I needed a meaner, badder looking Abaddon to lead my Black Legion adversaries as the original seemed too small next to the new Chaos Terminators. Here is my attempt at the Despoiler himself.
I really dig this. It's a fairly simple conversion that doesn't go over the top, but it's really effective and is a worthy update of the original sculpt. Nice work!
Shadow Captain Edithae. A magnetised Raven Guard Shadow Captain. Still a WIP, as I've postponed it to prioritise a LOTR force for a tournament I'm attending in April.
The main piece.
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The various options.
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Power Fist and Lightning Claw.
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Dual Lightning Claws (can be Counts As Shrike).
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Power Sword and Plasma Pistol.
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Power Axe and Grav Pistol.
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Chainsword and Bolt Pistol.
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Relic Blade/Burning Blade and Storm Shield/Shield Eternal.
Raven Guard turn albino as they get older. This guy is supposed to be the Chapter Master, possibly the oldest Raven Guard alive, hence why his face is white. Any tips and advice on painting albino skin would be appreciated.
Imnewherewheresthebathroom wrote: Really just some cutting and a bit a green stuff so I could pose the arms. So do we like the firewarrior or should I ditch it?
I'm really glad this exists. Sometimes it's hit-or-miss when trying to do dynamic poses and THIS, my friend, is a HIT.
As he will be surpassed by the other occupant in the tank, and the tank itself (once they are completed), I'll post him up now.
Ork boy to tank driver:
Brainwashed, plugged in and doesn't get much sunlight (so not very green).
Repositioned a leg, chopped off the right arm below the elbow, repositioned the right arm and rotated the wrist.
Added the goggles, wires and cables and most of what surrounds him is either scratch-built (like his chair) or re-purposed (like the levers).
sisters of battle penitent engine. Still a bunch more to add. I'm working on three. I have yet to work out the arms. I will be adding space marine centurion shoulder pads also.
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As I mentioned further up the page, I'm more pleased with the conversion of the Gunner in my tank than the Driver. Now he's painted I'll show him off here.
Termagant to Tank Gunner:
Only one of his legs remains un-touched (the one that doesn't normally touch the ground).
The other leg was re-posed at the hip and knee.
The join between the upper body, legs and tail was completely rebuilt to get him standing up.
The smaller arms were bent at the joints to make them look more natural.
The neck and underside of the head were modified to allow the head to look down.
The tail was bent so he could fit in the tank.
The arms were taken from the Genestealer sprue and one was re-posed at the elbow to be touching the monitor.
I'm very happy with how the pose turned out in the end.
That PE is going to be tight!
This is what I've been working on this week, my Inquisitorial detachment.
Here's my count-as Jakero. I don't like the idea of space monkies so I made a mad hermit woman who's a savant with weaponry.
Here's my priestess. (She'll probably go with a SOB squad though.)
And here's the Inquisitor. A Xenos with needle pistol and talons.
And here's an older one, but possibly my favorite, a tech priestess for my SOB army.
I'm pretty proud of these guys - severe kitbashing from the Dark Eldar range, and a from scratch whip on the middle guy. Bases from scratch too. There are four more to come to complete the squad, but it's slow going!
finnan wrote: I'm pretty proud of these guys - severe kitbashing from the Dark Eldar range, and a from scratch whip on the middle guy. Bases from scratch too. There are four more to come to complete the squad, but it's slow going!
Those are some pretty sick Wyches and awesome shade of orange.
Heres my first real conversion. Still in progress. Certain folk may see my inspiration in a certain old inquisitor model from back in the day.. Which I still have. Im pretty happy with how hes looking so far. I know a million other people have converted the nurgle lord, but as soon as I saw him I knew I wanted to give him the klaws. This is my first time using green stuff also, and he's a super forgiving model, as all the rottenskin means you dont have to be perfect with your modelling. The bottom picture is a kit bashed chaos cultist from the cheap as chips plastic box of 5 which I used to see how my paintint skills are after 15 years not doing it.
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Possibly my favourites so far! there hilarious! especially the middle one in the second set! their faces are so great. I may make some objective markers like these Also the SOB priestess that is further up is also really cool I think its about time I posted a couple of mine INCOMING!
My Big Mek with KFF and burna (one of my first conversions finally painted - so no longer top compared to WIPs)
Really enjoyed adding a touch of hilarity to orks in general was gona give him a perma tan on his left hand side, but didnt want to ruin what id already done
This is possibly the best photo for getting the idea of how it looks (although still not the best :/ il post more)
Still not completely finished, need to do main weapon, base and engine thrusts, but I got lazy and now im back in a modelling phase, so that may be a while
well the post above, either a mistake? or hilarious joke? (for clarity if he edits, he posted the same photo for each of his various kitbashes! yay for uniformity! )
My slightly converted DV helbrute, with forgefiend legs and plasma cannon, defiler face, new helbrute powerfist and chainblade from one of my kids toys.
