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Imperial Vehicles
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IMPERIAL VEHICLES
With all the talk about the new Imperial Guard infantry, it’s
easy to forget the heavyweights of the army – the tanks!
Chad Mierzwa shows us how to customise your vehicles.
Introduction
W
ith the release of the new
Imperial Guard Codex, tread-
heads across the world will be
getting their armoured companies ready to
rumble out across the battlefields of the
41st Millennium.
The tank crews of the Imperial Guard
attribute personalities and character to the
armoured behemoths that they ride to war.
™ The hulls of these great tanks are adorned
with all manner of honorifics and blessings,
or customised to better suit the battlefields
they fight upon.
We thought that the release of the new
Modelling Workshop Codex was a great opportunity to revisit
some of the great Imperial Guard tanks in
is your indispensable our collection, as well as take a look at the
guide to getting the brand new kits available this month. We’ll
show you just some of the many ways that
most out of your you can customise and personalise your
models and terrain. In own vehicles.
We asked Chad Mierzwa – no slouch
this installment we when it comes to converting and
show you how to add customising tanks, as you’ll see at the end If the information about tank markings in this issue isn’t
of the article – to show us how to add
details to your tanks. personal touches and details to your tanks.
enough for you, then check out the Apocalypse book,
as it has a whole section on the subject!
Leman Russ Battle Tank
Chad started off by building a Leman Russ
Battle Tank, but rather than building it
straight out of the box he performed
something of a kit bash. To create a
tooled-up command tank to lead his tank
squadron, he has used extra parts from the
tank accessory frame, the command
upgrade frame and the Baneblade
sponsons and accessories Bitz Pack. The
This marking, taken from This Leman Russ is equipped with
tank has extra aerials and antennae, as the Imperial Guard tank extra fuel tanks, vastly increasing
well as extra flourishes such as fuel tanks transfer sheet, is closely its range and allowing it to roam
and extra armour plates. associated with the Steel far ahead of the main battlegroup.
Legion regiment.
Extra Details A B C
Chad added all manner of extra
details to the Leman Russ, taking
many of the bits from the tank
accessory frame, the command
upgrade frame and the Baneblade
extra armour frame. The Imperial
aquila antennae array has been
added to the turret, along with all
manner of aerials (A and B), marking
the tank out as command vehicle. A
searchlight from the command frame D E F
was added (C), and he has affixed
two of the Baneblade armour plates
to the side of the tank (D) in place of
sponsons, serving as ablative armour.
Extra fuel tanks, taken from the
Baneblade extra armour frame have
been added to the back of the
vehicle (E and F).
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Armoured Sentinel
After his success with the Leman Russ
kit, we tasked Chad with assembling the Sentinel Assembly
new Sentinel, showing us just how The Sentinel kit contains a multitude of different
options, allowing you to build either an Armoured
versatile the kit is. Chad decided to Sentinel or a Scout Sentinel, armed with a wide
assemble the model as an Armoured choice of weaponry. Chad has assembled his as an
Sentinel (the kit also makes a Scout Armoured Sentinel armed with a missile launcher,
Sentinel) and, in the same vein as the making for a versatile option in his army.
Leman Russ, he added all manner of
antennae and radar dishes to the top of
it. This may represent the Sentinel
being a command walker, or it
could be used for long-distance
reconnaisance operations.
As the only walker in the
Imperial Guard army, the
Sentinel’s base offers plenty of
opportunities for really adding
character to the model. This has
been mounted on a scenic base
covered in rubble and pieces of
debris, suggesting that the Sentinel is
prowling through the ruins of a city.
Squad Markings
The Sentinel was painted in the camouflage pattern of The rear of the Sentinel, showing the
the Steel Legion, to match the colour scheme of his detailed exhausts and the improved
Leman Russ. He has added squadron markings to the comms array, taken from the Imperial
side of the Sentinel with a transfer taken from the Guard tank accessories frame. Chad has
Imperial Guard tanks transfer sheet. The number painted the exhausts to look heat-
denotes the number of Sentinel in the squadron, whilst blackened, in stark contrast to the
the colour denotes the squadron. gleaming metal pistons on the legs.
Squad
HQ
20
24 25 26
2 nd
Squad
27 28 29
Camouflage
3 rd
Tanks will often be
Squad
repainted by their crews as
they are transported to
various theatres of war.
Sulphur desert Urban sprawl Polar Temperate Jungle Night world Ferrous waste Ash waste Death world
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The Valkyrie
Stormtrooper Valkyrie
Chris Peach painted this Valkyrie to belong to an ace pilot,
denoted by the eagle wing design painted on the wings. He
carefully cut a template out of tracing paper, using that to
help him paint the design onto the wings.
Catachan Valkyrie
Valkyries are drawn from the Imperial Navy,
and as such aren’t necessarily painted in the
same colours as the regiment to which they’re
attached. For this Valkyrie Chris has created a
jungle camouflage scheme, perhaps for
operating with the Catachans.
Mordian Hellhound
The Mordian Hellhound stands out on the battlefield for a number of reasons. First and
foremost is the distinctive yellow and black patterning on the dozer blade and fuel tanks,
achieved by masking out the pattern with tape. Secondly is the dark blue, almost black
hull, designed for fighting on the night world of Mordian. The squadron markings are
distinctive too, very different from the usual red and white stripes on the Cadian tanks.
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Cadian Demolisher
This Cadian Demolisher is a great example of the
multitude of tanks in our Studio Cadian army. The tank is
camouflaged for operation in a temperate or wilderness
environment. Extra details from the tank accessory frame
have been added, such as the improved comms unit and
the tank commander.
Vostroyan Basilisk
This Vostroyan Basilisk has a very distinctive colour
scheme, with a light brown-grey hull and brass
detailings. The squadron markings of the Vostroyans
differ dramatically from those of other regiments, with
irregular red stripes on the hull.
‘Chad-eptus’ Mechanicus
Ever since the Baneblade was released, Chad has been tinkering away This plastic gumball has
with this personal project, his highly customised Baneblade (nicknamed been painted to resemble
‘the Procrastinator’ by his comrades for the length of time it’s sat on his a glowing ball of energy,
perhaps an experimental
desk). He sees the Baneblade as some sort of prototype tank built by power source for the
a Techpriest. He kept the bare metal showing, reasoning that as super-heavy tank.
Techpriests revere machines, why would they cover them with
paint? Many of the parts come from Chad’s extensive bitz box,
which is almost as old as he is!
Is this strange device an
exotic weapon, or does it
have some other, more
mysterious purpose?
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