From GregB: 1:285 Syrian T55s

My good friend Greg from Winnipeg has sent in these five T55s that he's painted up as Syrians. They are part of an upcoming Yom Kippur War project he's working on - see here for a small game we had last summer.

These tanks are from the superb range of GHQ 1/285 Micro Armour castings.

These will debute Greg on the scoreboard with 5 points.


I know that there is a 28mm Austrian Napoleonic battalion cresting the horizon so stay tuned for that.

From JuanM: French and Indian Wars Huron Scout 'Magua' (5 points)

Juan keeps to his French and Indian Wars theme with this excellent figure modelled after 'Magua' from Last of the Mohicans. (One of the most kick-ass 'villains' in film in my opinion.)

This is a 28mm Conquest Miniature sculpt which really is superb in its animation and detail.

Juan has done a great job conveying the character of 'Magua' with his paintjob. Bravo!

This figure will give Juan 5 points to add to his tally.

From KentG: 28mm Early Imperial Romans (160 points)

As we can all see, Kent is now reaping the benefits of front-loading all those Early Imperial Romans at the start of the Challenge. Here he is again with another unit of Praetorians, 32 in total.

He will soon have another unit ready for submission as well. Kent will soon have churned out the better part of a Roman army in under two weeks! Cripes, and I thought Tim was a paintng machine - this is completely mental.

This fine unit will give Kent a tidy 160 points, allowing him a comfortable lead.  I am not going to give Kent any bonus points for this group for two reasons. One, he simply doesn't need them, and two, he chose to flaunt the temperate climate he's enjoying (sun dappled figures... sheesh!). 

Below is two pictures I took from our front window today. No, that white stuff is not icing sugar, styrofoam or cocaine.

Only in the Canadian prairies will you see cross country skiing AND touch football being played in the same park at the same time...

Its really not that bad as its very pretty and I just have to cross the road for a nice ski (as you can see). 

From SteveM: 15mm WWII German Gebirgsjager Platoon (99 points)

Steve returns quick on the sandaled heels of his Gladiator with another entry. This one is in the form of a WWII German Gebirgsjager platoon based for 'Flames of War'.

These are 15mm Battlefront castings. Steve based them so they looked as if they were in an arid rocky environment so they could be used in Italy, Greece or even Russia. He used some tufts from Tajima1 (which he highly recommends) to soften the look of the groundwork.

These mountain troopers will give Steve another 99 points to add to his tally. Well done! Next up for him will be troops from the Devil's Brigade (Cool! William Holden in 15mm!).

From SteveM: 28mm Foundry Gladiator (5 points)

Steve enters the Challenge with this fine gladiator for which he will use with either the 'Savage Worlds' or Warhammer Historical's 'Gladiator' sets of rules.

This is a 28mm Wargames Foundry casting. I can't recall if the Foundry gladiators were sculpted by Mark Copplestone or Steve Saleh. No matter, they are great models with loads of character.

If memory serves, think this 'style' of gladiator was called a Hoplomachus. Gee, this reminds me that Season 3 of Spartacus should be coming out soon! (The first two seasons were nasty as all get out but highly recommended).

 This fellow puts Steve on the board with 5 points. Welcome Steve!