Deathwatch Landraider (Part 1)

 The Landraider is probably my favorite Warhammer 40,000 vehicle. Both versions. The original one I like for it's crudeness, it's brute force and power. The current one I think is just a magnificent model and kit that is, in my oh so humble opinion, one of the best pre- CAD examples of Games-Workshop's models. 

Death Watch Landraider, fully armed and operational. 

And in recent times I ended up with two of the current ones, used and assembled. This is the one I got in the deal that I got the late '90s grots in. But I wasn't sure exactly what to do with. I was tempted to let my Celestial Lions have it, but I am still resistant to the notion of expanding that force. When this Deathwatch force sprang into existence it made sense to let them have it. 

But some work needed to be done.

Chaos removed, but the damage is done. 

Not much luckily. The only issue it had was that it had a big Chaos icon on the main door. Removing it was a minor challenge but it revealed an acquilla that had been badly damaged by the glue that was used to attach it.  And it left a really ugly scar. 

Before the dremel.

Well, a good weather day occurred and a fleeting moment of free time coincided with that so I broke out the dremel and took the model outside for cosmetic surgery.  

After the dremel. 

After I removed the lumpy bits, the model was looking somewhat more scarred up than I would prefer, so I attached a sanding bit to the Drexel. That worked out great.  I got it fairly smooth even though it probably doesn't look too pretty in this next pic.

After the sanding. 

Priming it black was the next phase.

Primed!

I used Tamiya Red Brown to spray the interior and I tried to spray the tracks but the can was almost empty and it sputtered when I sprayed it. This made an for an interesting, though messy, look.

Brown added to the tracks. 

Reattaching the parts used during the Rhinoback project makes the model feel almost complete. I may build some of the secondary options such as a storm bolter or a Hunterkiller Missile for this tank to have exclusively. 

First expedition to the muddy wastes. 

While taking this photo a large xenos monstrosity was encountered, however it was less than impressed by the pair of twin-linked lascannons and the Landraider had to be reeled back before the creature could attack. 

"It didn't die! Know fear! know fear!!!"