The Brave's madness: oldhammer, kitbash, toys and conversions

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**The Brave**

Done for now.
For the full gallery check here
https://toy-hammer.blogspot.com/2022/03/blood-angels.html

**Camkierhi**

Classic and brilliant, really nice work. Old school charm.

**Ragsta**

I really liked that Eldar, and the Blood Angels look excellent. Basing very complimentary to the painting too.

**The Brave**

Do you remember when I wrote I was lacking 4 backpacks for the oldhammer marines? Well, a friend wrote me he had something to complete the band...
Now I have a problem

Thank you man, you are amazing.

**gobert**

Serious hazard striping in the marines! Good luck getting the new arrivals ready too. I’m quite jealous of the space hulk terminator though, very cool minis

**The Brave**

And I'm also thinking to convert this toy into a dreadnought.

**The Brave**

Back to my first love. Toy bashing.
And yes, this is the same toy from the previous post. 2 of them.

**Captain Brown**

Wow The Brave,

That looks completely different.

Cheers,

CB

**The Brave**

They are multiplying.

**The Brave**

Even more!

**gobert**

That’s an awesome amount of oldhammer! I love it!

**The Brave**

Thanks.
I fixed the tank.
And made a small house for it.

**The Brave**

Long time no see, I was very busy.

Recently, I found a very promising bit of packaging and I decided to finally make some terrain.

Here is a step by step gallery of the project.

First, composition. Not a lot of work here, the packaging was already looking like a hangar, I simply cut half of it with a knife and glue it together with toothpicks and school glue.

Then 3 coat of glue+water+sand+paint.

Beads and skewers as details and stairs.

These beads to be precise.

Some dressing made with paper and corrugated cardboard. The re numbers and other posters are small scraps from a newspaper.

Drybrush, drybruks, drybrush.

And a brown wash later here we are.

The front door is only dry fit, so I can drive my rhino inside.

And I can use toy guns for firepower.

More dressing, made with toy parts.

And more newspaper scraps for posters.

And next?

I'm working on some toy soldiers stuff to add some obstacles on the table.

What do you think? I'm very happy with the result, and it took a little more than an afternoon.

**Meer_Cat**

From the high quality appearance, it looks like it should have taken more than an afternoon- great work!

I also dry-fit a door into a project from long ago and far away so the interior of the structure could be used as a tank garage- I like the weathered, realistic look yours has. The extra bits and bobs you've crafted add that element of detail that makes a colored piece of packaging a real set-piece of terrain.

I'm very fortunate in that my better half not only doesn't chide me for seizing on every bit of plastic and foam that comes into the house- she saves things for me to see if I want them!

Here's to the better halves, God bless 'em!

More pics of progress work, please.

**The Brave**

Unfortunately, these photos are all I have.
For next project I will be more detailed.

**The Brave**

One done, 70 to go.

**The Brave**

After the big fortress I still was in a terrain mood.

So here some more scatter terrain.

Some is old, some is new, but it is all for my WH 40k little guys.

Some toy soldier stuff, the cannon is decent once painted.

My pride and joy. Cacti.

**Wirecat**

If only mood was easily transformed into awesomeness like this! Amazing stuff from humble materials. Congratulations!

**gobert**

It’s always a joy to see classic 40k cacti! That toy gun really did paint up well, nice one!

**The Brave**

Another band made with old recycled and kitbashed miniatures.

I'm particularly proud of the minotaur.

The bases are not finished yet.

It took me months to finish the band and the photos are all over the place.

**Captain Brown**

Nice work The Brave.

Cheers,

CB

**gobert**

Fantastic beasts, the tweaks on the monopose Beastmen are really cool, nice job!

**Camkierhi**

Nice work bud really buzzing along.

**Wirecat**

Looking very good. That "new" shaman really impresses me! And his cape is top.

**The Brave**

I don't remember if I posted these lads before.

**Camkierhi**

Page roll..

**The Brave**

The big guy is finally done and with some decent photos too. This is a toy from the "how to train your dragon" movie with a new face and a tail to make it looks like a fairytale troll. The small boar on his shoulder is a decorative bead.

I tried a lot of new techniques on this guy, so it looks a little bit different from my usual style.

I have no intention to play with him, so the base is not legal for any game, but I think he can fit well in Mordheim.

Barbarian for scale.

You can also check my Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CfI_lgHt02j/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

**Boss Salvage**

Troll looks great! Fun project, paint really pulled the sculpting together. Boar bead is a cutey.

**Kid_Kyoto**

That styrofoam fort is ace! great bit of upcycling!

Someone should do a 1 off KS of styrofoam for terrain so we don't have to go around buying TVs and computers just to make toy forts

**The Brave**

A little friend for the troll.