From KenR: 3 x 28mm M13/40 Tanks (a tanking) (65 Points)

Well it's lovely to be back folks ! Merry Xmas and a happy #AHPCX 👍

Last year saw me going all fancy lute playing Renaissance style with my 28mm Italian Wars Papal Army, this year I am going up to 11 with a full on headbanging Heavy Metal theme, Tanks, Tanks and when I've done them some more tanks.

So this entry is 3 x 28mm Blitzkrieg Miniatures Italian M13/40 tanks with the Command tank of the troop adorned with a Perrys Miniatures Commander. Those of you who follow Yarkshire Gamer on other social media may have seen the primer disaster I had with my first attempt (some M11/39 Tanks) they are back being resprayed whilst these boys stepped up to fill the breach of entry no 1.

The three tanks have been given a base coat of Army Painter Desert Yellow, after that I have built up some layers of shading with Vallejo Acrylics before adding some basic washes and weathering to make them looked lived in, all in all a nice steady away first entry.

Last year I had a plan and it worked pretty well ! So this year I have a plan too. I set myself the personal challenge of a unit of Cavalry a week, it was only 6 figures but it got me back to the paint table even if I was having a bad week just to get that unit done.

This time I'm going for 3 tanks a week, once those are done I will look at other stuff (I have some Italian Wars primed from last years challenge still hanging around).

So get ready for Panzers, Italians and plenty of Caunter.

Points wise it's three 28mm vehicles at 20 each with one 28mm crew figure at 5 points (I know crew figures are normally half points but this lad is literally all there !) for a total of 65 points.

Hope you have a great Xmas, personally I will be working during the holiday, but don't worry I will have a smile on my face on payday 😁

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Welcome back to the Challenge, Ken! It's wonderful to see you back in the ranks.  Though I was concerned about your primer issue at the start-line I see you've recovered handsomely.

Love the pasta tanks! Your desert recipe looks bang-on and I really like the subtle weathering you gave them (and that sitting tank commander is just ace). I have a soft spot for the M13/40 as it was my first 'big boy' build (1/35 Tamiya) as a kid. I've always liked the Italian-designed vehicles of WWII, though from my reading they suffered the same malady as their sexy sports car brethren in requiring a full-time mechanic, lots of swearing and a parts depot to keep them up and running. 

65 well-earned points for you. I look forward to seeing serried ranks of AFVs roll off your table this Challenge, Ken! 

-Curt