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Made in gb
Revving Ravenwing Biker




England

First off, sorry if I put this in the wrong subforum, was confused as to which one this should go in.

Well, I got the Shield of Baal box to split between me and a friend (he wants to start with Tyranids), but I need to convert them to Dark Angels (well, they'll be Angels of Vengeance but same difference, not important for this topic).

Anything tricky I need to do? There are some things I'm concerned about, like dealing with exposed fangs, the Furioso Dreadnought (if I need extra bits to make it into a normal/Venerable/whatever DA-compliant) and the Death Company dudes (similar thing) and any advice on what I'd need to do would definitely be appreciated.

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Made in de
Hardened Veteran Guardsman




Shanghai, China

Except for the termies, the Blood Angels minis got a lot of chapter symbols on them. It'll be pretty much impossible to get rid of them.

Would be nice to get a chapter upgrade set but I guess that kind of destroys the value of the set
   
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Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





UK

The Termies will fit right in as Deathwing. If you haven't already, get another set of actual Deathwing terminators, as these have loads of DA-themed extras to bling up your standard Termies. You could very easily build a squad of Knights and regular DW from the two sets, and have them both look suitably like DA.

The Death Company are going to be a bit awkward, as they are covered in BA icons and such. The wing symbols can be left on, and if you're up to it, a freehand or GS sword in place of the blood drop would make a great DA symbol. The DC crosses are probably best filled in with GS, but as those mostly feature on the Jump Packs and I'm guessing these guys will be Company Veterans you won't actually need those.

As for the Dread, my first suggestion would be again to get another Venerable Dread. That gives you enough weapons and armour plates to cover any BA icons, and is just a great kit to have. Alternatively, if you are open to using Forge World rules, the DEath Company dread is a great base for making a Chaplain Dreadnought, perfect for DA! I'd still recommend kitbashing with a Venerable for that, but if funds are tight then you should be able to manage without one, especially if you're any good with GS.

Finally, GW have a new Dark Angels upgrade sprue coming out next week, it would be perfect for adding DA flavour to the DC:

 
   
Made in gb
Revving Ravenwing Biker




England

@Chapter Symbols: Can't I just file them off? Already did that with my Tactical Squad (So I could use my Angels of Vengeance transfers), doesn't seem to be too hard, or am I missing something?

@Termies: Sounds great! Only have the ones in the Dark Vengeance box so far, but I was considering getting more anyway (Well, as all Azrael and Belial players would anyway! ), so that wouldn't be a problem. And another squad of normal Deathwing alongside some Knights sounds ideal!

Death Company: Don't actually know what I was gonna use them as, I heard there were Assault Marines included so maybe that's what was being referred to. Regardless, not big on Green Stuff but I suppose filling in gaps wouldn't be too hard. freehanding a Chapter Symbol however...

@Dreadnought: This is a bit worrying to be honest, not absolutely certain my army has room for two Dreadnoughts... That said, I suppose it's not out of the question. Not sure if I have enough Dread transfers on my AOV transfer sheet but if not I suppose I could make one of them a legit Dangle (maybe doing it up in Deathwing colors!). Forge World stuff is out of the question though, overpriced, barely legal and made out of resin... I suppose it's just the rules but even then I have my doubts, I'm already worried enough about my proxy/semi-custom HQ unit. Just curious, if I didn't want to get another DN, are there bits available that would be suitable for making a Furioso into an ordinary/Venerable?

@Upgrade Sprew: Not totally sure if I'd get it, but definitely good to know regardless! Happy to have the option.

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Michigan

The Death Co and the dread will be difficult. If anything, I'd recommend trying to trade as much as you can from the shield of Baal set for as much as you can get from Dark Vengeance. Everything is already pre-DA for you. I'd offer myself if there wasn't an ocean in the way.

   
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Revving Ravenwing Biker




England

Yeah, sounds like those would be tricky ones, nevertheless I'm willing to give it a shot, though that idea doesn't sound too bad either. Suppose I'll continue thinking about it and listen for more feedback.

Don't believe me? It's all in the numbers.
Number 1: That's terror.
Number 2: That's terror.
Dark Angels/Angels of Vengeance combo - ???? - Input wanted! 
   
Made in gb
Revving Ravenwing Biker




England

Sorry to bump, but just ordered the Venerable Dreadnought kit, the Deathwing kit and some Green Stuff so I should be able to get on this conversion stuff as soon as it all arrives! Meanwhile I'll start filing off BA icons and putting things together (or at least mostly together, leaving off anything I know for sure that I'm just going to replace).