Plus sorcerer made from an old AOBR terminator
Possibly my favourites so far! there hilarious! especially the middle one in the second set! their faces are so great. I may make some objective markers like these Also the SOB priestess that is further up is also really cool I think its about time I posted a couple of mine INCOMING!
My Big Mek with KFF and burna (one of my first conversions finally painted - so no longer top compared to WIPs)
Really enjoyed adding a touch of hilarity to orks in general was gona give him a perma tan on his left hand side, but didnt want to ruin what id already done
This is possibly the best photo for getting the idea of how it looks (although still not the best :/ il post more)
Still not completely finished, need to do main weapon, base and engine thrusts, but I got lazy and now im back in a modelling phase, so that may be a while
Vary cool stuff. Looks like the rice vendor in 5th element
I'm quite enjoying converting Space Dwarfs at the moment. They start off as Rogue Trader Imperial Guard, get shortened and have a few details added (face mostly)... I also converted a Dreadnought for them:
I dont have any crazy amazing conversions as of right now, but i have these guys for the time being. Other plans that dwarf these, but time is kinda against me so i havent started any.
Hey everyone! This is my very first post on DakkaDakka. I've been looking for a good place to share my work. Ever since I got into Warhammer I loved the idea of conversion models, and now that I don't really play Warhammer, I have a lot of freedom to mix and match bitz, which ends up being perfect for making sweet custom Dungeons and Dragons miniatures. Here's a link to some of my more recent work, and I'll be cranking out more models every week. Feedback would be wonderful, as I'm not super experienced yet. Thanks everyone!
Thought i would post up my latest project...... Modern APC (Chimera Count As) "Claymore" with "Broadsword" Autogun System.
Need to get some paint on the guns and then finish off the tracks and wheels...... slightly bigger than a Rhino but i definetly think it could be used as a good Chimera stand in.
Thought i would post up my latest project...... Modern APC (Chimera Count As) "Claymore" with "Broadsword" Autogun System.
Need to get some paint on the guns and then finish off the tracks and wheels...... slightly bigger than a Rhino but i definetly think it could be used as a good Chimera stand in.
Love your input guys!
Cheersd & Thanks,
I fully endorse this! Very cool. I saw a lot of those badboys in Iraq and always had a soft spot for them. I've been thinking of using them as SOB rhinos.
Don't remember if I posted this yet or not. All turrets/hatches are removable and the back "canopy" pops off. I still need to magnetize the dozer blade. Right now it's just sitting in the connecting holes and resting on the table. I've got my Deffrolla ready to convert so once I get time (hahahahah) I'll put it on my "to do" list.
well for few hours now i was slowly working on krell lord conversion, basicaly what i am doing is coverting krell from fantasy to 40k, cutting of the retardedly bent axe (mine was cast that way, bad luck i know) and replacing it with either dual daggers or pistol and dagger (comments regarding of choosing the weapons would be nice) now i already cut of bits and pieces and that bent axe and soon i will begin hand and weapon joining
the colour scheme i chose will be from The Purge
now since krell is fine cast (i wouldnt call it fine...) i need a bit of professional help on putting weapons on finecast models, i am planing on having the ready non painted model done within 5 days or so
now since krell is fine cast (i wouldnt call it fine...) i need a bit of professional help on putting weapons on finecast models, i am planing on having the ready non painted model done within 5 days or so
Superglue will work perfectly for joining finecast to plastic or metal.
now since krell is fine cast (i wouldnt call it fine...) i need a bit of professional help on putting weapons on finecast models, i am planing on having the ready non painted model done within 5 days or so
Superglue will work perfectly for joining finecast to plastic or metal.
lalabox wrote: Uhh, I have too many. So I might post a few.
My Buggy:
Captain Macmillan:
My Demolisher turret (which now has a tank commander which I like a bit better:
And Gears of Warhammer:
In fact, I nominate my entire guard army. Plus maybe some ogres that I have.
(Please don't ask this again, I might have made some more things which I consider to be my best conversions ever, and I probably won't show any restraint in posting at all)
I'm thinking of making a small P&M blog about my attempts at making a complete scratchbuild Daemon army using some of those old Crazybones GoGos toys i have lying around
(I have no idea how to do that though)
DONT STEAL MY IDEA, or if you do i'll insist you have to mention me for the ideas!
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(I have no idea how to do that though)
DONT STEAL MY IDEA, or if you do i'll insist you have to mention me for the ideas!
japehlio That is a beast! looks great! My only wee comment would be to perhaps beef up the underside of those overhangs of the hull section... but definetly looking cool!
I am indeed, broom bristles for rivets, the overhangs on the side will be "bulked out", a few more guns will be added, and I need to sort out a commander.
japehlio wrote: I am indeed, broom bristles for rivets, the overhangs on the side will be "bulked out", a few more guns will be added, and I need to sort out a commander.
