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I never really liked the look of the GW Taurox, so I thought I'd give it a go at making something a little better. Sorry for the blurry photos

Parts breakdown: Chapterhouse Studios Chimera conversion kit (slightly modified), Landraider front hull, Part of an old-school Basilisk (Bottom-front of the Taurox conversion) Leman Russ Heavy stubber barrel, Twin linked autocannon from a Defiler, and the top and rear hatches from a rhino.

Gotta say the wheels ruin it for me completely. They look like wheels from a modern SUV and nothing like heavy duty vehicle wheels for an APC etc.

yeah, maybe make some solid disc plates for the wheels?

The rims are also a weak point in my opinion. While I did find a couple examples of real-world armored cars using rims in a similar style, I think painting them crome didn't help matters.

A hatch from a 2nd edition Rhino would fit on as a hub cap. I might just cast up a couple copies and see how it looks.

Other than that little bit, I have to say I am happy with how the other bits flow together. Not bad for a conversion that was basically a raid on the bits box and an order from Chapterhouse.

If nothing else, just repainting the wheel hubs the same color as the rest of it, or in black. Look at military wheeled vehicles (like the HMMWV and MRAP). That would work better IMO.