Transport through the wastelands

Scratchbuilding day! Some time ago I saw this awesome work by Master Converter Axiom. Wow. I kept the Taurox tracks since the days when I converted one using wheels. So, no need to say, I had to shamelessly copy his work. But it took me some time to get started. Until one day... well, one night, to be honest, the idea came by itself. It came with some beer, as many silly ideas in the history of mankind. I could build a tanker truck, using the very can I had just emptied:

Sorry, London. Not to be that proud of. But that's another story

The basic structure would look like this:

Ork Trukk and Imperial Guard Sentinel pieces. What could go wrong?

I had to paint some stuff before I could keep on working:

I know, I know, you won't see the inside... But I would know it was left unpainted. Unbearable

Slightly converted Sentinel driver

Hmm. Looks comfy

Protects both from sun and the motor heat

With that part done, I started to think about the rest of the... thing. It clearly needed some kind of platform on top, so people could fight (that's essential, as anyone can tell):

Oh, yes. That's a screw terminal. Electrical supplies FTW

Now, the tanker itself is too empty. Looking for some rubbish alternative bits I found a strange straw and a ballpen recharge:

I've kept that straw for a couple of years until I've finally found an use for it! Horaay!

The pen recharge is fresh though

So let's thing of how to paint it...

Oh, please, it's pure RT. Pop culture from the movies

This is more or less my idea...

Of course it's way too clean. No one would believe this tanker travels through the wasteland from hive city to hive city...

Ahhh, that's better

More believable

However, it still needs some... life. This calls for some detailing. That means tubes, of course:

It took some time, but hey, it worked in the end

It's gonna be fun when I'll try painting those now that all the rest is already painted...

After this, I just added random bits here and there, until I got this final result:

Is that a... sonic screwdriver??

This thing is big; I should have tried a smaller can!

Transport through the wasteland deserts is no easy job. But hives have to receive all kind of supplies. Some of them are transported using different cargo ships, but some other goods have to be carried using good old fashioned trucks of all kind. Anyone trying to make profit of this bussiness has to bear in mind that transit through the ash wastes, toxic wastelands and rocky deserts means some inherent perils, so even the most innocent cargo truck needs some protection. Long caravans are usually set up and the drivers or the company owners pay for some hired guns to escort the goods and make sure that they arrive safely. All kind of bandits, desert pirates, wasteland natives or desert beasts can attack the caravans, so protection is not to be taken lightly.

The arrival of a caravan to small desert villages is usually quite a social event

My mind is bursting with the possibilities of this. Will I dare to build a whole caravan and its hired guns? Will the Genestealer Cult/Feral Orks/whoever comes by attack them? Will Don Quirixote of Manchae Prime ride to defend the honour of the damsels in distress who travel along in such a majestic carriage?
Oh, my, oh my. Breathe... Breathe slowly...