SebastianR: Ho Ho Ho-all of ancestors (45pts?)

Happy New Year fellow challengers and casual blog readers, in order to clear the Hall of Ancestors and to and to justify this (rather pricey in retrospect) impulse buy.

 

"But wait! I" hear you cry. "What does this super deformed santa tank have to do with ancestors Sebastian?"

Well, amongst the last collection of miniatures I painted were a trio of M1 Abrams and this super deformed (chibi?) Sherman tank is clearly an ancestor to them as the OG US tank.*

Honestly, I was very surprised by the quality of the kit. The bits came of the sprue easily and with no threat of snapping, and parts even had odd shaped guide-holes to ensure parts were going in the right places. I also usually hate decalling, but these ones were a dream to work with. Battlefront has some lessons to learn.

What also surprised me was the lack of quality in the Tamiya spray I originally tried to coat this in. It ran, it took ages to dry and it gave the figure a shellacked quality which I really didn't like. I *was* surprised that the GW red spray I went and bought to replace it, gave a smooth Santa red coat, with only one application. You win this one gee dubs.

I deliberately kept the scheme incredibly simple, as well, it's a cartoon santa tank, and it'll probably never see the the table top. Maybe if I ever play What a Tanker.

Anyway, Santa's here to close out the holiday season and crush the enemies of capitalism with all the might his disposal. Now drink your coca-cola you filthy commie!

20 points for the challenge, 5 points for an oversized 28mm mini and 20 points for an undersized 28mm tank.

Note for Curt/his fiendish minions - tank is roughly 28mm, but happy to accept 20mm points due to tininess/simplicity of paint job.

 

*Tell me in the comments how the M1 Combat Car was the OG US tank.

From MattK: An Eclectic Mix - What a Tanker! (90 Points)

This third entry from me is a pretty grab bag of stuff. You may notice the photos are in a variety of locations this week. I scrambled to get everything ready for this weeks entry so it was a little fly by night. Let's dive right in.

First up is the second to last batch of Blood and Plunder Natives.

All that's left in this force is the commander and when I post him next week I'll show off the whole batch. These have been a nice grounding for me while I experimented on some crazier stuff. Stuff like...
A mangler squig (spoiled by the above photo)

This is one of the old finecast ones I plucked out of the used bin at a (now no longer in business) Local game store. I've been sitting on it long enough that theres a new plastic one coming but I figured with the new release, this was as good a time as any.
Speaking of local things, Tomorrow (Saturday) I'll be running a huge game of What A Tanker with a bit of a twist. Instead of your standard 28mm vehicles, we're using kits from Meng Model's Toon Tanks Range. My contribution to the project was a Sherman and a Pershing for a fictitious "Wreck at Remagen" game.

Pictured for scale next to a Warlord Games 28mm German (painted previously by someone else)

So there you have this weeks entries. Once this local show is out of the way, in theory my schedule clears up and I'll begin working in earnest on the epic 40k stuff.

I almost titled this weeks entry "I have no concept of how many points I painted" because I'm really not sure what this stuff is worth.
20 Points for the Natives + whatever you think the others are worth

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Cardinal Fang, *Amongst* our weapons . . . Amongst our weaponry . . . are such elements  . . . I'll come in again.

Now, what what? Those Toon Tanks are right cute, almost a Looney Tunes vibe. Very nice olive drab paint on them. Based on their size, and photos showing the tracks coming about waist height on a man, I adjudicated them as 54mm vehicles. So mote it be, Biggles! Record it in the Holy Spreadsheet. And the Squig, in a vibrant, snazzy red. Might do as underlings . . . .

Now,  you are accused of heresy on three counts -- heresy by thought, heresy by word, heresy by deed, and heresy by action -- *four* counts. Do you confess?

Ha! Then we'll make you understand! Biggles! Fetch...NINETY POINTS!