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Hi, I like what your doing, but there’s one small problem, I cannot view your pictures that are posted on photobucket at work, some filter restriction.

Try using the Dakka gallery.

How do I do that?? I will if someone tells me how

Hopefully tonight I will have a few more pics to post of more WIP's

Hey harms66, got to apologise as i deleted the pics off of my phone and my wife has deleted them from the deskto p . I can't change the past but in future will try to do it by attachments.

Anyways due to my pesky spraygun breaking (on my third!!!) I pushed on with several mini projects. I still have the hand conversion to do on my dread but I will get back to it.

My main mini-project has been making up Harald Deathwolfs ride..... I have done it by chopping up and bulking out a thunderwolf model. I have 5 (4 painted). I got them from gamesclearout2010. So a big thank you to him psssst he does a ton of other stuff too. If you do get anything from him... tell him dantay sent you
Anyway on with the pics.

And continuing on with the pic-fest of Dannys SpaceWolf odyssey.

So I have done both sides now, bulking up some new front shoulders..... tomorrow I can put the legs on and maybe sculpt a tail (yippee almost done!!) however not 100% sure about the neck and my fur making isn't great..... a friend suggested putting a rige between the neck and back or a mane like Canis Wolfborn's

I have started working on my Bran Redmaw conversion.

Talkiing of Canis Wolfborn, hope you like my new WIP pics... I have been a very busy bunny

And 1 more for the road..... after my 3rd GW spray gun... i finally got 1 that worked (sort of) and have begun spraying the first coat... next will come the badab black wash then drybrushing up to a fenris/ space wolf grey mix.

Also been working on the wolf riders for my 4 assembled thunderwolves.

Once again I hope you enjoy & please please please chip in with input... i do value it and enjoy the feedback

Thanks for viewing

I just found this blog and I like it, pretty much actually! Keep up the great work mate!

I like they way you've posed these guys. Especially the storm claws.

Great work, even better as I can now view the pictures at work, avoiding the fight with the family for the home PC.
I like what you did with the Thunder Wolf, and nice paint job on Canis Wolfborn

Generally the Thunder Wolves I've seen look too small to carry the marines, but the bulk out job you've done may work, post a few more pictures please.

Hi Harms.

Just noticed how blurry the pics are, glad you like the models though.
Not sure if this is what you are meaning about more pics, but just to give you an idea of scale for the models.

Will hopefully get the bulked out wolf done this weekend (wife permitting) I need to make up the legs, build a tail, then modify the riders legs to fit on the wider body.






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If folks want pics of anything in particular just let me know and I will post here or pm if you prefer

Wow bud, that GS 'ing on the TW is awesome, really really impressive..

Like how much you've done since i last checked on the thread, you got through loads...

If you get time bud check out my Custom SM chapter( links in sig bar)..

Jim..

@ jimmy72nd I have seen your marines before, and its a really nice colour scheme. The blue lightning claw with the orange and white gives a great contrast.

Was the orange hard to paint and highlight?

dantay_xv wrote:Hi Harms.

Just noticed how blurry the pics are, glad you like the models though.
Not sure if this is what you are meaning about more pics, but just to give you an idea of scale for the models.

Will hopefully get the bulked out wolf done this weekend (wife permitting) I need to make up the legs, build a tail, then modify the riders legs to fit on the wider body.

Ok, that last lot of picture shows the general problem the Thunder Wolves models being too small, just look at the difference in size between the two types of wolves, the Canis Wolfborn seems about the right size where the other looks a little small.

I'd like to see more on the bulked out converion, so sod the wife and get it done.
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I can kinda see where you are coming from about the wolf being small, as the codex says that a thunderwolf can be as big as a rhino.
When you see it up beside a space marine though you could imagine it being the size of a large horse, plus I like Canis being bigger because he is the top dog.
Plus in pure gaming terms they should really be on cavalry bases..... making it any bigger for the sculptor would make that near on impossible. Canis only has the larger base because of his special character status and the rule about the number of attacks he gets.
Also for me the resin wolves are around half the price of Canis, which at £25 each (for Canis) would be a BIG expensive conversion job to do another 5 or 6.
Saying that I havent put the wolf up against, say a rough rider or the like for perspective

Lol, I am sure the wife will give me some time to get it done even though we only get to see each other at weekends just now.... she goes to bed so i can watch MOTD in peace so as I make progress I will keep you all up to speed.

The bulked out wolf will probably not be as broad as Canis but should rival it in height... considering using the White Wolf Grandmaster as a conversion piece for Harald Deathwolf. What do you think?


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Hey harms, hope I haven't ticked you off. Just my point of view, I am happy to hear your opinions too and they are much appreciated. So is everyone else's. Such is the beauty of SW's we can be amazingly diverse and kick ideas about.

THANK YOU!!!!!1000+ views and counting.... thanks to everyone who has viewed my blog and a very big thank you to everyone who has contributed, I really do appreciate it, so thank you..... btw, keep your comments---- ideas for conversions etc coming.

