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Hi guys! I am from Malaysia, my ex colleagues play a lot of table top game, one of them has quite a bit of 40k collection, and I am quite impressed by the model and painting.

I don't really play, mainly because I'm not such a strategist in war combat. But I was wondering if any of you guys mod your own miniature into your own character? What's the term you call them in general? Modded miniature? Can they be played into the game?

If you do have your own "modded" miniature? Care to show me?

The term is called converting or conversions. Its normally done with "green stuff" or spare model parts. mixing and matching pieces combined with patience with green stuff can make for some pretty awesome models. Some are just for looks and others are conversions used to create a character that GW hasnt made a model for.

Welcome to Dakka!

Have fun!

Iranna.

Hi,

Welcome to Dakka

Welcome.

Killadoza wrote:The term is called converting or conversions. Its normally done with "green stuff" or spare model parts. mixing and matching pieces combined with patience with green stuff can make for some pretty awesome models. Some are just for looks and others are conversions used to create a character that GW hasnt made a model for.

Thanks for the explanation!

And thank you others for the warm welcome!

Welcome to Dakka! Hope you enjoy being here

Hello and welcome.

Heyya !

Wargames are not only for brilliant strategist

Many of us also play to take part in (and create) an epic story, a lot like in a rpg ; or to paint, convert...

There is much to do, after joining the hobby !

And Dakka is a great way to discover it.

Welcome to Dakka! You will find a lot of conversion work in these pages, some of which is painted and created by people who don't play the games. You would not be alone!

Welcome to Dakka

There are many people on hear, and elsewhere, who don't play at all and just paint and build, along with many more, like myself, who play mostly as a way to show off there models and have an aim but mostly want to paint and build. I'm very bad at playing and normaly loose (but can put up a good fight), but still enjoy it as i spend time with friends and get to play with my nice minis rather than spending hours on them then putting them on a shelf.

Hey, welcome to Dakka.

Welcome!

Paul is correct. There are many people that don't play the games at all but love to build, convert,, collect, and paint the miniatures. Many wargaming conventions offer awards for the best painted miniatures in several different categories. Games Workshop's award is called the Golden Demon and is offered in many different countries during their GW Games Day.

You can see a lot of great coversions in the Painting and Modelling (P&M) threads here on Dakka as well as in the Dakka Gallery.

Some other great sites include Cool Mini or Not and this site showing the previous Golden Demon winners around the world.

Enjoy!

Welcome have fun

Welcome....



HA ha ha, I am not one of those robots, I actually read your posts before replying.

I make my own Daemon Princes/Princesses. So many ways you can do them... I also add effects but they are all in America, and I am in Afghanistan. Also maid my own Techmarines and Telion...

BUT if you make a full sculpture, and keep it on the right size base, you can "PLAY IT AS" like a hero you made but want it to use a different hero's abilities...

You can also mold your own Spawns, Possessed, Chosen, Looted Tank, Possessed Vehicles, Greater Daemons, an Avatar, Servitors, Obliteraters.... This list will go on for ever. Plus all the scratch builds like Titans, or Squiggiths, Tanks.

Keep it in a 28mm scale with the right paint job and base size and you can make it work for you.

Heya mate. Malaysian here too. Nice to see another one of us around. Welcome to DakkaDakka.

Awesome! Thanks guys for the very warm welcome!

sarpedons-right-hand: Oh yea..

Paul: Anywhere I can see your work Paul?

JB: Thanks for pointing directions, glad to see I'm not alone. It felt kinda intimidated at first joining this forum, thought I'm the only one.

Adrian Fue Fue: You da man. Ya have a blog or site I can see more of ya work mate?

Swordwind: Yea man, where are you based?

I'm in KL. I head over to the FLGS in Cova Square when I need paints. Not much of a gamer.

Wow, kewl man! Eh show me some your stuffs, where can I see them?

Welcome to Dakka, Randize!

Thanks Far seer, I checked out your blog. Cool step by step process man, post more.

Sorry bud, No site up, no videos either.

I have the armies in the US, but in March I will be home for a month or two. might do a how to, or post up a couple of squads.

Good luck with your scratch builds man.

looking forward to it mate!

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