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ender502 wrote:Second on the leather punch. Though you ar emor elike ly to find it at a craft store like Michael's or Joannes.

I'm on top of it- that was the first (and second) place I thought of!

looking good. i'm a bit confused by the 5 hulltop panels - are they just armour, or hatches? To 'count as' a chimera, it should have at least one top troop hatch, shouldn't it? Anyway, if some/all are hatches, some hinges would be good to make them look more hatch-ish...

I don't think a Chimera needs hatches if he's never going to use them.

That's pretty freaking awesome.

Killer idea...will add loads of flavor to your forces. A+

Okay. Update time!

Thanks everyone, for the great comments, really helps to keep me going!

I got a bit bogged down in partying and homework this weekend. (Not mixed, separate...)

But still, some work has been done. I´ve done some shading on the sides and top, and experimented a bit on the pistons, with different metal colors for shade and such.

Also, I´ve thrown on a lot more gear, and added a stripe to the sides of the tank, where unit markings and numbers will go.

Keep in mind that this is one of at least two, hopefully three of these beasties.

Oh, and i did the sliders on the front. I´ll paint these up to look all oily and grimy, and do something similar on the "tunnel" bit.

Anyways, a picture says more than yadda yadda, so here you go.

Wow- great work. I'm still struck by how good the relatively-unornamented angled panels on top look. No rivets, but they totally work that way.

Can't wait to see what this looks like with all the base colors laid down and weathering on the top etc.

Easter Update!

I´ve been having a bit less time for this project than i´d hoped for, due to exams looming closer here. However, some progress is being made (thou cannot stop the imperial guard with exams, wretch!), and i´ve got some more piccies for the people. First up are some shots of the next Chimera in progress, i´ve tried taking more pics of the steps, so in case anyone else wants to have a go at this, feel free.

And secondly, a bit of a look at the next project in line. A chimera-hulled battletank!

I figure on using forgeworld turrets, and hopefully i´ll be going for the low hull look of the Macharius. Single barrel though, this will be a Russ standin.

Undecided on sponsons so far, will have to see how this turns out.

The transport turned out GREAT! Don't be surprised if people think it's a Forge World kit. I can't wait to see how your main battle tank turns out!

I had a dream about tanks last night...what a great dream......

Oh, man - that Chimera-chassis battletank looks SWEET so far. I can't wait to see where you take it. I love the lower profile of the Chimera chassis, but I've yet to see a Chimera battle tank conversion that I think looks really sharp - this one may be the one, though!

Please post more in progress pics of the chimera tank. It looks great so far and I cannot wait to see where you are taking it next.

Threadromancy!

Excellent conversion work there. Kudos.

If I may be so bold as to suggest the Predator turret for your Chimera based Russ. I have a couple of them now and think they work really well.

Bugger me, over a year old?

Ah well. Cool project at least.