Thanks for the feed back me in japan. I will see if i can get some better photos taken and do some work on the base. Im more just aiming to get a consitant painting standard than scores atm.
It's possible this minis is more of an 8, but the photo needs to be better to make sure. Certainly, the base needs something to make it more interesting. It might be worth taking some better pics and re-submitting, if youre bothered about getting a better score/comments. Hope that helps :)