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I just got some bits from some friends, and want my Long Fangs to have 4 Missile Launchers and 1 Lascannon... Problem is, getting the Missile Launcher if I happen to run 3 squads.

Anyways I have some pix of WIP and im still new to the whole conversion strat so be gentle (hehe its my first time).

Any and all feedback is welcome and these are just WIP, I will continue to show the finished product if there are interested members .

The first is a bits from a Havoc Launcher off a Chaos Space Marine Rhino. I did have to use a little bit of green stuff to round out the two barrels and the press firmly to the hilt of a bionic arm (that used to have a chainsword) and the shoulder pad.



The second is a Hunter Killer Missile that I shaved the bottom off a little bit and a made a flat spot on the shoulder pad.

Pretty badass!
I like it...

Looks like the Rocket Launcher from that matrix (?) movie where they fought those thousands of flying metal machines in that underground city.

Pretty nice, and I noticed the Hunter-Killer missile.

That's what I use for mine too.

"Suddenly, Brother Jehosephat realized that he should have faced the backblast away from his face..."



King Ghidorah

Ghidorah wrote:"Suddenly, Brother Jehosephat realized that he should have faced the backblast away from his face..."

King Ghidorah

Lmao, nice! I have been painting all my heads seperately. I just glue them to a bit of a sprue and the get to work and then attach them later. The comment nonetheless was great though. I am still working on new ideas for poses, because I dont want everyone model to look the same. Hopefully some wolf bits and kneeling legs like the havoc launcher model, can set them apart enough to not all look like an army of crons.

Thanks sluggaslugga, i hope this is the long line of some greater and better conversions. I have an idea of making a Bjorn the Fell-Handed model dragging four spacewolves that have him chained down trying to stop him from charging on...

@ grayspark: I've heard that a lot of people use HKM for their conversions, but I didnt exactly want to just go with the majority. The Havoc Launcher model was much more work, but I believe with maybe a few extra bits (potentially a targeting system off a HKM) or something else a bit flashy.

Thanks again for all the comments, and again any constructive criticism for improvements is appreciated. Does anyone have any other ideas or tried other techniques?

the second launcher looks great.

I don't like the first launcher, but the hunter-killer conversion looks very good.

Brother SRM wrote:I don't like the first launcher, but the hunter-killer conversion looks very good.

Seconded - Ghidorah's comment is epic !

On a little teaser side note, if you can tell... the left arms that I am using for this conversion are all bionic. I figured that if I'm strapping some pretty dangerous weapon to a dudes arm, that there is more realism if it were a robotic arm. Just some food for though.

I also like the HKM conversion better, simply because it looks nicer. I dont want to scrap the Havoc Launcher style though, more or less just improve it.

Any suggestions on improving said Launcher?

Burntbeard wrote:Any suggestions on improving said Launcher?

Bewbs are always a good choice...


On a serious note, though, how about some sort of control panel on the side facing his body? One so that he can enter co-ords or track the rockets, etc. Think along the lines of the US Army Javelin weapon system.



King Ghidorah