Did you consider putting the rear sponsons on the opposite sides? So that you have a pretty much 'all-round' field of fire?
japehlio wrote: I am indeed, broom bristles for rivets, the overhangs on the side will be "bulked out", a few more guns will be added, and I need to sort out a commander.
Did you consider putting the rear sponsons on the opposite sides? So that you have a pretty much 'all-round' field of fire?
I did actually, but it looked a little off... I figured the 360 of the turrets and sponson lascannons would be sufficient. Plus, in the guard we only go forward...
I really ought to get a pic up, but I mounted flamers on the rear sponsons of my Stormlord, facing backward, so that I can flambe any orcs trying to plant explosives on the rear.
Mind you, that's because I was looking at a combo punch. Modified Baneblade "The Emperor's Hammer" taking on an anti-vehicle role complimented by a modified Stormlord "The Emperor's Anvil" in an anti-infantry role.
I want t try and take the AOBR warboss and make a command nob. Sorry about my drawing skills but in the picture he is meant to have a rocket powered grapple hook and a burna/axe combo thing. Opinions?
The third wrote: I want t try and take the AOBR warboss and make a command nob. Sorry about my drawing skills but in the picture he is meant to have a rocket powered grapple hook and a burna/axe combo thing. Opinions?
The idea of a Burna-Axe is pretty cool, actually ,and just the sort of thing a Kommando would like.
For the Grapple Klaw- maybe use plasticard and design it like a tiny version of the Grabbin' Klaw from the Battlewagon/wartruck? There's a couple places you can find metal 'rope', or you could use jeweller's chain or string, held in place with wire and glue, as the grapple line.
I'd suggest clipping the tassels off the backpack, and removing the pole, but the two sluggas should be a fine base to add bomms and gubbins to. Greenstuff the mask right on the armoured jaw for the head.
This is the Kommando. This is my best conversion, as it the only model I have ever converted. I don't have any green stuff either so there is gaps that need to be filled.
Here is the burna-axe weapon at a closer look, I haven't painted a model in 3 years. I'm happy with how this weapon conversion turned out. What are your thoughts on it?
Oh cool. I was wondering if you'd done that- you just used a Choppa/Big Choppa head with the right 'back' on it and added the Burna bits on! That's a pretty cool idea. Might actually have to steal that myself.
And painting-wise- good job! Nice hazard striping, good clean lines. Better than I usually do.
That one, I'm not sure what to use her gun as in-game, since Vanilla Space Marines can't use autocannons on their infantry.
This one's made from a ton of different kits. The gun mounted on his backpack is made from a stormbolter, part of a searchlight, part of a Space Wolves chainsword, ammo drums from some wrist-mounted boltguns, and the barrels are made from Scout Biker grenade launchers.
This one still doesn't have a head, because I ran out of wolf helms, didn't feel like paying 45 dollars for 2 from the Pack kit, and by the time I got around to deciding to buy some on eBay, no one had any for sale anymore.
That one, I'm not sure what to use her gun as in-game, since Vanilla Space Marines can't use autocannons on their infantry.
This one's made from a ton of different kits. The gun mounted on his backpack is made from a stormbolter, part of a searchlight, part of a Space Wolves chainsword, ammo drums from some wrist-mounted boltguns, and the barrels are made from Scout Biker grenade launchers.
This one still doesn't have a head, because I ran out of wolf helms, didn't feel like paying 45 dollars for 2 from the Pack kit, and by the time I got around to deciding to buy some on eBay, no one had any for sale anymore.
I really like this! Post up some pic's when you get them painted!
After playing 40k for what seems like forever (15 years or so, my first models I got when I was 5!) I've built up not only a ton of armies and models, but a lot of conversions too.
I don't own a good camera, so that'll explain the picture quality but anywho...
I can't decide, so you guys can for me. I've got a million conversions but here are some of my favorites.
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blood_xak wrote: this are my favourite conversion since i changed the whole armour to a new concept and the dread i love too.
Very nice conversions dude! would love to see more if you have any. I'm planning on building a samurai sm army in the future and seeing this fills me with inspiration (and more than a little jealousy )
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Good stuff man
blood_xak wrote: this are my favourite conversion since i changed the whole armour to a new concept and the dread i love too.
Very nice conversions dude! would love to see more if you have any. I'm planning on building a samurai sm army in the future and seeing this fills me with inspiration (and more than a little jealousy )
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Good stuff man
thanks so much man, here you have a link of my topic with my army and updates
blood_xak wrote: this are my favourite conversion since i changed the whole armour to a new concept and the dread i love too.
Very nice conversions dude! would love to see more if you have any. I'm planning on building a samurai sm army in the future and seeing this fills me with inspiration (and more than a little jealousy )
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Good stuff man
thanks so much man, here you have a link of my topic with my army and updates
I had one pair of unused terminator legs and I thought to myself: "Why not build a custom Typhus?"
