Leman Russ on a Chimera chassis?

[Aristocrap]

Has anyone tried or seen this before? I've seen a picture of a LMBT turret on a Chimera chassis and I liked it, since I think the standard Russ chassis is too blocky for me. I don't plan on using sponsons either, so I don't have much converting to do! However, I have fears that some people would argue against it because of gameplay issues...

[Whitehorn]

Like this?

[gwensdad]

I vaguely remember back during 2nd edition epic there was a Chimera variant that had a battlecannon (no idea how to model that in 40K).

But that was just a regular chimera (with a big frakin' gun!)

[Aristocrap]

Like this?

Not quite. I mean taking the LMBT's turret and putting it on a Chimera chassis. Like this:


(Not my work)

[RocketRollRebel]

That looks pretty neat. I dont see why anyone should have an issue with it game wise. Yeah its a little lower but its LoS is a little lower as well.

[Melissia]

Looks pretty neat. Could very well be a Leman Russ variant from a planet that doesn't have the equipment to produce more than one kind of chassis, in this case the Chimera. So they gave it a better engine, slapped some armor on it, and etc.

[Aristocrap]

Alright, I think I just might build my tanks using the Chimera chassis. It seems more realistic from a modern-day standpoint, and I like the little story behind it, Melissia. I'll probably slap on some side armor and convert the engine to look more powerful.

[Melissia]

Justifying conversions in the fluff is 90% of hte fun of doing them.

[ColCorbane]

Those are both pretty sweet, nice inspiration.

Thanks

[Cryl]

That I really really like, more than the normal Leman Russ actually.

Like Melissia says it should be pretty easy to justify the fluff for it as well.