Cadian Leman Russ – All Seven – Completed
Leman Russ are all done! Rejoice!
I’ve completed seven Cadian Leman Russ, I have completed seven Cadian Leman Russ. I wrote it twice so it sinks in for me. This feels like a big deal!
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The Leman Russ is the go-to tank for the Astra Militarum and the fact it’s taken me five years to paint my first one should be enough to warrant a visit from a Commissar. But I hope I’ve redeemed myself somewhat by doing all my Leman Russ in one single batch.
I’ve had these models for a long time. At least three years and I’ve never finished them. I airbrushed the camo a long time ago too. But now I’m only playing painted it was time to get them finished.
Also, I was tired of explaining myself whenever I posted a list. Every time it felt like someone would comment…
No Leman Russ!?
But no more! Now I roll with seven Cadian Leman Russ!
Cadian Leman Russ Gallery
- Cadian Leman Russ
- Cadian Leman Russ
- Executioner
- Leman Russ
- Punisher
- Exterminator
- …that same Leman Russ which I finally painted this year!
- Overview
- Valkyrie’s View
- Forgeworld Turret
- Exterminator
- Battle Cannon
- Executioner
- Side
- Side
Leman Russ Turrets
I have a few options for the turrets because they’re not all glued together. I have a few combinations and the images below will show you what I could run.
Notable mentions are two Executioner turrets, one of which is a Mars Pattern version from Forgeworld. This will make a good and obvious Tank Commander on the battlefield. I tried my first Plasma Effect on those turrets and it turned out pretty well. I also cover the heat burn on the Punisher Cannon in that article.
I also have the option to run four Vanquishers. This seems like a terrible idea on paper. But I’d like to try it. Maybe four Vanquisher Tank Commanders will do something amazing with the Lost Relic of Cadia and Overlapping Fields of Fire.
I also have the ability to change out the Vanquishers for Battle Cannons which will be my go-to variant of Leman Russ.
Sponsons
One of the seven has not got the sponson mounts at all. This one I think was from eBay. It had a Lascannon glued into the front mount. I managed to remove this so it could be a Heavy Bolter or a Heavy Flamer instead.
Another one has a glued-in Lascannon and Heavy Bolters which I can’t remove. This is the older Leman Russ version and I think was the first one I owned back five years ago. I can’t remove them without a huge risk of damaging the model – so they will stay put.
The other five haven’t got any hull or sponson weapons glued in place. This will prove extremely handy in the future. Unfortunately, it does mean I have a whole plethora of weapons that need painting if I’m to give myself the maximum number of options.
Yeah for Leadbelcher spray!
Front Sponson Gallery
- Start
- Remove Lascannon
- Ouch
- Done
- Replace
- Now we can equip anything!
- Heavy Flamer?
- Fix Bayonets!
Transfers
This was my first time using transfers and it went surprisingly well! I used the much recommended Micro Set and Micro Sol.
And I have to say that it went really well. Out of the 14 transfers I applied, I broke one.
Transfers add so much to the model I can’t wait to go back over my other vehicles and add them. I also have some custom ones in the pipeline…
Cadian Leman Russ WIP Gallery
- Starting point
- Dry brush begins