Warhammer 40K Space Marines Predator Tank

2020 Science Fiction and Fantasy Group Build. Campaign runs from 01/01/20 - to 31/12/20. Campaign medals awarded for models completed within those dates.
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Warhammer 40K Space Marines Predator Tank

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This is my original idea for the Sci-Fi GB;

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Has been sitting as an orphan in my stash for a while. Doesn't look too complex;

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but the instructions are open to a lot of interpretation and there are a lot of "extra" parts for you to customise your build. I have the Ammo of Mig "Space Legion" paint set, which looks to be a match for the main citadel colours and a bit more airbrush friendly.

Both Warhammer 40,000 builds I'm doing look pretty straight forward, but as usual, famous last words!!
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Can't wait!
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Looks quite "user friendly" - all the more room for superdetailling :lol:

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First cab off the rank for the GB Adam, well done. :) I'm interested to see what you do with this.

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Vincent Power wrote: 01 Jan 2020, 01:32 First cab off the rank for the GB Adam, well done. :) I'm interested to see what you do with this.

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The build will be pretty OOB with some minor improvements, but I'm going to put it on a small base and weather it up :D
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Steady building over a couple of hours gets me to here....

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The attachment points to the sprues are hugh and there are a lot of mould lines and sink holes that need to be sanded and filled. I drilled out the exhausts as they were moulded solid. The interior is that of a "Rhino" APC so is wrong for a "Predator" tank. Online forums make much of this inaccuracy, my plan is to have all the hatches closed so it won't matter that much! :D
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Morning Adam

Great progress, the preparation of parts is a real pain but you do seem to be taking it in your stride.

Have fun and primer soon?

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Steve Hutchinson wrote: 08 Jan 2020, 07:43 Morning Adam

Great progress, the preparation of parts is a real pain but you do seem to be taking it in your stride.

Have fun and primer soon?

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Hoping to get the build section of this one done by the end of the weekend. At that stage I have to go home, and (sigh), back to work so free time will be at a premium again. :(
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Just to prove I'm still working on this, build (OOB) is complete and primer is on;

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Will probably shoot some grey primer over this once I have cleaned up sink marks/seams and weird plastic texture. I don't want the MacCragge blue darkened too much by the primer.
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Still making steady progress on this one, I've used the Ammo "Space Legions" set for the blue and the modulation colours.

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Still got a lot to do, but given the speed that the Citadel paints dry it should progress reasonably fast. :)
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