WH40K: Imperial Guard Armour

I have mentioned a couple of times the various combinations of vehicles and weapons that evolved from Project: Bull Grox and Project: Tank With Too Many Guns. (The Baneblade Recovery Vehicle and the Stormhammer, respectively.)

Here are the Leman Russ variants that I made to escort those beasts:

Leman Russ Vanquisher. This is a plastic Leman Russ, with a plastic Baneblade battlecannon.

Leman Russ Vanquisher - Commissar version. Same as the above, but with a mount for devotional readings on the turret and the Aquila plate on the rear deck to inspire the troops following (and protect the Commissar's supply of Tanna brew gear. Crucial for morale.)

Leman Russ Demolisher - built from the box. Originally I had plans to use the Demolisher gun on the Bull Grox but it looked a bit small for the larger tank.

Chimera Manticore - Self Propelled Anti-aircraft Artillery (SPAA). Convertible into a Chimera Tracked Load Carrier (TLC or Tilly). The SPAA is useful in Apocalypse games - but keep it protected because it has very low armour. The Tilly is good as an objective or just scenery. The missile launcher is of course from the Space Marine Whirlwind - but with extra bits added. In fact the large missile mounts are glued on to the small missile mounts to give the launcher extra length. I added plates to the launcher box to make it more IG and less Space Marine. Also, half way through building it I realised that there were no hatches for the crew, so there is now a big door in the back.