I haven't quite finished it so far but got to a point where it just needs weathering. Here is the story...
1. The beginning
This is how I found the hellhound - unloved at the bottom of a box!! I'd obviously settled on a scheme and started painting the barrels and hull. I can't remember any of this though and had no idea where the turret, instructions or if there was a back half to the vehicle!!!
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| How I found it |
I wanted a change in colour scheme from both what I was painting (White) and what the rest of my army Chimera's and Leman Russ's looked like (Dawnstone Grey). I figured that these guys are the suicide kings and want to be noticed as they fly across the battlefield in their big petrol tank just waiting to be turned into a mushroom cloud! So I settled on Ulthuan Grey which is a very light grey with elements of a blue hue in it.
I quickly painted this up as a basecoat and then Leadbelchered up all of the metal bits before applying a Nuln oil wash to the metal and an Agrax Earthshade wash to all of the recesses in the model.
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| Base colours on of Ulthuan Grey and Leadbelcher |
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| Ulthuan basecoat and Agrax wash |
After a good old hunt around I managed to find an old box with a bunch of sprues in. After some comparing on the internet I located the turret and, it turns out that there is a rear section to the Hellhound too! I quickly built these and decided, after much deliberation, that I would go with the Hellhound cannon and a Multi melta. My thinking is that this vehicle will get targetting fairly early in the game as it is quick and will inevitably be up front with the enemy. Therefore I thought I'd go with dual use - Cannon for infantry and multi melta for tanks. I feel that the Melta cannon is a bit hit and miss and the Chem cannon is too small a range. With this load out it can be used as a big distraction from the other parts of my army as it could be a realistic threat if left untouched.
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| Newly mounted weapons! |
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| A very attractive backside! |
I basically just sponged some paint on the model after putting some tape on for the lines. The sides definitely look ok but I really don't like the back and i'm not sure about the turret colours. I think i'll definitely Ulthuan grey the back again but the turret may look ok once I start to weather the whole tank...?
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| Stripes on the side look ok... |
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| Stripes on the turret i'm not sure on... |
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| Definitely hate the stripes on the back! |
So that's where I am currently. Next up is to weather the tank so what i'm going to try to do before the end of the week is to get some Abaddon Black, Leadbelcher and a sponge and start pitting the hull with Black and metal colours - particularly where it would wear more such as corners and handles. I also want to add some oil/promethium streaks and scorch/soot marks around certain areas. Finally I have some Stirland mud to put on the tracks to muddy things up a bit. None of these things I have done before so who knows what it'll look like!!!
Let me know what you think of the job so far - especially the stripes and if you have any ideas about weathering, or tutorials, please let me know.
All the best
James
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