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I thought about doing a conversion for 40K based on a historical vehicle. I know that this is not a new idea but two things always bother me when looking at most of these conversions.

a) Most people use 1:35 kits as a starting point which do not fit very well to the scale of 40K IMHO.

b) Mostly the vehicles used are too "modern". Of course this is a matter of taste and a very individual choice but I rather like the old style.

Thus I selected a 1:48 kit of a soviet scout car from WW2 named Ba-64B. The scale is closer to 28-30mm and as the original vehicle itself is comparably small it does not look oversized. Apart from that the look of early WW2 soviet equipment is very crude and I think it fits more or less into the 40K universe.

I will add a Tallarn driver in the near future. It fits perfectly into the small turret and will give a nice comparison regarding scale.

Due to a lack of photography skills I was not able to catch the correct hue of the camouflage until now. Nevertheless I am interested in your comments.

Cheers!

I agree with your gripes regarding many conversions like that. I also cannot stand it when people sub in actual toys and stick 40K bits on them... they still look like toys, and awful for that matter.

However, this looks great! It could definitely fit in with a 40K IG force. It looks very simple, and sprucing it up with the appropriate equipment and decals makes it blend in very well.

Finally I managed to add a Tallarn commander and thus this project is completed.