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From your flag, I guess you live somewhere far away from me, so it would be ill advised for me to send stuff to you, I might try the conversion myself, MIGHT, and put you to shame! *evil laugh*


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Plus, I said I would trade my soul or firstborn, I am ready to do that, but not fork out the cash to buy the parts.

Yes, I am in a country far, far away... Denmark. ;-)

No problem though - it was just an offer.

I've been to the GW store and picked up some parts for my defiler project - this will be epic!

The tzeentchian dread Idea is very nice Check out hyenajoes stuff, he has done a defiler with the necrosphinx torso, looks very nice!!

GuitaRasmus wrote:
I also got started on a Khorne Rhino - I was putting some models together with a buddy of mine last night, and he collects Ogres, and have two of the new warbeast kits, so he gave me the leftover parts - and I got this idea:

The fact that it has the maw and mandibles of the Predator means it should be a Predator, not a rhino, no?

This thread makes me think 40k needs a special rule where if an opposing army is painted sufficiently good enough, your units have to take a pinning test every turn, as they stare, dumbfounded, at how utterly incredible the opposing army looks.

Every time you have to remove one of these models from the table, a painting angel loses it's wings.

So, I took a long hard look at my Defiler kit, and concluded that it sucks. It really looks like a challenged robot spider, or something like that - and I decided to do something about that.

I was searching the web for fluff ideas, when I stumbled upon the Khorne Slaughterfiend Defiler - for those that haven't heard about it, it's basically a defiler, souped up for CC, but with the added twist that somehow a champion of khorne has been loony enough to bind it to his will, and use it as a mount. Also, berzerkers close by, will run close to it, and latch onto chains, etc, and use it as a transport. I loved this idea, and set out to create one.

The main things are, of course:

It has to have a mounted champion, not just a guy glued onto it, but actually controlling the thing.

There has to be some reasonable way to having it transport a unit of berzerkers.

I thought a bit about this, and came to the conclusion that something "flatter", like the brass scorpions that some people on the web have been building, would make for a good way to transport troops. Still, I didn't want it to be as big as a brass scorpion, and didn't really want to use 2 (!) defiler kits for it. So I grabbed my defiler kit, my bits box, glues and knives, and went to work.

This is the result - I still need to bulk up the tail a bit - I would have loved to have an extra defiler leg or claw, but I made one from some of the turret bits.












I think the chains hanging from the sides of the trophy racks add a nice touch, and give the berzerkers a way to latch onto the machine. I used some hobby chain, and used thin superglue to set them. It works pretty well, and it's a first for me.

As some of you have noticed, I used the skull from my rhino - I really liked the look of the rhino, but I needed the head for this guy more, and I'm just going to have to try to get another skull for the rhino. If any of you guys, or someone you know, has one to spare, it would be much appreciated.

Comments and critic is welcome!

Very nice conversion on that defiler the chains are awesome!!

Thanks! Any ideas to what I could do to make it more khorny, or should I leave it as is?

I think you've covered everything. Maybe more skulls, but I don't really think it needs it.

Put up pics when you've finished the tail, I'd like to see how you handle it

Dude...that Khornate dread is pure friggin metal. Well done

The Rhino is looking really nice with that skull on the front I was wondering what to do for mine when I get them next month, will have to look at the ogre stuff seems the right size.

Then I saw your defiler... amazing I love what you've done their with the brass scorpion look. Is that battle cannon hidden in the skull?

I've said it before, but all of your models are so imposing. I would honestly be scared if I saw this army charging up the field at me. Keep up the great work.

Jon

I think you need MOAR SKULLS.

but apart from that, the defiler is awesome.

to get a new head for your rhino, go and get a human skull, at least it will be authentic looking

Sin_Un_Nombre wrote:I've said it before, but all of your models are so imposing. I would honestly be scared if I saw this army charging up the field at me. Keep up the great work.

Jon

Thanks a lot, that's definately what I'm going for! A warband of power armoured psychos charging straight at you.

DukeBadham wrote:I think you need MOAR SKULLS.

but apart from that, the defiler is awesome.

to get a new head for your rhino, go and get a human skull, at least it will be authentic looking

More skulls? I'll see what I can do.

Actually, I HAVE access to a REAL human skull, believe it or not. My dad's a dentist (now retired), and back in the 60's when he studied to become one, they were required to buy one (no, he didn't charge someone, crying "Skulls for the dentist-god!" ), and since this was before the age of plastic (at least detailed pressuremolded plastic), they used real skulls. Poor people in India used to recieve a bunch of money, in return testamenting their earthly remains for purposes such as this. And so it was, that I grew up in a home with a real human skull on the top of the bookshelf. I used to love looking at it. Guess thats why I like Khorne.

But in all seriousness, should I get a larger human skull for the Rhino instead?


GiraffeX: Thanks a lot - really appreciate it. No, it's not a battle cannon - it's the original defiler head innards - I just needed something to mount the skulls on. Should've thought about the battlecannon.

I've just picked up one of those skulls for my World Eater Rhino, now just need to find a second.

