The Lead Painters' League - Season Three

[Captain Blood]

Do centaurs count as "Mounted"?

Are you just trying to be awkward? 

Honestly, no they don't.
Mounted means one life form mounted on another life form - ideally a biped mounted on a quadruped, although I'm not counting on that in all cases!

But a centaur is one creature isn't it, so cannot strictly be called mounted.

A centaur mounted on some other creature (or vice versa), would of course count 

[Braxandur]

Now it's my turn to be akward 

Do (motor)bikes count as mounts...?

(I thought hell yeah, untill you started talking about one life form sitting on top of another)

[Orctrader]

Now it's my turn to be akward 

Do (motor)bikes count as mounts...?

(I thought hell yeah, untill you started talking about one life form sitting on top of another)

We don’t see too many horses around here, so bonus points in round 5 will be awarded to teams with five or more mounted figures. They don’t have to be regular cavalry – they can be tribesmen, cowboys, reivers or rough riders. Or any type of uniformed cavalry.
If you really can't bring yourself to attempt horses, then other real and fantasy animal mounts will be permitted

Why don't people want to paint horses?

I'm seeing this as an opportunity to learn how to paint them.   

[Braxandur]

Ooopss...  fast reading is sometimes a good thing, but sometimes you just miss a sentence 

No problem painting horses though, I only really wanted to paint my motorcycle cops. Then again, they can possibly just go into another round. I still have quite some cowboys waiting for a paint job, so horses it is.

[Sinewgrab]

The pirates I am painting as part of my army referenced in the various pirate threads I have been in have one unti of mounted, so they don't get posted yet - muahaha. I have 3 groups ready to go already! Been a good weekend for painting - finally. Didn't get squat done in February.

[Captain Blood]

Why don't people want to paint horses?

I'm seeing this as an opportunity to learn how to paint them.   

Well said OT! 

[Hammers]

Now it's my turn to be akward 

Do (motor)bikes count as mounts...?

(I thought hell yeah, untill you started talking about one life form sitting on top of another)

We don’t see too many horses around here, so bonus points in round 5 will be awarded to teams with five or more mounted figures. They don’t have to be regular cavalry – they can be tribesmen, cowboys, reivers or rough riders. Or any type of uniformed cavalry.
If you really can't bring yourself to attempt horses, then other real and fantasy animal mounts will be permitted

Why don't people want to paint horses?

I'm seeing this as an opportunity to learn how to paint them.   

I think some people are forgetting that no one is forcing anyone to paint horses. You can enter whatever you like within the general terms of the competition. You just won't get any extra points for it.

I always saw the competition as a way to promote a prolific output of *various* wargames miniatures to a high tabletop standard. One hopes that the very best painters with broad range and high turnover wins. I get inspired by that it can be done.

[dodge]

I think some people are forgetting that no one is forcing anyone to paint horses. You can enter whatever you like within the general terms of the competition. You just won't get any extra points for it.

I always saw the competition as a way to promote a prolific output of *various* wargames miniatures to a high tabletop standard. One hopes that the very best painters with broad range and high turnover wins. I get inspired by that it can be done.

I'm with you there Hammers

[Kestrel]

I would not call it a forced march, I enjoy the LPL too much for that, but I can imagine that for some people it might feel that way. Chatting does not reduce painting time by much though. I can chat at work without a problem, but I don't know if it would be tolerated if I started painting....   

I have to admit I have been wondering recently if I'd be able to get away with it recently, I used to be able to get away with a portable DVD player on my desk for shifts at a time if I was doing quiet shifts.

Sadly though the ban the Internet, although that has stopped me finding even more models I just have to own

[Alxbates]

So... howsabout chariots?  That's got horses, and you can describe a character as being "mounted" in a chariot.

I've got a couple of chariots that I've been meaning to paint for YEARS now, this might be the excuse I need...

-Alex in Alaska

[Captain Blood]

Alex,

Paint your chariots, and enter them in another round!

Mounted (to qualify for round 5 'super-bonus') means at least 5 mounted models.
In other words, at least 5 creatures mounted on the backs of at least 5 other creatures.

Men on horses would be a good example 

Please let's not make this more complicated than it needs to be 

Thanks

[Alxbates]

Heh, OK, OK, OK... fair enough.   

[Captain Blood]

Heh, OK, OK, OK... fair enough.   

You're a pal 

[Uncle Mike]

Yay! LPL is back! I've got a lot of painting to do!!! Very excited to compete this year as last year was a lot of fun! Good luck all!

[Calimero]

What exactly do you mean by horse?

… Just kidding 

I have tons of half painted stuff lying around the apartment. Amongst them there’s a LOT of Germans and Cavalry figures... I also happened to have a (very small) collection of Cavemen…. 

So figures for round 1, 5 and 10 are pretty well covered and almost finish now… I just need to figure out what to paint for the 7 other round!