{"id":4627,"date":"2015-12-21T00:25:46","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T00:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4627"},"modified":"2021-10-29T03:00:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:00:52","slug":"lead-mountain-update-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/12\/21\/lead-mountain-update-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Mountain Update 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sadly not quite as fast this week thanks to getting ready for Christmas and the work Christmas party. However, I have managed to get a few more models painted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4638\" src=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_20151219_194225-01-1024x766.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_20151219_194225-01\" width=\"650\" height=\"486\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first set was the duplicates of the Contractors Charlie\u00a0and the ISA agent I received in my kickstarter order. The original\u00a0set was among the first models I painted and I was keen to put a different spin on them. As well as painting them up in less military garb (no camo allowed), I also green stuffed shemaghs and a hood &#8211; not quite ready to sculpt figures but every little practise helps. Only issues with these models were a few mould lines I missed an issue with the basecoat. These were some of the last models I airbrushed so there was a little bit of excess paint I had to remove. These guys are all ready to be riding around in SUVs, keeping assets safe.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4635\" src=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_20151220_235054-01-1024x766.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_20151220_235054-01\" width=\"650\" height=\"486\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The second set I finished is enough guys to bring the African Union forces up to a full squad. The two support weapons should give them a boost while the UGL wielding commander is perfect to be shouting orders. He comes from a different Spectre range than the rest of the AU guys, but its does make him look a little more like a hardened vet, given a new squad with all their shiny gear. They should be an interesting force to use &#8211; mixture of lower experience levels but with some rules regarding Western (or Eastern) advisors.<\/p>\n<p>So I fell a little bit behind my target but the final two models arrived. Once got painted this week (the African commander) while the other joins the Deniable Ops guys waiting to be painted when I&#8217;m up north. Hopefully will get the vehicles painted soon &#8211; all ready for a wargaming day I&#8217;ll be having in York.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Painted, varnished and based \u2013 185:<\/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 Operators (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 \u2013 Taliban Sniper<\/li>\n<li>2 Spectre \u2013 Hostages<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0Evil Bear Wargames \u2013 Hardsuits<\/li>\n<li>1 Eureka \u2013 Force Recon .50cal Sniper<\/li>\n<li>6 Eureka \u2013 US Force Recon<\/li>\n<li>4\u00a0Empress \u2013 PLA Special Forces<\/li>\n<li>Spectre \u2013 1 VIP and 3 Bodyguards<\/li>\n<li>7\u00a0Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operators\u00a0(To be split between UKSF and Rangers)<\/li>\n<li>5 Spectre \u2013 Covert Action GRU<\/li>\n<li><em>5 Spectre \u2013 Western Contractors\u00a0(Converted with Shemaghs)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1 Spectre \u2013 African Forces Commander<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>2 Spectre \u2013 African Forces Special Weapons<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In the process of being painted, varnished and based \u2013 5\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>1 Empress \u2013 Warrior IFV \u2013\u00a0Repainted in Desert Tan<\/li>\n<li>1 Spectre \u2013 UKSF (ghille suit with M4)<\/li>\n<li>1 Evil Bear Wargames \u2013 Panther \u2013 Base coated in Desert Tan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Basecoated with Basing Material\u2013 84:<\/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>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 \u2013 Falklands War Brits<\/li>\n<li>3 Spectre \u2013 VIPs<\/li>\n<li>4\u00a0Spectre \u2013 Close Protection\u00a0Agents<\/li>\n<li>19 Spectre \u2013 MENA Militia<\/li>\n<li>1 Spectre \u2013 Offroad SUV<\/li>\n<li>2 Spectre \u2013 SUVs<\/li>\n<li><em>6\u00a0Spectre -Deniable Operators<\/em><\/li>\n<li>2 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operators<\/li>\n<li>2 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operator Marksmen<\/li>\n<li>2\u00a0Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operator Breachers<\/li>\n<li>1 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operator Dog Handler<\/li>\n<li>1 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operator Grenadier (pirate gun)<\/li>\n<li>2 Tale of War \u2013 Special Figures<\/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>Total Models: 274<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Models finished (Based, painted and varnished):\u00a0185<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Percentage of collection finished: 67.51% painted<\/strong><\/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<p>BONUS IMAGE:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4641\" src=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0.jpg\" alt=\"0\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0.jpg 805w, https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A better image of the GRU Covert Action team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sadly not quite as fast this week thanks to getting ready for Christmas and the work Christmas party. However, I have managed to get a few more models painted. &nbsp; The first set was the duplicates of the Contractors Charlie\u00a0and the ISA agent I received in my kickstarter order. The original\u00a0set was among the first [&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":[931,905,926],"class_list":["post-4627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features","category-wargaming","tag-lead-mountain","tag-spectre-miniatures","tag-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>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Lead Mountain<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Spectre Miniatures<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Lead Mountain<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Spectre Miniatures<\/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 21\/12\/2015","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 21\/12\/2015 12:25 am","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021 3:00 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pvEn5-1cD","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4594,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/11\/26\/lead-mountain-update-11\/","url_meta":{"origin":4627,"position":0},"title":"Lead Mountain Update 11","author":"Michael Charge","date":"26\/11\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"As predicted last week was very quiet with only a few bits of progress. 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