Mine are going to be behind a Dozer blade so will look a bit different, I'll only be using the top part.

Just worked out the parts for my Rhinos are going to cost more than the rhinos themselves

GiraffeX wrote:I've just picked up one of those skulls for my World Eater Rhino, now just need to find a second.

Mine are going to be behind a Dozer blade so will look a bit different, I'll only be using the top part.

Just worked out the parts for my Rhinos are going to cost more than the rhinos themselves

Wow, that was quick - where'd you find it? I need a second one for my Rhino (I had to rip it off the rhino for the defiler), and I've searched all my usual channels?

literally made my jaw drop with that deffy..

I say this seriously, those who take me too seriously, seriously take life too seriously, and should seriously go on a course teaching them not to take life so seriously. seriously dude!

Those conversions are awesome, keep up the good work.

GuitaRasmus wrote:

GiraffeX wrote:I've just picked up one of those skulls for my World Eater Rhino, now just need to find a second.

Mine are going to be behind a Dozer blade so will look a bit different, I'll only be using the top part.

Just worked out the parts for my Rhinos are going to cost more than the rhinos themselves

Wow, that was quick - where'd you find it? I need a second one for my Rhino (I had to rip it off the rhino for the defiler), and I've searched all my usual channels?

ebay is the best for fantasy bits I find, picked up a second last night. You have to go worldwide though as most sellers are in the US like Hoard o' Bits and wizardsgames

You got some sweet conversions. Next, id like to see what you can do with a soulgrinder. Ha ha.

Also consider using the new dreadknight from GK. They make sweet conversions

DukeBadham wrote:I say this seriously, those who take me too seriously, seriously take life too seriously, and should seriously go on a course teaching them not to take life so seriously. seriously dude!

Ahem - I need to read the posts more thoroughly.

GiraffeX wrote:

ebay is the best for fantasy bits I find, picked up a second last night. You have to go worldwide though as most sellers are in the US like Hoard o' Bits and wizardsgames

Thanks - I'll keep that in mind! Actually, I just remembered that the father of one of the kids at work collects ogre kingdoms, and when he picked up his daughter (who collects slaanesh daemons! ), I asked him about the part, and he said I could have it.

xSoulgrinderx wrote:You got some sweet conversions. Next, id like to see what you can do with a soulgrinder. Ha ha.

Also consider using the new dreadknight from GK. They make sweet conversions

Thanks! I don't think I'll do a soul grinder - I considered it, but I'd like my warband to be more marine based than daemon based. I've already made a dreadknight (see my sig), albeit a regular GK one. I actually like the chaos warmachines not being bipedal - the look more monstrous that way.

Okay, so I'm in the middle of doing a Skull Preacher (Khorne Chaplain) and a Blood Surgeon (apothecary - actually more like administrator of combat drugs!).

Any ideas for a suitable head for the surgeon? I'm thinking evil scientist, that sort of thing.

How about this guys head, would take a lot of converting I expect and it may be a bit too big not sure.

http://www.maelstromgames.co.uk/index.php?act=pro&pre=wrd_mfx_res_mtr_101_000

Haha, not bad at all! But I'm expecting that it's a bit too big as well. Hmmm...

I've been converting a couple of characters for the warband.

First off, a Skull Preacher (the khorne equivalent of a chaplain). He's made from a finecast chaos lord, that I was given, that had some flaws (the heads have also been used), with a lord zhufor unhelmeted head (cut down in size to fit), and various space marine bits. It was a PITA to get the original legs dug out from the cape, but I think the result is worth it. Here he is, roaring litanies to Khorne out into the sky:



A random character - I call him Messor the Harvester of skulls:






Also got my berzerkers with jump packs finished (still missing a few spikes for the jump packs):

I think these are awesome

ALSO
disregard my last pot (the one with all the seriouslies in it)
it was me being stupid

I've been fighting the urge to run raptors in my CSM because they're just not that good, but you have inspired me to convert some up anyway.

THE DEFILER IS AMAZING.

The rhino is cool, but for a model that will spend most of it's gaming life exploded or wrecked I think the ogre parts would be better served on a Land Raider (plus it has a wider face, won't look so wonky.)

Overall awesome work.

Holy ****! Your stuff is insanely awesome. These are some of the best Chaos models I have ever seen! Keep up the good work!

PS: Your army would actually make me feel sorry for sending my guardsmen into close combat with them

Thanks guys!

Sharkvictim: Actually I had the same idea - not so much as regarding to the game (it being wrecked - is it so easy to trash a rhino now a days? ), but more in regards to the land raider looking cooler - so I went out and bought one yesterday, which will be assembled one of the next days, with the stonehorn parts.

My local GW store has baneblade on sale, and when I saw the fantasy storm of magic skull tower and chaos sorcerer whirlwind/whatever, I got to thinking; how a bout a tower of skulls? Mwahahahaha...


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Btw, I'm in the process of converting a second dread (a venerable this time) - should it be another CC monster or should I make it long range support?