Anyone have any idea what to do with the Blood Angel fancy dude who isn't the Termie captain? Not sure what I could use him for if converted, or if I should consider cannibalizing him for parts or selling him on eBay if there isn't anything useful he could be.

Don't believe me? It's all in the numbers.
Number 1: That's terror.
Number 2: That's terror.
Dark Angels/Angels of Vengeance combo - ???? - Input wanted! 
   
Made in gb
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UK

Which guy are you referring to? The only BA not part of a squad in the set is the Terminator Captain. He often goes on eBay for £15-20ish, or with those Deathwing parts would make a great Belial.

 
   
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Fixture of Dakka






You get 4 Imperium models:

- The Terminators are unfactioned, so no problem here. However, Deathwing models are MUCH better!

- Captain Karlaen has a bunch of blood teardrops you'd have to get rid of, but I think it's doable, and he's a great model.

- The Furioso Dreadnought -- well, sure, with a bunch of work, you can make it another dreadnought. But dreadnoughts are not really that super awesome on the table, so why not find someone to trade with, for a Ven Dred? Furioso is a very pretty model, and actually useful (sort of ) for BA players.

- Death Company -- I think this is a waste of time. About 70% of the bits -- most of the hands, all but one of the jump packs, most of the backpacks, most of the weapons, etc. not only have blood angels markings, but also death company X's. Half of the shoulderpads are BA marked, and the other half are DC marked, and some of the pieces like legs and chests have heavily artificed markings that can't be removed (like the ones with the cathedral windows with 2 teardrops in either leg). Not only that, but this is a GREAT kit for BA players, that most would happily trade with you for a more generically useful kit.
   
Made in gb
Revving Ravenwing Biker




England

Okay, now finished with the aforementioned conversions!
As you guys mentioned in your replies, having generic Termies made it real simple. No problem there!
As for the Death Company, it took A LOT of filing but I managed to make them into a generic 5-man Assault Squad! Just had to be careful to pick options that would be legal for a DA Assault Squad (I think I managed, though I'm concerned that I might've misunderstood a rule and given one special Pistol too many, but I don't think that's the case) and to file off the bits I needed to (some things I could spare, they looked generic enough and were just nice decorations that would've been hard to remove if I even wanted to, including robes that are actually a great fit for the Unforgiven! Did snip off some extraneous hanging off bits that I didn't strictly need to though). In addition, this gave me lots of neat spare bits! The hardest part was actually basing them to be honest, what maniac thought it was a good idea to make you balance models on the ball of one foot?!
Regarding the Dreadnought, I don't think I could trade it away, don't know any nearby Blood Angels players (I know one in Leicester, but that wouldn't be viable until I go back to Uni and he probably already has one). But I WILL wait and see if I have enough spares to kit out another Venerable from that kit.
The special dude I was thinking of was indeed that Captain, will leave him unassembled for now and decide his fate later I think.

Will probably update again when the other stuff arrives and I now what I've got to work with.

Don't believe me? It's all in the numbers.
Number 1: That's terror.
Number 2: That's terror.
Dark Angels/Angels of Vengeance combo - ???? - Input wanted! 
   
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Las Vegas

I've used BA minis as the basis for several different space marine models. The blood drops come off easy enough and you can glue a Purity seal over the spot to hide the cuts. Chest plates can trimmed and filed smooth and then redecorated to match or left clean. The Saltires on the back of the DC hands can be removed easily enough with a quick going over with a file, brush off the dust and then brush on some liquid model cement to smooth out the surface.

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Made in gb
Revving Ravenwing Biker




England

Sorry to bump but figured it was only a few days so it shouldn't be a big problem.

Hadn't thought to use Purity Seals to cover up the cuts since most of them would either not be noticeable or couldn't really be covered all that well anyway, but I AM now thinking of sticking some on the "Sergeant" so that he actually loks somewhat distinct rather than "the dude with the Power Sword and no helmet".

Meanwhile I need to change the one dude's gear because in my other topic I found out that Hand Flamers are different than normal Flamers and aren't legal for me (making me feel like a dunce...). Was thinking of trying to Green Stuff up the Bolt Pistol into a Plasma Pistol, anyone have any suggestions on that?

As for the Dreads, got the kit but haven't put everything together yet, probably will construct everything but the weapons first. Got one loadout suggestion in the other thread but if anyone had more, that would be great!

Don't believe me? It's all in the numbers.
Number 1: That's terror.
Number 2: That's terror.
Dark Angels/Angels of Vengeance combo - ???? - Input wanted! 
   
 
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