2nd Ed Rhino/Modern Rhino Size Comparison

[ElectricPaladin]

There was the two, the square turreted one looked a lot bigger than the old tiny plastic domed thing.

I didn't know they did a rogue trader era one.

Me neither - that's what the dude said it was. Unless I miss-recall.

[Psychosplodge]

If they did, I'd like to see one...

[Drunkencorgimaster]

I use the old ones in my chaos army and I find that they do need a little buffing. That might just be my obsessive-complusive perfectionist tendency though. I cut really thick plasticard into rectangles that are slightly smaller than the tread sections and glue these to the bottoms of the treads. They make the rhino sit slightly higher but you do not notice them at all. I also pop the side sections off from the hull. These I then reattach but I put a 1/8" plasticard section between the hull and the side sections. This makes the rhino 1/4" wider in total. You would not think that these little steps would make much difference but they really do. For the 1/8" side sections I use model railroad "I beam" plasticard sections. Model railroaders use them to build building skeletons. If I am not being clear on what these are, ask at a model railroad shop and they should be able to figure out what you are looking for. I simply glue sections of "I beam" all around the edge of the hull that the side sections fit on. I then glue the side sections to the "I beam" part of the hull. It is fairly simple and really makes the old rhinos buff out a bit. They will still be smaller than the new rhinos but not nearly so drastically. Mine are covered in spikes so that also helps the illusion. I love the look of those old school rhinos in my chaos army. It makes them look like an entirely different force from the loyalists. If I can find my stupid always-missing camera I'll try to take some pictures and post them in the next day or two.

[ElectricPaladin]

I use the old ones in my chaos army and I find that they do need a little buffing. That might just be my obsessive-complusive perfectionist tendency though. I cut really thick plasticard into rectangles that are slightly smaller than the tread sections and glue these to the bottoms of the treads. They make the rhino sit slightly higher but you do not notice them at all. I also pop the side sections off from the hull. These I then reattach but I put a 1/8" plasticard section between the hull and the side sections. This makes the rhino 1/4" wider in total. You would not think that these little steps would make much difference but they really do. For the 1/8" side sections I use model railroad "I beam" plasticard sections. Model railroaders use them to build building skeletons. If I am not being clear on what these are, ask at a model railroad shop and they should be able to figure out what you are looking for. I simply glue sections of "I beam" all around the edge of the hull that the side sections fit on. I then glue the side sections to the "I beam" part of the hull. It is fairly simple and really makes the old rhinos buff out a bit. They will still be smaller than the new rhinos but not nearly so drastically. Mine are covered in spikes so that also helps the illusion. I love the look of those old school rhinos in my chaos army. It makes them look like an entirely different force from the loyalists. If I can find my stupid always-missing camera I'll try to take some pictures and post them in the next day or two.

I'm going to try some of this. I'm glad to hear that its as simple as buffing out the sides and raising the rhino up.

Re: the Treads.

The modern of the two used rhinos I bought just arrived, and I've discovered that several of the tread sections are missing. I just ordered a treads sprue on eBay, but I won't need the whole thing to fill the gaps. I'll use the long sections, which I won't be using to fix my new old new rhino, to boost up my new old old rhino.

[ElectricPaladin]

Ok, new update: the rhinos have arrived and are both soaking in LA's Totally Awesome (as recommended [URL="http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/365067.page"]here[/URL] on DakkaDakka). One is red, so I've decided that it was probably jacked from the Blood Angels. The other (the smaller one) is green, so it was probably jacked from the Dark Angels.

Have I mentioned that one of the things I love most about the Blood Ravens is how they just cavalierly jack sh*t from other chapters? I'll have to invent some story about how an ancient refurbished Dark Angels rhino and another Blood Angels rhino (the Lucifer-pattern engines long ago burned out and replaced) ended up in the Blood Ravens armory...