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SkaerKrow wrote: @Engine of War
I was unaware of the Macharius, thanks for the head's up. That looks just about perfect for what I had in mind for my random clearance bin 1/35 Panther. Of course, my next insane project is to turn the Tiger I into a multi-turret tank to represent a Leman Russ with Sponsons...

The only way i can imagine Sponsons on a Tiger Hull is to jury rig proper Leman Russ Sponsons onto the hull sides near the main turret ring.
for minature german turrets im at a loss as well. depending on the sponson weapon i can only find myself thinking of using the turrets off of early WW2 german light tanks (Panzer 1 and 2s) as make shift sponsons, but the panzer 2 turret (no less the Panzer 1) is very very short. giving extreamly limited transverse for a sponson.

a Panzer 1's tiny turrets (later models, Panzer 1 A had no turret) could be used as seperate turret all together (only with a Tigers upper deck the turret would have be to off set to the side on extentions like sponsons to prevent the turrets from hitting each other. Also if using two Panzer 1s or 2s the remaining hull of the Panzer 1/2 could be used in other projects, for what im not sure, its up to you.





Good Luck!



The Hellhound looks great but could use a larger fuel tank (but thats just me , otherwise its sweet )
As for the Russes cannon size.... realistically its estimated at around 250mm to 300....... not really a functional cannon lol. I have a 1/35th scale Atomic Cannon (280mm) and its barrel is a little less then the Battle tanks gun lol.

Great additions to the force the psyker asassins are a nice new take on the Psyker Battle Squad.

If i'm honest, the hellhound needs bigger fuel tanks. Much much bigger. This is a flame belching tank, those small tanks on each side of the turret are going to run dry faster than you can say "burn heretic, burn!". That's what is brilliant about the current hellhound model. The 4 massive tanks in the back. Otherwise it looks great (just needs bigger reserves of promethium).

@EngineofWar
I had actually considered using Panzer I/II turrets for my purposes, though there aren't many places that allow you to bits order scale model components . I will probably use their shape as inspiration for whatever scratch build technique that I use. Since they're standing in for sponsons anyhow, I don't need them to have the best range of motion.

Regarding the Hellhound, I understand the appeal of the official model, but I'm not a huge fan of the open and exposed Promethium tanks on the rear of the hull. I figured that the Promethium could actually be stored, for the most part, in internal storage, though I'm pretty sure that makes the tank just as much of a death trap as if they were stored unprotected on the rear hull. I wouldn't completely rule out of the possibility of making a small fuel trailer for the vehicle (ala' the Churchill Crocodile), though what I will probably do is add a bustle at the turret rear that holds a pair of additional fuel drums. I'll test this on the second Hellhound turret that I make, and if it turns out well I'll go back and retrofit the first turret that I completed.

I see your point, but at least they are secreted unlike the previous edition of the model which was so blindingly obvious (especially when eavy metal paint hazard stripes on it...idiots)
However, it just needs more, no matter how you do it. So, yeah a Churchill-esque trailer would look pretty cool.

what about a pipe? from the internal storage tanks to the turret.

I could do an internal pipe. The fluff-issue with that is the ramifications of having a tank full of promethium inside of a vehicle. The current GW model has an exposed external tank, meaning that a shot that penetrates the promethium reserve will probably cause the tank to burst into a ball of fire. This destroys/disables the tank, but there's a slim chance that the crew of the tank might survive long enough to survive. If the vehicle had an internal promethium tank then the fuel reserve would be less exposed to enemy fire. However, if a shot did penetrate the tanks then the fireball would explode inside of the vehicle, immediately incinerating the crew and probably causing a catastrophic engine explosion.

I'm pretty sold on the idea of a fuel trailer, ala' the Churchill Crocodile. As soon as I find a piece to use as the main body of the trailer (along with time to work on my Guard! Stupid new job ) then I'll set about building one.

In fairness. Men is not the shortage in the IG, I think they'd rue the loss of a tank more than the crew...

True, though if the promethium burnt up inside of the tank it would actually cause more damage to the mechanical components than it would if it just warped and melted the hull from the outside.

Adjusting to a new job has not been good for my free time, but I've still managed to make some headway with my Jagdmacht army. A while back I had a game against a nasty Tyranid list that used monstrous creatures to great effect, which made it incredibly apparent that my army just wasn't kitted out well to deal with monsters. Lots of pie plates are good for wiping out infantry, but a Battle Cannon shell still only does one wound to a Tervigon. With that in mind, I set about knocking together some answers, which took the form of Leman Russ Executioner turrets.

Unfortunately, my next game was against a Necron Armor 13 spam list, which found my Executioners to be the height of comedy, and as such they haven't taken the field for me since. Despite that, I finished up painting one of my two Executioner turrets yesterday, as you can see below...









