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I'm looking to build battlewagons and possibly renegade imp guardsmen tanks and want to use the 1:35 scale historical tanks and armoured vehicles for the basis of them.

Any ideas on likely candidates. I'm thinking the 'female' tank from WW1 with an added turret from something else for the likes of Leman Russ etc. What about battlewagons though? I'd especially like ideas on tanks with more than one turret and/or that can act as troop transports as well.

They also shouldn't look too 'modern' and hi-tech (although that can be retro'd back with plasticard and rivets and bitz).

I went to toys are us looking for count as toys , i saw some cheap military tanks ( not GI joe , but dont remember their names ) they have GIANT size tanks and carriers for $29 CDN

I think for the size + price good for Ork vehicle toys are us > historical models.

Check this site out. More stuff then I can shake a stick at:

http://www.oakridgehobbies.com/index.php/plastic-wood-model-car-truck-boat-military-ship-tank-airplane-anatomy-hobby-model-kits/world-war-military-tanks-ground-assault-vehicles-plastic-model-kits?p=2&limit=all

Hope it helps.

Yep, that's a good page to look at. What I am really asking is anyone know of specific tank designs that would work well in 40k especially for orks and imperial guard?

The Whippet ww1 tank is looking good with it's odd and unfamiliar outline. Anyone know of multiple turreted tanks though?

The Russians have a pre-WWII land battleship and ze Germans had several paper Panzers that were veritable wastes of resources.

I am looking at Soviet KV-2 Heavy assault tanks for my IG at the moment. MASSIVE Turret for a 152mm Howitzer so plenty of scope for conversion. I have a hobbyboss 1:48 scale which is about right for a light tank. Was going to use it as a LRBT stand in but it looks a bit small so is now going to be use for artillery. 1:35 would be about right but size can be dependant on the brand.

Soviet T-35 has 5 turrets and side skirts (so very 40k IG) - I haven't seen any models around but I have not been specifically looking.

Vickers A1E1 Independant Multi turreted design. or 'Medium MkIII'

Sorry, dont know if anyone produce kits of these.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-heavy_breakthrough_tank This could be useful, good ole wiki'

There are two kits of the T-35 (by ICM and AER, I believe), neither one of them should be particularly expensive but building them is reputedly very painful.

The only Vickers A1E1 exists only as a resin model by Accurate Armour, which is unsuitable for conversion work by virtue of its cost, £112. (http://www.accurate-armour.com/ShowProduct.cfm?manufacturer=0&category=1&subcategory=1&product=2112)

The WWII German Elephant is perfect - just convert the back of it to be a flat bed - you can literally fit 20 boyz in it. The tread on it look real orky as well

Take a look at some Soviet WWII and post WWII stuff. Notably the T34, T54/55, T64 and T72 for a hull, Turrets tend to be rounded on Soviet stuff but the hulls are nice, low and wide with solid looking tracks and wheels. Also the Merkava and UK Centurion may provide a look that is a bit different and a US M48 and M60 are nice and rugged looking. Of course none of these have a troop area.

You may find something useful here.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Scale_Model_Kits_for_40K

The Whippet is nice and there is a new model out from Emhar. They also do a couple of the British heavy tanks.

I would use 1/35 scale kits for 40K especially for orks.

I always thought the US tanks of the Vietnam era would make a good base for some ork conversions, the M60 for example has a rather "rough" looking track and hull, very Waaagh i'm sure. Then build your own superstructure/turret, for that ork thrown to gether finish.

This picture is of a later varient I think. But there is great potential for any of the heavier US tanks from the Pershing onwards.



Then there are the British tanks as others have suggested. I think the early Cruiser tanks would work well [mk2 & 3 shown]. Again it is the exposed track area which really shouts waargh to me here and the riveted boxy turrents also give a good base for conversion. Others have pointed out the Vickers and along with these tanks, I think you can realliy see the influence on the Forgeworld designer when they drew up the recent tank release [Awesome model IMHO]



Finally you cant go wrong with some of Gerries finest, their tanks have been done many times but people often overlook the AFV/Half-tracks. Good fodder fo a wartruck/wagon, but the tracks could easily be used on your own chasis, leaving plenty of armoured panels to throw together in whatever shape you like.



My final thought on the subject is that scale really isn't too important,so long as it isn't too small. Ignoring the GW precidents an ork tank would be built on a grand scale so going size or to up would look better - Asoomin you haz enuff red paint that iz?

http://www.modelhobbies.co.uk/shop/unimodel-btr152d-armoured-troop-carrier-p-13921.html

I am sure some other company is publishing some variants of this vehicle in 1/35,

The other bonuses to using the Russian tanks is you have tanks that have suspensions that will actually work.

http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=ZV3624

That's one I've seen a few times that always looks amazing if done up right an' Orky.



Another favorite(T-26 Twin Turret by Zveda), but it's out of stock currently...which means that the link to the actual page doesn't work. It's marked at $16.11 for the price point, and Zveda's stuff isn't bad.