THQ builds real-life Warhammer Rhino tank for kicks

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Thursday, February 12th, 2009

I’ve seen some cockamamie promotions in my life, but building a damn tank? THQ, the developers behind Warhammer: Dawn of War II (which Peter is excited about), decided to do just that, for no particular reason — other than that it’s cool, I guess.

They retrofitted an FV432, a British troop carrier with the right build. Add a little metalwork and a lot of paint (they had to go through hundreds of those little tiny model kit bottles), and baby, you got a Rhino goin’.

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