The main turret is from the Lindberg Tiger I kit, with the bustle cut off. The Executioner Cannon is a heavy machine gun from a Robogear kit, and the power hoses are from a missile bit, also from a Robogear it. I rationalized that a tank using a heavy plasma cannon would need some sort of additional power supply, so in place of the bustle I put a Sentinel Power Plant bit on the back of the turret. Green stuff took care of the joins between the gun, the power plant and the power hoses.. As a bit of a fun fact, my turret hatches are actually cut down Imperial Guard Searchlights from the old Chimera kit. Working outside of the box, and all. I'm very happy with the way that the Executioner turret turned out, both in that it looks distinct and that I think it captures the look of a plasma tank.

My next painting projects are my Chimeras ( ), my Hydras, and a few special weapon Guardsmen, as needed to flesh out my squads. At that point, my Imperial Guardsmen are going to take a back seat to my new Necron army, which has been sitting in boxes patiently since last November. Still, I enjoy knocking together conversions far too much to stop working on my Jagdmacht, so there's still a ground to cover before the Jagdmacht are "done."

That Executioner looks a lot more natural than the demolisher a few posts back. Looks really spiffy

Great conversions and painting keep it up!

Wow, has it already been two months since my last update? Sheesh.

So Warhammer 6th Edition is upon us, and I have to say that I'm enjoying it so far. My tanks no longer explode the moment that they touch the table, a lot of the old shennanigans have been stripped out of the game (not that there aren't plenty of NEW shennanigans...) and there seems to be a general sense of excitement around my local club for the new possibilities of 6th Edition. Also, allies. Oh, so many allies.

The other two Imperial Guard players in my group have added Blood Angels and Grey Knights to their armies, to varied effect (the poor Grey Knight guy hasn't had a ton of luck ). Wanting something different, both from my usual Guard troops and from the allies that my IG brethren have chosen, I started poking around through the Sisters of Battle Codex. Cheapish Power Armor Troops? A tank that can actually make a dent in a Tervigon outside of assault range? Sign me up!

Unfortunately, I gave almost all of my Sisters of Battle models to a friend of mine who was running Witch Hunters at Adepticon last year. More unfortunately, my attempt to convert some up sucked out loud. I didn't want to purchase or paint a whole bunch of single piece metal models, so things were starting to look bleak for my Sisters allied detachment. And then it hit me.



Behold, the Adeptus Mechanicus!

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The Adeptus Mechanicus and the Todths have an unusual relationship. Many of the unique patterns of equipment and armor employed by the Jagdmacht are, in the eyes of the Mechanicus, heretical. Most do not adhere to the familiar patterns laid out by STC data, and the most debased examples are known to have been designed by the Todths themselves while building up their armies to expel the Orks from their homeworld. And yet, many Todthite designs do retain compoents of hallowed relics that date back to the time before the Horus Heresy. The Todth's Wirbelwind Attack Gunship, roughly equivalent to the Imperial Vendetta Gunship, employs an advanced targeting matrix originally used in the Kestrel Attack Speeder, a design lost to time and known to the Adeptus Mechanicus only through records from before the Great Crusade. Todthite medium tanks employ an almost perfect copy of the standard engine of the Astartes' Predator Tank, and their Plasma Weapons appear to use a cooling system that is more in line with the original, less temperamental designs of ages past. The existence of these technological artifacts, and of many others besides stems from the efforts of the Todths to retain their engineering know-how even during the Orkish occupation. STC print outs and original designs were passed from father to son a dozen times over, each one a secret connecting the world's glorious past to the hard won freedom of its present. The Mechanicus and the people of Todth both share a dedication to machining and engineering, and while the Mechanicus may perceive the Todths as something of misguided rogues, they believe that they can eventually strip away the deviant variations in the Todths' designs in order to recover and preserve the precious STC information that the world was able to retain. It is even whispered that Todth may one day be united with the Mechanicus as a Forge World, though whether those rumors hold a kernal of truth or are but flights of fancy, few can say for certain. What is known is that the Mechanicus sometimes dispatches elements of its Skitarii Legion to accompany divisions of the Jagdmacht, serving as advisors, observers and guardians. The rigors of war allows the tech-adepts to scrutinize the Todth's unique military designs to determine which are truly blessed by the Omnissiah, and which are little more than misguided forgings of technological heathens.
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Let's start with the infantry. I created these figures by way of a fairly simple kitbash, using Dark Angel Veteran Bodies/Legs, Tech Marine Chest Plates, Black Templar Bolters and whatever heads that I felt were appropriate for AdMech.






I used a Grey Knight Incinerator as my Multi-Melta/Heavy Flamer, and recut a Catachan Flamer to make a Meltagun. For my AdMech Canones stand-in, I used many of the same components, along with the Ravenwing AdMech shoulder pads...



