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Moltar wrote:Termies are looking awesome, Tinfoil. I really dig that toothy collar you have going on and the overall use of other possessed bits works very well.

Thanks, man!

Hyenajoe wrote: That's one of the best chaos terminator conversion idea I've seen! I'll probably steal it for a termie lord.

What heads will you use?

Some old school chaos terminator heads. And a few conversion ideas I'm mulling over....

warpcrafter wrote:Definitely some of the best CSM conversion concepts I've seen. I can imagine the Raptors constantly floating around, since their feet are totally unsuited for walking, making metallic scratching noises on the deck.

That's it! I've been thinking the same thing! (and thanks!)

Continuing to experiment with assault terminator chaos-ification….



still just bitz and pieces, here and there…


and (sorry, blurry pic)…


and…


and…

(I do confess I like how this one is turning out.)

Thanks for looking.

I dig the last two images; spikey bits are never wrong for chaos :p

what's the bit of GS on the left shin meant to be? I keep thinking of a ribcage & spine for some reason

Sweet, I love a well-done chaos army - and you are one of my favorite artists on Dakka! I'm also loving the NL atm, so doubledy good.

One request though: More fluff please.

And put some paint on them

Miss Dee wrote:And put some paint on them

+1

I’m still tinkering away on this…

… testing out ideas…

… sometimes going a little too far…

…seeing how things fit together…

…trying to get a mood going…


I’ve also started working on some lightning claw concepts…

These are maybe a little “heavy” or “busy,” but I like the general direction.


Still a ways to go. I want these creatures to be bulky and bristling with chaos, by the time I’m done.

Thanks for looking. If you have any reactions or suggestions, I welcome input.

Here’s more looks at further progress:

and


and


and (sorry, this pic’s a bit blurry)


and


and


So they’re starting to come together – figuratively and literally...


I pared down some of the work on the lightning claws:


and I’m starting to work on concepts for the thunder hammers (still very rough here):


As always, thanks for looking.

looking very interesting. can't wait to see some paint on these

Still looking awesome, tinfoil! Really diggin' the concept of that chaos thunderhammer. I feel like you could almost get away with using the back end of a regular thunderhammer and it would still look awesome. I'm just thinking of ideas for you to round it off and not have it look too heavy at the back end. Some of the WoC bits have maces with a slight hook on the back of them, maybe something like that would work.

Like these:
http://www.thewarstore.com/product27445.html

Regardless, I'm sure they'll turn out fething awesome.

Wow, awesome work, consider me subscribed!

I've been traveling and writing/working a lot lately, so progress on the Night Lords has been slow. Work on the chaos-converted assault terminators does continue, though, in fits and starts:


(and sideview):


Most of the torsos/legs are mostly done:


and:


This guy’s probably my favorite so far:


I’m still working on satisfying lightning claw looks:


… and thunderhammer concepts (still in progress. Very much in progress):


I’m really not sure how well things will hang together when the figures are assembled (which I imagine I’ll do after painting, since it’ll be easier to paint things with the arms detached):


But hopefully things will mesh together reasonably well – in a chaotic kind of way.


As ever, thanks for looking. Feedback is welcome.

The lightning claws in that last pic look awesome!!! That added wiring really looks chaotic and unstable.

I'm with you there. The claws really need something to make them look chaos-y, and the wiring does the job quite well.

These guys look amazing! Big well done. I must confess I had a similar idea but not to this extent. I think you've put to shame any work I could have done lol. How did you achieve the green stuff work? Like the boney mutations and such.

Fantastic work again Tin

Great terminator work, using the possed front torsos is inspired. I want to try something like that now

On the raptors, have you tried cutting up those claws and using two big claw parts with one small, I think they would look better with three claws!!

Alright, after a month of very sporadic attention to this project, I’ve picked it back up and pushed it a bit farther along.

I’m still tinkering – I’m endlessly tinkering – with the assault terminator conversions. (For those jumping in in the middle here, I’ve been assembling a Night Lords army that uses the Space Marine codex, Shrike and a bit of Kahn to give it flavor. The army list includes a unit of assault terminators, and I’ve been converting it up using the SM assault terminator models, supplemented by CSM Possessed and CSM Terminator bitz, along with whatever else I scrounge up.)
I’ve worked up various ideas for Chaos-ified lightning claws:


and for foully corrupted thunderhammers:


And then I’ve put in more work on the torsos…


At this point I’m torn on what to do for heads. I’ve got a few ideas, including human heads (from the WHFB Chaos Marauder Horsemen kit):

(I like how that one came out. This one?

eh, not so sure. Might have to work in a cable or two.

And then on a whim I tried something else, using a piece from the Mauraders’ horse armor, along with some greenstuffing:


Looks kind of goofy – sort of like My Little Pony mashed in with C’thullu:


And then I’m playing with chaosified storm shield possibilities:


I’ll probably paint up the torso/leg parts and the arms separately. Meanwhile, here’s how these creatures are looking temporarily tacked together:



and:


and:


and:

(I kind of like the Blanche-vibe this one gives off.)

And don’t forget My Li’l Cthullu:


Some hit or miss stuff here, really. But hopefully the overall effect will be suitably grotesque.
Thanks for looking. Any feedback would be very welcome.

Can't fault them, very nice!!!

I really love all the conversion work here mate, keep up the stunning work that I'll never be able to replicate!

always nice to see progress on this army love the claws. the human head looks good, but not sure I'm into the rest of 'em.

are these models going to be for play or display? I'm wondering how well all the spiky bits made from green stuff (shields & shoulders, especially) are going to survive that level of handling.

I love what you are doing here. Night Lords always look so goofy in all GW's efforts, but they are full of potential and it just needs someone to ramp up the sinister horror elements and tone down the pantomime/halloween decoration evil.

I think your use of the possessed chest plate is perfect and that rib cage theme you've carried over onto other bits of armour looks perfect.

However with some of the new termies I think you are getting a bit close to Nurgle aesthetics - they are starting to look a bit like they are becoming accidentally slimy rather than purposefully scary, if that makes sense. I think you could add a few more machined looking parts (as opposed to organic) - hard edges spikes and hooks (maybe like some of the parts from the Marauder horsemen sprues) and maybe even a few bat wings, skulls and severed heads.

Oh man I love these terminators.... The one with the pipe leading to his gut is amazing.

These terminators are awesome! My only suggestion would be to give lil' Cthulhu some longer and thinner tentacles.

Excellent green stuff work my friend!

Amazing green stuff skills, the use of the possessed bits is great, really gives them a 'slowly corrupted by the dark gods' vibe.

Wow. Loving the terminators, especially the one with the tube in his mouth.

really cool termies I hope you get it done in time for your fluffy campaign. Really liking how the raptors came out.

Subbed! I cant wait to see them painted. Awesome greenstuff work there! You have inspired me to pick back up my genestealer/alien conversion... now just have to plan that in somewhere between building my stormraven and vendetta. I need to enter the warp just to have enough time to model.

A new tinfoil project? I'm onboard!

You're off to a fine start, with the requisite fantastic greenstuff work. Keep it up, I'm looking forward to seeing more!

New to 40k here, but may I say that you are an inspiration to an aspiring modeler and player like me. Your work answers alot of questions of creative freedom allowances. Simply amazing work sir. Subbed.

-Ghost

Thanks for the encouraging words. I confess, the terminators still await paints. As soon as the new codex appears, I'll figure out how/who they'll be!

I'm getting tempted to make them Word Bearer terminators, as already have a pretty good size WB host....