Until KroozA announced his kontest I thought I had no need for another looted vehicle (I love my bassie), but the kontest soon changed that.

I decided to loot a Leman Russ Demolisher – Gaf-Naz can’t resist the big guns!

First job was to build the standard russ hull and add double-width trakks. I also built the standard sponsons and orkified the heavy bolters by replacing each one with 2 shootas.

I left out some of the upper wheels and trakk links as they’ll be covered by trakk-guards, and the bits will be useful for future projects.





I then started to construct the trakk-guards, using various sizes of plasticard strip to build up a raised lip.





I then used 1mm thick plasticard to box in the trakk-guards, leaving some nice big areas to add gubbinz, stowage and glyphs to later on.





Next up I added some dags cut from tread-plate embossed plasticard, a moon glyph and the obligatory tiled roofs on the sponsons. I also built a visor style viewport for the driver, with a teef glyph taken from a WHFB shield.





Next – the def-rolla! Well it is a KroozA run kontest!

I used a cut-down kitchen foil tube, wrapped in 0.5mm thick plasticard and plated with 0.75mm thick plasticard. The ends were sealed with 2 slotta bases, and old rhino hatches and WHFB shields added for detail.





The def-rolla was fitted in place with 2 pieces of 1.5mm thick plasticard that handily wedged into place between the russ’ hull and trakks.

Plasticard strip was used to add detail to the sponsons. A door, with wire mesh window, and ladder were added, as well as dented armour plates all over.

The beginnings of a shroom-farm, using the mushrooms from the WHFB night goblin sprue, can be seen on the rear left trakk-guard. Glyph plates from the OOP plastic battlewagon have been added to the right-hand sponson.





Gaf-Naz decided that the weedy oomie engine had to be replaced with something more orky!

A rear platform was built with plastic I-beams and pieces of the platformer kit, covered in tread-plate embossed plasticard.

A kinder-egg was used to create a pressurised liquid squig fuel-tank (can this entry be considered for the “use a kinder-egg” kontest too?).

The orange hose, connecting the fuel-tank to the engine, is a lego piece, hatches are from the russ sprues, dials and valves from the kan accessories, and the exhausts are built from plasticard tubing.

Hidden behind the fuel-tank are the new orky “elektriks” – 2 killer kan rokkit launchas (without the rokkits), some cabling from the kan accessories and springs from lighters used for wiring.





Next, rivets!

I’ve used sliced-up plastic rod (1mm round, 1mm hex and 1.5mm hex) for my rivets, varying the sizes as to what they’re meant to be holding down. I also used some bolts on the trakk-guards, made from small squares of plasticard with a 1.5mm hex rivet stuck on top.

Nosh-Ripoff (food for sale) and Squig-Ripoff (supplies for sale) glyphs were added to the shroom farm and box-of-gubbinz. A bad moon’s always on the lookout to make a few more teef!

Also added a Waaagh! glyph to the front right-hand trakk-guard.









Work then commenced on the turret. I wanted a moving one, so I used the russ turret as a base and built it up with layers of plasticard (so the gun would clear my trakk-guards).

I used a cardboard roll for the demolisha kannon. Covered in 0.5mm thick plasticard, and detailed with plasticard strip and dags.





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I then used 1mm thick plasticard to build up the shape of the turret, with 1.5mm thick plasticard for armour plates. The grill from the russ sprue is meant to be an exhaust vent for the kannon, with the hatch being for loading ammo.

Also built a periscope, with orky targeters, for the aiming-grot to look out of.





The tank kommanda was built from a WHFB orc command sprue torso, metal nob slugga arm and head, and the arm from the new big mek.

The big mek arm is for controlling the turret and firing the kannon.





Added rivets, and finally, in typical bad moon tastes, a banner pole built from plastic tubing, with Beakee-Snik and Panzee-Dreg glyphs, and the obligatory moon.




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And here she is all finished:











And undercoated, with grot riggers made from WHFB goblins and tools from the OOP plastic battlewagon.















I’ve started drybrushing her (to bring the details out more in the pics), but have stopped for now as I’m so happy with this model that I don’t want to rush the paintjob.

Big thanks to KroozA for running the competition and giving me the incentive I needed to start mekking again.

Also, thanks to all the meks who keep posting such inspiring work in the garage for Gaf-Naz to drool over.

Good luck to all the other meks who’ve entered the kontest.

All comments, criticisms, suggestions welcome.

OMG thats one sweet moma

I love the kinder egg/squig fuel cell

It looks like it would have taken a long time to make because of all of the little details.

