Work in Progress: IG incoming - it's another Greydeath tribute!

A good friend brought a Leman Russ Demolisher kit to my hospital room the other day (thanks again, Al!), and I set to work with razor saw and glue creating a specialized city-fighting mini-tank inspired by, you guessed it, Greydeath's very cool Russ tankette.  Here it is, partly assembled:

Again, apologies for the quality of some of these photos; it's an overcast day and there's not enough light for good close-up pics with a cell phone.

Here's the mini-Russ alongside my SM Cub tank:

Remembering that many moons ago GW modified a Chimera kit into a neat little tracked alternative to the Sentinel called the Scylla Light Tank, I've decided to dub my chopped, narrowed Russ the Charybdis Light Assault Tank.  In game terms, it will be armed with a turreted Conqueror Cannon from the days of GW's Armoured Company rules, which is a lighter, infantry-slaying battle cannon that, thanks to some recoil-dampening wizardry, can be fired while on the move.  Just the thing for a Cities of Death game, where it can trundle down narrow passageways to unleash hell on massed enemies.

I plan on calling my friendly local hobby shop this afternoon to get some styrene tubing that I can plug into the Demolisher housing to resemble the snub-barreled Conqueror.  As with the Cub, homebrewed rules and variants on the Charybdis chassis will be forthcoming.

A tip of the helm to Greydeath - SM Mini Razorback

Hello all, and welcome to the Chapter Master's Rec Room, located deep within the inner chambers of the ol' fortress-monastery.  Pull up a seat, draw yourself a Fenrisian Ale (or crack open an Emperor's Choice cola, if you prefer) and make yourself comfortable.  Here you'll find a gallery and archive of my miniature wargaming projects, most of them pertaining to Warhammer 40K and my proposed armies, the Armoured Saints SM Chapter, WAAAGH! Badfinga, and the Schadenvostok IG regiment, as well as some assorted goodies from other armies and terrain pieces.

Finally, after having nothing to christen this blog for ages, I have some actual content!  What follows is a nearly-complete mini-tank inspired by similar designs by 40K conversion master Tut "Greydeath" Cote.  (You can find his versions at his picture site here.  The only things left to do is to fill some gaps left by the shortening-and-narrowing procedure and any other similar refinements.  You'll have to pardon the not-so-great photos...I've been rehabilitating in hospital for a few months from a bad leg injury (it's a long story), and my only camera is on my cellphone.  On to the pics:

I plan to make a squadron of these scout tanks with assorted turret weapons, and come up with some appropriate names, stats, rules, and point values for them, as well as a tutorial.  Hope you enjoy this little guy!