Hoi,
As I have been promissing for a while now, I finally got round painting something 30K related! 40K has been a game I have played very avidly in the past, but what with all the changes in rules have kinda lost track off it. I am not actively playing 40K at the moment, but I still love the Lore and figures so while not fighting on the tabletop, I do actively collect and paint several armies. A few years ago I also got enamoured by the new Horus Heresy (or 30K) miniature line and started collecting a force for the First Legion, my beloved Dark Angels.
For two Challenges now Greg has been showing us his gorgeous 30K Son's of Horus troops and last year it triggered me to put most of my kits and troops together, but they have been lacking a paintjob. This year I was sure I was going to get a headstart with the painting but hey the hobby-butterfly came calling and I ended up painted a lot of other miniatures than 30K.
So as to not loose too much face in the 30K model and please the Lord Primarch Gregarius; I hereby present my first painted 30K Dark Angel Land Raider!
Now the observant watcher will have noticed that I made a big boo-boo: I left all the moving parts free/ separate so they can indeed move, but in doing so I mixed one of the sponsons up with one from my Kratos Tank so now this Land Raider features one Sponson that's not supposed to be on there. I will fix this for sure sometime soon.
Whether I will be able to get more 30K stuff done this Challenge remains to be seen, but I do not think so. Pointswise 1 vehicle in 28mm is 20 points.
Cheers Sander
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Hi Sander
Hobby butterfly is not a bad thing … I think we all enjoying seeing our challenge-mates bop from one project to another 😊
Nice looking 30k vehicle and I like that you’ve chosen to leave the moveable parts move-able. Leave the extra part in the Land Raider … perhaps it will make the vehicle extra fast?
-Sarah
Nice work Sander!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, it was a joy to paint!
DeleteNice work, Sander!
ReplyDeleteThank you Barks!
DeleteVery well done Sander
ReplyDeleteGood looking Land Raider, I especially like what you have done with the tracks! Of course one might assume, that some of the mud would be on the hull, too, but... :)
ReplyDeleteI couldn't make the splendid new all muddy, I just couldn't do it!
DeleteHa! Lovely! Well done Sander - and believe me, I can relate to the whole "whoops, wrong sponson".
ReplyDeleteAnd why not just lean into it! It might be a secret alternate design, used by one of the Dark Angels' many internal organizations...after all, nobody needs to know, and anyone who thinks they do...can be dealt with!
While I aplaud your out of the box thinking, I will rectify the mistake all the same ;-)
DeleteExcellent work Sander. The wrong sponson is simply a battlefield fix and keeps the vehicle in the fight.
ReplyDeleteAlso a plausible solution, but I will keep it "legal" for gaming purposes.
DeleteA solid piece of kit that! Well done.
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you kindly Peter!
DeleteLovely bit of 30K kit, Sander. I've always loved the look of the early Land Raider with its exposed tracks - it has a wonderful WWI vibe about it. Fabulous weathering too!
ReplyDeleteYes that's true I love the esthetics a lot! The Kratos is awesome too!
DeleteExcellent looking Land Raider in it's original iconic shape!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain