Search the Community

Hello! I’m new here and a returning player to 40k. I’m starting a new space wolves army, and thought I’d make a thread to document the process. I’ve chosen the Stormwolves Great Company and my first model conversion is a Primaris in Gravis Armour interpretation of the Wolf Lord Bjorn Stormwolf. Forgive the blu-tac handle on his noggin.

One of the first threads we did when I got back into the hobby some four years ago, was a pretty well-received effort entitled "Vox Stellarum: True-Scaled Horus Heresy". It's exactly what it says on the tin. An array of Horus Heresy Astartes , Auxilia , Agents of the Sigillite , and other more esoteric miniatures done by myself and my longstanding collaborator, Umbral. Now, since then, we've developed a whole lot. And I don't just mean my actual painting and conversion skills [umbral's were already pretty ace to begin with]. I also mean in terms of our ability to *actually present* our efforts in thread form, as well as the narrative for the area of space our efforts take place in - which now spans roughly eleven thousand years ... So it seemed high time to go back to the Heresy , and re-present for a hopefully broadened audience , some of our work in that light. With better photographs. With that in mind - here's the first few of my Heresy-era truescales . To begin , the four Space Wolves I've done relatively recently : Space Wolves were the first force I did even semi-properly as a young lad , and as with many people of Scandinavian heritage ... the Vikings In Space element has always had a strong appeal. Even though my professional area of expertise (Indo-European theologian , with rather strong Nordic incorporations ) means I occasionally wince a bit when GW art or official miniatures mix up various different Runic scripts etc :P With these Wolves, I was looking to convey a sense that they were 'hunters', 'trackers' - hence the pointing, the auspex, and the misericordia . And also the highly mobile look of what might otherwise be static-appearing gunners. In terms of truescaling method, we use terminator legs. *All* the terminator legs! Which occasionally presents a bit of a difficulty, because frankly ... some of them just aren't posed especially dynamically - or there's so many we've done with a particular set of five that it becomes a challenge to work out how to do a 'novel' pose rather than yet another repeat. The Grave Warden legs are a particular problem in this regard, because while many of them are really quite cool - and certinly help spice things up in the Mk.III department relative to more 'ordinary' looking Cataphractii .. there's one or two legs in there that are just standing still, in an excessively wide leg stance that's .. difficult to work with. Still, I like to think I've done a reasonable job even here. Detail shot - showing the Misericordia ... and also the Raptor Imperialis pad. I figured that as this particular Astates was acting as a direct agent of the Throne in hunting down whatever it was that these chaps were pursuing, it made a certain sense for him to be carrying a Custodes blade for the purposes of personally administering the Emperor's Sanction. And, given the pad, it really drives home the loyalties and the authority of the pack. The Headhunter bolter's also good for the 'stalker' theme. Next up .. the 'Oddballs' - which is not a designation, just a characterization. Umbral had an idea awhile back for a 'Dungeons of Terra' sort of campaign, wherein various Imperial forces would be fending off the undermining incursion salients of Traitor forces into the eponymous dungeons during the course of the Siege. The campaign never got off the drawing board ... but I nevertheless wound up building a few miniatures in general service of the concept. They may show up elsewhere in our storylines. I say 'oddballs', because each one was a bit of a twist or a subversion on the more usually expected characterizations of given Legions. This is partially because each one was suffering in some fashion from 'Post-Human Traumatic Stress Disorder' - that particular form of mental illness which appears to have afflicted many Astartes during the Heresy due to .. well .. their established and comfortable loyalties and allegiances and place in the universe going out the window in an immense way; and alongside that the particular traumas of betrayal, the witnessing of horrific spectacles of the mass-mortality of their brethren (in the case of the Shattered Legions), and in some cases