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I ran across these on the internet and was wondering if you the good people of Dakka could help me ID the parts. Mostly I would like to know about the heads, and the sniper rifle up in the top left. Please note these are not mine.
http://www.goldendemon.pl/gallery/img/unit1.html

Very cool models.

Looks like they're going to attract the attentions of the Ordo Xenos to the Underhive though!

The "sniper rifle" is the Van Saar heavy stubber, if memory serves.

The heads look like modified Van Saar heads, although i could be wrong.

There is alot of GS work there, and top notch work to boot.

At first I thought there was some legs from the Elysian drop troops (still might be) but it probably GS. The 2 rebrether heads are from the eldar Vyper kits, looks like hes modified the ears a bit. Most of the weapons are from the Tau, or Marine/Guard plastic kits. Some have been kit bashed a bit too.

The bodies are lamost all Cadian plastics and It apears that most of the heads a(svae the 2 I mentioned) are Gurad /Marine heads that have had GS work done to them. Though they could be from the newer sculpts that GW did for them, The website dosnt show pics of the newer sculpts like it used to, and I dont own any of the newer ones to compare them too, so thats my best guess.

Really nice stuff there, thanks for posting it.

The heads of the two Plasma gunners (second row, middle, with the green visor and last row, right, with the re-breather) are Eldar pilot heads. Vypers, Falcons, etc. The rest are mostly stock Van Saar heads. I think the bionic eye head may be a conversion, though. Aside from the Pit Fighter and Spyrers gangs, there was very little "mechanical" and/or bionic enhancement to the stock minis in the ranges.

The shotguns are conversions from Tau rifles. The Storm Bolter is just a bolter on top of another bolter.
The "sniper rifle" (which is actually a Heavy Stubber, though it smacks of a Barret M-82) is an actual Van Saar Heavy Stubber. The "scope" on the top looks suspiciously like a Crisis Suit head, but the angle is kinda funny and it may be a Marine vehicle bit. I'll be damned if I know where that Bipod is from, but I know I know it. Driving me mad, really...

The paintjob is beautiful, as are the bases, but as far as conversion work... Golden Demon? Really? Simple head swaps?
I call shenannigans.

***EDIT***
OMFGWTF??? I have edited this post 4 times to change what I said about the Heavy Stubber. After getting home and looking at my Van Saars, I realized I was incorrect and changed my post, only the damned post never changed! This is my 5th edit now...



Ghidorah

The "armoured" legs look to be tau fire warrior legs with Cadian feet. Methinks I spy a Catachan leg or two in there as well.

LemonVendor1 wrote:The "armoured" legs look to be tau fire warrior legs with Cadian feet. Methinks I spy a Catachan leg or two in there as well.

Oooh. Nice catch. I didn't even notice the Tau legs!



Ghidorah

yea these models are dope as hell I really dig the damaged paint on the armor so nice

I think the foot swap leg swap from tau to IG looks awesome. Really its so simple and it looks SOOOO much better

Ghidorah wrote:
The shotguns are conversions from Tau rifles. The Storm Bolter is just a bolter on top of another bolter.

It looks more like a bolter with underslung grenade launcher, rather than a storm bolter.

The "sniper rifle" (which is probably actually a Heavy Stubber, though it smacks of a Barret M-82) is a hodge-podge of parts and scratch-built stuff. The body of the rifle is the standard Heavy Stubber with the worky bits removed. The "scope" on the top looks suspiciously like a Crisis Suit head, but the angle is kinda funny and it may be a Marine vehicle bit.

I reckon its the scope from the Guard heavy weapons squad. Supposed to be stuck on to autocannon and the like.

The paintjob is beautiful, as are the bases, but as far as conversion work... Golden Demon? Really? Simple head swaps?
I call shenannigans.

Head swaps, leg swaps, conversion work so good you can't even smell it and a disgustingly good paint job... yeah, Golden Demon sounds about right

Its all about the execution.

I do think that the Bolter used buy the guy next to the Plasma Gunner is the Combi-Plasma from the SM Commander sprue.

Edit The Sniper Rifle's Scope looks like the top portion of the Target lock from the XV-8 Box

***Ack! Quoted instead of editing***

are you guys sure about the elder vyper heads?
cause i am pretty sure this is here



ooh its the falcon driver not the viper?



i will say i am really impressed and would also like the nsiper rifle conversion for my own, its beautiful.....

The Falcon pilot is the second guy in the first row, the Vyper pilot is the last guy in the last row.

the "sniper rifle" is a stock Van Saar Heavy Stubber with the scope and bipod added.


Ghidorah