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Absolutely. Not my favourite bit to actually DO (though I enjoy it more than painting) but it's certainly worth it when you see the finished piece.

And if they ever do release all the units in the codex, I'll convert them anyway...

Converting models is the other reason I play this game.
(The other reason is to see these models on the table).

Besides, there are usually a few units in each codex where you will have to convert models because they do not have them yet (like Shining Spears for Eldar in 2nd ed - or Vypers and Falcons additionally).
Sure, if a model does come out, I might just get it - but normally I'll just carry on using the conversion I have already spent time and effort on (because usually my version looks better to me.)

I have one army where every single model is converted. I love it. Always brings a lot of cool comments when I play it.

Converting brings the hobby alive, and in a way it can bring the game alive too. Even though I don't like painting, I love conversions. Building them, speculating on them, planning to eventually start a whole army just to do 1 conversion, envying other peoples' conversions. The only part I don't like is having limited skills in things like sculpting, which in turn limits the conversions that are possible for me.

The only problem I see is that if you're converting up models to act as HQs you want to use them all but can't

Added with a nice paintjob and they look great on the battlefield. My current goal is to make characters for my new armies rather than buy them. Also people seem to complain less if you're using a special character if you've converted it up well enough so they can see what it's acting as, but also so it's unique to your army as it's own version of the SC rather than a different paint job.

I'd say I enjoy converting. I wrote an article on converting Necron Immortals and Flayed Ones from Warriors. Good stuff.

Just about every model in my exodite army will be either a kitbash or a conversion. The time I spend on converting is time well spent and really gives me incentive to do my best when painting.

I really feel that it makes an army stand out against "codex" armies. It may take me longer to get my army together, but I see it as quality over quantity.

Da Boss wrote:I love seeing a good conversion but I'm not good at it myself and I don't enjoy it at all.

+1

I love converting.

For me, on the most basic level, it comes down to the preference of my vision or another person's vision. Also, I find that the more time I put into a model, the more satisfaction I get from seeing that model on the table.

I love converting and assembling and painting so much more than actually playing..... O___o

IG_urban wrote:I love converting and assembling and painting so much more than actually playing..... O___o

I have to agree. It's satisfying to pose a model instead of following the instructions. And equally so to buy two Lictors (Warrior Kit) and then some for about the same as one metal Lictor.

One of my top five favorite parts of the hobby is successfully converting a model, especially if it's a hybrid (I like the look of hybrid models)

Converting is half of the reason for playing with plastic toy soldiers.

Painting is the other half.

Playing with good friends is the third half.

Wait, what?

I do not enjoy converting Models.

While I think everyone should be a Catholic, a lot of Models are just far to egocentric to understand the spiritual discipline and commitment it takes. Most times they're not really even dedicated to a lifelong philosophy in most cases, they're not even capable of it intellectually.

You have to understand that most Models have built their entire life around the superficial, so their spiritual side is the theological equivalent of a baby chimpanzee in a graduate physic course.

It can be very rewarding however to convert Models on the very few occasions where one actually gets good results on a conversion, unfortunately this is incredibly rare.

So one has to savor the memory of the few conversions that worked while enduring the endless lines of the extroverted, beautiful, skinny, visually fixated, occasionally bulimic but tragically ultimately damned human beings.

In my opinion, it the best part of the hobby, just because they are all unique

BROKEN SCOPE wrote:In my opinion, it the best part of the hobby, just because they are all unique

yeah its true ( yes i am even stalking you on dakka dakka Liam )

I love converting my models. I don't go to extremes, but am fairly competent at kit-bashing, greenstuffing and repositioning. I personally find it greatly satisfying to know that every model is slightly individual.

I only like it when my idea actually works but then again once I compare it to the works people do on the internet and in my town I get disappointed in it. I voted the second option

Is my fave part of it, assembling / converting them all to be unique.

Would say my least fave part is painting, meaning i have a LOT of models who are just primed.

i live for converting. i started a nid army, and am challenging myself to make as many of the models that don't have one on sale (Harpy, the characters etc.) as well as the metal ones which are so expensive (lictors, tyrant guard, venomthrope etc.) hopefully i can post pics of my conversions soon!

I love converting, although they tend to be simple ones, even simple conversions can add a lot of Character to a miniature or even an army.

i use to love converting my ultramrines into chao but then i got bored and unconverted them they look jsut as good but the used to look pretty good then and stil do

comisarmilo wrote:i use to love converting my ultramrines into chao but then i got bored and unconverted them they look jsut as good but the used to look pretty good then and stil do

Necromancer. And use proper spelling and puncuation.

Can we get a Mod over here?

One step ahead of you Tim, the Modquisition has been alerted.

Well 6/7 weeks, it's not that bad a necron.

However, I will paste in the standard Necro warning.

Thread is being locked due to thread necromancy.