Jokaero Challenge 2025

[Valkia the Bloody]

Remember these Xenos tinkerers serving for the Holy Inquisition? 

Now is the chance to become one yourself, in joining the Jokaero Challenge 2025.

What is this about?

This is a conversion / painting challenge. 

This challenge will be all about creativity and sharing new and original ideas. 

The challenge will run till the end of the year (31.12.2025), so we all have plenty of time to get the creative juices flowing.

So get converting and painting! 

 

Rules:

- every participant can enter a maximum of 2 entries- for example, an infantry unit and a vehicle

- Single figures (one large monster, epic hero) are allowed, too

- One unit of converted minis will count as one (so for example one unit of 10 Skaven-Guardsmen).

- Models can already be assembled and primed (so if you discover anything half-forgotten on the shelf, go for it)

 

What can be entered? 

- Fun and original conversions and paint-jobs- just something that is not the usual boring GW standard presentation (this can also include, for example, Ultramarines in full camo gear / ghillie suit WITHOUT any blue on them; the now common "partially switched off holo-camo-field" / "haha, Alpha Legion all along" does NOT count). 

- Also some new and exciting basing (like Valhallans in a desert sandstorm or Votann going deep-sea mining)

- An interesting converted orky vehicle

- A unit of Gue'la (human) fire warriors or Skaven guardsmen

- Eldar exodites riding a weird monster (maybe incorporating Age of Sigmar models)

--> anything along these lines. 

 

IMPORTANT- it does not have to be a legal model with a Codex entry, you can also create something JUST FOR FUN. Yes, fun is allowed! 

 

At the start of next year, there will be a poll for the best entries.

Up for grabs are the following badges (thanks to Grotsmasha for helping me with the design):

 

First place- Gold:

 

Second place- Silver:

 

Third place- Bronze:

 

Everybody who finishes at least one figure (converting and painting) is eligible to wear the participant badge:

 

I started this challenge since I really like converting and building things, but there are quite a few of these in my pile of shame and I have never even finished them.

I therefore will challenge myself, too.

I will be entering two figures (outside the actual poll and competition of course).

15 (!!) years ago, I converted an old metal Wolf Priest on bike. This model had nearly been forgotten until I re-discovered him recently far back in my pile of shame. It is a great model. It would be sad to see him go to waste, so my first personal entry will be a old metal Wolf Priest on a bike. 

Behold, Wulfgar the Angry:

 

And I recently started a new Tyranid army. During my summer holiday, I did read "Cult of the Spiral Dawn" by Peter Fehervari (great book, by the way).

In this book, guard sentinel pilots are hypnotized by the Genestealer Cult, so that Genestealers can ride into battle on top of the sentinels.

How cool is that?

I had to re-create the idea. 

So my second entry will be a "counts-as" Pyrovore proxy of an Aberrant riding on a sentinel. 

 

You have better ideas?

Then let's see them! 

[Trokair]

I, Trokair, vow to be in. 

I'll figure out with what and so on later...

[Rusted Boltgun]

Whilst I have an Ork vehicle sketched out and all the bits in a bag ready to get chopped up, I don't think I'd get it done by the end of the year given my current work rate.

 

I've had a Kill Team kitbash in the back of my mind for that but which operative...?

 

I, Rusted Boltgun, vow to complete at least one Kill Team operative of the [REDACTED] faction.

 

I'd like to leave the actual model until a final reveal but will post pics of some bits as I get them together.

 

Thanks for putting this challenge together @Valkia the Bloody and @Grotsmasha and other mods for providing support.

[Endtransmission]

Sounds fun. My inquisitor always needs new minions...

[sitnam]

I'm knee deep in repainting my Sister's, but I'm definitely interested. I'm tentatively planning on a converted GSC model, but I'll hold a vow off until I know for sure I'm in.

[Grotsmasha]

As an avid converter, this piques my interest, but I really don't know what I'd participate with?

I'm currently bashing some primarisized Grey Knights from Sword Brethren and Deathwing Knights, but they're kind of bland for an event like this.

Perhaps I should finish the plastic Dark Angel Caestus (two Storm Wolves and a Storm Talon) I've had on the back burner for years?

Perhaps I could show more of the "Poorhammer 4,000" (was working on a Class-based skirmish game for a bit) models I've made?

I really wish past Jono had got his  together and repaired / replaced my 3D printer, as that would really open avenues up.

[Valkia the Bloody]

1 hour ago, Grotsmasha said:

As an avid converter, this piques my interest, but I really don't know what I'd participate with?

I'm currently bashing some primarisized Grey Knights from Sword Brethren and Deathwing Knights, but they're kind of bland for an event like this.

Perhaps I should finish the plastic Dark Angel Caestus (two Storm Wolves and a Storm Talon) I've had on the back burner for years?

Perhaps I could show more of the "Poorhammer 4,000" (was working on a Class-based skirmish game for a bit) models I've made?

I really wish past Jono had got his  together and repaired / replaced my 3D printer, as that would really open avenues up.

Well, you did a great Dreadknight conversion, that alone would count. 

But of course, if you have even better ideas, even better. 

[Grotsmasha]

11 minutes ago, Valkia the Bloody said:

Well, you did a great Dreadknight conversion, that alone would count. 

But of course, if you have even better ideas, even better. 

 

I'll do something new (to the board at least)