even their Primarchs ; and, in the case of the loyalists from Traitor Legions, the losing of their brothers and their own former lives in an entirely different way. But on with the show - As applies the Night Lord - Indraj - this is one of those aforementioned loyalists of a traitor legion origin ... and is showing the 'subversion' theme by being an incredibly direct and pulverizing combatant rather than a 'strike-from-the-shadows' sort in terms of his armament. There's nothing subtle about a thunder hammer and a rather large shield; and I like to think that the posing, with the raised head and gaze indicates that he's going after something rather larger than himself - the direct opposite of what we usually see from the Night Lords deliberately choosing to prey upon those weaker than themselves. Now, in terms of the name ... Felt I should highlight the Raptor Imperialis . The Salamander, meanwhile, is a bit of a tribute / injoke to the third man of Vox Stellarum, who's also a longstanding collaborator with my academic / theological work . Hence the heavy flamer [due to the meme that's gone around for ages around getting the flamer .. no, brother, the *heavy* flamer] , and also the thunder hammer - which is a rather more ... curious theological reference. This brings us on to the next two ... First up, a *very angry bird* - an XIXth Legionnaire who's quite clearly rather furious. As in, has eschewed the more customary caution of the Raven Guard in order to be blatantly throwing himself at the enemy whilst wielding a rather large axe. It seemed the best way to get across that he's expressing his trauma through rather incautious rage ; as opposed to the more studious approach of some other XIXth forces post-Isstvan , who favour their Legion's own habitual modus operandi of stealth and conservation of force given their limited numbers. Next , a Son of the Emperor : Now, the idea with this chap is that he's a demolitions expert. Hence all the grenades and other explosives he's got on his person - as well as the hand-held gadget that seemed ideal for a detonator. Signal'll be broadcast via the comms antenna on his backpack. In the actual Dungeons game, I'd intended to have tonnes of the Necromunda sprue grenade-piles and suchlike, as traps that he could remotely detonate to frustate the advance of the Traitors. Hence also his pointing posture - he's gesturing to where something is about to become rather more heavily geographically distributed. The bionic leg may, perhaps, suggest that he's run afoul of ordnance in-the-flesh earlier in his career - and is a tangible mark of his own , i guess you could say .. imperfection. Both in terms of physical form, but also in likely terms of tradecraft to lead to the injury in the first place. The more interesting thing about him, however, is that he was a close friend of a now-deceased (blown apart, in fact) Xth Legionnaire ... and feels that loss quite keenly. So much so in fact that he's effectively absorbed and started expressing some of the dead Marine's personality traits - giving voice to the dead , almost as if the spirit of his former comrade had been blown into him during the detonation. Certainly, the rosary of prayer-beads about his wrist speaks towards an Astartes who has moved in a rather more overtly religious direction than many in response to his trauma. Meanwhile, the ballistic apron [from the Iron Warriors tyrant siege terminators] seemed apt for a marine with his combat specialization - as it would absorb shrapnel etc. from things going off in front of him etc., help protect his fellows. There is one nod to the more 'traditional' IIIrd legion vibe, however (other than the bejeweled shoulderpad) - these two paired master crafted power-blades, which he'll be fully capable of utilizing as a matched pair of dueling weapons. Perhaps that's how he got that fine scar across his face, Prussian style. Anyway, that's the first eight of my Heresy-era Truescales posted ... there's 22 Astartes to go , plus a whole range of other miniatures from the same period [the Auxilia , Agents of the Sigillite , a rather impressive truescale Custodes , etc. etc. ] . And then there's Umbral's various efforts ... I'm hoping that a fresh start log will help me get some motivation back to do more in this era. And perhaps do some writing a la what I've managed for the Adamanticores [ Hara Barazaiti ] and Haunting Harii of Hvergelmir . Really 'bring things to life' and tie up a few ends for your presentation and enjoyment.

