The painting of the Ailthean continues.
I decided that a disruptive pattern would break up the vast flat areas of the side of the turret.
Most of the vehicle was masked, leaving an area to be sprayed. Colour Forge Ghoul Grey was chosen.
Masking round the rungs of the access ladder was the hardest part.
So the Aithean has been base painted.
The track units and the body were undercoated separately. Inverted, they were sprayed with Citadel Chaos Black. The right way up they were undercoated with Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey.
Work in progress on the Crusader Aithean tractor.
There is an issue with the front of the turret/body, there appears to be a large depression, not sure if it is a moulding issue or a mould issue. It looks like a giant thoumbprint.
It has been filled with Milliput, but needs some further smoothing.
The Crusader Ailthean light tractor is the second injection moulded tractor from Wargames Atlantic.
Though the Ailthean tractor uses a more conventional caterpillar track system, unlike all of our tanks, it has its engine in the turret, in some ways resembling the arrangement of diggers. Though it has a turret (unlike the Chyweethl), to traverse the turret, the drive has to be disengaged so it cannot traverse and move.
