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I thought I would share my tinkering with 3D printing in the Hobby world.
I am not sure yet of the content of this blog, but be prepared for mixing CAD & 3D printing with classic modelling and sculpting (and painting).

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A few month ago, I decided to convert a miniature for the Squat bounty hunter for Necromunda to celebrate that these strain of abhumans are not extinct.

In case you don't know what I am talking about, see https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/04/27/27-apr-new-recruits-for-underhive/ on Warhammer Community.

The idea started sprouting when I saw this wonderful dwarf miniature made by Valendar and available here on Thingiverse https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3006182:


So I decided to 3D print it and make great use of sculpting putty to make it look more like this:


The Valendar's model has a hammer, and a squat anatomy (including a beard), but it's lacking everything else (especially a futuristic, grim dark look).

The good thing is the Valendar's mini is bare chested, so it's easy to sculpt some padded armour with putty.
I chose to give him a 3rd ed Cadian helmet rather than a RT era one but otherwise, I took the above picture as an inspiration.


Then comes the futuristic part.
I added a few wires to the hammer to give it some "Power", added shoulder pads, a pouch and a backpack.
I also grew his beard a little and, to fill his fist, added a good old severed head. He's supposed to be a bounty hunter after all, and he needs to prove the kill to claim the bounty

The back pack is a SM heavy weapon backpack, printed at smaller scale, and wrapped with putty.

Once undercoated, it's easier to spot printing imperfections and trim them with an exacto knife:

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I might add a cable running from the backpack to the power hammer but otherwise I'm happy with the result ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/765925/10213331.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/765925/10213331.page GMT Let's stay into Necromunda and Abhumans and Bounty hunters. Why not convert Gor Half Horn ?
For reference, Gor is a Beastman bounty hunter from the underhive:


So I found an interesting Minotaur model on Thingiverse (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3185360). Pefect base for Gor.


Fortunately, I found a beastman's head that will be a perfect swap for Gor (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3019291).
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