The Victors

[Klaus not Santa]

Hi guys,
another Diorama with some "armor" I recently completed is the "Victors". Where the "Orkalypse Now" has a lot of Special effects, this is relatively "normal".

It was inspired by this Image of a Yemenite T-62 returning home after an Operation


Somehow it inspired me to create something similar for WH40K.
I decided immediately I'd rather work with a tank destroyer than a standard tank and build a chassis loosely based on the jagdpanther


using Standard WH40K tracks, the build went rather smooth



As a speciality I wanted the TD to be equipped with Night Vision euipment - based on the German "UHU" and "Falke" Systems of the Panther G.
So I created some IR sporlights and IR Viewers


For a victory parade a Standard was also needed


And with the appropriate troopers it looked like this


The final shots








And a Collage with a little Story:

The ACTROS heavy tank destroyer 331, also named Nachtmahr, of the 758th heavy tank hunter detachment belonging to the XIX Dencaran Guards returns to Xanthium after successful participation in Operation Sawdust.
Commandeered by CPT Robert zu Wilhelms the Nachtmahr scored 20 verified kills against mechanized Ork forces. Most kills were scored at night when, due to its superior night vision equipment Type UHU the Nachtmahr was able to secretly prey on its enemy while remaining itself invisible.
The Nachtmahr inflicted considerable fear among the enemy – especially at darkness, when with each destroyed vehicle its name was whispered among the ranks of the Orks:
Der Nachtmahr – The Nightmare!
The vehicle is lead back into Xanthium by Commissar Albrecht von Lucke, a member of the noble house of Drachenstein. He received his Commissar honors traditionally via heritage among the noble families of Dencara.

I hope you like it and look Forward to your Feedback.
Cheers
Klaus

 

[stretch]

That is friggin awesome. I love everything about it...

 

[Ozzman78]

Too Cool!!!!

 

[myhobbyroom]

Excellent scratch building and composition.

 

[Grendels]

Nice work!

 

[Dark Kyp]

REally nice job indeed!

 

[ModelMakerMike]

That looks great!
;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[geegad]

superb work buddy and some top scratch building

 

[urumomo]

Brilliant . That standard is fantastic !
I'm not familiar with this genre .....I think one round would be it for magazine capacity . lol

 

[RedDragon62]

Love it!