Last year I built and painted a Mk.IIa Phobos Rhino (pictured above) inspired by the Deimos pattern kits that Forge World has been releasing, I envisioned the Phobos pattern as sort of bridging the gap between the contemporary Space Marine tanks and the older Deimos patterns. Recently re-discovered STC acheaeotech has yielded more destructive designs from the forges of Phobos and I'm pleased to present the WIP of the Mk.IIe Phobos Predator Executioner:
As you can see in the images below, I've remodelled the turret and converted the fore armour of the Predator to resemble the look of the Phobos Rhino:
What I can't quite make up my mind about though is whether to mount the turret to the rear similar to the Deimos pattern Predators:
Or I can mount the turret in the centre like the contemporary Mars pattern Mk.IVb Predator:
Either way there's still quite a bit to do before it's ready for painting, not least re-attaching the sponson mounted Heavy Bolters but I'm pretty pleased with how it's looking so far.
I'd say forward - the plasma cannon looks too awkward at the back like that, with the muzzle not even clearing the hull properly.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing where it goes :)
Yeah, another vote to the forward turret, but i want to see it painted!
ReplyDeletethanks guys. General consensus seems to be centre mounted which is good because that's what I was beginning to lean towards.
ReplyDelete@ TheDarker: you might have to wait a wee while I'm afraid, need to finish the Istvaan III mini's and paint the Assassin before I do anything else.
Nice model! In my personal opinion, mount it backwards. It gives it more of a 'baneblade' feel for me, seeing that it is a tank packing a mean punch in terms of firepower.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing. What parts did you use for the Plasma destroyer?
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