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GuitaRasmus wrote:

This guy needs his chain axe blades rotating 180 degrees. Then he'll be perfect.

The Dwarf Wolf wrote:Can i say one thing? AWESOME...

I think you are the type who like to "kit bash" right, im like that too... My table is full of converted and kitbashed models that i never paint lol...

Thanks a lot, and absolutely. I've been out of the hobby for 15 years, and got started again a couple of months ago, because of the kids where I work - I work in a youths club. They started showing interest, and I sort of followed along. I'm amazed a how great the plastic models have become, and I love how easy they are to convert. Plastic models used to suck bigtime, and metal was a lot more work to convert - now I can cut up anything, and I am completely hooked. (It's also great actually being able to afford the models, being an adult and all that. ) I really like painting too, so don't worry, they will get painted - I'm just on a conversion roll right now, so that's what I'm focusing on. I'm really having great fun, and I am going to convert every single model in my warband.

Jwalker52 wrote:Are those grey knights helmets:0

Why yes, they are. I think they look great, the sharp edges and evil eyes having a khornate touch, and it's an added bonus to use them for the helmets of the GK's worst enemys.

Grimtuff wrote:

GuitaRasmus wrote:

This guy needs his chain axe blades rotating 180 degrees. Then he'll be perfect.

DOH! That's what you get, when you're up 'till 4 in the morning, converting. Oh well. I also found out, after having finished the obliterator, that they can't use ammo based weapons. Which is great, now that he has 2 autocannons. Still, as I said earlier, I'm more of a modeler than a gamer, and I probably would have used them even if I had known.

I've gotten a little further on the obliterator, bulking him up, and he looks much better now I think. Pics to come.

I have but one complaint:




WHERE'S KHÂRN?!




Otherwise I bow down to you, you're amazing! Blasphemous traitor... mumble, mumble

Nice conversions, though I'm not sold on the head swap on the Daemon Prince. It looks a tad big imo.

Meade wrote:

GuitaRasmus wrote:Thanks a lot guys!

Meade: I like chains, and would like to use a lot more of them, but I'm not really into using real jewelry chains - I think they are a pain in the butt to glue and paint. Any good sources for plastic chains, preferably with skulls, etc.?

This afternoon I was about to assemble a couple of possessed, but I found a spare pair of terminator legs, and I wondered what to do with them - so I got the idea to make an Obliterator! I hate the GW ones, so I wanted to get a bit away from that. I was looking through my bitz box, and couldn't really decide on which arms I would use... So I got the idea to make him six limbed, with four arms.

Well Guita, I would send you my extra plastic chains because I don't want them, if you want to trade PM if you want (I'm working on a large chaos force and I have a pile of extra bits like that I dont want)? Honestly though I don't see how you would have a problem with the jewellery chains. Maybe I don't have as much experience but it shouldn't be difficult as long as you use super glue and drill a hole where the chain goes. Also for painting them, you can get different colored ones or black/gunmetal/dark brass colored that essentially don't need painting if you shop around, or if not then your coat of primer should adhere to metal as well... I don't see why it would be hard and there is no substitute for real, bigass chains! I always like to use the real item rather than facsimile if I can.

I'm working on some obliterators too check out this guy: he would make a good khornate obliterator with some tweaking, more chains and skulls of course.

Amazing obliterator.

I would love to get hold of extra chaos bits - as I said I'm only starting again after 15 years away from the hobby, so my bits box is starving. I'll send you a pm right away.

AlmightyWalrus wrote:I have but one complaint:




WHERE'S KHÂRN?!




Otherwise I bow down to you, you're amazing! Blasphemous traitor... mumble, mumble

Thanks a lot! Don't worry, I have a Kharn in the works - very closely based on this: http://www.the-vanus-temple.com/?p=715

Broken Arrow - I'm not too sure about him either - the more I look at him, the more I think he's not up to the standard of the rest of the warband.

That obliterator is amazing. I plan on converting some space wolves termies for my csm, and converting my current csm termies into oblits. Awesome work.

Wow! Fantastic conversions and great paint slinging!

Thanks guys! A couple of progress shots:

Kharn in the works - I'm not sure that he's bulky enough, or that the head fits - it was just an experiment. I really like the old Kharn model (which I've converted a bit), but I wish he was a little bigger.




