Land Raiders are mobile fortresses that bear squads of Space Marines through the most furious firestorms without so much as a scratch. Their machine spirits are so potent that if the crew are slain they will take over, making the tank a truly formidable asset.  - Space Marine Index , Games Workshop Hello, and welcome back to The Art of Caesura! This month on the blog we've been cataloguing my progress of refurbishing my old Land Raider Crusader. If you're just joining us now, I suggest that you head on back to the first post in this series from a few weeks ago where I talked about rediscovering this model. From there, I detailed reassembling it , and last week I talked through my repainting process.  That brings us to today, were we relish in the majesty that is The Land Raider Crusader.  Before I just let the pictures speak for themselves I just want to mention a small caveat. I felt like my phone kind of did me dirty with some of these photos. I always find it tricky ...

The Land Raider Crusader is a superlative assault tank.  Its bulk enables it to crush enemy defences,  and its prodigious firepower cuts their defenders to ribbons.  With an enhanced transport capacity,  once it has stormed enemy defences,  Space Marines pour from its hatches to slaughter those foes who remain. - Space Marine Index , Games Workshop Welcome back, one and all, to another Friday on The Art of Caesura! But it is not just any other Friday. Today is my last day of work in Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland, where I have been working for almost two years. I have really come to feel like I have a formed a connection with many of the people there. And while I will be moving on to an exciting (and monumental) opportunity elsewhere, it is not without mixed feelings.  In just two days, my wife, 2 kids (aged almost 4 and almost 2) and I will be making the 24-hour journey over to Vancouver Island, Canada to stay for a few weeks for my brother's wedding. I'm ...