I had great fun applying the paint scheme of the infantry to a much larger model, and really enjoyed going to town on the weathering effects. The paintjob is where the model really shines though, I think. I quite like the jewellery chain around the battle cannon barrel, and the five spikes above it were taken from a Slaaneshi Icon from the Chaos Space Marines kit, just trimmed down to fit. I used quite a few of the Forgeworld Renegade Etched Brass bits to a decent effect, and gave the model a suitably Chaotic-looking dozer blade in place of its usual one. In keeping with this narrative, the tank’s silhouette is largely unchanged, just converted to be a little spikier than normal.

In fact, the hapless Astra Militarum Sergeant in the grip of my Chaos Lord is painted in the same colour scheme. I don’t have a concrete idea for lore for my renegades yet, but I quite like the idea of them being a recent insurrection one that’s only just turned from the Emperor’s light and is possibly still in the process of putting down the loyalist parts of its regiment. I had several goals here, the first of which was to get a tank that still at a glance could possibly pass for a loyalist – at least long enough to close to effective range and then turn traitor.

I’ve lapsed a bit on my blog posts lately – to catch up, here’s a write-up on my Renegade Leman Russ Battle Tank.

Leman russ battle tank artwork