47-38 Planetary Defense Force
Gorgon Heavy Transport
My most ambiguous conversion to date. This uses the MENG 1/35 British Heavy Tank MkV Male as the main body. The MENG model was too narrow so many panels were cut down the middle and plasticard used to widen it by 2/3rds. It is now both longer and wider than Legion Spartan.
The interior was also heavily modified, though it is not very visible. The model assembled as instructed fills most of the cabin and sponsons with machinery. And that machinery is used to connect and support many of the external pieces. In order to make it look like this could be an APC, these pieces had to be extended in some places and removed in others. I found it easiest to build the entire internal assembly the carefully remove what parts I could.
While the model was roughly as long and wide as the actual Gorgon model, it was too short. A Gorgon has a crew compartment in the back that overlooks the transport canopy. I added the Skaven arch to give the model a similar height. I had to move the autocannons to sponsons instead of on the rear compartment. I think this is actually modeled for disadvantage as the sponsons have a more restrictive line of sight.
It was a lot of fun to do, but not something I plan on redoing any time soon. It also gave me a newfound appreciation for the GW kits as this was an insane number of pieces.
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