WH40K Converted Baneblade links or Vanity, thy name is TOMB

In a fit of vanity I googled my own work. These aren't new links, but my Baneblade conversions were noticed in a couple of wargame/modelling forums.

Les Guildes

and

The Whiz Store Forums

Go me!

WH40K: Warhammer 40,000 Motivational Poster

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

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'.

WH40K - Project Bull Grox - 90% Built

Ninety per cent of the work is done on the Bull Grox (Baneblade Engineer Recovery Vehicle).

- double bulldozer blade mounted on a mix of bits, plastic tubing and paperclips.

- hatch and smoke launchers on the front hull.

- Twin Linked Heavy Bolter turrets (from this kit and the one that became the Stormhammer)

- mounts for manipulator arms (still haven't decided on the exact structure for the arms, but they will have large grips like those on servitors as well as a bolter or flamer for 'clearance' work)

- commander, antenna and other bits on the crane turret

- tow hooks on front and rear of hull, and on rear below turret to hold a length of chain (old bracelet)

Still to come are the manipulator arms mentioned above, and plenty of stowage. I might brace up the double fuel drums with plastic strip and put some stowage bins between them. Otherwise I might convert a Leman Russ or Chimera to be the 'stores truck' that follows this monstrosity.

Here are a couple of the Imperium's finest directing combat engineer operations:

I am toying with the idea of 'nose art' in the form of a prehistoric rhinoceros such as the Arsinotherium. I know that in most Warhammer 40 000 fluff, the grox is a sort of big lizard/dinosaur, but I prefer the idea of of a monster rhino with side-by-side horns. The troops could have the head of one of these painted on the side of the hull.

Small version of side view for use in Librarium Online and Work In Progress forum posts:

WH40K - Stormhammer Painted

Here's the paintjob on the Stormhammer.

Short version:

- undercoat of Citadel Black

- heavy drybrush on the tracks of Citadel Boltgun Metal

- base coat of Tamiya tan spray on the tank

- went around the cracks and crevices with a tan coloured felt tip pen

- plenty of dry brushing with Citadel Bleached Bone

- gun barrels and engines in Citadel Boltgun Metal

- a few transfers

- masked off an arrow head shape and dabbed in Citadel Skull white

- went round the arrow shape in dark grey felt tip pen (less successful)

- sponged on some Citadel Tinbitz, Boltgun Metal and other odd colours for that chipped look

- a very light spray of Tamiya tan colour for some 'dust'

- spray of Citadel varnish to keep the transfers on

Overall it still looks a bit sloppy but I think it's good enough for table play. Won't win any Golden Demons, but I have a lot more models to finish and I will stop here on this one.

Small versions of pics for link to Work In Progress and Librarium Online forums.

WH40K - Bull Grox

Here are the main bits of the Bull Grox (Baneblade recovery vehicle / engineer vehicle / wrecker):

Still not sure about the construction of the manipulator arms. I may cut them apart and extend them.

WH40K - TWTMG painting

I undercoated the Stormhammer with Citadel black and then Tamiya sand sprays. I tried to paint a digital pattern in olive and dark grey along the hull sides of the hull and turret, but it was a bit indistinct due to my use of cheap masking tape, which left a lot of 'bleeding' where the colours met.
My next bright idea was to outline the digital camouflage squares in lighter shades using paint markers, but the colours did not match the pen lids (too bright) and it was very difficult to get the pen around the rivets on the model.
So, the Stormhammer has been resprayed in sand.