Leman Russ update

The Russ is comming along nicely. I used a long time to decide on the camouflage pattern and what colour to apply first, but I'm quite pleased with how it all turned out.
The pattern is large stripes, and consist mostly of Vomit Brown (almost ochre in colour, at least I think it looks a lot more yellow than it does on the Games Workshop website), and Adeptus Battle Gray (basically dark gray). On the back of the sides there are also a field of black.

What I have found is that the side sponsons gave me a little trouble, because they seem to be designed too tight, so that the paint is ripped off when they are turned. And what's the point of being able to turn them if the paint gets ripped off all the time? The solution is to find a position that one likes, and leave the turrets there. After all it is a model and not a toy! I have not found the same problem on the front revolving gun turret, and that is actually the only flaud I found while assembling and painting.
One very positive thing is the tracks, they have the best assembly system I have seen on any model I have built in all my years of model making. The only drawback to assembling tracks in pieces though, is that you can't roll the vehicle forward on the tracks so you have to lift it to move it. Then again, it's not often I roll my Tamya tanks forward either, even though it should be possible to do so.

The Russ ended up with a lascannon for the front weapon, and heavy bolters for the side sponsons. The turret is outfitted with the Battletank cannon, so all in all this is a fairly standard Russ. None of these weapons are glued on yet, as I will try to see how the interchangeable parts work first. They all seem to fit tightly enough in to the mounts not to create any problems by doing it this way.

I am currently assembling and painting the turret and the commander, and painting the tracks. I am quite sure the tank will be ready this weekend. Pictures will be taken when all is done.