Well after 5 years out in the cold and away from then hobby an Old Wolf returns to the great feasting halls. I bring you my first Primaris SW (and model that I've painted in a long time) for your C&C. Please feel free to look back through some of my previous work in my gallery. Base still needs finishing and a few highlights added. My next project will be to convert my converted 6th Ed Ragnar into a Smash Lord with a Jump Pack.

Fellow Denizens of the Fang, I have finished putting the last polishing touches on my Army List Building Guide just in time for the new edition. I hope this proves helpful to y'all, as you consider how to put your new lists together. In the past, I've put the whole Guide into a single, long, post directly here on the B&C, but it'll be easier for me to update and revise by hosting it off-site on my Google Drive. For those that haven't see it yet, you may also want to check out my earlier Army Building in 9th Edition post, that should serve as a preview of the Guide; that earlier post reinforces some of the Guide's concepts. Val

1. Army Building in 9th Edition post. A preview of the follow-on article. 2. Army Building Guide for 9th Edition article. The full eleven page article. 3. Buying Recommendations for new Space Wolves Players. 4. Wulfen Lore through the Ages article. Sixteen pages of consolidated Wulfen Lore, from Rogue Trader through 8th edition. 5. Example Terrain Traits cheat sheet. Something you can put together for your own specific terrain, to have all of the traits close at hand. 6. Strike Force Missions cheat sheet. To have the details of the Mission Primaries and Secondaries close at hand. I haven't included all of the Secondaries - just the ones that I expect to use most often. 7. Blank Stratagems cheat sheet. Fill this in with the Stratagems that you expect to use most often. Put them in order of 'Timing' so you find things more quickly, according to whatever phase you are in. 8. How I Organize for Battle post. A description, with photos, of how I assemble useful 3-ring binders for each of my armies. 9. 9th Edition Score Sheet. An excellent way to track your Primary and Secondary mission victory points. 10. 9th Edition Space Wolves Faction Focus. Enjoy, Val

- WELCOME BACK - With the release of 9th edition and our shiny new supplement it seems we've good reason and cause for some new discussions relating to our units. Every week we'll feature a new unit available to the 6th with the purpose of discussing the tactics, use, and synergies around them. The Space Wolves are also about legends, sagas and great deeds as well so each week will also kick off or feature a showcase for you bloodclaws and longfangs alike to show off your units and inspire your battle brothers. These discussions will be archived to allow for reference by the new and old as well! Note, this isn't to overly focus on any nerfs, etc, from previous editions; the rules are as they are so try to unlock its potential for those who wish to use them all the same. Similarly, this thread is only for using the option being discussed; if you feel something is a better choice make your case in a constructive way. - Week 1 - - Drop Pods - How do Space Wolves best use Drop Pods? Wargear? Which strategems are worth throwing out? Any solid unit combos? What say you fearless Warriors of the Rout? And please post your finished orbital death taxis here!

After so many false starts I've got my McFarlane Primaris Intercessor and he's gonna get the Space Wolves treatment. First up was to break him apart so I can paint in sub-assemblies - I popped of his Shoulder pad as a starter: It was pretty stiff but came away ok. Next I broke down the main parts I think I'm gonna paint in pieces: Most of the bits came apart ok, you do need some pressure, but the 2 parts that caused me some concern were: Leg from the groin, you need to pull to the side to pop the pin, this does mean the thigh plate gets in the way, but that is very flexible plastic so it does give, but I might cut it off (then glue it back later) as I can see when I attach the leg again, it will scrape the paint job. Head, now that was nasty, I could not pull it off so I had to pry it with a screwdriver, first attempt was in the u-shape above the chest plate and I ended up leaving a dent in the armour, so I moved to the edge over the shoulder and it did come away a little easier but did leave a mark, so if you're doing this at home, be careful. I had a play around with posing him holding the bolter but the fingers are very tight on the handle and it will ruin any paint job you do before hand, so I might pull the hand out and glue it to the handle before I start painting, I might even go as far as removing the trigger finger first and then glue it back on once I have a better fit. All in all it's a hefty piece of plastic and does have some mould lines, not sure how easy the clean up with be as it has a slightly rubbery feel to it. The backpack sits too far off the main body, so I think I will trim the box it fits into to keep it closer and also the backpack looks very wide compared to the body. I was hoping that I could cheat and use a vehicle decal or press-mould, but as you can see they are way too small: Time for some free-hand!

