The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge
Welcome to the Painting Challenge. Here you will find the fabulous, fevered work of miniature painters from around the world. While participants come from every ethnicity, gender, age and nationality, they have three things in common: they love miniatures, they enjoy a supportive community, and they want to set themselves against the Challenge. This site features the current year's event along with the archives of past Painting Challenges. Enjoy your visit and remember to come back soon.
Tuesday 26 March 2024
From KyleC - Chaotic painting comes to an end..
Sunday 24 March 2024
From Codsticker: Time Well Wasted
I hesitate to call this 'another successful' AHPC for me as, for the second season in a row, I missed my target. However, it was a another really enjoyable challenge even though I didn't get quite as many minis painted as I had hoped. My goal was to get through all of my Bloody Miniatures backlog, which I nearly did. At this point just one pack of infantry (The Ragged Trained Band) is not quite finished; however, I never got to even priming the 12 cavalry figures.
Saturday 23 March 2024
From Bartek R: When life gets in the way
Having been MIA for the duration of this Challenge, this post feels part mea culpa and part a thrown towel. The short version - I started a different job late last year which was busy, but it amped up this year (long days, long weeks, some weekends). And when that wasn't nipping at my heels, 'real life' stepped in to fill the gap. Sooo, my entire contribution this Challenge was...read 'em and weep...a whopping 35 points (with Library bonus) of 40K greenskins, from a 1000 pt target.
Below is what I'd intended to get done - a 28mm Caesarean army (mostly Warlord pictured, some Foundry in the wings). This will be a slow burn over the next few weeks months.
The grand project for the Challenge |
I did have a cunning plan to get with the program, jump on the team and come on in for the big win by taking a week off work, painting 9-5 and delivering salvation in a points bomb. Yeah, no, alas. What had been planned for a few weeks ago kept being shifted but finally happened this past week.
The almost-rans |
So, apologies to Millsy and the Antipodean Friday crew for not pulling my weight, and to those who missed out on a place in the Challenge (honestly, if I'd known...). Of course, thanks to Curt and the 'back of house' crew who keep things ticking along, and, lastly and importantly, to everyone who took part - I've (at long bloody last) had a few days to indulge in perusing the posts. Some stellar stuff.
from Ray R - Challenge Wrap up
127 x 25mm infantry figures
Here's my performance so far in all the Challenges
Challenge II 4940 points 1st
Challenge III 2586 points 4th
Challenge IV 1227 points 17th
Challenge V 691 points 37th
Challenge VI 681 points 36th
Challenge VII 1093 points 24th
Challenge VIII 662 points 40th
Challenge IX 2274 points 8th
Challenge X 1687 points 11th
Challenge XI 2260 points 8th
Challenge XII 2168 points 7th
Challenge XIII 1111 points 27th
AHPC XIV: The Statistical Round UP
dun, Dun, DAAAAHHHHH.......
Anyway lets first take a gander over our standard statistical table. I warn you, this table is formatted seductively what with it's columns and decimal places and those "come hither" spelling and grammatical errors. It really should come with a parental warning and would likely get banned from a Florida public library.
As you will see, good 'ole XIV was a steady performer - pretty much reight down the "average fairway". If XIV was a person, you'd want them to be your neighbor - their yard would look fine so as not to detract from your property value but not so good as to make your neighbors think you are the one bringing the neighborhoods property values down.
Through 13 weeks of "pigment positioning frenzy" 83 participants made it to the end and put up 77,735 points. Was that the best challenge in terms of collective productivity?, no - Was it a GREAT challenge in terms of artistic expression and Fun? Hell Yeah. Achievement UNLOCKED!
