The good ship Venus

Some pictures here of my Bronekator the good ship "Venus" from Warlord games.

Let me start by saying that this kit is enormous! 16" long and about 4" wide. The main hull of the boat comes as one very large resin cast with the bridge and the T34 turret and machine gun turrets also cast in resin. Then there is a multitude of metal parts, gun barrels, antenna, masts and safety railings to name but a few.

The required cleanup on the kit was absolutely minimal, no trimming required on any of the resin parts and only light filing needed on the main gun barrel. In spite of its size the hull was flawless with no additional bumps & lumps or any holes that needed filling.

Construction was surprisingly straight forward with all the main parts being turrets that don't necessarily need to be glued in place, some of the railings were slightly bent (easily rectified) and all have flat sides to enable better location in the deck. I purchased brown linen thread from a local haberdashery to use as the cables in the railings. The main mast was slightly tricky being quite long & thin, it is easily bent. All the gun barrels glued in place as you'd expect (if you've built any resin tanks) with a dab of superglue and pressed into place.

Painting this presented a slight challenge in that I (hangs head in shame) do not have an airbrush but I knew I simply had to paint it in a camouflage scheme! So after priming and spraying the grey using a spray can, I seized the nettle and used a spray can to spray the green strips. I was so pleased when it came out well, a disaster was lurking!

Using the boat in a game of Bolt action is an entertaining challenge, it has a myriad of options and upgrades and can use a substantial chunk of your points! Secondly the model itself is absolutely huge so covert movement isn't often an option, in fact even gaining cover can be quite a tall order.

All said and done I was mightily pleased to have bought this model, adding it to my extensive 28mm Russian force

The Bronekator "Venus" waiting for fuel.

Before the fuel trucks arrive an enemy armoured car approaches!

Oh Fubar!

The Bronekator model can be found in Warlords webstore here.