My wife is nabbing the laptop for most of this next week, so no updates for a wee bit....... unless i get back from work in time to use the library.... wolf is doing good, will try and keep you all posted... Have fun and see you soon

Wooha!!! Finally some progress, a few pics to show how the Alpha wolf and Harald Deathwolf are coming along. A big big thank you to emissary1701 for doing the armour plates, tail and the cloak. Hope you all like..... all views, opinions comments etc are very welcome

Cool blog
I know its late but if your still looking for Fenrisian Wolves (the little meat shields) and do not mind some work you can read this great article:
http://www.miniwargaming.com/content/Nx5VV12pSGrF

Man i love your space wolves. i am also a son of russ, and have 3 companies of wolves but unfortunatly have no vehicles :( i love your scouts (maybe they were blood claws) but i was wondering were did you get that spear on one of the bikers? love that conversion. keep up the good work man

Hi, glad you like my stuff, vehicles arent the be all and end all of an army and it hastaken a good few years to accumulate them..... they aren't cheap.

Saying that chrging full-tilt at stuff with my Land Raider is so fun

As for thew spears they came from the marauder horseman boxed set, i had a friend who had a pile of them sitting spare, so traded a few bits for them.

Are you new to dakka? If so welcome, its's crazy and fun here

Are you gonna put up any pics of your comanies up? Would love to see what you have

Yes i am new to dakka, i stumbled upon it while searching for fluff for space wolves. My computer doesnt have a photo slot so the next time i got to a friends house i will put up some pics. Said friend also is a 40ker lol yeah i just startedmy account, and actually made it because of your thread (bit of homage right their lol) and thanks for the tip about the horseman.

Hey MonsterofFenris, I am really huimbled you like it. Really hope you get the pics up soon. For characters/leaders i use the dwarf stuff as it is much moe ornate and antique compared to the norse weaponry... i used norse marauder arms on my scouts as i thought catachan arms would be too cartoon like

There is a lot of wolf stuff going on, you should definitely check out Harms66, GlimpsetheVoid both of whom do great stuffthat i like and also econtutor and hamhamlunchbox, they do really niice SW stuff too, thats just to name but a few.

If you like other stuff, then for BA look at majortom11, gitsplitta too he is doing great custom stuff

There is a whole world of stuff out there so dig in and enjoy.

Nice work so far. I love the rider bases, they look great

Thanks element206, i added a little something from different races to the thunderwolves and will hopefully do the same with others if it doesnt lok too cluttered. I am hoping that as i start to game they can garner some more trophies to add to them.

I try to cut a deal with people when i play that if i win theygive me something to decorate a base with, however if i lose i will give them something in return. Helps to remember the fun games.... i do expect to see a few captive space puppies in my friends DE army though. They are nasty..... however they are flipping fragile against anything with decent armour

Thinking of going drop-pod-tastic, so this is a wip of my drop-pod.I am mounting it in a crater section (as i think they are cool!!) plus you can imagine the impact when it hits.

I left the harnesses out as i want to be able to use them for SW's and terminators.... besides all SW's know that strapping in is for pansies

The smaller craters are okay but then the doors do not fully open.

Any ideas for the crater beside the drop-pod, considered water effects or lots of dead nids/ aliens from the blast impact but not too sure which way to go..... so ideas please

@rosemountainz: thanks for the compliments, i like your orky dreads, very unique and very fun.

@Rex-Nine: a very nice tip and i may try it in the future, however i have no goblin wolf heads to try it out or the undead wolves...... however if someone wants to trade with me for them check my link to the dakka swap shop. It may jusst be coste effective to gs some chaos hounds. We shall see.

Not much of an update here modelling-wise. I do not have any real fluff for my army, but am kinda thinking 1st armageddon war.... a mix of great companies all fighting, so bikers belong to Krakendoom (expect a cool wolf lord model there) grey hunters (3 or 4 packs) belong to Bran Redmaw, Thunderwolves belong to Harald deathwolf and various other units being used so that every great company is represented somewhere.

Also spares me the monotony of painting yellow shoulderpads with black wolves on them.

It also leaves some openings for future projects (GreyKnight allies, Inquisitor allies pre-tramelling of the sagas, or Imperial Guard representing Armageddon PDF).

So who knows where this will go?

Hey folks, time to report in, notr much modelling time this week as I have had a lot on.... next week will be the same as I will be staying with my folks for a bit.

Anyway without further ado.... my new project.

ENGIR KRAKENDOOM

I know he is not strictly game legal (a wolf lord with an attack bike), however I have designed him (with lots of help from emissary1701) so he will be pinned in the sidecar and can be removed and based during games

I am trying to do a bit of background fluff for him.

