From MattK: First Submission - Blood and Plunder Natives and Epic 40k (100 points)

Hey everyone! This is my first time in the Challenge. Thanks for having me.

For the my first entry into the contest I wanted to paint my whole Native starter box for Blood and Plunder but Christmas got in the way of my plans. I got most of the box done but I figured it made more sense to post some progress rather than wait til next weekend to submit my first entry

First here's a shot of the whole entry.

This is the 8 Warrior Archers, 4 African Warriors and the 4 Musketeers.

And some close-ups.

In addition to getting this nice little force started I painted this Space Wolf figure as a Christmas Present for my Mom. I think he came in one of Horus Heresy boxes but I picked him up on eBay a while ago.

Finally I couldn't help myself and I broke into my stash of Epic stuff to do some test pieces for my next project. There's probably going to be a lot more of this from me through the Challenge. I bought the plastic figures and Rhinos off of eBay but the bases for the figures, dreadnaught and landraider were all 3D printed on my new printer (a Christmas present to myself).

I'm incredibly happy with how the freehanded Imperial Fist symbol turned out.

If I'm doing the math right,

• 16 x 28mm Foot for 80 points
• 1 x 28mm Foot for 5 more
• 10 x 6mm foot for 5 points
• 3 x 6mm Vehicle for 6 points
• and whatever the dread is worth

Thanks

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G'day Matt and welcome to the Challenge!

I have to start by saying any Mom who would be happy with a Space Wolf painted up for Christmas must be truly one-of-a-kind! Does she actually play 40k or just like the miniatures? You have to give us more info than that mate...

Regards your entry, this is a cracking way to kick off. I'm stuck for which of your efforts I like best to be honest. The natives are really cool and the skin tone is great. I struggle with native tones so I really appreciate it when people get them right.

I'm also really impressed by your Imperial Fists. It's great to see the old plastic Rhinos still getting painted up. They are such an iconic looking vehicle and the mustard yellow really suits them. Well done on the Fists symbol too. Freehand at 6mm is never easy!

Your math looks pretty good to me. Let's call the Epic Dread a vehicle too and you get an extra point for the freehand symbol AND another for having the coolest of Moms. All up that's a neat 100 points to start you off. Well done indeed and keep the good stuff coming!

Cheers,

Millsy