I got hold of another berzerker head, which I promptly made into a terminator head:





He looks pretty menacing, no?


And I've bulked out the obliterator with some ork burna boy chains, and other bits. I think I like this head better, but I can't decide which way he should be looking, or if its the right head for him:








As usual, comments, critism and suggestions are welcome.

Wow!! Everything looks amazing! A couple of shoutouts must go to your Dread, Kharn, Terminaters and your Oblit! Truly brilliant ideas!! I'm currently beginning a Khorne army myself and this has definetly inspired me to convert some of my mini's. One thing I would like to ask is how are those bases? I was very close to buying them a couple of weeks back but was a little concerned with if the models sit on them nicely?

Kallius wrote:Wow!! Everything looks amazing! A couple of shoutouts must go to your Dread, Kharn, Terminaters and your Oblit! Truly brilliant ideas!! I'm currently beginning a Khorne army myself and this has definetly inspired me to convert some of my mini's. One thing I would like to ask is how are those bases? I was very close to buying them a couple of weeks back but was a little concerned with if the models sit on them nicely?

Thanks a lot - really appreciate it!

To be honest, it's a pain getting them fit on the bases - I spend quite a bit of time grinding the bases, to get flat spots for the feet, and I pin them in place. However, I think they look great, gives them some nice added height, and they give you the opportunity to make some more dynamically posed models (running uphill, downhill, standing on rock, etc) with a lot less work than making the bases myself, so I think it's worth the effort.

Oh, I just found out that my FW lord Zhufor and berzerker parts have arrived - this will be epic!

So my GW and FW boxes arrived, and I'm having a blast looking through all the sprues, and putting together some great models.

First up is Lord Zhufor - funny thing, I stumbled across him about a year ago, while trawling the net, and remember thinking "If I played WH40k, I would get that guy!" I actually forgot about him when I got back into it, but now I've got one; the head is quite possibly the most evil head ever made by GW. I love it:



I made a new chainaxe for him, as his own looks a bit wimpy, reposed a bit, a made him a new trophy rack/icon.


A couple of berzerkers with jump packs (yes, I know they can't have jumppacks, and no, I don't care - of course berzerkers should have jump packs)






I also got a box of havocs, and was pretty disappointed when I found out the heavy weapons are metal. Oh well, back to the bits box. I made a custom autocannon, 3 more (or heavy bolters) to go:




I also got started on a Khorne Rhino - I was putting some models together with a buddy of mine last night, and he collects Ogres, and have two of the new warbeast kits, so he gave me the leftover parts - and I got this idea:





Quite a bit of way to go, but I reckon it'll be pretty good when it's finished.

As always, questions, comments and critic is welcomed.

You sir, are very talented. I love it all.

Incredible conversions. Subbed.

Love that Korn dread conversion. It looks friggin amazing!

KHORNE! nuff said.

This army is going to look insansely good when its finished, keep up the awesome work!

This is just getting better and better. Promise to paint Zhufor good, he really have the bad-guy look!
Might have to buy him myself...

More great work.

The rhino is tops!!

Thanks a lot guys! Really appreciate the kind comments.

I've got a defiler lying in a box, and a couple of things I need to exchange in my local GW shop - I'm going there tomorrow, and I need to find out if I should make a Defiler (converted of course) or a soul grinder? (ditto converted).

I'm thinking about one of the new ogre beasts as a HUGE demonic mount for a champion as well, and using the DE talos as the base for a demon engine. Any ideas?

Think a soul grinder feels a bit too daemonic IMO. The defiler design fits world eaters more (particularly if you also consider the Blood Slaughterer's design).

A Stonehorn as a daemonic mount? Rather a greater daemon! What would you use a lord on that thing as?

The running Terminator is amazing, fantastic sense of motion. Love the use of Ork gear on these conversions, makes me feel better about using Chaos bitz on my Boyz

OMG!

Your Dread design has inspired me, sir!

I must know, what kits/bitz did you use for that beautiful monstrosity?!

Saintspirit wrote:Think a soul grinder feels a bit too daemonic IMO. The defiler design fits world eaters more (particularly if you also consider the Blood Slaughterer's design).

