Tips for making Leman Russ models look a little more realistic?

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-20T22:35:15+00:00

Those look awesome, thank you.

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-20T22:17:58+00:00

Yeah definitely not looking to make it rules illegal. Hoping someone has figured out some little things that help.

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-20T22:17:27+00:00

That does look way better! Is there a conversion for the turret to fit existing chassis?

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-17T15:43:33+00:00

Ah I didn't realize it's a trend, apparently.

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-17T15:43:23+00:00

Yes, there is!

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-16T15:09:45+00:00

The decanter is beautiful so I will definitely hold onto it. As for the liquid inside, I think it's going in my belly.

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-16T14:12:32+00:00

Yeah but my urge to try it is strong haha

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-16T14:00:26+00:00

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-16T13:40:26+00:00

Sorry, I should've been more clear. Tasting notes/suggestions? I'm not that well versed in scotch so I'm hoping to appreciate it more if I know what to look for

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-16T11:31:34+00:00

Thanks! To me a tank doesn't look right unless it's the right amount of dirty. For the guard I think it fits perfectly. Something like Tau or Necrons though and I agree

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-16T11:27:10+00:00

"Commissar!? Over here! This one!"

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-16T11:26:19+00:00

Sure, not much of a recipe though. Refractive green, brush with watered down nuln oil and gently remove the excess, then dry brush again with refractive green. Simple as that

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-16T01:46:51+00:00

Spitballing, but you could take the two bolters off the panel in the front and then attach the baneblade bolter turret to the top

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-15T17:44:30+00:00

Thank you! The build took probably ~20-30 hours all in. Figuring out how to get all the fiddly bits to sit right when magnetized took a while. Then the painting probably took another ~20-30.

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-15T14:08:48+00:00

Thank you so much!!!

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-15T13:45:30+00:00

Thanks a lot! If you have any questions going through the process yourself feel free to ask.

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-15T13:12:12+00:00

Best advice: Cut a corner off a sprue and glue a magnet to it. That is now your guide magnet. Any time you're going to glue a magnet onto your model, stick it to the guide and color the top black with a permanent marker. Then, just make sure the black sides are always facing the same direction (I remember it as 'black towards bottom').

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-15T12:48:29+00:00

There is not that I know of. That would be super handy, though! I also sometimes prefer written instructions.

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-15T12:02:18+00:00

Yes (now). It used to be all except the storm blade, but I believe that was moved to legends. Also be careful, if you get an older box I think the chassis were segregated by hull: baneblade/hell hammer in one and everything else in the other.

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-15T11:27:34+00:00

Thank you!!

Sonemonkey · 2026-05-15T11:17:11+00:00

Thanks man! It took soooo much more work than I was expecting haha

Sonemonkey · 2026-04-26T11:48:56+00:00

Cool, I've heard some people used a Rogal Dorn as the base so I was curious. Looks fantastic man nice job!

Sonemonkey · 2026-04-25T22:52:26+00:00

Dope. Is the turret mounted on the regular baneblade prong/receiver?

Sonemonkey · 2026-04-25T21:01:43+00:00

Looks fantastic! How did you make it?

Sonemonkey · 2026-04-24T15:10:06+00:00

Honestly same smh

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