![]() The article also had an overview of the Spartan Assault Tank. and an Imperial Tank Hunter utilising the remainder of the parts from the two kits. The article in White Dwarf had instructions for the conversion of a Land Raider and a Rhino into two new Imperial vehicles. One was the Spartan, Terminator Battle Tank using the kit parts with the addition of plastic card or cardboard. This was based on a conversion from White Dwarf 119. It became a common assault vehicle during the Great Crusade, where its nigh-impervious chassis could shrug off regular anti-tank weapons as it ferried up to 26 Legionaries – or 13 Terminators – into the fray, with a surprising turn of speed for its size.Ī resin version was available from Forge World, but this is a full plastic kit. The mighty Land Raider is a design that has stood the test of time ever since Arkhan Land dug it out of the catacombs on Mars – but what’s a Legion Praetor to do when their prized Terminator squads can’t quite squeeze into its armoured hold? They reach for the Spartan Assault Tank – and now, with a stunning new plastic kit, you can too.Īlso known as the Land Raider Spartan, this armoured carrier was designed to punch through the most overwhelming enemy defences and deliver a knock-out blow of massed Astartes infantry. The Spartan is a “re-imaginging” of a Rhino Land Raider conversion from the 1980s. I also choose to paint the weapons etc in the rusted metal scheme to go with the tracks.This Saturday you will be able to pre-order two new tanks for The Horus Heresy, the Spartan and the Sicaran. To break up the black a bit a added a bone white stripe on the side panels as well as a DA symbol. All in all I think this method worked well at this scale and the model reads as black, but one can still see the edges on the panels. I used the same brown and orange to paint in some additional rust in joints and added some streaks. The shipped marks where then dry brushed gunmetal. So I had to switch the colours to a stronger brown and orange to represent the rust, instead of the normal black and brown. Once the black was done I tried to use my normal sponge chipping method but it did not work well on the black at this scale. This meant that I had to redo quite a few areas and I could not use any masking tejp on the model. However I quite quickly realized that there was something wrong with my base spray as it did not retain the paints and it peeled of from the plastic. I had previously tried it out on a Contemptor dreadnought and it worked fine so I had good hopes. The big question was if my recipe for Dark Angels jet-black, that I used on the infantry, would work on a larger model. Since I do not have any active HH army, but a few fallen Dark Angels as well as a few pre-heresy models I decided that it would be a nice challenge to paint something other than ghost green and Mechanicum red. The plates where then re-attached before painting the main hull. The tracks in my normal rusted metal that I have use on other models. I actually left some of the track guards off in the beginning so that I could paint the parts of the tracks that would later be covered just to get a nice continuity on the track. I was thinking about leaving the tracks off and paint them separately but decided that that would have it own problems, such as consistency along the track. I choose to paint the main hull as one piece and the turret, guns and exhaust separately to make it easier to access all parts. The plastic version is a great model and is fun to build and paint. ![]() ![]() I have always wanted one since FW released their resin version but I could not really motivate the cost since I am not actively collecting HH. I love this model, it has such character. After a few sessions I have now finished it in the livery of pre heresy Dark Angels. It is new hobby year and I stated out, working on my Christmas present Sicaran Battle tank that I got from my wife.
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