The island/room bonus concept continues to really shape how people approach the challenge with 573 of the 689 total submissions (83%) being associated with one room of the library or another. Some of those assocaitions were a bit on the tenuous side but lets not quibble
AHPC XIV Stats Summary: | |||||
XIV | XIII | XII | XI | X | |
Total Points | 77,735 | 85,421 | 86,646 | 82,619 | 68,878 |
% of Target | 112.00% | 126.34% | 101.35% | 121.68% | 109.00% |
Participants | 83 | 83 | 97 | 84 | 68 |
# of Submissions | 689 | 785 | 885 | 1,261 | 956 |
#Planets/Chamber/Island Spots | 573 | 551 | 626 | 518 | 437 |
Avg Subs per Participant | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 |
Avg Pts per Submitter | 937 | 1,029 | 893 | 984 | 1,013 |
Avg Pts per Submission | 113 | 97 | 98 | 66 | 72 |
Total Points per Week | 5,980 | 6,571 | 6,665 | 6,355 | 5,298 |
Figures Painted | |||||
28MM | |||||
Inf | 5,509 | 6,936 | 7,337 | 6,765 | 4,785 |
Cav / Art | 831 | 683 | 609 | 798 | 454 |
Vehicles | 108 | 157 | 215 | 97 | 122 |
15MM | |||||
Inf | 3,689 | 2,473 | 2,835 | 2,519 | 2,083 |
Cav / Art | 289 | 855 | 423 | 527 | 588 |
Vehicles | 355 | 143 | 162 | 196 | 144 |
6MM | |||||
Inf | 3,465 | 4,521 | 1,100 | 2,519 | 2,496 |
Cav / Art | 751 | 342 | 192 | 695 | 471 |
Vehicles | 508 | 164 | 248 | 30 | 235 |
Terrain "Cubes" | 113 | 294 | 178 | 125 | 191 |
Points Distriution | |||||
28mm | 48.90% | 52.27% | 54.33% | 52.95% | 44.85% |
15mm | 14.63% | 11.13% | 9.99% | 10.55% | 11.14% |
6mm | 4.50% | 3.43% | 1.43% | 2.44% | 3.18% |
Terrain | 2.90% | 6.88% | 4.11% | 3.03% | 5.54% |
Chamber / Island Bonus Pts | 14.75% | 16.22% | 15.72% | 22.94% | 25.12% |
Other Scales | 14.33% | 10.07% | 14.42% | 8.10% | 10.18% |
Total | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
We did see a continuation of the trend of fewer but larger submissions per participant and the average points per participant still hovering around the 1K level.
28mm is still the favorite scale but has finally slipped back under 50% of the points, with 15mm staging a very nice come back. Terrain saw a significant decline but that was likely due to one particular participant not doing a lot of terrain - the less said abut that miscreant the better.
Now some of you prefer to look at data via both gaudy and vulgar charts vs the pristine look of a data table. For the life of me I don't understand it but it seems to be what the masses want and who am O to say what's cool (data tables) and what's blinding obviously not cool (charts). Look at me being all non-judgemental and such!
Another way to look at the progress of the past 14 challenges is to convert the total points into equivalent 28mm figures - when that minor bit a of is performed it seems we have collectively painted the equivalent of 181,720 28mm Infantry figures - that's a lot.
Just think of the storage space needed to 182K figures. It's just under 1,300 square feet of shelf space. I dont know about you but I dont have that much space in my house!
Ecomonic Value Add (EVA) | CHALLENGE XIV | |||
Total Points | 77,735 | |||
Equivalent 28mm Figures | 15,547 | |||
Previous | ||||
Economic | Challenge | |||
Value Add | (AHPC XIII) | |||
Cost per Mini | $3.63 | $56,435 | $3.30 | |
Paints etc | $3.30 | $51,305 | $3.00 | |
Painting TIme | $15.40 | $239,423 | $14.00 | |
Sub Total | $22.33 | $347,163 | $20.30 | |
Velocity | 5.25 | $1,822,604 | 5.25 |
Wow - we've created a rock solid 1.8MM boost to the world economy of miniature manufacturing. You can take that number to the bank! (1)
(1) Terms and conditions apply, past performance may or may not be indicative of future performance and if you trust me, well you get what you deserve.....
In terms of total EVA created over the challenge - we've just crossed the $20mm threshold. If only Curt had had the foresight to negotiate a flat rate commission to be paid by the lead moguls of Nottingham.....
