Jokaero Challenge '25 Favourites Poll

[Grotsmasha]

(posted on behalf of @Valkia the Bloody as Polls are Mod-Only)

 

Over the past 3 months, members of this forum took part in a little competition showing off their creativity. 

For more information and more WIP and completion pictures, have a look over at The Jokaero Challenge 2025.

 

We had 17 completed amazing entries, however, since I already had the joy of running the event, I will not take part in the poll for the best entry myself. This leaves us with 16 entries that are up for a poll to determine the most creative model in

The Jokaero Challenge 2025.

 

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:

 

 

And here are the entries:

 

 

- Trokair (Guard heavy weapon squads- COMPLETED) 

 

- Rusted Boltgun (Killteam Operatives- COMPLETED)

 

- sitnam (Tzeentch Master of Possession- COMPLETED)

 

- Tallarn Commander (Chillin' Berserker- COMPLETED)

 

- space wolf (with 2 entries)

Void Panther Judicar- COMPLETED

 

Void Panthers Sword Brethren squad COMPLETED)

 

- Bouargh- (Votann Smash Lord- COMPLETED) 

 

- Dr-Ruminahui- (converted Tormentor squad- COMPLETED)

 

 

- Lord_Ikka (Necromunda Dryad Spyrers- COMPLETED) 

 

- Dr. Clock- Votann conversion- Unit of Steel-Jacks- COMPLETED

 

- Alby the Slayer (Aeldari Exodite- COMPLETED) 

 

- Operative 23 (Chaos Dreadnought conversion- COMPLETED) 

 

- Brother Anderson with 2 entries

Demon Engine COMPLETED

 

Traitor Basilisk- COMPLETED

 

- Lathe Biosas (Tzeentch Sorcerer Robot thing- COMPLETED)

 

 

- Dwango (Kytan- COMPLETED)

 

 

A big "Thank You" to all the participants and I hope you all had fun.

I am planning to run the event again in 2026, but probably at an earlier time with a longer running period. 

Edited January 8 by Dr_Ruminahui

[calgar101]

Wow some great paint jobs and conversions there! Well done guys! Love seeing the results of these hobby challenges, always stokes the inspiration/motivation in the hobby.

[Grotsmasha]

Unfortunaetly Bouargh's Completed entry was missed, and has now been added to the Poll. You may alter your vote by clicking the "Show Vote Options" button and choosing a different entry.

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Man, I want to vote for like half of these...

[Valkia the Bloody]

6 hours ago, Grotsmasha said:

Unfortunaetly Bouargh's Completed entry was missed, and has now been added to the Poll. You may alter your vote by clicking the "Show Vote Options" button and choosing a different entry.

My bad.

I had him down as completed, but then for the life of me could not find the completed entry.

I apologize. 

[Grotsmasha]

6 minutes ago, Valkia the Bloody said:

My bad.

I had him down as completed, but then for the life of me could not find the completed entry.

I apologize. 

 

Don't sweat it, has caught me out more than once

[Valkia the Bloody]

Posting to keep this thread up top.

Maybe we should sticky it until everyone who wants to vote had a chance? 

Edited January 6 by Valkia the Bloody

[Dr_Ruminahui]

I can do that - do you want me to set a closing time for the poll?

[Valkia the Bloody]

4 hours ago, Dr_Ruminahui said:

I can do that - do you want me to set a closing time for the poll?

How long do these polls normally run? 10 days? Might be a good idea. 

[Dr_Ruminahui]

@Valkia the Bloody - there is no "normal" per se.  I tend to run mine for 7 days, or if they start on a weekend or a Friday, enough so that they cover 2 weekends.  Anyway let me know what day you want it to close and I'll set it to do so.

Edited January 7 by Dr_Ruminahui

[Valkia the Bloody]

Since we started last Saturday, I would say let us run this until Monday the 12th, so people have 2 weekends to make up their minds. 

Should be enough. 

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Done - it will close at the end of the day on Monday.

[Valkia the Bloody]

Right!

It is Monday, the 12th of January, and we have a pretty clear winner. It is closer for 2nd and 3rd place. 

The poll will run a bit longer (for everyone in later time-zones).

I will go to work now, and there are two issues- first, black-ice is forecast and the central heating in the house I live in is broken down. At minus 10 degrees centigrade. 

I am not sure I will return home tonight or bivuac at a colleague.

Therefore- announcement of the winners could take a couple of days.

Please bear with me. 

[calgar101]

19 hours ago, Valkia the Bloody said:

Right!

It is Monday, the 12th of January, and we have a pretty clear winner. It is closer for 2nd and 3rd place. 

The poll will run a bit longer (for everyone in later time-zones).

I will go to work now, and there are two issues- first, black-ice is forecast and the central heating in the house I live in is broken down. At minus 10 degrees centigrade. 

I am not sure I will return home tonight or bivuac at a colleague.

Therefore- announcement of the winners could take a couple of days.

Please bear with me. 

Stay safe and well. 

[Valkia the Bloody]

Now for the conclusion of the event!

First off, "thank you" to all participants, thank you for your ingenuity and creativity and motivation.

It was great to see all the awesome work everybody did.

I hope you all had as much fun creating your models as I had. 

 

Now for the winners of the event:

-Drumroll-

 

Overall winner and therefore eligible for presenting with the gold badge is

Brother Anderson with this Daemon Engine (11 votes)

 

Second place with the silver badge is

Tallarn Commander with his Chillin' Berzerker (5 votes)

 

And third place, with the bronze badge is

space wolf with his Void Panther Judicier (3 votes)

 

Congratulations!!!!

 

I will run this challenge again later this year, and I hope there will be as many amazing entries as there had been in 2025. 

[calgar101]

Congratulations all! 

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Thanks @Valkia the Bloody for running this fun little event, and congratulations to the winners.

 

Now that the final results are in, I've unpinned the thread.

[Brother Anderson]

Thanks all, this has been a really fun event with so many great entries! Thanks again to @Valkia the Bloody for organising it!

[Alby the Slayer]

Thank you @Valkia the Bloody and congrats to everyone, and those who win. @Brother Anderson, your piece is great!

[Dr. Clock]

Good stuff! Congratulations to all the winners, and especially @Brother Anderson for his perfectly sane and normal gunbeast. 

 

Another cracking painting event - I eagerly await the next.

 

Cheers,

 

The Good Doctor.

[Operative23]

Thanks @Valkia the Bloody it was a very fun challenge and congratulations to everyone.

 

See you :)

[Tallarn Commander]

Thanks Valkia and everyone who participated. It was fun!