09\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Only a short update, no pictures this time. 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However, I have managed to get a few more models painted. \u00a0 The first set was the duplicates of the Contractors Charlie\u00a0and the ISA agent I received in my kickstarter order. 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