Hey, I have a few lore and rules questions regarding the sons of Russ, and hoped to find answers here. Lore: 1) According to the 40k wiki, the Great Companies 6 and 10, are unknown, as in we don't know their numbers or jarls. But are they mentioned in the timeline as having taken part in certain campaigns? 2) Was the Fist of Russ used during the Heresy, or is that something developed later? (the fist of russ, as the tactic Ragnar Blackmane is known for: Full on drop pod assault). 3) What happened to the disciplinary officers after Russ came back to the legion? Rules: 1) in the entry for Leman Russ, it is stated that he has the special rule Howl of the Deathwolf, and that he can use it once per battle. However, Howl of the Deathwolf is a warlord trait. Does this mean HotDW is Russ' warlord trait, or does he gain HotDW as an actual special rule and can roll for a warlord trait in addition. 2) Command Squads are listed under the HQ section. Does this mean one taken counts as one of the HQ choices required per 1000 points? Thanks in advance :)

Beautiful new Wolf style axes from Pop Goes the Monkey on Shapeways https://www.shapeways.com/product/EG5TQ7PCA/double-rotoaxe-hurstwic?optionId=64493007 https://www.shapeways.com/product/QXYLZGPD5/rotoaxe-skohl?optionId=64492825

Fellow pack mates, as a new 40k player who has no prior experience to the game, I'm having a a hard time with my slightly painted Space Wolves army that I got from the Start Collecting! Space Wolves boxed set. I have assembled the 10-man Space Wolves pack as a 5-man Grey Hunter pack and a 5-man Blood Claws pack. I got them all slightly painted and am currently having difficulties with the shoulder pad markings and knee markings. Any help regarding this issue would be great. FOR RUSS AND THE ALL-FATHER! * It would be ideal if I could learn how and where to use transfer sheets too.

With the announcement of the next three codices I wanted to open a discussion on when we think our Codex will come out and what we will see with it as far as models. I will start off sharing my thoughts and hopes based on some rumors that have been floating around and what we have seen so far from GW with the new codices. Codex Timeline: I would hope we see our Codex in the May-April time but given how many of these smaller Codices are coming out I think we could see it in June. i think we will see our release as a standalone release for a month given my thoughts on the next topic. I think without our Codex we are a very strong army so that makes me wonder what the Codex will offer and if we will see a possible nerf (I will go over what I think that will be also in the next section)? Model Releases: I will start with the burning topic in my mind, will we see Leman Russ return to 40k? My hope and thoughts are yes. We have one of the couple of remaining living Primarchs and we have been given a good beating by the Thousand Sons leaving us to believe this would be the Wolf Time. In a business sense, it would make sense to give us a standalone release and have Russ come out. He is a big model and the Space Wolves are big enough where they could sustain their own release month on model and Codex sales. So far the other loyalist Primarchs that are alive have had their codices come out with no model so that again makes me believe we will see him. Another thought on this is that we could see Russ and it would serve as a "nerf" to our army. Let me explain this as it seems a little weird. Currently our forces are strong and GW would not want to release a Codex that blatantly nerfs the army as people would be all types of butthurt. But, if they were to release a single model (Russ) worth ~350+ points that looks good and would become an "auto-include" then in a sense they would be giving us a soft nerf. They would do this by in a sense reducing the points we use in any list of build by a determined number of points because we will want to include that model. So for a 2000 point game our army only really has 1650 points worth. We could also see new Primaris releases for the SW on top of Russ which would again make sense as we love our pelts (much to PETAs fury) and some upgrade kits or a model like the BA and DA got would sell well. Maybe we could see a brand new assault unit for the Primaris marketed towards the SW as we are an assault heavy army (with some good Dakka as well). Of course, this is all theory and basically a wish list so please feel free to comment and discuss thoughts and alternative theories.

Hello, fellow kith and kin of the hallowed halls of Russ. My WGPL's (Wolf Guard Pack Leaders, for those not aware) are currently equipped mostly as Storm Shield and Power Fist. I am seeing a great deal of feedback from those that have had a game or more that the WGPL with a Power Fist has become rather decidedly lackluster. I don't want to have to potentially damage painted models, however, barring that, I will need some replacements. I in the past did not like Combi-weapons as they were one shot only on the underslung weapon; that might have changed enough now with the rework of 8th Edition these days. From the recent post about new Codex books by Christmas, I am wondering on another note if our actual 8th Ed. Codex will be out soon, as well. Back to the WGPL's: - What works "Best" and under what situations is that "best" considered to be said "best"? - Are Thunder Hammers a solid replacement? - Are Storm Shields worth it on a PA 1 Wound model? Likely not, what else might work instead? - If I am using mainly Rhinos for my Grey Hunter packs, what is a solid all rounder loadout? I have all my GH packs with 1 Meltagun; I need to get more models to be equipped with MG's, two per pack. I hear Plasma is worth it, I just don't like what rolling 1's will do. Is Str 7 all the time worth a Plasmagun still? I hope this helps others like answers here should help me; also, please, this is for WGPL's for mainly GH and BC packs. Thoughts, feedback, advice,..? I like fluffy lists, however, I can never ditch the urge to try and win, and 8th is shaping up to be a really fluff driven edition. I just need to make sure that my GH and BC packs are performing well, including their WGPL's, thus this thread. Go.