This is the result. And yes, the only plastic bitz involved are two heads, the termi legs and the chopped up marine parts on the base. The rest is scratchbuild.
Are scratch builds allowed?
You may have seen it in the past but here is my bionik squiggoth.
Just about every single thing on the model has been built or sculpted from raw materials (crew excepted)
btldoomhammer wrote: I had one pair of unused terminator legs and I thought to myself: "Why not build a custom Typhus?"
This is the result. And yes, the only plastic bitz involved are two heads, the termi legs and the chopped up marine parts on the base. The rest is scratchbuild.
Once again doomhammer makes me cry. Lol. Awesome as usual.
A very simple conversion, but one I personally really like. It's one of two Ork models I managed to save from a 30 cent box at the local wargaming store.
I wanted to change it into a WH40k Ork, so I swapped the two blades out for a shoota and a sword/cleaver-thing I still had in my bitz box, and added that Ork face-mask. Oh, and I tacked on a few spikes on one of the shoulderplates. Orks gotta be mean and fearsome, amiright?
Not sure what they're from, though. My best guess is Warhammer Fantasy, but I couldn't find them on the GW site anywhere, so yeah.
Opps, Hit the post button twice Not sure if I've posted Binkie yet so here is my repainted and converted Dreadknight;
Yes those are Sentinel Auto-cannons on the back pack, they were the closest things I could find that looked like the Personal Telepoerter units fron the Interseptor models
Arse on the golden throne... My finger hurts from the hours and hours of scrolling. There's some truly amazing work here. Hopefully I'll have my own conversions to show soon!
Hey Guys (Beforehand, pardon my English I'm dutch but I try).
Just wanted to share my little Scratchbuild/kitbash project from the nightly hours of the past 6 (!) Months!
It is a Necron Monstrous Creature based on the Rules from the Tau Riptide.
With all the huge and impressive models coming up lately (Like the Imperial Knights and the Gork/morkanauts) I really wanted one for my Necron Army!
Since Necrons are mostly shooty I looked for a model from a Shooty army and ofcourse immediately thought of the Tau Riptide!
With the FW model of the Tesseract Arc that uses the Singularity core of a Dying star, to me it really connected to the Riptide's Nova powers!
Here's the Fluff:
As is well known, the Praetorians are responsible for maintaining the Triarch's rule as to ensure that wars and politics are always executed according to the ancient codes. They also have the high responsibility to ensure that the Necron Dynasties will never fall.
To make sure this will be done, they enacted their rights to enforce their will over the Crypteks in a time aeons past. They expressed their need for an engine that is both Mobile and wields a destructive array of weaponry. The Triarch Tesseract War Engine, as all Necron well know, being the end result of that research.
Still, to this day, all Necrons acknowledge (some would even say fear) the awesome power that only the Praetorians may field, to ensure the ancient codes are upheld.
Like the Tesseract arc that the Crypteks had but recently created, the Triarch Tesseract War Engine, harnesses at its heart a contained singularity torn from the core of a dying star. Thought it differs from the Necron Tesseract Arc. This ancient construction doesn't wield its raw energies as a weapon, but rather employes it as an engine and uses its energy to power its fearsome array of weaponry, equipment, and trusters.
I also made some experimental rules, which I think are pretty fair, let me know if you want to review them
Anyway! Pictures! This is the model
Here is its Canoptek Shield Drone (YAY)
Hope you like it! Let me know if you want to see more.
........"Ol' Toothless" as she has come to be known is ancient even by the standards of the Imperial Guard. Retro-fitted and re-built countless times over countless centuries, the only thing still intact from the day she rolled off the production line on a long forgotten forgeworld is her machine spirit!
Rumour has it amongst the regiment, that infact her superstructure and engines designations can be traced back to the times of the Great Crusade itself and one of its many Expaditionary fleets..... however this is up for speculation. It does however still invoke a sense of pride in the regiment that such a relic of the Imperium is within their ranks.
Time has not however been kind to Ol Toothless.... retired from front line service 2 centuries ago, it is her lot now to serve the Emperor by acting as a pack horse for the regiment.... gun ports welded up and ammunition racking replaced with storage. Her once imperious outline blurred with racking and carrier spaces, she now feeds the mighty war machine she once upon a time speadheaded.
To think such a mighty weapon layed low is a travesty however would be a mistake. Numerous platoons of troopers and stranded armour units owe their lives to the venerable machine. On more occasions that can be easily counted, these trapped or cut off units have offered up prayers to the Emperor himself as they have heard the din and racket of ancient engines as Ol Toothless emerges through the heavies of gunfire and weather to re-supply them. Never becoming stuck in trecherous terrain and having an uncanny knack of absorbing shell hits that would destroy equivalent vehicles, she has endured and continues to serve, even after all trace of her beginnings have been lost in time.......
