An APC of my very own

I wanted to design an apc that was simple and understated, that was small to emphasise the massive bulk of the Bromhead leman russ, and yet had some British roots like the Praetorians models themselves.

This is based on the british FV432 apc, which looks not unsimilar to the ubiquitous M113 with a few minor aesthetic differences.

The structure is all plasticard, nothing particularly complicated. The road wheels are from a 1/48th kit, and the idlers are lego wheel hubs.

My original plan was to mount the turret weapons on the pintle. I'm not a huge fan of this, but the twin linked bolters from the ravenwing kits are small enough for it to work in my view. However I was just dismantling my baneblade for painting and the heavy bolter turret on that does look rather good on these, so we shall have to see.

Plenty to do, but I'm really happy I've been able to develop two in tandem. They're near as damnit at the same point, which is unique for me. I usually do one as proof of concept, then get bored and move onto something else.

The best bit of it being so simple is I'm inspired to now have a go at a hellhound on the same chasis. Unfortunately I'm out of tracks and road wheels, so until I find a new stash that's on hold.

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