Just finished my mini-restoration project to save this once dilapitaded gem of a model. Of course, I didn't think to take a before-and-after thing, but I managed to scrounge up a very grainy old file pic from the original Spunkybass Place site.
I got this fearsome flame tank from the original owner some years back, along with a bunch of Russes. They were formerly soldiering in a little-known Imperial Guard regiment called the Sovetskii Corporate Guard. The Sovetskii Corporate Guard fought alongside my Brandenbergers in many a campaign back during the fierce wars in and around the Balau Sector.
After a few bloody battles in the current edition with the current codex, I just felt that the Hellhound has actually increased in its awesomeness, and just wished I had more than one. Which of course, I did. I had been putting off restoration work on the old Hellhound because there was really quite a bit to do - it was missing reactive armor bits, the tracks were all over the place and had to be stripped and completely redone, and of course, there was the messy bit of stripping and repainting it.
Of course, like most projects, what had been put off for years was actually achieved in a couple of nights. It took a bit of thought to figure out how I painted my other Hellhound (which was done in 2000), but I managed to more or less match the paint-job. A couple of dry decal numbers from the awesome Archer Fine Transfers range finished it.
Hellhound #8 proudly joins the original #7 in their batllefield role of cleansing heretics, xenos and traitors in support of my Assault Platoons. Now all I need to do is to field them against the next vic... um ... awesome great cool opponent.
Keep them dice rolling ...
I've always thought that it looks better when all the vehicles are not exactly the same colour but have slight differences, even more so when there different Mk's of the same vehicle. Makes it look a little more realistic, like they have actually been delivered and painted separately by different people. A completely uniform army looks a little to perfect to me, except maybe if your elder.
ReplyDeleteAs they should be. I think your comment also applies to infantry kit, especially in larger forces in which units can be made up of grizzled veterans as well as fresh greenhorns. You'd expect much less uniformity among the veterans, and it adds to the army's appearance as a whole.
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ReplyDeleteYour old site is... well old looking :P Crazy blue on that haha.
ReplyDeleteNice work, looks like you're prepped for the BBQ in your next game! They look pretty good though mate. Good work.
Thanks. Yes, it's really old. I think the last update is like 2005 or something like that. Surprised the thing is still up. Those were the good old days of 3rd and 4th ed.
DeleteWe had a real good toastie BBQ game vs a Khorne army. I'll update soon on that