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Zoomeep wrote:
Looks like Gork and Mork sent us similar visions.
Are there more of these kind of Nob bikerz or is this the only one you converted this way?

thats my only, but definitely keep us updated on your cyborg-centaurs, How do you envision the paint job? and what about anything inside the horses ribcage?

I will most likely replace some of the ribcages with the fuel tanks of burna boys and I've also planned to replace some legs with wheels. I hope that I can find some leftover exhaust pipes to replace the tales with, they look to much like actual bone.

As the paintjob I planned to paint the bones like the other metal bitz, so Leadbelcher as the base, followed by Agrax Earthshade and some silver edge highlights.

But first I have to add the "bike's" guns and fill in some gaps where the ork meets the the skeletton horse.

Ork Go Karts. Just imagine them, so tiny, with tons of Dakka on them. Hell, I need to do this right now. Does anyone know a good base model?

 Matthew wrote:
Ork Go Karts. Just imagine them, so tiny, with tons of Dakka on them. Hell, I need to do this right now. Does anyone know a good base model?

just ordered myself loads of cheap plastic toy cars for this purpose, il let you know how it goes.

 Matthew wrote:
Ork Go Karts. Just imagine them, so tiny, with tons of Dakka on them. Hell, I need to do this right now. Does anyone know a good base model?

I guess biker boys could work.
You would have to cut away most of the bike, leaving only the seat, the handlebars and the hood,then add a frame made out of sprue parts (and armor to cover it), an engine, guns and some wheels... but there aren't enough wheels in the biker box, not sure where to get those...

And the shape of the bases could be a problem if the karts are too wide. The 40mm bases could be more fitting, but if you want to play with them, then this could cause issues. Shouldn't be a problem in a friendly environment, but I wouldn't risk it and in a competitive environment it's probably a no-go.

Dat Ork with umbrella though, I can't stop laughing at that one.

The umbrella ork

As arguably one of the ugliest sculpts (imho) to come out of the design studio, improving upon space marine centurions isn't difficult. Here's 2 of the best ones I've seen. The integration of the siege drills into the hand, as opposed to the stupidly bulky underslung drills and fist on the stock kit serves the model well. I also like the addition of a more proportional helmet, and those shoulder mounted launchers look sweet.

Detailed conversion tutorials here:

(1) http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2013/10/showcase-dave-taylor-improving-space-marine-centurions.html

(2) http://www.conclaveofhar.com/painting-and-modelling.html

Not to toot my own horn, but take a look at my Skaven Guardsmen!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/650622.page

BoxTheGreat wrote:
Not to toot my own horn, but take a look at my Skaven Guardsmen!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/650622.page

Excellent stuff! I saw a Skaven Baneblade somewhere recently and was quite amused and impressed by it -was that yours too by any chance?

More enslaved Tyranids. This time It's a "combat servitor" from the Ordo Zenos. Based off a Trygon with a head swap and fitted with a siege drill, converted similarly to the ones above, and various bits for the carapace and targeter's etc. What a stunner!

Plenty of other great conversions on the owners page. http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-7463-9305_Deathwatch.html

Scrath-built Sammael: From what I can tell nothing here is from the stock kit, not even the rider. Stunning piece of work, I like the lack of clutter on it compared to the original. Definitely a nod to the Star Wars speeder bike, which I especially approve of because there's currently a bunch of folks on another thread giving themselves brain aneurysms arguing about which universe would defeat the other...

Link to owner's page here: http://www.coolminiornot.com/artist/Skratchbuilt?browseid=12365708

This is what we should have been given instead of that gacky-looking Taurox. Ork Trukk chassis and wheels, IG multilaser, gunner and heavy bolter -the rest of the model is entirely scratch built plasticard.

Modelling blog: http://davetaylorminiatures.blogspot.ca/2009/06/troop-transport-truck-tutorial-part-one.html

Oh man, that DA bike is something else. Strongly reminiscent of a Star Wars jetbike but just enough 40K to make it fit. Looks mostly based on a standard DA bike I believe?

 clamclaw wrote:
Oh man, that DA bike is something else. Strongly reminiscent of a Star Wars jetbike but just enough 40K to make it fit. Looks mostly based on a standard DA bike I believe?

There's definately DA bike handlebars in there & possibly the saddle, it's hard to see. Just nothing from the Sammael kit. Some parts look similar like the wings, but upon closer inspection they're different.

 thegreatchimp wrote:

 clamclaw wrote:
Oh man, that DA bike is something else. Strongly reminiscent of a Star Wars jetbike but just enough 40K to make it fit. Looks mostly based on a standard DA bike I believe?

