Converting the Venomcrawler

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Project Entry by davetaylor

Finishing the Rustcrawler® for the Spring Clean Challenge!

June 21, 2021

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Once it was built, I put the Rustcrawler® into a project box and there it sat for more than 18 months, until I heard the guys talking about the Spring Clean Challenge on the Weekender.

I dug it out earlier this year and after priming it black, I hit the armor plates with a spray of Pure Red from The Army Painter range, in much the same way as I have most of my Adeptus Mechanicus army. It’s a bright, saturated red that works wonderfully for Mars. I painted up the rest of the details to match with my existing force, which helps move to away from its original Chaos vibe.

The base was painted separately. Primed black and then dry brushed and/or stippled with a series of browns – VGC Charred Brown, VMC Red Leather, and VGC Orange Fire. Edges where the rust might have been knocked off were hit with a little bit of silver (TAP Shining Silver), and the Rustcrawler® was glued to the base.

I hope you all like it! Hopefully I can squeeze it into a game in the not too distant future.

Cheers

Dave