Leman Russ Vanquisher

I finalised painting the Vanquisher today, so commander Pask finally got himself a tank. The tank is one I got years back, and it has been a low priority ever since. It is still a low priority, as I don’t expect to play any games using it. None the less it was nice to finally get it done.

The mud on this one is quite different from what I use to do on my tanks. It had been smeared with sand by its previous owner, making the muddy areas textured.

/Nicolai aka Atoom

Knight Commander Pask

The ace of the Russ – Crack shot and high BS. Sounds good, but in my mind it doesn’t really make the cut, at least not in the standard Russ. In my usual games, we play 1500-1750points, and that leaves little room for 50 point upgrades on the Leman Russes that finds their way into that list…

Reason for me bringing Mr. Pask up is that I’m currently painting a vanquisher, which in my mind is the only good option for a tank ace as Pask’s special rules are related to tank hunting and the Vanquisher is the only tank hunting Russ in the IG codex.

I’m currently thinking in the lines of an IG ‘hero’ list, where I chuck as many named characters into the list as the points will allow – A list like that is likely the only time I’ll ever get to use him in a real game. I bought a 2nd hand vanquisher with a nice tank ace in the turret, but newer got around to painting it – Until now that is.

The vanquisher will follow soon.

/Nicolai aka Atoom

Leman Russ – The Punisher

I bought the new demolisher/punisher/executioner kit when it was released, and I must say that I’m very pleased with the kit. Not only does it have 3 different main weapons, but it has all the weapon variants for hull and sponson mounting are they’re interchangeable. At first is started looking at magnetizing the main gun, but it turned our that it wasn’t necessary as it can sit there on its own if you glue the gun mount in a slight upwards angle.

Now I’m done with the painting, and the Punisher is ready for action. I’ve played it a couple of times with my Catachans, and I just love the sad look on the opponent’s face as the punisher gatling cannon forces a wagon-load of saves.

Here it is in all it’s glory – Weathering and stencils used for marking have been described earlier on my blog, if you’re interested in how it was painted.

/Nicolai aka Atoom