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So I love helbrutes.

I know they're bad, but I the models are gnarly, and they're cheap if you dont mind the DV model. Im making a walker heavy list and Im going to make a helfist murderpack champ the warlord

I want to make a flashy champ the lead the list. I've got a pair of maulerfiend arms that im going to use; the closed hand holding a huge thunder hammer, and the open one possibly with some flames for a fist w/ heavy flamer. I also might magnetize the flamer fist so i can give him a plasma cannon.

As of now, Im waiting on a order for majority of the parts, but i've been tinkering around with a thunder hammer. I've used some chaos vehicle bits and the missile launcher from a drop pod. The shaft is a straightened piece of rebar tie with a lollipop stick and some thin wire wrapped tightly around. The bottom is a launcher from a rhino



My plan for the "face" area is that i want to lengthen the opening and have the pilot reaching out (possibly have the 'brute mimicking the pose like I see people do with dreadknights)

I've got a charioteer on the way for this, I liked the way his body is posed (might even cut & add a more drastic pivot at the hips)


Aside from that the rest is probably going to be standard helbrute parts. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions im wide open!

Can't wait to see this! That weapon looks brutal!

Aw heeeeeell yea!

Off to a good start. The hammer is looking cool, although I would suggest adding a hydraulic strut running from the back of the lower section of the head, back into the handle, to give it a little more 'solidity' in that lower half.

Better?

Here is the hammer attached to the maulerfiend arm. I've given it the helbrute shoulder pad and mounted a big magnet in the socket. I've also chopped and re-positioned the fingers to better grip the hammer, as well as angled the elbow more to my liking. Any gaps were filled with somewhat random musculature.



The other arm I left in its original position, and added the tip of a magma cutter to look like a heavy flamer mounted in the fist



I've opened up the from of the 'brute and got the pilot poking out. I gave him a mech'd out arm from a heroclix model to make him look like he's reacting out and then went crazy with greenstuff wire/ tissue (ill figure it out in painting, lol)

sorry the pics aren't great



For the legs, I extended the normal brute legs and filled them out with MOAR MUSCLES. The normal helbrute feet then felt to tiny to hold him up so I gave him some extra "toes"



So here is where I am at now. He's huge.

This rules. Just rules.

Truly epic in a most disturbing way.. (which is a good thing)
I can't wait to see this painted.

And consider some ideas stolen, pilfered, borrowed, looted, inspirational, plundered, and shamelessly ripped off.

Just how big he is..

Exactly what I like to see! huge ass walker-daemon-monsters!

Only just found the thread, but loving the work. The toes look fantastic, the nails have a real nice touch. As for your flesh work it does a awesome job of gap filling while also looking superb.

very cool, love the pose and detail.

Well done. Love the model, and the GS work is quite good. Can't wait to see it painted up

I've got some more wire and I'm debating adding more cables to the crest/ pilot area (having some lift off the body and possibly hanging out)

Thoughts? If not, he's probably ready for primer

some early blocking in of colour



and (more or less), the finals



i've done some more work on the base, just havnt taken any pics yet

Definitely one of the more intimidating dreads I've ever seen, great work.

Edit; Helbrute, excuse me, I started way back in 3rd

Oh wow.

Wow, just....wow.