There's definately DA bike handlebars in there & possibly the saddle, it's hard to see. Just nothing from the Sammael kit. Some parts look similar like the wings, but upon closer inspection they're different.

Its a Bike Frame up to the handles and the wing thing.
Plasma cannon bit in the center

Then the rest is built up from chopped Land speeder parts. like the antenna thing that extends out and the front pieces is the side door for the LS Engine.

EDIT: VVVV i didnt make it fyi.

 Desubot wrote:
Its a Bike Frame up to the handles and the wing thing.
Plasma cannon bit in the center
Then the rest is built up from chopped Land speeder parts. like the antenna thing that extends out and the front pieces is the side door for the LS Engine.

Cool -thanks for sharing.

Turreted land raider variants.

This one is called the Rogal Dorn battle tank and is intended to be a guardsman vehicle. Basic land raider hull plus turret from a Tamaya 1/35 M-109 Self-propelled gun. More photos and info here: http://www.angelfire.com/ultra/world_of_warhammer/rogaldorn.html

Another take on this, from Warhead studios. http://www.gowarhead.com/p/liberators-space-marines.html

I'm really starting to like some of these sponson-less tank builds. Gives the vehicles a more real-world feel and sleeker look.

I loved the space marine bike and attack bike when they first came out in '97. Looking at them now, I'm surprised that the model hasn't been re-released, as they look very dated.Here's an alternative design. All parts are from commonly available kits, as described in the pic.
http://www.spikeybits.com/2014/05/og-marine-outrider-bike-conversion-corner.html

 thegreatchimp wrote:
I loved the space marine bike and attack bike when they first came out in '97. Looking at them now, I'm surprised that the model hasn't been re-released, as they look very dated.Here's an alternative design. All parts are from commonly available kits, as described in the pic.
http://www.spikeybits.com/2014/05/og-marine-outrider-bike-conversion-corner.html

Forge World released the Legion Outrider kit for their 30k sometime back that I believe was intended to mimic the old bike aesthetics.

 Enigwolf wrote:

Forge World released the Legion Outrider kit for their 30k sometime back that I believe was intended to mimic the old bike aesthetics.

Oh I know -I've been drooling over that kit for the last year. Not running bikes for my wolves but still trying to justify a reason to buy it!

Termies can't ride bikes, but if they could, it'd look something like this:

http://www.gowarhead.com/p/liberators-space-marines.html

IG trucks. Would make a superior model for the taurox. Cheap to make to, being 90% rhino / razorback + any suitably sized set of wheels.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-25094-19211_Larchiespa%26ntilde%3Ba.html

A nice take on an Admech transport walker, entitled the "Mars Universal Land Engine." Onager Dunewalker + Enclosed sentenel body + Not sure what the flatbed was made of.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-65352-46816_Mars%20Universal%20Land%20Engine.html

And on the subject of Dunecrawlers.... As conversions go I know putting more guns on a model isn't the most innovative idea, and can often takes away from a model in fact (land raider terminus Ultra comes to mind). But when the conversion isn't OTT, and is well done, it can look truly great. I like the stock Dunecrawler model, but this upgunned one looks like it'd atomise anything it drew a bead on, while still looking neat. I want one!

http://forum.spikeybits.com/showthread.php?22013-Onager-Dunecrawler-Conversion

Using simple plating over plating for the shins of my Knight conversion. This one is kinda prophetic to me as I made a Knight with rocket launchers on its back way before GW released the new Knight Warden/Gallant/Ect. kit. Anything but Tourney legal if this is even playable at all.


Speaking of un-playable. What would Skaven do with a Baneblade. One of my most fun conversions and the reason you shout keep a hold of seemingly useless bits. Mounting the Bell on the turret used a lot of little bits cut from the wooden parts of the Screaming Bell and bits of sprue.


I am currently working on a twin barreld Baneblade with Whirlwing missle pods in the style of the Command & Conquer mammoth/Apocalypse tank and a Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 Prism tank. The last using the Hull and track ssembly of a Tamiya 1/48 M26 Pershing tank and 1/35 scale M1A1 Abrams tracks. No pics of these yet.

I converted this up a while back. Its the old Warhammer celestial tower thing. But I 40k'd it and Orkified it using some extra Gargant bits Ork bits and scenery kits into an Ork orbital defense station.









Along with the final set

 korbenn wrote:

Speaking of un-playable. What would Skaven do with a Baneblade. One of my most fun conversions and the reason you shout keep a hold of seemingly useless bits. Mounting the Bell on the turret used a lot of little bits cut from the wooden parts of the Screaming Bell and bits of sprue

I stumbled across this a while ago Korbenn. It got a laugh out of me, as well as a high rating. Or should I say rat-ing?