The pride and joy of my little detachment is my Counts As Exorcist conversion, the Scimitar Maser Destroyer. A little background, here. Monstrous Creatures ate my Guard for lunch in 5th Edition, to such a point that I started to see them as being an insurmountable obstacle. A tank that destroys monstrous creatures, something that Guard don't really have, seemed too good to be true. I wasn't sure how I was going to model the missile launcher on the AdMechsorcist, but then I got some inspiration from someone else. Namingly from Godzilla (excuse the...interesting music choice. There aren't exactly a lot of videos of weird Godzilla stuff up on YouTube ).







Can you spot the Necron bit? So obviously the hull of the Scimitar is the Space Marine Rhino. I added a Chimera bit to the front, and scratch built a Hunter Killer Missile assembly from a bit of sprue, a dime, an Imperial Guard Hunter Killer Missile and some bits from the Greatcoat Shock Trooper Heavy Weapons team set by Wargames Factory. I also cut down some Melta Bombs and used them to create something of a containment box around the gun itself. The gun is the Necron Doomsday Cannon, pinned to a circle of sheet styre that I cut. I used pony beads to flesh out the join between the gun and the base (and also to give the impression that the mounting itself would be able to elevate and depress as needed). I also added an old Imperial Guard Search Light, two Dreadnaught leg shields and some sheet styrene to the rear of the gun assembly to make it look more substantial. The tip of the barrel also had another pony bead added to it to give it something of a projector (since I didn't like the empty hole that was there on the Necron assembly). I imagine the Scimitar to be a big brother of the Rapier Laser Destroyer, a relic weapon of the AdMech which they keep for themselves. I'm extremely happy with the way that the conversion came out, honestly, I think it's one of my best.

So there you have it. I also have a Hydra painted up now and I'm about 40% of the way through painting my first Wirbelwind/Vendetta, so look for those in a future update.

P.S. Sorry if the pictures look a little screwy. I've got a new graphics program on my computer and I'm still sorting through all of the settings and clean-up filters.

So a giant Microwave Laser (Thats what Maser means) on top of a wee little Rhino

Brilliant!

Yes, but this is a Godzilla Maser. So it's an energy projector that uses microwaves to generate an electrical charge, then somehow manages to project that charge at a target up to 48 game inches away...


...SCIENCE!!!!

SkaerKrow wrote:Yes, but this is a Godzilla Maser. So it's an energy projector that uses microwaves to generate an electrical charge, then somehow manages to project that charge at a target up to 48 game inches away...


...SCIENCE!!!!

I thought you meant this

Does Todth use sanctioned psykers?

The Officio Munitorum (or what have you, it's late and I can't remember the precise name) assigns them psyker support as they see fit, but Jadgmacht itself does not employ psykers, and the psyker gene is strangely absent from the population of Todth.

Sorry for the lack of updates, lately. I've been working on a few things, but they aren't photo-ready. Assembled a second squad of allied AdMech this weekend, and I've bits ordered pieces for a couple more units. My goal for this winter is to get my greater Jagdmacht list completely painted, so I can start moving onto a new hobby project in earnest. With luck (or at least, some peace and quiet) I'll start having some updates to post very soon.

Sturmkrieg still wouldn't be big on the use of pskyers, but not having any native psykers would be seen as favorable.

So, I've been doing a lot of work behind the proverbial scenes lately. Most of it has been on the AdMech contingent that I run as allies in my army. I'm not sure where I should upload pictures of them, by the way. Should they go here with the Jagdmacht, or do people usually start new project logs for side projects? I know not.

Anyhow, I spent a while trying to figure out how to add gun sponsons to my Tiger Russes. First, I planned on adding additional turrets, not unlike the Vickers A1E1 Independent. Unfortunately, that didn't pan out the way that I wanted it to. Then I had the idea of attempting to raise the structure of the Tiger enough to accept traditional sponsons. That also failed miserably. My third idea (which remains a secret for now) has a lot more promise. Unfortunately, the parts that I ordered to make the conversion happen were lost in the mail , So, watch this space for the eventual dramatic unveiling of my Panzersoldaten...

I've been running Harker in my list for a bit, so I needed a suitable conversion of him. Without further adieu, I present Janos Linde.





He's a bit of a bits box project. I cut a Greatcoat Shock Trooper body in half (the upper torso had been damaged during a conversion attempt), then replaced the torso with the armored torso from the Wargames Factory Greatcoat Heavy Weapons Kit. The head is from a Space Marine Sergeant, with the added gas mask from the Cadian Command Squad kit. I added some loose ammo bits to the backpack, and finally, gave him the Space Marine Scout Heavy Bolter Arms. I'm pretty happy with the conversion, especially given the somewhat thrown together nature of it.

I'll bet you're all just about tired of looking at blurry pictures of unpainted models. Still working out the kinks of getting sharper photos of unpainted models. I never appreciated how much more effective my old photo layout was. Anyhow, here's something a bit more technicolored...