I hope you all like it.... my scratchbuilt Malcador Defender / Supply / Recovery tank.....
First pic is just the basecoated model... and the second is with the hull weathered and finished..... still got a bit to go to get finished!
Da Skyman wrote: I have two favorites/best and i can't decide between them.
Tau Ethereal
I want this model....NOW lol
I suck at sculpting out of greenstuff, i find the stuff way too sticky to do any fine detail with. And im paranoid any clay or polymer medium will be too fragile once it hardens, since thats where i have some sculpting experience.
I suck at sculpting out of greenstuff, i find the stuff way too sticky to do any fine detail with. And im paranoid any clay or polymer medium will be too fragile once it hardens, since thats where i have some sculpting experience.
Don't let the stickiness discourage you. it can be countered by applying lubrication (water, vaseline, saliva ) in a thin layer over your sculpting tool.
This way you can take advantage of the sticky, using it to hold and shape the GS to whatever surface you want meanwhile your tool remains frictionally minimal
I suck at sculpting out of greenstuff, i find the stuff way too sticky to do any fine detail with. And im paranoid any clay or polymer medium will be too fragile once it hardens, since thats where i have some sculpting experience.
Don't let the stickiness discourage you. it can be countered by applying lubrication (water, vaseline, saliva ) in a thin layer over your sculpting tool.
This way you can take advantage of the sticky, using it to hold and shape the GS to whatever surface you want meanwhile your tool remains frictionally minimal
An acquaintance of mine, a very talented commission sculptor, told me that Talcum powder works quite well to counteract the stickiness of green stuff. Coat the side that you need to work on with powder, then when you're done just lick your finger and wipe away the powder.
Also, I hate using water for sculpting. I find that it gets under the greenstuff between it and the plastic/metal, and lubricates it so that it separates from the miniature.
Da Skyman wrote: I have two favorites/best and i can't decide between them.
Tau Ethereal
Spoiler:
I want this model....NOW lol
I suck at sculpting out of greenstuff, i find the stuff way too sticky to do any fine detail with. And im paranoid any clay or polymer medium will be too fragile once it hardens, since thats where i have some sculpting experience.
After a year of reading this thread I finally decided to make an account and post my own conversions. I don't have many of them and they are not masterpieces but I really think that it would be good to show them to you.
I'll start with my biggest conversion so far, and I'm quite proud of it. This is a converion of the Dark Vengeance Hellbrute in the colours of the Thousand Sons. All I have done is replacing multimelta with twin linked reaper autocannon, head of the marine inside, and cutting most of the horns and these tentacles. The helmet is made from standard SM helmet, I cutted a T shaped visor to make it look a bit like manadlorian helmet form Star Wars
Well, that's all I've got for you now. I can post something more if you liked it :3
I've only been involved with Warhammer Fantasy (or any miniatures for that matter) for 18 months or so after my oldest son got interested in it. My son plays Skaven and I decided to go with Warriors of Chaos. I liked the fluff about Kholek so I thought I would have a go a making a model for him and then base an army around him.
I used the body of a Lizardmen Carnosaur and the torso of a Beastmen Ghorgon. I made the heavy armour out of plasticard and then bulked it out with green stuff. The shoulder pads are from an Ogre Kingdom Stonehorn, his chest plate is from a WOC chariot, and his "belt" is from an Ogre Kingdoms Scraplauncher. I ground off the Lizardmen symbols on the tail and replaced them chaos symbols.
I thought that since Kholek was supposed to be ancient that I would give his armour a really grimy weathered look, like he has been hibernating for a long time. It was my first go at weathering and I'm pretty pleased how it turned out.
@FrozenBeard: Whoa, wait, what? You've been in the hobby for 18 months and come up with something like THAT? Phew, thanks for making the rest of us bad -- that Kolek Suneater conversion is simply amazing.
Spectacular stuff, mate! I don't want to imagine what you'll be up to after a few years in the hobby...
KrautScientist wrote: @FrozenBeard: Whoa, wait, what? You've been in the hobby for 18 months and come up with something like THAT? Phew, thanks for making the rest of us bad -- that Kolek Suneater conversion is simply amazing.
Spectacular stuff, mate! I don't want to imagine what you'll be up to after a few years in the hobby...
Thanks for the kind words. My day job involves a lot of fine motor skill looking through a microscope so I found the brush control and sculpting skills pretty easy to learn. Kholek was my first conversion and I enjoyed it a lot.
I still have lots to learn though and at the moment I'm better at copying other peoples work than creating my own colour schemes etc from scratch!
