Model Mondays

So this is the start of a little project on the blog that I'm going to call "Model Mondays".  I have been a model builder off and on for most of my life.  Nothing fancy, mostly just plain old off-the-shelf plastic model kits.  When I was a kid, I was interested mostly in military aircraft, and I did a few WWII ships as well.  Didn't do much model building in college, for obvious reasons, and I only got back into it within the last few years.  My modeling interests are now mostly science fiction.

My goal here is to share my work with you, our dear readers, and I'm hoping that it will motivate me to get more of my kits finished.

With that in mind, here is the first subject for "Model Mondays":  the Leman Russ tank from the Warhammer 40,000 table-top miniature wargame.  The Leman Russ is the main battle tank for the Imperial Guard.

I painted this vehicle completely by hand, before I had an airbrush.  This was the first model on which I attempted detail work, like scratched paint, mud/oil stains, etc.  For reference purposes, the length of tread at the bottom of the tank--the part actually in contact with the table--is about 4 inches, so it isn't a very big model.

I hope you enjoy the pics.  Comments are always welcome!