So, I finally got around to taking new pictures of my Space Wolves in their current configuration for 8th edition. Of course, things might change a little bit when the actual codex comes out, and I adjust a few things, but I don't anticipate many changes. I'll hide everything in spoiler tags, so the images don't all have to load every time someone opens this thread. HEADQUARTERS

Ever since I saw the Stormcast Externals I thought they would making pretty good Space Marine Terminators, so with this half idea in my head for well over a year I decided to give one a try. Here is the massive shopping list of items I used to create a single model, I'm going to show some alternatives so you could leave out the Dreadnought, Terminators and Upgrade Pack, but I wanted to show where every item came from: Stormcast Externals Liberators Space Wolves Terminators Space Wolves Wulfen Space Wolves Upgrade Pack Space Wolves Wolf Guard or Space Wolves Pack Space Wolves Venerable Dreadnought Space Wolves Thunder Wolves Cavalry Chaos Marauders Blu-Stuff Green Stuff Furry/Wolves Tabards (Spellcrow.com) Since getting some Blu-Stuff a few months back I've been taking cast from every 'Wolfy' thing I can find on every Space Wolf item I own, this stuff is great as you can even takes casts from painted items without affecting the paint job. If you do this too you can avoid using originals of some critical parts from expensive kits like the Dreadnought. So in a few places I've used my own casts to complete this model. My first cast for this project was from the Wolf Skull found on the Chainsword in the Space Wolves Upgrade Pack. Using two of these skulls made from the cast using Green Stuff I took a Sword from the Stormcast Externals Liberators and trimmed the Quillions down and added the skulls either side. Next I took a Power Sword from the Space Wolves Pack and trimmed the pommel off with the teeth and rune stones. I then removed the pommel from the Stormcast Externals Sword and attached it. To me it looks a little too wide for the sword handle, but I don't think it looks too bad. Now I started on the legs, these are from the Stormcast Externals Liberators, but any Stormcast Externals will do (the ones from the Age of Sigmar box set are a bit more tricky to convert as they have integrated heads and arms, but are still usable). First thing is to remove the chainmail tabard. We still have the leather straps showing, but that will be covered up at a later stage so leave that for now. My first idea for covering up the leather straps and Sigmar Insignia was to use one of the Belt-Buckle/Knife pieces from the Wolf Pack kit and as you can see it looks ok, I'd then just cover any odd bits with green stuff and make it look like fur. But then I remembered I had spare wolf pelt that is from the Venerable Dreadnought's shoulder, so I gave it a go and it looked pretty good, but would need some trimming to sit flush and would also need some filling in on the back of it because it has a diamond imprint in the back of it. Then my better idea was to make a cast of it so I could keep the original for other projects. After a lot of debate I felt the Belt-Buckle/Knife piece looked better, so I hacked the rest of the leather straps from the legs so the fit was better. I attached the buckle using green stuff and then inserted a fur tabard from underneath, this meant I could have the buckle sitting flush and had to cut the tabard a little to get it too fit. I added a bit more green stuff to keep the tabard in place, then set aside to dry overnight. Once this was dry I went back and added more green stuff to create some extra fur to tidy the whole area up. Now for the head, what an endless choice I had here, but it would have to be a bare head. I've included some of the choice I went through here, just be aware if you go for a Wulfen head they have no back of the skull, so you'd need to sculpt your own as unlike Terminator Armour there is no rear cowl to cover the missing bit. Most of the bare head Space Wolves heads really didn't work here, either the high Gorget just got in the way of the beardy ones and those without beards looked like their necks were too long. The best option for me was a head from the Thunder Wolves cavalry set. Shoulder pads, I tried fitting some normal Terminator pads here, but they just didn't work too well, maybe if I had some Cataphractii versions, they might work better. So I'm left with the normal pads from the Liberators. The left shoulder pad is pretty plain, so I've left that as it is, as I will most likely add a decal to it. The right pad has a hammer & lightning bolt symbol, so this needs scraping off, don't worry about the bit that goes over the bottom lip of the pad as this will be covered up by our next cast. For this I took a cast from a Thunder Wolves cavalry Shield. Superglue this to the pad and fill any gaps with green stuff. For the left arm I want to go for a shield just like the Stormcast Externals Liberators, so I had a couple of choices, a Terminator Shield or one from the Wulfen kit. I'm leaning towards the Wulfen shield as it looks more primal and the whole model has that feel. Now I added the fur cloak from the Chaos Marauders kit across his back, again I made a cast for this. Now for a small shield on the knee, I used the same cast I did for the sword and added it to shield you get from a Terminator set. I also added a wolf skull to the centre of the chest. Terminators have built-in power-plants in their armour and I wanted to keep that idea here as the armour is bulky enough to suggest it could contain a power source. The only downside is there are no visible exhaust ports on the back of the armour and it would need ventilation. So I went for the Wulfen backpacks, these are bigger than a normal backpack and the scale feels right, the only downside is you'll be looking at paying £30+ for a Wulfen set with only 5 backpacks, so this would work out to be a costly conversion. Anyway, hope you like the conversions and I’ll post some details of the rest of the squad soon.