Ok, here's another minor conversion I've made. I bought this metal Sorcerer with Force Sword because I like his design
(mainly because Sorcerers from the first Dawn of War were designed after this model). Everything was fine,
but I really wanted him to have a staff, so I made him one. I've cut his arm off (cutting metal, ugh, hard job)
and replaced it with spare hand of the space wolf (haha, space wolf hand used in the model of thousand sons sorcerer...).
After that I've made a staff out of dark eldar bits which my friend gave me and some green stuff.
Here's a Chaos Lord / Wight King I converted up recently.
There's a story behind this one; I won the original model as a consolation prize for coming last place in a fantasy tournament. I was running a fluffy Vampire Counts list with no vampires in it, just Wight Kings and various ghosts/skeletons. So I got this vampire-looking guy with instructions to put 'blender lord' vampires in my lists if I wanted to beat everyone.
Dunno if this is my "best" but its my most recent, and I'm rather proud of it. It's the count as Wulfen for my storm-wardens ( Space highlander ) army. Since storm wardens obviously cant become wulfen I had to figure out how to make them seem more feral so I decided to go the Foresworn / berserker look. I hope you all like it, if you do check out my thread for more!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/604695.page
It's taken a while (over 8 months) but I have finally finished my conversion of a SM Predator into a (Mad) Scientist Predator.
Too many little changes to list here, some are more obvious than others.
Major changes include a full interior, scratch-built sponsons and a scratch-built dozer blade / plough.
The guns are all movable and the hatches open and (mostly) close.
Includes homages to both H. R. Giger and Rik Mayall in the painting.
I have those exact same Citadel Walls! :O
What are the walls "supposed to" build normally?
Awesome conversion, by the way! I'm definitely getting an Ordinatus-meets-WHFB vibe from i!
They're still in process of being painted, but these two are my best so far. The scorpion was assembled without a pin vise, which sucks because it could be so much more dynamic.
Dr H wrote: It's taken a while (over 8 months) but I have finally finished my conversion of a SM Predator into a (Mad) Scientist Predator.
Too many little changes to list here, some are more obvious than others.
Major changes include a full interior, scratch-built sponsons and a scratch-built dozer blade / plough.
The guns are all movable and the hatches open and (mostly) close.
Includes homages to both H. R. Giger and Rik Mayall in the painting.
Thanks. In memory of one of my favourite artists. RIP HR Giger.
Hehe, wrote a term paper on him last year. One of my all time favorite artists as well. His conceptual work on the original Dune series was amazing.
I find Giger and Lovecraft to be a bit of an influence on my own art as well. I REALLY like that dozer blade.
Also, here is an overview shot of my current project. All conversions, though half a dozen are just simple weapon swaps. Click and zoom for a better view.
Thanks. In memory of one of my favourite artists. RIP HR Giger.
Hehe, wrote a term paper on him last year. One of my all time favorite artists as well. His conceptual work on the original Dune series was amazing.
Yeah, that would have made a awesome film (although perhaps without the worms giving blowjobs to giant penises ). I really like his Biomechanical work and the New York landscapes. Just the level of detail is incredible. And then trying to recreate that, in-scale, on my tank, really gave me a whole new respect for his work.
I find Giger and Lovecraft to be a bit of an influence on my own art as well. I REALLY like that dozer blade.
Thanks. That is one of two dozers I made that will fit the tank (I still need to finish the other one). They were quite difficult scratch-builds.
Also, here is an overview shot of my current project. All conversions, though half a dozen are just simple weapon swaps. Click and zoom for a better view.
Good work, I have had a peek at the early stages of your blog a while ago. Good use of parts from other races/models.
Thanks. In memory of one of my favourite artists. RIP HR Giger.
Hehe, wrote a term paper on him last year. One of my all time favorite artists as well. His conceptual work on the original Dune series was amazing.
Yeah, that would have made a awesome film (although perhaps without the worms giving blowjobs to giant penises ). I really like his Biomechanical work and the New York landscapes. Just the level of detail is incredible. And then trying to recreate that, in-scale, on my tank, really gave me a whole new respect for his work.
I find Giger and Lovecraft to be a bit of an influence on my own art as well. I REALLY like that dozer blade.
Thanks. That is one of two dozers I made that will fit the tank (I still need to finish the other one). They were quite difficult scratch-builds.
Also, here is an overview shot of my current project. All conversions, though half a dozen are just simple weapon swaps. Click and zoom for a better view.
Good work, I have had a peek at the early stages of your blog a while ago. Good use of parts from other races/models.
Werd, thanks man! I'm hoping to have everything tidied up (minus bases) on this batch pretty soon. The converting is far more enjoyable than the painting, at least for me.
Why did I not think of a Jetbike for my Chaos Biker army Lord..... Ah well a Chaos Steed shall do instead. Don't want to be seen as "stealing" ideas.
Please steal the idea! Rip and run, bruh!
