Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

I obtained a Dark Vengeance Helbrute recently, in kinda rough shape, and decided to reposition and swap out its arms. One thing I've never liked about the model is the raised fist. Why is it raising its fist that way? Is it flourishing with the powerfist while it shoots? I decided to lower it to a more relaxed position, with the mouth in the palm more visible. Probably going to stick some flame bits in there later.

Both limbs were chopped off. The multimelta was replaced wholesale with an ectoplasma cannon from a forgefiend, attached via magnets for easy removal and REAL SWIVELING ACTION. A few chopped off helbrute cables were used to replace missing bits on the cannon. It's pretty clear that the same guy sculpted both models, as they share a number of similarities that make parts easy to swap.


The shoulder plate from the meltagun arm was used on the fist arm's shoulder, and then positioned in a more manageable stance. This meant that there was no need for greenstuffing and plasticarding an entirely new shoulder, and kept the same aesthetic across the whole arm. Only liquid greenstuff was used for the entire model, and mostly just to fill in small gaps and seams.


One thing I'm not sure about yet is what to use for a head. I definitely didn't want to use the one that came with it, and didn't feel like LEDing this one up like a previous helbrute. Any suggestions on what to use to give it a more mechanical look?

Much better than the original! Nice work here!

Nice work dude, might steal your idea if I get another hellbrute,

maybe find a daemon head? I used a plaguebearer head

It's a touch too large maybe, but a great idea. Gonna pinch it too as I have 2 hellbrutes on the to do list still.

The size thing can be fixed by setting it further back on the shoulder. I might reposition it anyway since I was going to have some fire spewing out the end of it, and that might stretch it a tad too far.

I thought the fist was raised in preparation of firing the heavy flamer from it's palm...aka the mouth. but I like the conversion sir

That cannon is definately overcompensating for something but its cool so I'll let it slide under Rule of Cool.

Maybe use a head from a CSM? Like a PA head or something.

Ailaros showed a conversion recently where he turned the new hellbrute into a dreadnaught basically. Might find some ideas to pinch, he used a CSM head iirc.

I think I will steal that!