The 50 Unit Challenge

I've undertaken this challenge at least 3 times (2007, 2014, 2015), and, when I haven't, in the interim, I've tried to achieve it without the pressure. I'm considering doing it again this year, since I've a huge backlog of unpainted models and a lot of unassembled ones. I've had such for years, and the 50-Unit Challenge is a good way to motivate me to clear some. 

I usually overshoot: in 2014, when i wasn't counting models for my gangs in a campaign I was running, i did 52, plus some terrain; in 2015, i did 54, albeit including units for my gangs, since the campaign had grown to be using whole squads and even platoons. 

I have been known to get a bit obsessed if i don't have a unit painted each week, but it's fun in its way and a great way to motivate me to clear some backlog. Next up for me are 3 Halfling Hot-pots, then, once i finish building them, I've a bundle of Squats, and various other things that have dust layers on their undercoat. 

So, if anyone reads this and feels like joining in, the rules:

365 days (leap years confuse this) to paint 50 Units of gaming or display models. 

A Unit consists of:
*Anything that occupies a "slot" in an army list in its own right (so a vehicle squadron can count as multiple units if the squadron's minimum model count allows such, space marine squads can be a full 10 models, or the combat squads can be counted as separate squads, etc.);
*Tanks and other vehicles are units, individually, if they function thus on the table, even if they are bought as a squadron;
*Characters that aren't bought as part of a unit are units on their own, if they can have a retinue, this counts as another unit if there are at least 4 models;
*Additional units (such as transports or support guns), that don't take up a slot in the army list, normally count as part of the unit they're attached to, however a batch of 3 can be counted as a Unit (but not 3);
*The models don't have to be new (the emphasis is on clearing backlog, not buying models), and can be any scale, system or manufacturer;
*Any models painted for display, such as dioramas or commemorative pieces, or for a painting competition, count as a Unit, irrespective of any other definition. 

Painting counts as:
*The model has been painted from the undercoat by you;
*At the start of the Challenge, the model is unpainted or undercoated, or has a basic scheme that will be built on, or an old scheme that will be stripped or painted over;
*The models have distinct areas of at least 3 different colours, which can include the bases, and are more painted than when you began;
*You, the challenger, have painted the models. 

The key here is to get models painted, rather than being a sea of bare metal and plastic. This isn't a competition to paint the most models, or the best. This is a personal challenge to undertake getting some more models painted than you might normally.

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