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Knowing what we all know about GW and how they move slower than the fastest servants in the Imperial Bureaucracy and the release schedule is often times years late for choices in Codices, I created my own Hydra Flak tank model so I could run 9 of these in the 2009 'Ardboyz tournament.



I already owned 9 Hellhounds and didn't feel the need to buy more models to convert over so my solution was simple. I needed to create a baseplate that fits over the Hellhound turret ring and the rear hatch including the fuel tank feeds. After making that, I made the turret, and created the autoguns and drum feeds. With a little bit of Micro-mark technologies, I made enough to outfit 9 Hellhounds and away we went.


More pictures on my blog at fortbuyaki.blogspot.com

Looking good how exactly did you make the guns. What is Micro-mark technology?

Check out http://www.micromark.com/ for Micro Mark Tech

I made a single gun using a variety of sizes of plastic tubing. The gun casing is a scrath-built plasticard rectangle with plasticard strip details.

Micro-mark is a fine scale tool catalog company here in the states that sells all manner of handy tools and rubber/resin materials. I took my original pieces, molded them up, and started making enough parts for the 9 Hydras I needed.

nicely done!

I like it! Can the guns be raised or lowered? Also, its turret profile seems a mite high... Perhaps consider placing the two pairs of autocannons closer to each other? Just a friendly suggestion of course.

Keep up the good work!

Rico.

I agree that the profile of the turret is high but time was short and I needed to get them done. I'd like to go back and play around with the configuration at some point but at the least I have them done.

The cannons don't move but I suppose if I drilled right through the center and used a plastic rod, I could make them elevate.

I like the profile of it actually. It definately gives the feel of the air def ones I saw on active duty. I take it though you still need to fully paint it as the chasis doesn't match up?

i don't think it's any worse than the FW's profile!

Yes, I still need to paint it up to match the chasis.

I've found that the high profile doesn't make much of a difference in any of the games I've played with them. It does make them appear more menacing.