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I still in general like this conversion the idea is there Ok so maybe its not golden daemon winning great but as a early conversion it dose its job once pointed out as "this is the dreadnought stand in" i don't imagine i would get it confused with anything else plus it shows promise for future conversions

i know that an inkwash can shine the model up, it is realy anoying. just when you think nothing bad is gonna happen and your about to be done with it it glows ... seems i need to find me a bottle of varnish thingies...

Viktor von Domm wrote:one other suggestion: try to keep the shine down. i dont think you tried to achieve a shiny army or did you? i am as well in the process of getting rid of the shine by my own models...

since i have a small budget i cant afford to have the über sprays that fix it instantly...

Testors Dullcote spray (from the plastic model section of your local hobby store). It's about $3 per can. Works even better than the more expensive mini-specific stuff.

is this also available in germany? and what would be a translation be?

I haven't the foggiest idea, sorry!

But try checking someplace that sells military plastic model kits. They should have something similar.

yep will do that, thx anyway

Miraclefish wrote:

corpsesarefun wrote:God i totally agree, i mean whats next? some slow sticking plasticard on a mr potato head and calling it a stompa?

I agree with this - it's a rushed job. And I'm not against using models. I, for example, have made a Great Knarloc for my Kroot using an old Jurassic Park Velociraptor toy - but it's taken massive amounts of work to disguise it. I don't like lazy conversions and would rather not play against them - with the following stipulation.

If an Ork player had converted Mr Stompa Heads, I'd happily play him. That is all.

As already pointed out by a few different mods.... Don't like it don't post. If you have nothing to say other then negative junk then move along.

Seeing how the Nightlords like using over the top terror tactics, I think a Nightlords dread/warmachine that looks like a toothy dinosaur is totally reasonable especially if those crazy Dark Mechanicus guys made it for them.

As has been mentioned, the painting could be improved and the integration of Zoid and GW bitz could be better, but pay no attention to the people who complain about your conversions. Before Games Workshop lost its soul, they encouraged kitbashing and proxying. While you may not be following the "letter" of today's uptight Games Workshop, you are definitely following the "spirit" of yesterday's fun Games Workshop. The original 40K rules (Rogue Trader) were meant to be played with whatever you had on hand, be it Citadel miniatures or Star Wars figures. You used to see a lot of Zoids parts used in conversions featured in White Dwarf back then. The previously mentioned Rogue Trader Deodorant Gravtank even had parts from the Guysak mounted on it.

Howard A Treesong wrote:I like this zoid but could never think of anything to do with it.

http://zoids.wikia.com/wiki/Molga

I actually did make something out of the Molga back in my Rogue Trader days. I used it as a mini Imperial Termite. I don't think it was a totally original idea though as I seem to recall seeing part of a Molga in an old White Dwarf conversion.

I think the back looks fine but if you want to tart it up a but cut some 'cooling fins' out of plastic card and mount them like dinosaur armour fins.

I like the suggestion above, but since I'm figuring this to be Night Lords, what about red wings? Also, personally, I'd think it could use some highlights, and/or picking out some of the detail panels.

Really like the TL lascannon. I'd keep it metal to stand out a bit. Looks like it is going in the right direction.

I'd have to say that if I was seeing a freakin' robotic dinosaur heading down the field to me, I'd be good ad terrified, which is kind of the point of the Night Lords, right?

I like the idea.

The arms are actually well integrated between GW and the ZOID, but I would make the lascannon arm solely shooty, and take the claw off.

Also I see on the legs where you tried to integrate the GW bits on the legs, I think the bits you used themselves are a little small and would be better if you added some plasticard to them so they came over the side of the legs some like extra armor.

I think integrating GW armored chaos bits like the leg guards from defiler and what not could make this a decent model. The body just needs some more loving.

I actually like the claw arm a lot, and think you did a good job integrating the lascannon.

As for the lightninng or energy patterns you put on the model, I think you should layer some paint on it to make it look better, like maybe keep the white but then put either yellow, blue, or green as a thinner line over them so only a little of the white shows, maybe not blue since the model is very blue

Don't worry about the elitists, a lot of people play for fun still

Thanks for the suggestions, very helpful.

Legendary Post.

6+ years later?

Please - no.