The core of the bike was made with the two arms off The Cthonian model from the Sedition Wars boxed set, and frankly at $30 I think the box was worth it just for this one conversion (plus you get like 50 pretty decent mini's if you don't mind cleaning up some tough casting flash). One arm was flipped upside down, then they were pinned together. The engine section is an unmodified jetpack from the Chaos Raptors sprue. The rider is mostly Raptor parts, but uses the legs (modified with Raptor toes) from that stupid looking plastic Space Marine trike kit. The handlebars were also sourced from the trike kit. Rat jaws were sourced from this rat I found when "reclaiming" an empty lot in the West Oakland ghetto. Lot was converted to a garden, the bones (along with a cat skeleton) were soaked, stripped, and bleached by hand.
I really wish I'd put the "face" shoulder pad on the arm holding the force sword, but plastic cement has already set and not sure I can safely pull the pads off. :/
Here's the last one I did before buying a pin vise. Possessed Terminator Lord using the Termie Lord kit, Reaper Bones Giant Spider, parts from a Tyranid Gargoyle sprue, and bits from a resin Hive Tyrant & plastic Carnifex. It was a lot of fun to build. One of these days I'll get around to finishing the paint, maybe even try to make a base for it. I have mixed feelings about it, if I'd pinned the model it could have had a way more dynamic pose. I'm not the worlds hottest painter, but I really enjoy making monsters.
karlosovic wrote: Wow that's awesome. I don't supposed you'd care to share your technique for converting squats?
It is just a case of taking one of the old plastic Squats, gluing the head to the body and the body to the base. I then sculpt on a suitable beard/hat (if required) and drill/pin some brass wire on for arms. If I can find the sort of hands I want to use in plastic, then I'll pin them to the ends of the wire and fill in the wire with more sculpting. Add weapons of choice .
The Squat with the dog has catachan arms (from the original plastic boxed set). The squat with the Hammer has a Squat hand, a converted Catachan hand and the gaps between the body and glove filled with green stuff and sculpted on. Each of the Squats will have a different combination of arm parts/sculpting, depending on the position I want them in. Many of the Squats I am working on will have fully sculpted arms.
this is my Vulkan He'stan conversion for my storm wardens army he was made using parts from the forgeworld praetor set, mk IV armor set, GW grey knight bits and some greenstuff [url] http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/636365-.html
My mutant Sarpedon of the Soul Drinkers. Legs are tyranid pieces that I made one drunken late night. Used the DV librarian because that's what I used for the non mutant version of him. Staff is from the chaos terminator sorcerer with an eagle in place on top. Ran him for the first time with "counts as" having a jet pack with my vanguard vets. Rolled 1s the first two turns when rolling for deep strike. Then I came in and scattered in a bad spot, then wiped out before I got to use him.
I'm quite happy with the way my little Squat Engineseer turned out. He will definitely be required with all the technical equipment I have planned for my army :
Awesome stuff! love the colours used on their chests, and the cloaks, the variation across the squad is really nice to see and all the different colours pull together really well. Inspiring me to get my DE underway! But alas! I must finish my orks So time to share a couple
My latest Model to make it through the whole process (minus grassing his base) without me moving on to another model
And now my current painting WIP, Infact I am really looking forward to completing this dude as last night I airbrushed the squig to look like a magical squig and it looks so funky like a rainbow!
This is my best conversion so far.. (not finished yet.. needs some more painting and the rider isn't done yet. And I keep stalling it because I'm working on the biggest project of my life yet; The Ancient Fenrisian Temple Fortress Battle Boards. )
I've combined the elven dragon horns, wings and base with the carnosaurus body from the lizard men. Because I wanted a real dragon, not that stylized skinny wonky looking dragon that the original high elf dragon is. A dragon doesn't care for color schemes or such, it only cares for tearing the flesh from you bones or melting your favorite ice cream with its fiery breath. I wanted it to impose fear on to my enemies when I deploy it to the battle field... as is described in the rules and the fluff. So it should be big, though and mean looking. But that's just my opinion
Beautiful Remco. You know.... a second set of wings on that thing would be very cool (and appropriate given it's bulk). And you've got the space on the body for it too.
Remco_Tuerlings wrote: This is my best conversion so far.. (not finished yet.. needs some more painting and the rider isn't done yet. And I keep stalling it because I'm working on the biggest project of my life yet; The Ancient Fenrisian Temple Fortress Battle Boards. )
I've combined the elven dragon horns, wings and base with the carnosaurus body from the lizard men. Because I wanted a real dragon, not that stylized skinny wonky looking dragon that the original high elf dragon is. A dragon doesn't care for color schemes or such, it only cares for tearing the flesh from you bones or melting your favorite ice cream with its fiery breath. I wanted it to impose fear on to my enemies when I deploy it to the battle field... as is described in the rules and the fluff. So it should be big, though and mean looking. But that's just my opinion
That's great work. Can't wait to see the finished product.
