Dark Mechanicus project – Chimera and StuG
Fresh from the forge, I've painted up a customised Chimera to fit with the StuG shown previously. The dark red will be repeated across the tanks to help keep the army looking uniform on the battlefield as there's going to be plenty of unique traits to each individual vehicle.
The obvious difference to the model is the exposed tracks, which I'm drawing inspiration from World War I vehicles (though most real world tanks are like this!). I've reconstructed the top of the vehicle a little to put the turret towards the back of the vehicle and drop those ugly lasgun portholes.
I think the chaos star may be a bit oversized on this, especially when compared to the StuG but hopefully placing an icon or object inside it will help offset the empty space.
Further plans for the Chimera include lots of weathering, hazard stripes, a dozer blade and obligatory tarpaulin and ropes.
Any ideas and suggestions welcome!
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February 26th, 2010 - 08:26
Hazard stripes would work well.
February 26th, 2010 - 12:06
Im lovin the pre-heresy feel to your tanks, Id personally avoid any mud-like weathering and go for rusty rivets and exhaust fume streaks and yeah hazard stripes would rock. i dunno what the real models are like but from the photos id give the symbols another coat of skull white to bring them out more.
a few areas of chipped paint would be good too kinda like how you drybrushed the edges. that will break up the ‘empty spaces’ a bit too.
this is gonna be a sweet army when its done
February 26th, 2010 - 12:55
I wanted to give them a feel of being veterans of many arid, dry battlefields. Martian deserts and the like. The problem with that is red dust on red paint. I’ll try and get some orange dust across the tracks, but certainly avoiding mud!
February 26th, 2010 - 23:19
Excellent mate, I’m getting quite envious of some of these pack vehicles I’m seeing across the web.
February 27th, 2010 - 10:04
How about some more techno wotsits on the vehicles, sensor arrays, electro coils, a servitor of some kind etc. I got the impression from the DM novel that there were few standard designs – each was a bit mad/chaotic. In many ways it reminds me of the battle scenes in Star Wars:Attack of the Clones, a mad mechanical army full of whirly gizmos.