As you can see, I got my first Hydra conversion painted up. This one has actually been done for a while, but I hadn't gotten a picture of it that I liked well enough to post. It's something of a hit down at the FLGS, at least among the Flames of War guys.

I have a few other things waiting in the wings, including an Avenger DIY project and more AdMech stuff. I'm also hoping to have some Storm Troopers put together soon. My plan is to finish out building and painting the units for my standing Sturmkrahen list this winter, before starting work in earnest on either my Dark Eldar or my Necrons come next spring. Stay tuned.

Very interesting thread this! Have not so long ago started a Mech Guard army myself and it's nice to see that there are like-minded people out there! With hindsight, I probably should have done the same as you and used more scale kits to speed things along! I think my favourite part is the Hydra, very cool.

Keep up the good work

Thanks! When I started this army I was a man of more modest means, so my aim was to try to keep the cost somewhat cheap (since Guard armies tend to involve more figures on average than everyone except for Nids and Orks), but I didn't want to use that as an excuse for things to look bad. I was lucky to find the 1/48 Lindberg Tiger kit, because I've been able to get a lot of mileage out of it. I never found an APC kit that I liked as much as the Chimera, but the since I use the Tiger for everything else, it was an acceptable trade off.

Hey, SkaerKrow, I just found your blog. Some lovely stuff here. I really like the style of your Guardsmen, but I'm most impressed with your tanks. The conversions of the Tiger I tanks are excellent! I've been wanting to build a Sturmtiger to use as a Vindicator, but I've been trying to figure out what scale I need, 1/35 or 1/48. Based on your blog, it looks like I need 1/48. Just to be sure, all of those conversions are based on the Lindbergh 1/48 Tiger I tank kit, right? This one here? Thanks, mate!

Thanks Yellowbeard! Glad you like my work.

When it comes to scale model kits, in most cases I find that 1/35 scale tanks are a bit too big when compared to GW vehicle kits, while 1/48 scale are a bit too small. You're probably safe going either way, though if you intend to play in many competitive tournaments, 1/35th scale could save you from accusations of modeling for advantage. In most groups, you should be fine either way.

The model that you linked is the 1/48 scale Lindberg Tiger that I use. It's a simpler kit, with less fiddly bits than higher quality Tamiya or Revell kits, The plastic has good heft to it (I find that a lot of scale model kits, at least airplane kits, use thinner, brittle plastic), a bit softer than GW's but about the same weight, so it's good for cutting and accepts GW bits pretty well. I chose it because it was the cheapest 1/48 scale tank kit that I could find, but honestly, it's held up very well for me. Even as I got better at working with vehicles (when I started this blog, I'd only over dabbled with Dark Eldar Raiders and Space Marine Dreadnaughts, never tanks), I still found it to be a delightful kit to work with.

I'm friggin loving this thread!!! motivating to say the least!

I'm not dead! The rumors to the contrary are just that, rumors. I did however buy a house, and I haven't been able to find many 40k gamers in my area that actually play the game, so my progress has slowed down a bit. I actually have some conversions that I need to get photographed and uploaded, and now that I have regular access to A) well lit rooms and B) a better digital camera, that should come soon.

In the interim, here's a goofy phone camera shot of the collected Tanks, Artillery Pieces and Transports that I've built or converted for the Jagdmacht.

Verbinden Sie das Jagdmacht!

If you're not playing at a GW store, you could use the Whirlwind tanks for Hydras. I saw one in 40k scale recently.

Wunderbar!

In regards sponsons, you could try removing part of the skirt in the middle and stratchbuilding a square sponson that is flush with the deck and goes almost down to the top of the treads with a tapered belly/bottom.

cadbren wrote:
Wunderbar!

In regards sponsons, you could try removing part of the skirt in the middle and stratchbuilding a square sponson that is flush with the deck and goes almost down to the top of the treads with a tapered belly/bottom.

Oddly enough, I'm doing something like that for another project that I'm working on (pictures up soonish). I have an idea for how I want to do the sponsons of my regular Russes, I just need to spend a bit more time on it to bring it up to par with the rest of the models in the army (not that they're master-crafted or anything, but I think the force definitely has a coherent style to it).

Hello All,

WoooW, as a newcomer here, & a newly comeback hobby guy, I have to say, I was really impressed by the display of your troopers & (obviously) your tanks.

I would have known however if a 1/48 Pzr IV (late version) would have matched the size requirements ? I am already on building a Siege small detachment (Infantery, Artillery, Fortifications). But once done, I am eagerly looking for gathering an (very) armoured / mechanized force. Being not (at all) a fan of the Leman Russ shape, I am looking for convenient alternatives. So ...

Anyway, Skaer', your work is really good & innovative (hope it's the correct word :p ), Congratulations !