A Stonehorn as a daemonic mount? Rather a greater daemon! What would you use a lord on that thing as?

Hmmm... I may need to think about this... I really like the look of the soul grinder more than the defiler (someone on the net wrote "soul grinders challenged cousin" ), but I kinda like the idea of my warband having only a few deamons.

I have no idea what I would use it for. As mentioned earlier, I'm not really into gaming. I suppose I might play a few games, but I'm really into modelling, painting and fluff. As long as it looks good and is fluffy, it rocks in my mind.

zechariahsword wrote:OMG!

Your Dread design has inspired me, sir!

I must know, what kits/bitz did you use for that beautiful monstrosity?!

Thanks! It's really not very complicated. I used a furioso dread kit, a bloodcrusher head and collar, and the bloodcrusher standard for the back banner. The saw weapon is from an ork deff dread (or maybe a killa kan? I can't remember). I cut every imperial detail off it, used some creative cutting to repose the arms, and finished off by adding as many spiky bits as I could find - the ones on the wrists comes from the deff dread as well.

Were you thinking slaanesh? In that case a lot of chains, greenstuffed stretched leather bits, and monster parts would look great. I'm also thinking about a lot of tzeentch conversions - trouble is, though, that it is extremely unfluffy to have khorne marines alongside tzeentchian.

If that's what your Khorne Dread looks like, I'm worried I may mess my pants after seeing your Tzeentch (or Slaanesh if you ever decide to go that route in the future). I'm super excited to see anything you have next to post!

Oddly enough, my Dread plans are all for Khorne, Tzeentch, and Nurgle. I feel dreads don't fit Slaanesh well, although it can be pulled off. My armies are lead by Slaanesh for the most part, seeing as how followers of Slaanesh crave attention and admiration, whereas those working for them is everyone else.

I have 3 AoBR Dreads I was going to convert into Chaos Dreads for the 3 gods I listed above for Dreads. My Nurgle was going to be covered in tumors and wounds from greenstuff, for Tzeentch I was going to attempt something a like to a sarcophagus, but my Khorne one was going to end up being pretty bland and generic... not anymore! Your work has given me better ideas for my excessive need to kitbash.

I have an idea for at tzeentchian dread - how about using the cockatrice head?



I think it would look great, with greenstuffed feathers to conceal the joint, and perhaps make a power claw from the cockatrice claws. I also had an idea for a tzeentchian defiler/soul grinder - using the fantasy necrosphinx torso, plus assorted parts - I think it could look awesome.


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BTW, I just read a piece of fluff, and an awesome idea for a Khorne defiler is forming in my head. Nope, you'll have to wait and see.


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Also, I got to thinking - how about getting a fat belly from the fantasy giant, for the nurgle dread?

The belly may be a bit huge in scale to a dread, but I wouldn't know exactly as I don't own a WFB Giant.

The head of the Cockatrice would be amazing. Although I was thinking of using that specifically for a future Tzeentch DP.

Actually, some of the ideas you just proposed I would usually say that it would just look odd - however after having seen what you are capable too, I'd say go for it!

Do it, I would trade my soul, or my firstborn son, to see a dread with the cockatrice head

Love your painting and converting.

I'm not a fan of the jugg head on the dread tbh. While the conversion is clean and well painted, and I understand what you are going for, it just looks over the top and sort of "Beast Wars transformers" to me.

Sort of overkill and distracts from the rest of the model.

But hey it did come out nice.

I don't know if I'll go through with the thousand sons - like I said, it's very unfluffy to field them (or slaanesh) on the same battlefield, but still - the models I could make if I combined chaos parts with tomb kings... *cues Homer drool sound*

CT Gamer: You know that theres weight behind the words, when an Ork collector calls your work "over the top"! Actually, I laughed about your beast wars transformers analogy - I haven't thought about those in 20 years! Still, since I didn't think of those myself, I guess it doesn't remind me of those - and I'm pretty happy with it, so I'll keep it as is.


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DukeBadham wrote:Do it, I would trade my soul, or my firstborn son, to see a dread with the cockatrice head

Seriously, I would love to do that conversion. If you're interested, I would do the work for free, if you send me the parts - I don't paint for others, though, so you'd have to do the painting yourself.