From MilesR: 28mm WWII Japanese Infantry & 'Chi-Ha' Tank (35 points)

Miles has for us another group of 28mm infantry from the Land of the Rising Sun.

He also sends along a work-in-progress shot of a 'Bolt Action' 1:56 scale Japanese tank he's been working on, a 'Chi-Ha' light tank, I believe. It will not count for scoring as he started it before the Challenge, nonetheless it's a sweet little ride to be sure. (Aquarium accessories have certainly revolutionized jungle wargaming, eh? Great stuff.)

These seven infantrymen will give Miles 35 points and will place him to the front of the standings. 

From GregB: Ronin #12 (30 points)

Greg is first off the mark to send in shots of his Challenge Ronin.

From Greg:

My first submission. A 28mm mounted Samurai charging with Katana drawn. The figure is from Perry Miniatures.  I would love to claim this paint scheme is based on elaborate and careful research, but the the truth is that the more I read about Samurai and the warring states period of Japan, the less I understand. Napoleonics is paint-by-numbers compared to Samurai.  This paint job is the result of a google image search, pure guesswork and a sense that "Samurai were so cool they could wear whatever the f*ck they like, so whatever".

I stated I would give 20 points for the Challenge Ronin but since Greg's submitting a mounted figure (with some very nice groundwork I must say) I'll going to give him a few extra: 30 points.

Beautiful work Greg and thank you very much!

From MarkB: 15mm Austrian Napoleonic Artillery (36 points)

Mark opens with a nice battery of 15mm Austrian guns for his Napoleonic collection.

From Mark:

Well I was able to get some figures done today! I was a little under the weather so I took a sick day from work..... Here is my first submission.  These are 15mm Austrian Artillery, they are Old Glory 15's.  They came out OK, I have a mix of guns as this is what the Austrians did during the Napoleonic Wars.  I am painting these as the Cavalry Battery of the Advance Guard of the V Corps in 1809.  You will see more miniatures from V Corps as I get them painted up.  The rules I am using is General de Brigade so the Austrian Battalions will be huge with the 1:20 scale.  More to come.

Great work Mark (Sick Days, you gotta love them!). These three stands of artillery will give him 36 points. (I have a suspicion your Personal Challenge Par may be a bit low at 200...  :P)

From SebG: 1:285 Modern French Tanks (21 points)

Sebastien debuts with a batch of seven French modern tanks in 1:285 scale.

From Seb:

This is my first entry. Fortunately for me I was alone at home for the whole day, so I could start painting. The longest part was for the varnish to dry ;) 

And here is the result:

4 ERC-90 Sagaie, and 3 AMX-10RC in 6mm for my modern French army.  

The Sagaie is armed with a 90mm gun, and the AMX-10RC has a powerful 105mm gun. Both are recon vehicles and can also be used in fast attack/intervention units.  

The minis are from CinC.

Great  job on these. What rules are you using? Modern Spearhead? 

This group will give Seb 21 points. Welcome to the scoreboard, mon ami!

From IanW: 20mm Numidian Elephants & Riders (44 points)

Ian cracks off his first entry with these three elephants and riders for his Numidian army.

Take it away Ian:

These are HaT 20mm Elephants for my Numidian army. The three escorting infantry were painted pre-start by about 4-6 months so I am guessing don't count, LOL. The Elephants are the only really strong part of what is almost totally light infantry and cavalry army so will be interesting to play. Barry wanted to have separate command units even though they are based for Impetus and I agreed so one of the spare Elephants makes a cool command base. 

These three elephants with their riders will give Ian 44 points. Good to have you on the roster again, Ian!