{"id":4669,"date":"2016-01-11T21:25:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T21:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4669"},"modified":"2021-10-29T03:00:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:00:51","slug":"lead-mountain-update-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/01\/11\/lead-mountain-update-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Mountain Update 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I managed to get a little bit more painted this week &#8211; starting on the operators and putting the final touches to the hard suits. I&#8217;m not too fussed about adding the wires for the machine guns but I probably will do down the line. Overall, fun kits to make and will be great fun on the table top.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4670\" src=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160111_211910-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160111_211910\" width=\"840\" height=\"628\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next week, the aim is to get the operators and deniable guys finished off, as well as a bit of mopping up of the in progress stuff. Then it will be a straight run into the end with the piles of militia to finish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Painted, varnished and based \u2013 186:<\/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><em>2\u00a0Evil Bear Wargames \u2013 Hardsuits<\/em><\/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>5 Spectre \u2013 Western Contractors\u00a0(Converted with Shemaghs)<\/li>\n<li>1 Spectre \u2013 African Forces Commander<\/li>\n<li>2 Spectre \u2013 African Forces Special Weapons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In the process of being painted, varnished and based \u2013 14\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<li>1 Empress \u2013 Challenger 2 \u2013 Base coated in Desert Tan<\/li>\n<li><em>2 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operators<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>2 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operator Marksmen<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>2\u00a0Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operator Breachers<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operator Dog Handler<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operator Grenadier (pirate gun)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Basecoated with Basing Material\u2013 75:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\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>6\u00a0Spectre -Deniable Operators<\/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):\u00a0186<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Percentage of collection finished: 67.88% 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<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I managed to get a little bit more painted this week &#8211; starting on the operators and putting the final touches to the hard suits. I&#8217;m not too fussed about adding the wires for the machine guns but I probably will do down the line. Overall, fun kits to make and will be great fun [&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":[933,954,955,926],"class_list":["post-4669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features","category-wargaming","tag-evil-bear-wargames","tag-modern-wargaming","tag-ultramodern-wargaming","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\">Evil Bear Wargames<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Modern Wargaming<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Ultramodern Wargaming<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Evil Bear Wargames<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Modern Wargaming<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Ultramodern Wargaming<\/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 11\/01\/2016","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 11\/01\/2016 9:25 pm","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021 3:00 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pvEn5-1dj","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4649,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/01\/03\/lead-mountain-update-17\/","url_meta":{"origin":4669,"position":0},"title":"Lead Mountain Update 17","author":"Michael Charge","date":"03\/01\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"*Gently sobs into pile of models still to paint* I didn't get anymore painting done so expect a mad rush this month Painted, varnished and based \u2013 185: 38\u00a0Empress \u2013 Modern British Infantry 14\u00a0Spectre \u2013 UKSF (of various types) 6 Spectre \u2013 Task Force Operators (painted as SAS) + 1\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Features&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Features","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/features\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4646,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/12\/29\/lead-mountain-update-16\/","url_meta":{"origin":4669,"position":1},"title":"Lead Mountain Update 16","author":"Michael Charge","date":"29\/12\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"However, with the upcoming holidays and having two weeks off I should be able to sit down and get painting! -Past Charge, 2015 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. 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