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Ribon Fox wrote:
Any good?

Any good? Seriously? These are fantastic! Amazing paint jobs as well!

This is the best thread of any forum, ever. That is all.

I was partial to the original rims (steampunk looking)...then I saw it with the covers! Like the work.

I am quite fond of the Vixen, It was the very first tank proper I built

Great work Ribon Fox!!

This is the best thread of any forum, ever. That is all.

Thanks, and thanks to all the people that posted

Ribon Fox wrote:Here are some of mine. Sorry for all the pics
The first one is a scratch build, I call it the "Dragonfly 47"

The second is my Hydra, "Lead Slinger"









Any good?

i love that tank,it is just an awsome use of plasticard.great work.

I love how you are not sure the plasticard is going to work then you see it painted and are blown away...Good Job!

Wow, how long did that take?

Heres my "best" conversion.



the start of my admech army

The Odessey wrote:Wow, how long did that take?

The Hydra took (from uncut parts to full constuction) about 6 hours to build. To paint maybe two hours.
How I painted (infact this is how i paint all my Armour) the Hydra is to firstly use a good Enamel car primmer (the reason for this is not only does it stick to any thing it also acts as an exalent key for the top coats of paint). Spray twice, then once more to make sure.
I heavy drybrushed Titanium White for the hull edge lines. Cold Steel is the base colour for the tracks, then a light drybrush of Molten Bronze over the track to give that used and tarnished look, Lamp Black used for the rubber track bits, then washed with Paynes Gray (a water colour paint, the reason for this is that water colours by there very nature dry translusant) to sit in the deep bits. the guns were painted in Cold Steel then drybrushed with Birght Silver and given a good thick wash with the Paynes Gray (note while it says its a gray, almost black in colour when used as a wash it is more of a Deadly Nightshade Blue).
It was that quick as the primer is the base coat.
When it come to it, I'm a really lazy painter as i know how to short cut stuff and still make it look table top ready

As long as it gets the job done!

All pretty awesome. I have a soft spot for the Guard. I think IG inspires some of the most interesting dioramas out there, and you really cant go wrong with the lone Sniper on the hunt

My count as marbo-

odd, yet strangely awesome looking. where did you get the idea from?

This, perhaps?

Wow you are amazing em en oh pee thats what I thought of!

Schaweet armour you got going on there!
Is that Helo based on a Bell 47?

Ribon Fox: I like how your flak tank actually looks like it packs flak cannons. They may have the same stats as autocannons, but it's nice to see someone choosing the flak alternative to the otherwise autocannon model.

And I love the ogre => warboss!

Disjointed Entity wrote:Schaweet armour you got going on there!
Is that Helo based on a Bell 47?

Yes it is, it was going to be a M.A.S.H evac skimmer so it had to based on the awesomeness that was the Bell 47. Then i saw the stats for the Valk and if i can I get to "counts as" with it.

Ailaros wrote:Ribon Fox: I like how your flak tank actually looks like it packs flak cannons. They may have the same stats as autocannons, but it's nice to see someone choosing the flak alternative to the otherwise autocannon model.

Well they do have a 72" range and I wanted to show that by giving it hefty guns...plus it just looks cool my way

Monkey Tom wrote:At present I'd say this was one of my favourites and maybe my best.

This model is nothing short of beautiful.

Ed_Bodger wrote:

Monkey Tom wrote:At present I'd say this was one of my favourites and maybe my best.

This model is nothing short of beautiful.

Thank you very much.

I wouldn't go that far though. Just tried to keep it looking more natural and less overly dramtic.

Hi All,

I'm a newbie to this forum - but here are some of my conversion efforts that i really like...

My Black Lions Chapter Master Nemaeia (Based on a Grey Knight Terminator) (I used real bones on the base from rabbits and weasels - they were being chucked out by my school)



Lieutenant Vasiliy Zaitsev (with Bandage Ghillie Suit)



Ishmael 'Red Baron' Coronach and scratchbuilt Thunderbolt



Warboss Shank Riprot



Any feedback welcome
Cheers Laney

Im not sure what to think of it , as the pieces just magically fit together nicely ( i think lol )

Its a Blood Raven count as , with all the weapons , but its very small

I really enjoy the Gunship!

02Laney wrote:Hi All,

Ishmael 'Red Baron' Coronach and scratchbuilt Thunderbolt




Any feedback welcome
Cheers Laney

When You Say "Scratch Built", do you mean to say you cut this yourself from a template? Or some kind of conversion? I'd love to try this kind of thing, and don't have the money to blow on forgeworld.

I used lackofabettername's template of a thunderbolt - which was really easy to build from (I ended up making three in total - two given away as presents) and they cost very little in plasticard - you can add as much detail as you want after building the base model. It was about two-three days build time for each. lackof's templates are superb, I've built one of his warhounds as well.

Cheers Laney

An ork deff dread i converted, added a hatch, a boy coming out of the top, and modified the exhausts

alarmingrick wrote:

Samus_aran115 wrote:Good tank conversions! ^.^

I like that manticore. I might actaully do that. I can use a whirlwind kit as a rhino and take the turret.

Why thanks!
i used the new Hellhound kit. if you do make it, i want to see pics of it!

That new kit is pretty awesome. I'll have to try it once I get some extra cash. The hellhound has a really versatile frame, which is great for proxies!

02Laney wrote:Hi All,

I'm a newbie to this forum - but here are some of my conversion efforts that i really like...

My Black Lions Chapter Master Nemaeia (Based on a Grey Knight Terminator) (I used real bones on the base from rabbits and weasels - they were being chucked out by my school)



Lieutenant Vasiliy Zaitsev (with Bandage Ghillie Suit)



Ishmael 'Red Baron' Coronach and scratchbuilt Thunderbolt



Warboss Shank Riprot



Any feedback welcome
Cheers Laney

wow that stuff is off rhw hizzook [cool]

That Thunderbolt is awesome 02Laney, but if it's an IG plane, why does it have ork graffiti on it's wing?