Halls of Vallejohalla
Finally it's time to pay homage of our "Heroes of the Painting Wars" - the top performers from Challenges past who our enshrined in the hallowed halls of Vallejohalla, where ones paint pot never dries out and it's paint water magically turns to beer when you drink from the wrong cup. The first stop in our tour is the hallowed list of the "Top 25 Individual Performances in a Challenge". These are the painting beserkers of our time
Rank | Challenge | Challenger | Points |
1 | 9 | NoelW | 6,268 |
2 | 12 | ChrisW | 6,072 |
3 | 13 | GrahameH | 5,500 |
4 | 8 | KentG | 5,343 |
5 | 9 | MilesR | 5,051 |
6 | 10 | NoelW | 5,011 |
7 | 2 | RayR | 4,940 |
8 | 8 | NoelW | 4,880 |
9 | 13 | ChrisW | 4,778 |
10 | 2 | KentG | 4,724 |
11 | 13 | MartinC | 4,644 |
12 | 12 | MikeW | 4,601 |
13 | 8 | MilesR | 4,550 |
14 | 9 | MartinC | 4,470 |
15 | 4 | AndrewS | 4,180 |
16 | 5 | DaveD | 4,138 |
17 | 7 | MilesR | 4,125 |
18 | 3 | ChrisP | 4,076 |
10 | 7 | MartinC | 4,051 |
20 | 14 | KentG | 3,889 |
21 | 8 | ByronM | 3,881 |
22 | 5 | MarkO | 3,854 |
23 | 8 | MartinC | 3,844 |
24 | 12 | MartinC | 3,813 |
25 | 10 | MartinC | 3,789 |
Challenge XIV saw only one name added to the top 25 - KentG and his massive 3,889 Points - well done Kent, you are now OFFICIALLY famous.
Now lets us gaze upon the lifetime points summary for the top 50 of 970 total challenge participants over the past 12 years. This is a "body-of-points" look at what people have achieved over the various challenges they have participated in.
Rank | Name | Lieftime Points | # of Challenges | Pts/Challenge |
1 | MilesR | 39,361 | 13 | 3,028 |
2 | MartinC | 36,790 | 10 | 3,679 |
3 | DaveD | 25,265 | 13 | 1,943 |
4 | RayR | 20,292 | 12 | 1,691 |
5 | NoelW | 19,802 | 4 | 4,950 |
6 | TamsinP | 18,776 | 9 | 2,086 |
7 | MikeW | 17,422 | 7 | 2,489 |
8 | Millsy | 17,324 | 11 | 1,575 |
9 | GrahameH | 17,095 | 6 | 2,849 |
10 | KentG | 16,407 | 4 | 4,102 |
11 | ByronM | 15,069 | 10 | 1,507 |
12 | DavidB | 14,555 | 9 | 1,617 |
13 | GregB | 13,970 | 13 | 1,075 |
14 | ChrisW | 13,742 | 3 | 4,581 |
15 | SanderS | 13,543 | 10 | 1,354 |
16 | AlexS | 13,516 | 13 | 1,040 |
17 | StuartL | 12,608 | 6 | 2,101 |
18 | AlanD | 11,764 | 10 | 1,176 |
19 | Curt C | 11,311 | 12 | 943 |
20 | FranL | 11,294 | 6 | 1,882 |
21 | KenR | 10,918 | 11 | 993 |
22 | Barks | 10,731 | 9 | 1,192 |
23 | AdamC | 10,688 | 9 | 1,188 |
24 | KyleC | 9,341 | 7 | 1,334 |
25 | EricM | 8,860 | 4 | 2,215 |
26 | IanW | 8,769 | 7 | 1,253 |
27 | JohnM | 8,679 | 10 | 868 |
28 | FrederickC | 8,590 | 3 | 2,863 |
29 | PaulOG | 8,460 | 10 | 846 |
30 | TeemuL | 8,278 | 9 | 920 |
31 | SamuliS | 8,007 | 9 | 890 |
32 | PeterD | 7,864 | 11 | 715 |
33 | LeeH | 7,682 | 9 | 854 |
34 | KerryT | 7,616 | 3 | 2,539 |
35 | JamieM | 7,458 | 8 | 932 |
36 | PeteF | 7,363 | 6 | 1,227 |
37 | PaulSS | 7,097 | 5 | 1,419 |
38 | BrendonW | 6,859 | 7 | 980 |
39 | IainW | 6,480 | 7 | 926 |
40 | SteveM | 6,256 | 7 | 894 |
41 | ScottM | 6,189 | 6 | 1,032 |
42 | AaronH | 6,146 | 6 | 1,024 |
43 | ChrisP | 6,105 | 3 | 2,035 |
44 | MichaelA | 5,951 | 7 | 850 |
45 | KevH | 5,861 | 2 | 2,931 |
46 | SylvainR | 5,656 | 9 | 628 |
47 | TimB | 5,573 | 2 | 2,787 |
48 | MarkO | 5,507 | 2 | 2,754 |
49 | AndrewS | 5,454 | 2 | 2,727 |
50 | ClintB | 5,347 | 4 | 1,337 |