#Leman russ tank conversion full

Masking Off For The First Bit Of Airbrushing. Now itвЂ™s time to mask off and start painting the red and white stripes at the front of the tank. Given The Model A Nice Coat Of Desert Sand As A Base Coat. The Paints IвЂ™m Using For The Camouflage And Tank Tracks.ДЇirst of all, I am giving the tank a coat of Tamiya xf-59 Desert Yellow, this will be the base for the tank. A Quick Coat Of Hairspray To Help With Chipping. Undercoated With AK Primer And Then Base Coated With German Grey. There was an old British tank, I think it was a Matilda that had desert sand and sky blue camo that I really want to try and recreate. (image used under a creative commons licence) This Is The Matilda 2 Tank And The Paint Job That I want To Recreate On The Leman Russ.

#Leman russ tank conversion full

The Full Leman Russ Tank Minus The The Tracks. ThatвЂ™s about all the work I want to do to the hull, So now it time to get everything together and give it a quick undercoat. The Leman Russ Tank Complete Hull Ready For Painting. The Rear Of The Leman Russ With The Engine Cover And Tow Hook Front View Of The Tank Before Painting, The Gaps Around The Weapon Port Have Been Filled And Sanded. The Front Weapon Port Has Been Added And The Emblem Removed From The Rear. The Flamethrower Cannon For The Leman Russ Tank. Again I will paint this up separately and fit it after the rest is painted.

I am going to be using the flamethrower as the weapon on the front of the hull. The Turret And Gun Have Been Completed And Are Ready For Painting. Setting The Parts Of The Gun Barrel In Place And Holing Them With Clips While They Dry. Added The Smoke Grenade Launchers To The Rear Of The Turret. Joined Together The First Parts Of The Turret And Removed The Crest. I have also decided not to use the side gun ports, because of this I am going to fit the smoke grenade launchers to the rear of the turret. Next, onto the turret.I have chosen to go with the largest gun configuration. The Two Exhausts, I Will Paint These Separately Before Attaching Them. IвЂ™m Going To Use This As An Engine Cover. The Storage Box Completed And The Emblem Has Been Sanded Off. The storage box I have removed the logo from and am mounting it horizontally as an engine cover. Next onto the main body and some of the components, again IвЂ™m going to attach the exhausts after painting. Sticking Together The Hull On The Leman Russ Battle Tank. The Two Sides Of The Hull Are Now Stuck Together. IвЂ™m not going to fit the tracks at this time but I will add them once it is painted. Only Two Sprues But Good Castings With Lots Of Details. The really cool thing about the Games Workshop stuff is it is quite customizable with lots of parts than can be switched out. So first off there are only two sprues of parts, of course, the tracks are solid plastic as this piece is designed for tabletop gaming. I havenвЂ™t made one of these for 20 years. A lovely little Games Workshop Leman Russ Battle Tank. So this is a nice fun little build thatвЂ™s going to take me back to my childhood.