This blog my will catalogue my participation in this years Analogue Hobbies painting challenge.

I have set my self a target of 750 points.

Here's the rules

The Scoring

6mm foot figure = 0.5 point
6mm mounted figure, artillery piece or crew served weapon = 1 point
6mm vehicle = 2 points
10mm foot figure = 1 point
10mm mounted figure, artillery piece or crew served weapon = 2 points
10mm vehicle = 3 points
15mm foot figure = 2 points
15mm mounted figure, artillery piece or crew served weapon = 4 points
15mm vehicle = 6 points

20mm foot figure = 4 points
20mm mounted figure, artillery piece or crew served weapon = 8 points
20mm vehicle = 12 points

28mm foot figure = 5 points
28mm mounted figure, artillery piece or crew served weapon = 10 points
28mm vehicle = 15 points
40mm foot figure = 7 points
40mm mounted figure, artillery piece or crew served weapon = 15 points
40mm vehicle = 20 points
54mm foot figure = 10 points
54mm mounted figures, artillery piece or crew served weapon = 20 points
54mm vehicle, limber, etc. = 30 points

Other scales, miscellaneous models/figures will be scored on a submission-by-submission basis.

There are also 5 bonus rounds whih sound like fun

Figures for the Theme Bonus Rounds should be 15mm or greater and can be of a historical or fictional subject.

The five Bonus Themes along with their submission deadlines are:

January 8th - Armour

January 22nd - East

February 5th - Terrain: 'Home' 

February 19th - West

March 5th - Character(s) and/or Scene from a Movie, TV program, Book or piece of Music

I've probably got enough stuff in the Mountain of Lead & The Pile of Plastic to keep me supplied for the next 10 years of Challenges.... :-)