Cyberpunk Land Raider and Rhinos

From olive drab back to purple. I’ve finished the tanks for my growing cyberpunk Sisters of Battle army, who I have named the Sisters of Synth.

Land Raider

I thought the retro look of the Horus Heresy range would fit well with my cyberpunk theme, so I picked up a Land Raider as the transport for the Command unit. I thought about picking up two Rhinos from the range as well, but that would set me back another 70-80 Euros. I remembered, however, that I still had two old S.O.B. Rhinos laying around. So I opted for stripping them back to bare plastic and repainting them. I also removed some of the more gothic-looking details like purity seals and relics. Painting was really fun, but I think I’ll skip on edge highlighting for a little while…

Rhino 1

Nearly identical Rhino 2

Base: Royal Purple 70.810

Lines: Light Turquoise 70.840 and Magenta Fluorescent 69.056 over Pink 70.958

Panel lining: Heavy Blue 72.143

Highlights: Pink 70.958

Bolter: Bright Orange 70.851

Metal: Gunmetal grey 70.863

Details: Olive Green 70.967

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