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I have a vindicator sprue thats been sitting around for years, I just got to thinking with the repressors upgraded armour and now limited fire points the forge world model isnt really that fitting.

 

I could use the sprue to bulk out a rhino chassis, extra armour sides and top section to add height, keep the vindie front as it looks more bulky than a standard rhino, but patch in the gun mount hole with the rhino doors and perhaps add a visor opening

 

I'll also have a chimera dozer blades should fit ok and I think use the two stalker front arnour plates where lights would be and drop down lights to next level just above the dozer height

 

Cut down and use the original rhino visor to give two fire points, mount a storm bolter and flamer on top and add a few bits of Sororitas iconography and we are done

 

See's to me like a viable idea and fun to do, other suggestions appreciated

 

Might make a nice command transport - shame you can put repentia in them - be a safe home

 

DHD

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I had a load of vindicator bits lying around too when I first stared my repressor project. The problem I found was getting the fire points into the chassis. It should have 3 points on each side and a top hatch. Since the vindicator top doesn't have a top hatch I decided to leave it. I wish you the best of luck with the build though. I love seeing new takes on vehicles. I agree with you that the FW repressor isn't quite right :)

Hi Smurfben, yes you are correct it seems, there is a more recent FAQ adds adamantium will, foudn a friend who has the book as well - might still have a punt at a conversion as it can carry any sister unit now as well, top hatch I can add easy enough just need to work out side fire points

I'm sort of confident that the FAQ on forgeworld is old and out of date. The repressor was included in one of the recent books and includes stuff like adamantine will etc... It also has the fire points I mentioned. Can someone else confirm my suspicions?

 

You are right,m it has a new Entry in Imperial Armour which sees it with 3 fire points per side and two at the front. 

 

 

 

 

To be honest if you want to convert one though, I would just say break out the plastic card, its not allot of work to build a box on top of a rhino, its a fairly easy convert, the vindicators extra armour will do 90% of the rest. 

So I made a start

 

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d117/deathhasdignity/photo3_zpseb6378e5.jpg

 

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d117/deathhasdignity/photo2_zps35b10d11.jpg

 

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d117/deathhasdignity/Mobile%20Uploads/photo1_zpsa13c51c1.jpg

Thanks oreaper84

 

I had originally just used a rhino side-door and visor slit to block up the gun mount hole on the Vindicator front

 

It looked ok, but not quite right, so I wrapped a thin bit of plasticard around the mounts and used a piece of sprue to hold it in place and make a tidy finish to the hull front, which also added to the increased bulk look of the front

 

Same on the box I had intended it  to be straight, but angling the left and right fire points just looked so much better, but proved harder to make but was worth the effort

 

Stormbolter is stuck onto a cut down vindicator targeter mount, it wouldn't stay upright in the hole (short spindle), so I magnetized the spindle to a larger magnet in the hull - worked a treat 

 

I'm thinking / planning to use it as a fire base for my dominions, so loudhailer and sisters bling required to complete!

 

Very much enjoying the project

 

DHD

Very cool looking ! Personnally I'm trying something with rhino parts and bits from Ramshackle games ( from this tank : http://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/images/rhebok_bw_front.jpg). Its not my diret project atm, but I will post developpement to compare when its done. 

Almost ready to prime

 

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d117/deathhasdignity/Adepta%20Sororita/B0346CE7-1CF3-4389-8D42-BC96D55E0292_zpsnxa0sdn5.jpg

 

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d117/deathhasdignity/Adepta%20Sororita/45412E8C-969F-4E3E-A3EC-8F433898C992_zpsuuackehg.jpg

 

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d117/deathhasdignity/Adepta%20Sororita/E8245465-ECF0-4AFA-B697-0402BD731CDA_zpsge80gexb.jpg

 

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d117/deathhasdignity/Adepta%20Sororita/41BD7E44-4602-4811-97D4-F951E40A5A7B_zpsbpdy179c.jpg

Started painting

 

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d117/deathhasdignity/Adepta%20Sororita/B822BC79-032C-4AC6-9B7F-FF50FE7624A6_zpsadzvgdvs.jpg

 

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d117/deathhasdignity/Adepta%20Sororita/DC8B8EFE-44BB-47C0-A239-27FFD502892B_zpso2y5tx6q.jpg

 

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d117/deathhasdignity/Adepta%20Sororita/F9C80187-9967-4E32-89C2-A4BFE42FF16A_zps5ilt4rlj.jpg

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