The Bolt Action Churchill

For the second of my potential Colonial tanks, I present the Bolt Action Churchill.  I picked this model up from their booth at Historicon. 

 

 

It's a really crisp, beautiful sculpt. The detail on the road wheels and tracks is just awesome.  I couldn't be happier with the model itself.  

 

 I'm not sure, though, that it fits my army aesthetically, however. 

My Colonists are working with few resources and at the edge of their technical capabilities, in a desperate attempt to counter the Ancients' Walkers.  So I want a tank that looks somewhat clunky and hastily-made. 

The Churchill is a pretty funny-looking tank -- bigger and longer than the main line of tank evolution, the culmination of the basically obsolete concept of Infantry tanks.  The turret is also clunky-looking.  (What's with the Brits and their high turrets, giant rivets and general oddness?)  But even so, it might look a little too advanced.

Perhaps I will try a Matilida I or II instead.

So, in conclusion, if you want a model for WWII and Bolt Action, I think it's a winner.  If you're building a retro-scifi force, like I am, it might be a bit too modern.