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http://ratgard.com/index.php/2017/07/19/preview-of-the-leaderratss-battle-tank/

LeaderRatss Battle Tank is a conversion set for Imperial Guard Leman Russ battle tank. It include 4 variant:
Prowler Tank as twin-cannons,Vanguard Hull as heavy armor front and long-barrel cannon, Apocalypse with twin-long-barrel cannons, and also normal Battle Tank with single battle cannon.

This conversion set will release in August early.

















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Confessor Of Sins






Wow, these are good looking!

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Boom! Leman Russ Commander






Oslo Norway

Cool! I really like the turrets, much more realistic size than the original, with nice and ridicolous big guns. Looks a bit like a sci-fi sherman. You seem to be missing a big howitzer, plasma cannon and rotary cannon version though. Will you release a different kit for the demolisher-types?

The lengthened rear is also very nice, again helps giving the tank a bit more realistic profile. The dozer is a bit much for me, looks kind of like a trench rail mounted backwards.

What is the pricepoint for these?

Wow, checked out your other offerings, especially the tractor and cargotruck, fits right in to anything from near-future to 40k, very cool!

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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps





Warwickscire

Very soviet. Don't like the front ram bar though
   
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Impassive Inquisitorial Interrogator




U.K.

Nice design though it doen't seem to go with the underlying russes aesthetic or look very 40k at all

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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain





Cardiff

Needs more rivets!!!

I'm a tad confused why you don't just include sides and tracks too. As a conversion kit it suddenly becomes very expensive to assemble a tank.

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Boom! Leman Russ Commander





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 Inquisitor Kallus wrote:
Nice design though it doen't seem to go with the underlying russes aesthetic or look very 40k at all



Could be handy if there is a current (or somebody is working on one) ruleset for late 21st century WW III.


It caters for those who don't like the Russ aesthetic.


More choice can only be good.

   
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Otiose in a Niche






Hyderabad, India

Very nice but I echo the folks wondering why this is a conversion kit. I mean once you're replacing the turret and the hull, why keep the tracks (which to me were always the worst part of the design)?

Still with new tanks from Victoria and from Mad Robot and now this it's a great time for IG conversions.

 
   
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Powerful Phoenix Lord





Looks good - minus the bladed prow, but you can just leave that off. Nice options to expand/change your tanks. I agree though that full resin conversion kits make it bloody expensive to do anything!
   
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The Last Chancer Who Survived





Norristown, PA

Those look great. Now I need to see one painted and weathered
before I decide if I want one

Might be cool for my genestealer cult though. So the only thing it use from the original kit is the side panels and treads?

 
   
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Wrathful Warlord Titan Commander





Ramsden Heath, Essex

I'd happily buy the turret and prow ball socket weapons but the rest of the design I'm less keen on.

Will it be possible to buy elements a seperately?

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Wow, those are pretty awesome, i'm cutious as yi how they would looks with sponsons and the FW turrets

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Raging Rat Ogre




These look truly excellent! I'm really impressed with the turret more than anything else, any chance they'd be available separately and fit on a regular GW Leman Russ hull?

   
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Gefreiter





Montgomery, AL.

The turret looks wonderful. Is it a BMP-3 turret? I converted all my chimeras to the Sciuridae Infantry Fighting Vehicles for my death korps. I really appreciate the Russian aesthetic with the imperial guard you go after.

However, i think a "total conversion" is the wrong way to go with this. I would scrap the body, which is too curvaceous for a guard vehicle and concentrate on the rear engine deck extension you have there. Ditch one side of the exhaust pipes to give it an asymmetric look and i think you would have something much better. Perhaps something were i can fit it over the existing leman russ rear, like your armored side skirts, or where i can cut off the rear with a bone saw and replace it with yours. The short rear and turret are the largest downfalls of the leman russ design. The Forgeworld mars versions are much better and concentrate on fixing these problem areas while maintaining the familiar silhouette of the leman russ tank.