As we know from the codex, Engir hails from the Southlands of Fenris and like all Southlanders he was born with innate skills in navigation and seafaring. Coupled with his ferocious will to win and his fighting skills, he led many raids on other Fenrisian tribes successfullyy striking from unseen quarters and using his superior seamanshipto outmanoeuvre and outfight his foes.

He finally met his match in the Isles of Iron, ancestral lands of the Iron priests where he led his dragon ships on a raid for iron to make weapons. His dragon ships clashed with the iron ships sent from the isle to intercept them. A great battle ensued. Superior seamnship and ferocity versus superior technology and weapons. For a time it looked as if Engir would win out, crippling fully half of the iron ships and allowing most of his fleet to break through, however eventually his ships were whittled down and he was forced into a fighting retreat.
Having lost a great many men and ships he turned at bay to allow his men to escape and led a fierce countercharge into the opposing fleet. He fought like a man posessed slaying all who came at him with harpoon and axe, but even he couldn't hold out forever. Through gritted teeth he fought on his indomitable will keeping him going even when his body gave out, all wounds to the fore, he was laid low
By chance or by direction of the Allfather Ulrik the Slayer oversaw the battle and seeing a great warrior, he took Engir before his ship sunk and he was lost to the depths.

Needless to say he passed all trials set before him to become a Space Wolf and his skills have been put to great use by his predecessors and now the Great Wolf himself. As has always been the way, Engir has always been a raider and over the centuries the skills he had as a fenrisian warrior have been honed by centuries of warfare. His specialisation on land is to use mechanised fast moving troops. In particularhe likes to use bikes and attack bikes, all the better for outmanoevring and harrying the enemy, so that he can land the kiling blow. He is always found in the vanguard of his great company, leading his men when a drop pod assault cannot be used (for this is Ragnar's domain) riding into war on his customised attack bike. His troops almost exclusively hail from the Southlands much like him and it gives him immense pride that many of the swiftclaws in his force come from his own tribe. Only a few Northmen with unsurpassed skills have made it through his recruitment process.

Amongst the other Wolf Lords he is hailed as a consummate raider (and pirate) however his insular nature and unique recruitment requirements set his company apart from the others. This has led to a few of the more 'traditional' great companies to view him and his packs as outsiders and it is something he has encouraged, further enhanced by the wearing of a pelt from a great seamomster rather than that of a wolf. It is known that when on Fenris, Engir can be found on the seas hunting prey with his wolfguard as he did when he was a young warrior. Preferring this to running through the glaciers hunting and feasting like the others. Over recent years Engir has become ever more reclusive and withdrawn. However he has also become ever more aggressive and can be found where the fighting is thickest, always seeking the biggest and most powerful prey to spit on his mighty rune etched harpoon or to hack down with his axe. Some say his recklessness is due to him being taken by visions of his death and he is recklessly seeking it at the hands of a worthy foe. Others believe he has been spoken to by Russ himself and is trying to prove himself worthy of his Primarch. Of these rumours he will not be drawn, all is known is that he fights with the vitality of a bloodclaw and the brains of a thunderwolf. His saga is long and proud... long may it continue.

With the war on Armageddon raging all around and threatening to consume the whole Armageddon sector Logan Grimnar now needs all his Wolf Lords and Great Companies to fight together as brother wolves. Aware of the potential schism developing within his Chapter he has opted for mixing the companies, creating several combined arms forces, so far Krakendooms packs have fought with distinction saving the lives of countless battle brothers but will this be enough to bond them all as never before. Or will the more fractious elements within his army, stop his warriors uniting and sealing the Space Wolves fate?

Any comments or ideas to flesh out his story would be greatly appreciated, I am hoping to do a bit for each prominent character within the Company of Wolves which I have raised, so ideas, thoughts C & C always welcome.

Anyway time for pics.

Oh.... any ideas on decoration for shield and sidecar etc would be great..... come on folks you been quiet for far too long

dantay_xv wrote:Hey MonsterofFenris, I am really huimbled you like it. Really hope you get the pics up soon. For characters/leaders i use the dwarf stuff as it is much moe ornate and antique compared to the norse weaponry... i used norse marauder arms on my scouts as i thought catachan arms would be too cartoon like

There is a lot of wolf stuff going on, you should definitely check out Harms66, GlimpsetheVoid both of whom do great stuffthat i like and also econtutor and hamhamlunchbox, they do really niice SW stuff too, thats just to name but a few.

If you like other stuff, then for BA look at majortom11, gitsplitta too he is doing great custom stuff

There is a whole world of stuff out there so dig in and enjoy.

Dont forget my Angels Inferno...lol

Hey bud, sweet looking wolf lord in side-car, its a great idea and you've modelled him looking fab.

The alpha wolf looks awesome too bud, cant get over how good the GSing is, im still a very noob at GS, im slowly getting to grips with it.

Keep the good stuff rolling bud.

Jim.

your army is looking cool, cant wait to kill them all with my Dark Angels!!! talk soon,

Finally you made it to Dakka, how are you?