Verry kool mate! I'm really diggin the work on this one and THAT is how you orkify a looted vehicle (now I'm blushing at my looted landraider that just has stuff bolted on ) There's a lot of character in this build of yours and I have to echo the sentiment on this contest. Not only did it get me offa my butt and help me realize what I can do, but it got me to share mine and the best, very best part is it got you other gits to share yours! Between all of the entries I'd have to say the amount of inspiration is staggering. I hope there's more entries left but if yours is the last one in it's a helluva finish!

Cheerz. A great entry

Whoa

It looks like you put a lot of work (and bitz) into that! Awesome job. There's a lot of creativity there, as well as good ideas for others to loot (thank you very much). I've been holding off on building myself a Russ because I wasn't suitably inspired; now I definitely am (although I doubt I could match your modelling skill).

Good job, mate! I hope you place well in the competition.

My only suggestion is that you remove two of the glyphs on the glyph/banner pole and move them down a bit, so that instead of a "crucifix" shape you get more of a blocky shape. Here's what I mean:

Currently:
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My sugestion:
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I just find that having glyphs so widely spread from the pole makes it look very fragile, instead of ded 'ard like the rest of the tank - it just doesn't quite fit.

Anyways, good luck painting this monster. I can't wait to see it done!

WOW, definately a worthy kontest champion

The detail on that engine is staggering, I really look forward to seeing it all painted up.

Congratulations on the win

I shall echo that, well done!

Truly worthy, i hope you like the dread.

Congrats! Wow at the work and bits and everything (lots of old skool bits) Hopefully we'll meet each other on the battlefield (allies or skumgrod either!). I'd love to see that monster in person!
EDIT: Oh yeah, Good use of stowage, I was gonna put some on mine but decided to wait till it's painted and paint the stowage separate then glue it on. Hope it doesn't give you any headaches

congrats on a truly well deserved win

That there is an awesome tank, dare i say it, to rival even a Kr00zA Kreation


+ get painting

Sweet Gork! That fing iz bootiful!

Wow this is a great entry. That engine is really sweet and nicely detailed.

If we took all the kontest entries we would have one heck of a ork armored company.

Good luck on the kontest.

That's a great lookin' tank you've looted there!
I especially love the ol' skool roof on the sponson, the fuel tank, lighter-spring wiring, but best of all, the really ol' skool PK on the back!


That's it, I'm gonna have to make a tank with a deffrolla now...

Thanks for all the praise and feedback guys.

Ghaleon - thanks for the suggestion. I see what you mean and will give it a go on my next banner pole. I'm first to admit by banners can sometimes go OTT.

4ton - I'm getting headaches just thinking about painting it.

Magos - good spot with the PK. Knew you'd like the roof.

I'll post pics of the final paintjob, but don't hold your breath.

Pfft. I remember when they were new.

I will wait for the final paintjob. I'd love to see a yellow russ, just cuz it's so unusual. I know the feelin' though, my paintin' has been at a much slower rate than usual. Perhaps dere's sumtin' in the air, eh?

Blimey, that's an amazing piece of work! You've changed the whole shape of the Russ yet it's still instantly recognisable as what is should be. A few bits of it are a bit wonky (maybe deliberately), but I think that this might be the best (unpainted) looted Russ I've seen. I particularly like what you've done with the engine and the turret.

I've yoinked the photos for a more detailed examination later on.

Oh man, that just keeps getting better the more I look at it. Your great attention to detail really sets it apart. I just love the mushrooms = a little on-tha'-road snack.

Congratulations again!

Great work! Dare I say it - BEST LOOTED DEMOLISHER EVA! For real.

Blackbone

Well done to you Gaf-Naz. This is certainly the best Looted Russ Ive ever had the pleasure to set eyes on. It has an up to date look but also some nice ole skool touchs, a very skillful blend. The engine n turret work are wat realy make this model, the added def-rolla is as Im sure you know, very much to my taste
Cant wait to see this beast painted up.
Thanx for entering. A truely deservid winner

Thanks for all the comments guys.

Oddballz - which bits look wonky? I've noticed the front big-shoota is slightly off-centre. Of course it's deliberate!

Magos - definitely something in the air. I can paint freely when at my mates in the countryside, but when at home in the city all I feel like is modelling.

Krooza - I was shocked mine was the only entry with a def-rolla!

I plan to paint as much of her as possible yellow, but am still experimenting with getting a decent dirty looking yellow colour so it may be a while till you all see some PIP pics.

Starting work on a Trukk tonight. Will post a new thread this evening.

I think my favorite part are the mushrooms on the track guards. Really. This kind of small detail is what sets models apart. It's such a brilliant step.

I agree. The mushrooms really reminded me of the potato baskets that Oddballz puts on his tanks. Bizzarre, but cool.

awesome tank, looks very brutal and orky. the mushrooms add that lovely orky wacky-ness.

you won too! cool.