Also, a set of those russian style smoke launchers for my Sciuridae chimeras would be welcome.

I like the prow weapon and ball. Perhaps mod that into the existing leman russ prow as a replacement?

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The turret is definitely heavily "inspired" by modern Russian based military vehicle design (some other elements as well!)
   
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Looks like it would work nicely as a Chaos/Blood Pact Russ with that frontpiece.


 
   
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Imperial Agent Provocateur




Will you be offering the turret separately?
I'd buy those. I'm phasing out Russ chassis in favor of the Chimera and don't really need the hull parts.
   
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Swamp Troll




San Diego

 Ketara wrote:
Looks like it would work nicely as a Chaos/Blood Pact Russ with that frontpiece.


This..
I was just thinking earlier about converting a Leman Russ into basically this type of thing to serve with some Blood Pact alongside some zerkers.

   
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Guard Heavy Weapon Crewman






Thank all you mates.

This photo for weapons.

   
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Lit By the Flames of Prospero





Edmonton, Alberta

Oh whao. I could see that looking great in some 30k Gaurd armies, for more advanced Heresy Era Russes.

The convertion bits for use the normal GW cannons is great too, for thows that wish to keep the look for the GW weapons. Only problem is the fact I recall the mounting for the demolisher family turrets being quite diffrent. I hope we will see ones for these guns also.

Also for 30k gaurd players, A volkite cannon will be welcomed for thows who use the incinerator.

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Tunneling Trygon






Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

Your metal and resin barrels are very nice. Would you consider making more of those, and selling them separately? I'd really like to see a variety of more realistic autocannons and that sort of thing.

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Martial Arts Fiday






Nashville, TN

Do WANT!

When/if my boxfull of Talharn whoopass ever gets made into an army these will be strong contenders for their MBTs!

Do they assemble without the track guards?

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Denison, Iowa

I like certain aspects of this kit, but I think using all the available options is a bit.......much.

I'm kind-of in the less is more philosophy. I think it would look better without the bladed prow, without the optional extra frontal armor, without the track guards, without the spaced turret armor, and without the fuel drum on the back.
   
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Martial Arts Fiday






Nashville, TN

I'm thinking mostly the same, Cuda. Looks like all of it is optional parts!

Any ideas on a release date?

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Veteran Knight Baron in a Crusader




Oakland, CA

I like!

These kits give a plethora of options for conversions.
   
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LeaderRatss Battle Tank is a conversion set for Imperial Guard Leman Russ battle tank. This set include 64 resin kits and 1 metal barrel.
It can make 4 types:
-Battle Tank
-Prowler Tank(twin-cannons)
-Vanguard Tank(Heavy armor front and long-barrel cannon)
-Apocalypse Tank(twin-long-barrel cannons, need one more metal barrel)

This set is 58$, shipping to the worldwide

You can order it inhttp://ratgard.com/










Also the Ratgard AFV Track Guard for Imperial Guard Chimera and Leman Russ battle tank.

This set is 5$




   
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Martial Arts Fiday






Nashville, TN

For that price I would have expected the additional metal barrel
And mounting base to do all the options as shown in the picture.

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Proverbs 18:2

"CHEESE!" is the battlecry of the ill-prepared.

 warboss wrote:

GW didn't mean to hit your wallet and I know they love you, baby. I'm sure they won't do it again so it's ok to purchase and make up.


Albatross wrote:I think SlaveToDorkness just became my new hero.

EmilCrane wrote:Finecast is the new Matt Ward.

Don't mess with the Blade and Bolter! 
   
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Leader Ratss re-stock as complete set, include hull, track and sponson weapons.

http://ratgard.com/index.php/2017/12/14/leader-ratss-m1-battle-tank/









   
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Guard Heavy Weapon Crewman




amazing stuff.

Just as well im skint after Xmas

 
   
 
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