The second vehicle I inflicted on myself was a Goliath I picked up at CanCon 2019. Again, I spent a lot of time prepping this so I could use all the options. This mining vehicle has two main choices- the Goliath Truck, or the Goliath Rockgrinder.
Goliath Truck
The Goliath Truck is a troopcarrier. I shaved a few bits away to allow three 25mm-based figures to fit inside.
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| Twin-linked Autocannon |
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| Troop compartment |
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| Commander with Heavy Stubber |
Goliath Rockgrinder
The Rockgrinder is a utility mining vehicle, and the back is covered. The mining arm has a dedicated operator, and the main attraction is the Drilldozer Blade. All of these are magnetized. I used some Tamiya 5mm tape for masking the hazard stripes on the blade, and freehanded the rest.
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| Drilldozer Blade |
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| Heavy Mining Laser |
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| Clearance Incinerator |
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| Heavy Seismic Cannon |
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| Operator's console |
I'm relieved to have these vehicles done, but I didn't love the process. The effects I was keen to achieve seem to be done with airbrushes and specialty enamel products. There are so many little details that I was quite fatigued by the end.
Very cool truck. Both versions are so cool!
ReplyDeleteI think the dozer blade just wins out for presence...
DeleteCrackin paintjob Barks!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Ray!
DeleteThey look very nice! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Peter!
DeleteWow, this is great. I have to admit, GW has produced some pretty horrific vehicles in the past *cough Taurox cough* but this is not one of them. It's obviously very versatile and I'm pretty sure you could do a lot of modifications if you were so inclined. Your paint job is excellent, oily metal and the industrial stripes are so perfectly industrial.
ReplyDeleteI’ve seen some nice Taurox conversions (mostly wheeled). Any excuse for hazard stripes!
DeleteI concur, the hard job really paid off, I love what you achieved here.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Suber, I’m in no hurry to do more!
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