Blows off the dust of yet another old thread....

I've threatened to paint my Demolisha for my J00n threat so I made a start tonight:




Basecoated all the large areas of tin bitz and boltgun metal. Also basecoated the rusty areas with terracotta in preparation for stippling.

Hope to get this finished this week - breaking out the drybrushes tomorrow.

All C&C appreciated.

Hard to comment on the paintjob yet, but so far so good

I've allways loved this model ( and have looted things from it ), so it'll be nice to see it painted.

Finally!

It is such a beaut that it deserves to be painted!
Can't wait to see more

Oh, and incidentally kids, this is the purrfect example when resurrecting an oooold thread is not considered thread-no-mancy

Good on yer for resurrecting this Gaf-Naz. I was so rapt I nearly died when I finally noticed the date on the first page and a half. I thought, "Whoa, someone's neck-deep in you-know-what!"

This is a fantastic build, great job as usual. And a bloody good tutorial as well, thank you ever so much. You make it look and sound so quick'n'easy. I have four LR's I bought in an in-store clearance (those Apoc boxes need a lot of room!) a couple of months ago for less than half price, but have been procrastinating ever since. I might have to finally do somefink now.

From this thread and others, you appear to have a thing for chocolate Kinder eggs - you should run another komp, the best gubbinz made with plastic Kinder capsules

Cheers.

Waaagh I thought I was da slowest painta!!!!

Great to see progress Gaf!

Thanks for the komments guys.

Gobsmakk'd - I think there was a kinder egg komp a few years back - they make perfect fuel tanks, and us Bad Moonz are known for enjoying eating.

4tonmantis - I'm such a slow painter I have a box of heroquest orks that are still half painted.

Done a bit more. Inked all the boltgun metal (mix of brown, black and chestnut inks, and vallejo smoke). Then I spent 2 boring hours drybrushing boltgun metal onto all the tin-bitz areas.



Stippled the rusty terracotta areas with vermin brown and then boltgun metal.


Looks a bit messy now, but hopefully that'll improve once I get some proppa colour on tomorrow.

All C&C appreciated.

GAH! There is no worse painting task in the ooniverse! And therefore twice the kudos to ya for painting the bottom.

Lookin' good G-N. Should look great when the yella hits it.

Waaagh on...

Nice

Cant wait to see some yella on it
Kick some grots inta gear

That kinder egg fuel tank is priceless consider it looted

The whole thing is sweet

Thanks for the komments guys.

It's now officially very yellow:



2 coats of slightly watered down Iyanden Darksun and 1 of 50/50 Iyanden Darksun & Sunburst Yellow.

Tidying-up the areas that the yellow encroached on tomorrow, then I'll start the shading and highlighting.

All C&C appreciated.

Now we're talkin! Are you going to do anything to break up the plates on the dethrolla? I think some intermittent yellow on those would look nice as well.

...you know that almost no one is going to check and see if the underside is painted, right? Yeah, me too. I would still paint it as well. *sigh*

I think I'm finally approaching closure with this model.

I've painted all the fiddly details, washed the yellow with gryphonne sepia and added chipped paint.




I think I need to do a final sepia wash, targetting some of the details I want to stand out more, before doing the final highlights on the yellow. May also add some more chipped paint - what do you all reckon? I want it to to look 'lived in' and orky, but still flash in a bad moon style.

All C&C appreciated.

Looks fantastic Gaf

It's lovely seeing all the little details popping out now.

I think the tarpaulin on the side of the turret might need a bit of a drybrush with something lighter to make it look a bit less leathery.

A few scratches and rust streaks from boltheads would look good too. I've used a sharpened HB pencil to put little metallic streaks in places on a couple of my tanks now and it looks good (just needs sealing on with some kind of varnish I think). I've also seen people use normal colouring pencils to add slightly lighter or darker scratches onto their paintjobs to look like something has scratched through a few layers of paint.

Keep up the great work

Hi that paint job is sweet, i think there are enough chips near the bottom of the track i think any more higher up will distract from the lovely yellowness, i love the wide tracks and huge barrel and chunky turret, and deff rolla

i cant decide if that red tank is for fuel or a big still for fungus brew

I want to see a group shot of this tank next to your trucks, i bet they look awesome

great stuff

cheers

it is completly different to what i had done but it is perfect so as it is. fantastic details.
i like your consequent style of painting.
the more comic aspect of 2 ed. orks are perfect visualised.

not much to improve.
a very little more dirt at the bottom (the new mud wash is perfect) and maybe the roof of the sponsons more red like the tank?
the defrolla ist to dark imho. a few stripes of chainmail to show hits of freshly rolled enemies?

and swampy: what is the difference between fuel and fungus brew?