WH40K: Warhammer 40,000 Motivational Poster

A motivational poster (or demotivational poster) for Warhammer 40,000:

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.

Wh40K - Bull Grox pics

Here are small versions of the Bull Grox pics for posting to the Librarium Online modelling forum and to Work In Progress Imperial Guard Forum.

WH40K - Bull Grox nearly complete

The Bull Grox - or Baneblade Recovery Vehicle - is nearly complete. I added the manipulator arms - they are pretty much straight out of the WALL-E toy, with a few nuts and bolts added from the tank-traps in the GW scenery kit. (The one with the oil drums and ammo boxes).

I undercoated in Citadel Black and sprayed over that with Tamiya Deck Tan. The strips were already painted on the yellow plastic WALL-E arms, so I just masked with a strip of Tamiya Masking Tape to keep a section of diagonal 'danger stripes'.

Toycollector.com

This blog has appeared on the Toycollector website. Microfame! Toycollector describes the blog as eclectic, which is pretty appropriate. Thanks for the mention guys!

WH40K - found a body for an Ork Stompa

I have been collecting bitz like a true Mekboss, just in case one day I have a project that requires some special part I have been saving. Case in point: I have plenty of weapons and bits that would suit an Ork Stompa - but haven't seen anything to make into the body that is more inspiring than a flowerpot. Until now that is.








I found this in Toyworld, for about $40 (Australian dollars). The body is roughly cubical, black and metal details painted on yellow plastic, and the head, arms and tracks pop out. The tracks I will probably keep, the rest of the stuff will have to make room for guns, armour and gubbinz. When? I don't know... but it's in the bitz pile now, ready for the Next Great Project.


Incidentally, while searching for pics of the WALL-E toy on the web I found this. If it isn't a battlewagon, I'm a Squig.