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My friends, after years of suggestions, hints, requests and other forms of persuasion from the Warhammer community, I finally took the leap of faith and purchased a 40K tank! So you can expect this build at some point this year... hmm, maybe even after King Kong! Although I know that this isn't the right cup of tea for many of you. Trust me, it ain't mine either! But while we're trying new things on the channel, why don't give this popular genre a try, right? It must be popular for a reason, after all! And it's been the most requested topic in the comment section under every single video since the beginning. 

At first, I just google searched if there are any decent shops holding these things in Slovakia. After finding one with a few tanks in stock, I started weighing my options. After some deliberation, I went with the most sane-looking tank from this universe. It kinda reminds me of the M50 Ontos and the design is something I could imagine being produced at some point. Although, of course, there are many features that tell the designer didn't think twice about how real tanks are constructed, and I might even remove some of those during the Night Shift construction treatment, but I'll definitely keep the project simple, fun, and quick. I'm already getting some ideas from WW1 battlefields :) 

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Ed Breder

Oh nice!!! Can't wait for this one!!!

Jim Kearney

Going to be awesome mate!

Vitek Kozlowski

Why not. Its always great to see a new point of view on a subject

Custer0706

To each his own. Not mine at all. Next stop: Cobi?

Sablehawk

Not a Warhammer person, but their vehicles are crazy cool!

Travis Coffey

Excellent. I know next to nothing about warhammer but I dig the quasi WW1 astetic of the Death Korp of Krieg. That and the 3rd part Grim Guard kits. I think you might enjoy that particular look as well.

Paweł Sieradzy

Also not specialy into 40K but You got to try some different stuff. Personaly I've got in my collection 3 Gundams, Red Alert 2 Apocalypse and KaiserKaffer

Travis Coffey

Being me, I elected not to paint the Golden eagles or skulls on my tanks and set them firmly in the Somme...

Sherminator

How is the molding quality on it? I've seen some warhammer kits in the past (long time ago) that where barely better than bad old days of Eastern European model kits LOL

Eric H

I've been using some of your Nightshift magic on Warhammer tanks for years. I can't wait to see how you handle a Sicaran. It would be great to see a Warhammer diorama too...

Steve Whenan

FANTASTIC!! My son is crazy about Warhammer and spends a lot of time building then playing tabletop. The detail on the kits are great. He is very keen to see how you handle the kit. I think he might now allow me to paint one of completed builds?

Bob Yack

What is great about these is you are only limited by your own imagination. After doing something so historical you can do something fantastical, or until we actually mess things up, and it becomes historical again.!! :) I have not seen these done yet!!

Patrick Gauthier

Can’t wait to see it! I recently completed a Warhammer 40K Lemann Russ tank. I made it Russian however as I M not a fan of the Warhammer paint schemes and fave me something to work with to make a post Ukrainian War Russian tank .

mike garcia

So, yea... most of us watching are probably historic tank guys for a lack of a better definition. However, I personally have learned a few technics from other forms of modeling like car models, Gundam and even aircraft. I know, aircraft. 😉I think a lot can be learned from stepping outside are wheel house or at least watching those outside our wheel house. I mean I started with Car models. It can be fun to try different categories of model building or to at least see what everyone else is doing. So like the Maschinen Krieger you did awhile ago, I think this will be fun to watch. Just don't paint it Purple or something like that. 😜

Dave Pluth

I will be interested to see what you do without references. It is a really different deal. Can’t wait to see what you come up with.

Bob Fingerman

I love that you are expanding into new areas. Don't get me wrong, the WWII miniatures are stunning, and I love watching you do what you do, but those façades you did of distressed industrial buildings were absolutely gorgeous and inspiring. So keep branching out, keep trying new stuff, it's all super cool! And I know you put your individual spin on everything you make.

Kevin SKB118

Looking forward to this one Martin. I do like the look of some of these models. It’s a bit like your MaK build before, stepping into a slightly different genre. Exciting stuff!

Stephan Krul

Hey Martin, I too sometimes build these warhammer things in a more scale modelling fashion. The main reason is more artistic liberty. So my advice: maybe try some more unconventional colours? Don’t mean paint it pink (but by all means do if you feel like it), but just something that in the real would not be that good an option. Also, I done one of these things myself (the resin one) and they look slick with two fuel barrels attached like on the T-55, T-72, the WW2 era. So if you have some barrels and spare plastic. Trust me, it is quite the realistic operational transformation. Anyhow, enjoy the pallet cleanser.

Ben Smith

Looking forward to this - I used your techniques and ERA stl on the older resin version of one of these awhile back - turned out great!

Eman720

Cool, I actually have a Sicaran still in box, and I'd love to see what you do with it. And also yeah to say Games Workshops stock situation at the moment is abysmal is an understatement.