When the Sanguinary Guard models came out years ago, I had a flash-back (no pun intended) to the Movie Flash Gordon and Brain Blessed as the king of the Hawkmen. As I remembered it they were Viking types with wings, draped in furs. Well in reality they were covered in golden feathers and look so camp in their tight little shorts: Not put off by this I stuck with the image in my head and started building up some ideas for poses and weapons for a squad of Winged Space Wolves using the these jump packs: The thing that stopped me completing the project was the colour scheme for the wings. In my head they Space Wolves use Ravens a lot, so black on the feathers seemed the best option, but I think a large section of black against the baby-blue of my 40k Wolves would look rubbish. I wanted the frame of the wings to be bronze/brass like I use for trim of most of my wolves. I saw this pic recently (sorry for using someone else's pic, but don't know where it came from) and I like the this colour combo: Just wanted to see if anyone else had done similar - I've not really found any images of anyone doing the same idea so far. And also what people though of the wings colour

The end of another week has arrived. I hope it treated you well ... Or well enough ... Either way how about a brand new Glacial Geek Battle Report to wish it well or good riddance?! https://youtu.be/-m0qG-CXq3o This week my Deathwatch takes on the Space Wolves! Mistaken identity can cause some social awkwardness, but when that mistake points the finger at a supposed xenos threat, it can cause far worse. So when a pack of Wulfen are mistaken for aggressive Xenos invaders, the Deathwatch are dispatched to help purge the planet of the alien scourge. The Space Wolves are obviously not going to stand by while this happens and, perhaps more importantly, can't let the Inquisition know about the existence of their hirsute brethren. Will the Shield Who Slays be able to cleanse this planet of the Wulfen and report back to the Inquisition about their existence, or will the All Father look kindly upon the Boys from Fenris and aid them in their battle? Watch and find out!

Having finally got my hands on Inferno and reading the Space Wolves section there is mention of the Trefoil of legions which were formed in greater secrecy than the rest. Those being the aforementioned Wolves, as well as the Salamanders and Alpha Legion. The need for secrecy with the Wolves seems plainly obvious, they were the executioners, designed and trained to kill/destroy whoever the Emperor decrees, even if that is other legions or members of humanity. The Alpha Legion are a legion all about secrecy so why should their creation be any different? Although I question what about their founding required an extra level of secrecy. Based on the Wolves secrecy it is likely because it was some sort of end game requirement that the Emperor needed the Alpha Legion for that other legions couldn't know about. So the only thing I can think of is that they were maybe to be designed as a secret police either for the purpose of infiltrating the other legions and keep the Emperor abridged of any dissent or problems that could need addressing by the "Executioners". Or they were to be the secret police across the galaxy, using their ability to recruit human operatives to keep the human populace in line. So two of the three make some arguable sense for their secrecy, but what was the Salamanders legion job that required that extra level over the others? Can understand if Vulkan needed extra secrecy what with his Perpetual nature and all. But that trait doesn't seem to have exactly transferred to his sons. So what about the legions foundation required them to be kept secret from the others? Does anyone have any opinions to the idea? Or other opinions on the Alpha Legion?