I've always appreciated the traditional Warhammer Dragon. The mash-up between western & eastern dragon designs was a clever way to solve (or at least mitigate) the problems of such 'big metal model'.
Deamon knight of khorne. He's still wip as im waiting for parts for the carapace.
Interesting fact no 24, it takes 124 individual skulls to cover one knight shoulder pad. Trust me I know.
I always liked the Vulkan battlesuits that Target Games used to make for Warzone. The trouble was that they were massively armoured but had the pilot's bare head stuck out of the top and it really bothered me... so I decided to fill in the area and put a screen there. I also decided to convert a few weapons to add a little flavour. Although these are very simple conversions, I feel that they work very well (especially now that there is some armour protecting the head):
I dunno if it is my best but it is my latest.
Good overall shot:
Ground level to show the tilt.
My favourite shot to show the movement I was trying to capture
(An Inside Upswing Strike > for the femoral artery/leg sever/sweep away pesky humanoids)
Rear (couldn't get him to be doing a full lunge):
Detail shot:
Probably my favourite 3 out of a unit of tankbustas i just converted up
I like to make semi-themed ork characters as its so easy to design their weapons around stupid orksies
Dude on the left basically fires melta bombs like frizbies, whereas the middle ork uses his Aimin' Axe to throw his clusterbombs that explode in the air and shoot rockets all over town, 33% of the time, he hits everytime.
And finally we have the Nob busta! simple flash git conversion using the mini rocket ammo chains, he fires of a salvo off mini cork-screwing rockets.
More of a kit bash than a conversion, but liking how my Night Lord Warp Talons / Raptors turned out.
- Warp Talon bottoms
- CSM mids
- Night Lord conversion kit for helm and shoulders
- Possessed Wings
- Magnetized arms to run them as Warp Talons or Raptors
These are by no means my best as they are still very much WIP. But I feel they could work out very good, counts as CSM Biker Champions for each of the 4 Chaos Gods with the guy on the Carnosaur being the Lord who is undivided.
silvernome wrote: More of a kit bash than a conversion, but liking how my Night Lord Warp Talons / Raptors turned out.
- Warp Talon bottoms
- CSM mids
- Night Lord conversion kit for helm and shoulders
- Possessed Wings
- Magnetized arms to run them as Warp Talons or Raptors
Those are some really great looking Night Lords silvernome!
If you plan on making more I suggest checking out these Tyranid Gargoyle wings:
http://www.hobbytitan.com/warhammer-40k-bits-tyranid-gargoyle-wings-10x/ I think they'd allow you to build figures with more varied and dynamic poses
I think my fav so far is my Corsair Prince/Autarch, Lord Cinderan. He's been about a few years now, dying mainly! Prob accounts for the peg leg and eyepatch. He's made from the bit kit with the sensor upgrade, DA exarch, swooping hawks wings, old sprue fusion gun, laser lance and a Bretonnian hunting eagle I think? Some wee greenstuffing here and there
Oh god! his parrot and peg leg are awesome! hilarious but awesome! is this some form of extreme eldar humour? As we know how sensitive they are he seems like he's taken a practical joke wayyyy overboard I love it
Pyramid head iron mother directrix. Ended up with so much weathering and effects theres not much room for brushwork. Might need to go back in and do some edge highlights or something, its looking a bit dull/bland atm.
absolutely love those deffcoptas! love the smoke trails, thats something ive been desperate to try on storm boys, but this is a great use i love the grating you used on the front of the yellow copta, i have some of that but always felt it too large scale to work, but youve pulled it off really well
I think my Greater Daemon of Tzeentch is currently my favourite despite only being half finished. I'm waiting to do more greenstuff heavy projects before coming back to his "legs".
Medium of Death wrote: I think my Greater Daemon of Tzeentch is currently my favourite despite only being half finished. I'm waiting to do more greenstuff heavy projects before coming back to his "legs".
Medium of Death wrote: I think my Greater Daemon of Tzeentch is currently my favourite despite only being half finished. I'm waiting to do more greenstuff heavy projects before coming back to his "legs".
Just the base left to do now, so I'll post him now.
The Hunter, deamon knight of khorne and herald of the eternal hunt.
Each skull on the shoulder and leg was individually cut out and stuck down, and I used parts from the csm, heldrake, stormvermin, chaos warshrine, lord of skulls and terrorgeist kits, amongst others.
Not my best but one I'm having lots of fun imagining how it comes out so it is my favourite for a long time. It's a unit of 54mm imperial guard for Inquisitor done in the Rogue Trader style. I have much nostalgia for Rogue Trader and like Inquisitor, so bring the two together. They'll look more the part when I make their lasguns, which will be the older style Ryza pattern, just going to pick up some plastic rod and tube this weekend.
I'm working on other imperial guard characters, here's a DKoK I posted the other week and now needs basing, but it got me wanting to do more, as above.