Matabele

The dark side calls…😀

Christopher Obarski

Very good decision, will you be following the 40K paint schemes or will this be a Night Shift interpretation? I did an Ork Deff Dread once but painted it my way - so much fun!

Steve Goodman

LOL Games Workshop doesn’t really do sane 😄. I think you’ll have fun with it, their stuff is good quality with price to match. You can go mad emphasising all the moulded details, if you choose to keep them. Good luck.

Joxar

looks pretty cool! although in my opinion this looks better suited to a ww2 diorama (unless it's like a time travel thing?)

Paul Garrity

And why not. One thing I have learned from being here, you may not always build something that I would build, but going along for the ride is always a blast! Look forward to your take on this one.

Danny Jeurissen

It is indeed very popular, not really my thing, but I do have a few colleagues who know their way around it, I'm curious to see what new wind this brings here...

Aaron White

I went in reverse order. I painted and built the Warhammer 40K stuff as a kid, although I never actually played the game, then as an adult I got into scale models. I still remember this book from I think the Forgeworld team, back when I was in high school, probably around 2003 or 2004, and it was a book showing off their armor painting and detailing, and they had painted up the Ice Warriors of Valhalla a lot like WWII Soviet troops, with stowage and winter camo on the tanks. I was never more bummed to not be able to afford those kits as a kid than I was at that moment. Looking forward to your take on 40K! You might have to grab some Imperial Guard minis to paint up too while you're at it.

Magnetide

Not really my thing.. something like Titanfall would be a banger!

Andrei Mihai

this is going to be truly glorious !!!!

Patrick

Yaasssss, Martin yaasssss!

Mark Carrig

Can't wait to see how this turns out! Would love to see what you could do with a Rogal Dorn tank haha

Drew Gardner

Maybe, just maybe you'll surprise us like you did with the WW1 Ma. K. build. Who Knows?

Tim Malinowski

Not my genre either. But this looks really promising. Maybe you can pair the WWI surrounding topic with some what if accessories from WWII German equipment like night vision etc. And maybe like your T95 some spikes. From this rather "clean" looking tank to an absolute brutal war machine. Could be a most interesting build of its own kind, with lots of interesting new features and techniques, if you know what I mean.

BRAD VAUGHN

I'm sure you will do a amazing job on it

Shane Thomas

I started watching your channel to learn how to do a better job on my WH vehicles. Super glad to see this. Quick suggestion. During construction, keep a counter of how many times you say "WTF, Why in hell did they do it like this". If you're anything like me , it will be solidly in the triple digits. Try to remember, the point of that kit is to make a cool gaming piece that looks good at 3', and can survive being dropped, and fondled by cheeto hands, not to make a detailed model. IE: Try not to compare it to, say, Tamiya. Also, "Waaagggghhh"

Michal Grzywnowicz

Yes! Finally! I love your armour models and your dioramas are fantastic, but being honest I struggle applying your methods on bright colors that 40k models usually have. I've got ultramarine blue tanks (no rewards for guessing which chapter that is) and reds, all vivid, and techniques that work on realistic armour and camo look weird on bright and vivid colors. I'm soooo looking forward to your take on an unrealistic model. So being selfish and wishing to learn something new, pleeease don't do it in anything even remotely realistic color-wise. Please use one of typical ridiculously bright 40k color schemes :)

Michal Grzywnowicz

tbh Iron Warriors have one of the most boring color schemes out there, second perhaps only to Space Wolves. I'd love to see something in Red (Blood Angles? Word Bearers?), Blue (Ultramarines, Night Lords), Purple (Soul Drinkers, Emperor's Children) or Teal (post-heresy Thousand Sons). I myself tried blue Ultramarines, purple Soul Drinkers and will be doing more Word Bearers (have one tank for test but it needs dirtying up). Blue came out acceptable. Purple... I did my best but dirty up and pin wash but it looks... weird. Shame I can't post a picture here, you'd be able to all laugh at my attempt and Nightshifting in 40k.

Cliff Leverette

Looks like a Churchill or Char B on steroids!

Furia 51

That one is going to be a looker...

BringUpThePIAT

I did a rework of an Imperial Guard Basilisk using 1/35 parts from a Hummel and a T-62. Looks fantastic but cannot bring myself to paint it and weather it like I would a 1/35 kit.

Solomon Hollowell

Makes me think of the SU-76 a little, though I don't know why.

Christian a

is it happening? If waited for this moment so so so so so so long. Since i watched you years ago. im hyped af

EvilEye

Hallelujah! It's happening! And a wonderful choice of tank too! Surprised you didn't go with the Rhino (especially as it's basically an M113 APC) but still, the Sicaran is a great choice!