MODELLING CHALLENGE 2019 GOES 40K!

A (wholly self-indulgent) short note to record, via the annals of LAF poster and intergalactic time-traveller "Bearwoodman", the extraordinary future success of the subject of the Hereford1938 Modelling Challenge 2019, the (haphazardly) armoured products of the Shezuan Ordnance Depot and Delivery Yards ("SHODDY"):

A Shoddy Tank production line, no longer on Earth - but on some 40K Outer World.
Baneblades, Stormblades, Leman Russ, Chimeras - just who needs them now? 

It is clear that neither time nor distance has altered the fundamental VBCW design precepts of SHODDY, as recorded by Bearwoodman himself: 

"Despite the fact that the original Mark 1 was generally considered a bit rubbish even back in 1938, the SHODDY Directors have reasons to believe that the design could be a success in the 41st Millenium. Consider:

- A gun so inaccurate its maximum effective range is only around 100m (or 72 inches at 1/56 scale) - perfectly adequate for the futuristic battlefield;

- Slow speed and frequent breakdowns - mobility is less of a concern when most battles consist of both sides lining up in front of each other within shouting distance and blasting away;

- Thin armour - why do you need armour when you have the blessing of the Emperor/gifts of Nurgle/the benefits of Reanimation Protocols (delete as appropriate)?

- A turret so small it surely cannot accommodate both the breech of the main armament and the crew (38,000 years after the Shoddy Mk.1, this is now [GW] turret design orthodoxy);

- A very reasonable price - in fact buyers can acquire 52.42 Shoddy 40,000s for the cost of one Leman Russ (at current UK prices) making it attractive to Adeptus Mechanicus bean-counters and frugal xenos invaders alike..."

See the full LAF thread HERE !!

We're not in Hereford now, Dorothy. A long time after 1938,
a prospective customer eyes up a "40K Shoddy Tank."