1st Ratzer Division

The other 5 points in the painting challenge came from finishing a vehicle conversion... in this case for my Warhammer Skaven army.

I had wanted to do a crazy fantasy tank for awhile and when I jumped in with the Skaven, it was a natural.  In the army list, this will stand in for a Doomwheel, the official model for which I never much cared for.  Much better to have an insane Warpstone-fuelled tank!!

The model itself is a 1/35 Soviet T-18 tank from the interwar period.  The kit is by "Eastern Express" and I do not recommend it at all, except for its cheap price.  Parts fit was poor at best, and the kit tracks were single-link nightmares which I tried to stick together but soon gave up.  (I ended up scratch-making track from foam sheet, of all things).  The boiler is from the plastic Empire Steam Tank and many of the Skaven bits come from the official Doomwheel kit.  The hatch is removable so I'm on the lookout for a suitable Warplock Engineer to cut up for a commander...