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I've got some observations on my blog. Overall, very nice kit. Easy to assemble (even for a new Leman Russ builder and without instructions).

http://blackdiamondgames.blogspot.com/2009/07/new-demolisher-kit-40k.html

thanks for sharing.

boy that gun looks over the top...

That design looks more than a little forward heavy.

Yeah, the Executioner cannon is a bit wide. I might magnetise them so I can get the far superior FW ones later.

It's a nice looking tank but part of me prefers the forge world one.

I magnetized these. I really like the look. I prefer the forward heavy look myself. It's the stubby Demolisher cannon I don't like (that's a separate project using FW parts).

I like this Executioner cannon better. Looks like it could spit out 3 blast markers per shot,

I saw the "black box" release. Tank lost some detail on sides, including having the side doors modeled on. The tracks are now numbered and fit nicely into the slots.

Overall, I may get a couple for a PDF IG army I regularily think about.

Damn that thing is penis-shaped!

Greets
Schepp himself

Schepp himself wrote:Damn that thing is penis-shaped!

Then you need to see a doctor

Schepp himself wrote:Damn that thing is penis-shaped!

Greets
Schepp himself

Just wait till you see the Stompa/Gargant's 'groin cannon'.

Any picks of the Gatling cannon?

Wow that turret is ugly. Up until now I was thinking about getting some of these kits to build up as executioners, but that has got to be the stupidest looking turret I've ever seen.

Thanks for the photo , I now know that I don't have to come up with $150.00 in Aug. to buy these.

I just finished the store executioner today . . . Plasma cannon sponsons, and lascannon out the front . . . that's 1 lascannon shot, and 5 plasma cannon shots a turn! But a shocking 255 points! But it's going to look awesome when I finish painting it =]

Oh God... that's awful.

I'll stick to my FW Executioner thanks.

My only reraction is how bizzare a LR looks without the side sponsons after seeing them on LRs for the last 15 years.

Putting on the sponsons would have been a better representation of the model, but I was essentially building them for myself as well. I don't use sponsons with my current "fast attack" list, so I skipped them for now. If you're doing a lot of moving, sponsons are a point sink.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Oh God... that's awful.

I'll stick to my FW Executioner thanks.

One wonders why GW didn't. Similarly I wonder why they didn't use Forgeworld’s 'Alpha' pattern Leman Russ chassis when they redesigned it.

I like the look a lot. Yes this particular variant looks a little front-heavy, but then so does the standard Russ - at least now the turret is a believable size. Maybe adding some more bulk to the back of the turret would help with the front-heavyness?

I guess it's all a matter of taste. I argued last week about how I thought the standard Russ was understood to be unattractive. However, I really like the look of this Executioner turret.

I've been waiting over a month now for my Alpha pattern kits from Forge World....

AlfredTheStrange wrote:Any picks of the Gatling cannon?

http://www.warseer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3685931&postcount=194

Also has a pic of the executioner painted, with plasma cannon sponsons. I don't think it looks that bad to be honest, I'll probably get two once I start building up my IG army.

They shoulda revamped the leman russ chasis more hehe.

BIG PLASAMA gotta admit lol

Don't want to go over any sharp crests in that baby.

sA

Personally I prefer this shape of the Executioner to the FW version . . . but the front-heavyness is certainly a problem. But once you have been making the model for half an hour the turret looks fine, you just need to get used the proportions of the model.

Check out the link that Redemption included. The turret doesn't seem so large with the tank painted (is it camouflaged?). The sponsons also seem to balance it.

I think it looks a bit strange, although I am not a huge fan of the Imperial tanks either way. The only thing I think when I see these tanks move is "It is going to smash it's gun into the ground every time it stops."

If you think about it a little bit more, these turrets should add a s10 auto-hit on a tank shock . BAM!
Gretchin could roll a 4+ to fit inside the cannon when it hits and avoid the damage altogether "Phew!".

Wrexasaur wrote:The only thing I think when I see these tanks move is "It is going to smash it's gun into the ground every time it stops."

Hey, this is the 41st millenium! Of course they have the technology to quickly rotate the turret 90 degrees to the side before making a full stop!

Hmm... I am imagining tank trick shots. Like a tank Endo around a corner so you can get a quick round off into a swarm, then back up and flank from the side.

Endo... http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/dictionary/photos/Endo.jpg

Damn... why didn't I become a tank commander?

I am in lust with that tank. 5 plasma cannon shots? Yeah!!!

Here I was thinking that GW was going to save me money (heh heh!) by allowing me to avoid a Forgeworld purchase.

There goes that idea, which is a shame as I like the "mini-plasmablastgun" look of this one.

Turns out it isn't so "mini"...