Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

So, I've come to a conclusion about what I want to do for my Oblits. I want them to be Tauric.

To do this, I plan on taking Savage Boarboyz (just the Boars from them), mounting Chaos Terminator upper bodies to them, greenstuffing them to be smooth and whole together, and slapping on some heavy weapons.

Few questions:

1) Is this a good idea, or am I a dumb?

2) Where can I get some good heavy weapons for cheap to mount onto the Chaos Terminator torsos?

3) Anyone have any general advice for me?

 JNAProductions wrote:
So, I've come to a conclusion about what I want to do for my Oblits. I want them to be Tauric.

To do this, I plan on taking Savage Boarboyz (just the Boars from them), mounting Chaos Terminator upper bodies to them, greenstuffing them to be smooth and whole together, and slapping on some heavy weapons.

Few questions:

1) Is this a good idea, or am I a dumb?

If you like it go for it, it isn't for us to say, and even dumb ideas on paper can be awesome if well executed.

2) Where can I get some good heavy weapons for cheap to mount onto the Chaos Terminator torsos?

Bits sellers is the obvious answer, Forge World do some packs too, but remember Oblits don't work the sameness way in 8th, they don't have different weapon profiles so there's no WYSIWYG need for this, as such, if that helps free up your thinking.

3) Anyone have any general advice for me?

Never get involved in a land war in Asia.

1) I appreciate the vote of confidence. That being said, I'm still a novice at conversions. Would other base models work better, and if not, does it seem like the models I've chosen would work well? Just FYI, I've not bought any of the models yet, so no sunk costs here.

2) Who's a good bits seller? I'd assume there are some here, but I've never used any, so... Halp?

Quick google search gives me this: http://www.bitzstore.com/en/

It seems to have a good deal of bits, would they work well?

3) Literally made me laugh out loud. Have an exalt, good sir!

1) I think for the concept boars are fundamentally a good idea, they're squat, powerful and cloven hooved, all good Nurgle/daemonic traits. I wouldnt go straight for the obvious GW model without looking at other possible alternates first though, Mierce do a unit of boars that are more expensive than the plastic GW ones, but, to my mind are more dynamically posed and have a certain amount of mutation already sculpted on (and the heads are separate for your purposes, I own and have assembled these.)

2) I'm the wrong side of the Atlantic, hopefully a fellow countryman will happen by with a US focused recommendation.

3)Thanks. I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I responded at least a little bit because I wanted to write that!

1) I'm looking to keep it cheap, ish, so while I appreciate the recommendation, I'll stick to GW Boars.

2) That'd be good. Thanks anyway.

3) It was worth it.

Well, technically the Mierce boars are cheaper in terms of real cash than the Orc Boarboyz, but you only get the three boars and none of the extra bits that you get with the 10 Orcs, plus shipping may be a consideration as Mierce isn't widely carried by third party sellers.

I had a look at the Gore Gruntas too, but I think they're too big and the way they go together isn't as straightforward to convert.

Plus gore gruntas are pricier.