"A Change in Momentum" - Primaris Impulsor

"A Change in Momentum" - Primaris Impulsor - Part 1

The Impulsor is a lightly armoured,

fast-moving assault transport

favoured by Vanguard Space Marine forces.

Do you know how sometimes you paint a model up to a certain point and then leave it there saying "I'm happy enough with it now, I can always come back to it later to finish the details" and then you never actually come back to it? Well this time I actually came back to it!!!

This is the story of my Impulsor.

Up until I (re)completed my Land Raider Crusader last year, I was kind of scared of taking on such a big project as a tank. But then, with the LRC, I found that really all the steps are exactly the same as with my normal dudes, it's just over a larger canvas. So, buoyed by my experience - and wanting to play more Combat Patrol games without having to borrow a tank from a friend - I launched into painting my Impuslor.

My kit was actually for a gladiator, so I was careful when building (and magnetizing) it to allow for easy swapping between the two tanks.

The actual painting process of the tank was much like that of my Land Raider Crusader, which is to say the same as all my Black Templars. For a detailed walk through of this process, you can check out the evergreen post: here.

Unlike with my infantry, I drybrushed some of the highlights to the black before picking out and adding texture to the edges.

Above are the colours that I used for the pews, which I then drybrushed with cadian fleshtone for that "worn leather" look.

So, I got the black and white armour completely finished, painted the seats in the back like church pews, and had started on the red and the silver metals when we planned to have a Combat Patrol day at our local FLGS. The day was a blast and I've shared my thoughts on why I think this game system is much more than just a gimmick.

I was happy to have got the tank up to "Table Top" standard for the day, and I actually ended up playing 2 or 3 more Combat Patrol games as well as one or two 1000 point games with the tank at this level of completion.

It was only after one game that I noticed that I had rubbed off a portion of one of the decals that I finally thought hmmm...maybe I should actually finish this guy! In my haste to get it on the board, I hadn't even varnished the decal - rookie error! But never fear, dear reader, that rookie error will be amended...and then some!

Join me next week when we revisit my Black Templars Impulsor!

Gaming: Cyberpunk 2077

Reading: The Queen of Dirt Island - Donal Ryan

Next Week:

Repairing the battle damage...

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