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I'm an Emporer's Children player and I want to use a hellbrute. But, I don't like their boxy look. So I was thinking of using a wraithlord as a base attaching a proper wraithlord arm (with flamer) to him and tentacles to the other shoulder. This would be a power fist (with heavy flamer) and a power scourge. I know that the wraithlord is taller than a hellbrute but it isn't as wide. Would you accept him as a hellbrute or reject him because he's doesn't have the same silhouette?

It's your models, you can do what you want.

I personally would have no problem with it.
One possible "backup" solution I once thought up for one of my proxies just as an idea: get yourself some transparent plastic sheet, "roll it" to a cylinder with the diameter of the base of the model in question and fix it (with some tacks or glue). Put it around the base and make a rough sketch of the "real" unit with the true outline. When you play and the question comes up what of the "real" unit would be visible, put your Cylinder around the base of the model an check. You can remove it afterwards.

I have a couple of very small light tanks I want to use as IG Sentinels if I ever get to playing and they are obviously to low in profile, so that was my idea to handle that.

If the base size is the same, no problem.

For a more melee oriented unit, being tall is just going to let more stuff get LOS to shoot at it. And it’s not so narrow that it’s going to be able to hide behind phone poles. Especially with tentacle arms.

They are each on 60 mm bases and I was thinking that the height makes up for the width. I just feel that this would make a "more elegant" hellbrute than the standard GW model. I don't think that any but the most fanatical GW TO would object since it is armed appropritately (with the minor exception of eldar flamer vs heavy flamer). I was just wondering if the general community would be accepting of the idea.

Nah, you're making a tradeoff so it's all fair game. The actual model is wider but shorter and yours will be slimmer but taller.

Sounds like you wana be a wraith construct player of the craftworlds

I already play craftworlds but I enjoy EC more.

Models don't need to have the same silhouette, so no, I wouldn't reject your corrupted WLbrute.

I wouldn't mind it. If you're really worried, just bring a Hellbrute along (a normal one). Whenever there's a question due to size/shape, just swap them until the measurement is over and then swap them back.

I'd have no issues with it.

Both because I don't think you gain much advantage from doing so, and because you're doing it for the cool look, not because you're trying to game the models.

All I can fairly say? If you’re not going into a pre-arranged game, pack both.

That way your opponent can make up their own mind.

There are in-game differences between the two models. Wraithlord’s greater height gives better LoS too and from. But it’s comparatively slender build means it might be able to hide behind terrain the boxier Hellbrute can’t. And vice versa. The squatter and shorter build of the Hellbrute means it can hide behind things a Wraithlord model can’t.

Pack both. Give your opponent the option. Go with what they say.

Sounds cool… slaanesh is a helluva drug.

You could also try and pose the wraithlord into a similar area the Hellbrute would take up. Bent legs etc or something. I'm not familiar with the wraithlord model bits or your skills but that's the optimal answer, Get a cool pose that fits in the helbrute target box.

I'd be good with it. Seems like a fair trade off

If you don't like the look of the current Chaos not-Dread, why not use an old school metal Chaos Dreadnought from 2E/3E?

Historically, it's a walking metal box, so the 'boxiness' is kinda inherent to the design.

Personally, if you want the ksons style in something slimmer, I think you have to go with a Nagash conversion:

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Deathlords-Nagash

Really, just cross a comparable-sized model from Warhammer Fantasy as the basis for a 40k conversion, and you have much more freedom to work with. The various Morghast whatnots are also good candidates for conversion.

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Ossiarch-Bonereapers-Gothizzar-Harvester-2019

Good luck!

The harvester was looking like a good prospect until the last line of the description. It comes on a 105mm base. That's way too big for a dread.

The Nagash doesn't work since I'm an Emp's children player and I just don't see that being very Slaneeshy.

Any other suggestions?

Leo_the_Rat wrote:
The harvester was looking like a good prospect until the last line of the description. It comes on a 105mm base. That's way too big for a dread.

The Nagash doesn't work since I'm an Emp's children player and I just don't see that being very Slaneeshy.

Any other suggestions?

Two thoughts:
1) So just put the Harvester on a dreads base. There's alot of unused space on the Harvesters 105mm.

2) Nagash doesn't look Slaneeshy enough - but the Harvester does?? To each their own I guess....

If you can't rebase the Harvester onto a 60mm, then look at Katakros or Radukar conversion?

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Ossiarch-Bonereapers-Katakros-Mortarch-Of-The-Necropolis-2019

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Soulblight-Gravelords-Radukar-The-Beast-2021

Radukar is on a 60mm base.