Alternate Leman Russ Tanks?

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**agurus1**

So I’m outting together a IG army, and I’m looking for something different to use instead of the basic leman russ, something that can be used to represent one on the table, but is visually distinct, and I could pass off as a “locally produced main battle tank pattern”, like the Krieg regiments made up the Ragnorak Pattern to suit their needs during the civil war. Thoughts?

**stroller**

If it looks like a duck, smells like a duck, quacks like a duck.....

For casual or pickup play,so long as it looks cool, is roughly similar size, and I can easily distinguish your not Leman Russ from your not Hydra, field whatever you like. As for which one, I would suggest look at the original army your IG is based on, and see what tanks they use, and model something similar.

Happy modelling!

**Leo_the_Rat**

There's a thread somewhere here on Dakka that deals with toys that can be used a vehicles for 40K. Unfortunately, my search foo has failed me so I can't find it for you. IIRC it discusses using models like Tamiya and Revell WWI and WWII tanks and vehicles and gives the correct scales for what you need.

**Reemule**

You might want to check with these guys..
http://ratgard.com/

**Ratius**

There's a thread somewhere here on Dakka that deals with toys that can be used a vehicles for 40K. U

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/689888.page

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/689888.page

**Xenomancers**

Reemule wrote:
You might want to check with these guys..
http://ratgard.com/

Those look so much better than standard LR!

**The_Real_Chris**

There are a lot of other company options - but they generally weigh in as more expensive than 2nd hand gear.
Stuff like these guys https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/100165877/black-earth-heavy-metal
https://maxmini.eu/gothic-kv2-tank-heavy-weapon

Thread here for other ideas
http://firebroadside.blogspot.com/2012/02/adding-non-40k-vehicles-to-imperial.html

The holy grail is for a Chinese company to make a cheap line of toys scaled to 40k!

**agurus1**

Thanks for your help so far guys! I’m definetly interested more in kits like that gothic kv2 rather than repurposing historic model kits or toys.

**xghostmakerx**

PMd

**Stormonu**

If you want to get a little weirder, consider Dust's walkers. (Due to an Admech error, Sentinel and LR STC's were merged, resulting in walking tank designs...).

**cuda1179**

If you are after a KV-2 look, here is one of mine.

**The_Real_Chris**

cuda1179 wrote:
If you are after a KV-2 look, here is one of mine.

How did you make that Cuda? Was it a kit from somewhere or something you made and cast yourself?

**IronBrand**

The_Real_Chris wrote:
cuda1179 wrote:
If you are after a KV-2 look, here is one of mine.

How did you make that Cuda? Was it a kit from somewhere or something you made and cast yourself?

Looks like a mixture of a KV-2 kit from someone like tamiya and some gw bits for the tracks, guns and hatch.

**cuda1179**

This is a conversion kit made by Anarchy Miniatures. Separate parts available here:
https://www.anarchymodels.co.uk/vehicle-conversion-parts-5-c.asp

Other than the hull and turret from Anarchy, the treads are double-wide Chimera tracks, which is a pretty strait forward conversion. The top hatch is indeed from a Rhino.

**JohnnyHell**

Tehnolog do some frighteningly cheap and actually quite fun models that you can get via eBay, the fabled “$6 Russ”. Hard plastic that glues just fine with regular plastic glue. Wee bit different dimensions but close enough.

**Flinty**

I mixed the chimera and predator kits for mine

I cut down the crew compartment a bit as well

Another option is the Project Durandal thread from here, but I don't think th3y are quite on production yet.

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/751214.page

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Wow... those black earth kits look amazing.

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Damnit...impulse Buy...