Hi, I'm new here, and I wanted to share my Redemptor Dreadnought Rakmus Stormhand pictures. http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag316/Rick_Quigley/11_zpsgf1tvcfk.jpg http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag316/Rick_Quigley/12_zpsu9opnq0z.jpg http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag316/Rick_Quigley/13_zpsoh9t0zxd.jpg http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag316/Rick_Quigley/14_zpsjad7d9lf.jpg http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag316/Rick_Quigley/15_zpskxiwzgbc.jpg

So, after multiple revisions to my Space Wolves Great Company (also watching the entirety of The Pacific and Hacksaw Ridge) I wondered, what would WW2 trench warfare style Space Wolves look like. I am still working that out, however I do know what they sound like. Just like my other post I need to know if this is feasible. When Cadia fell and the Wolves were left crippled, they escaped with as many civilians and Cadian Guard as possible. One such ship was the Arctic Angel. On the course of her return to Fenris she was were harried by Daemons following the Eyes rapid expansion. Every time they attacked they took lives with them, Fenrisian and Cadian alike. The Wolves and Cadians both civilian and soldier fought, of which only the strongest of will, body, and mind remained. For 19 Terran months they hunted daemons throughout the ship wherever they appeared. Despite all odds they persevered. When they came out above Fenris they were beaten, bloodied, but unbroken. The same could not be said for the Arctic Angel as the ship's engines sputtered out leaving them to the whim of Fenris' orbit upon exiting the Warp. The losses during the fall of Cadia were great, so much so that the chapter was desperate for new recruits. Arguments echoed through the halls of the Fang, debates over the tradition of recruiting from Fenris. This on top of the fact no suitable recruits were nearby, and even if there was the newly formed Great Rift made it no easy task reaching them. In low orbit hanging above the world of eternal winter was their answer. Young boys from Cadia raised alongside the warriors and culture of Fenris while fighting daemons to simply survive. An opportunity the Wolf Priests were loathe to pass up. Please tell me if this conflicts with any of the lore or events of the Fall of Cadia. I do know however the Space Wolves can recruit non Fenrisians, they simply don't out of tradition. But in the face of necessity tradition is compromisable. But I could be wrong. Either way I would like feedback, any and all criticism is welcome.

Livestock die, kinsmen die, oneself dies the same, but glory never dies for one who gets it for oneself Hávamál – Fragment from unknown author M1 found in Scandia Hrafn “hlæja” Hangatyrson, Jarl of þungr vatn In the great crusade þungr vatn was attached to the 81th Rogue Trader Militant exploration/scouting/pathfinder flotilla. The forces consist of a pack of the VI Legion, a Mechanicum detachment, a small household of Knights and Solar Auxilia directly under Rouge Trader [insert name]. From terra the flotilla made its way east through the galactic core and then north out in the Ghoul stars where it was recalled for the Prospero campaign. I thought I would chip in with my project before Inferno hits us all This topic will mostly be for my Vlka Fenryka during the Heresy, but I do also have plans for some auxiliary units like Knights and Mechanicum. Warning: Due to family life I have a very limited time for the hobby so updates can be somewhat infrequent.

Tomorrow marks the end of my semester, which means building time! Altough i have some RL matters to attend to, i plan to get stuff done. With the launch of 8th edition upcoming week, i have a renewed surge of excitement, inspiration and eagerness to play 40k. My time is limited, so i normally don't go to the local club to play, as i find that in 7th edition i spend more time looking at the rules then actually killing stuff. But that is going to change. In addition, 30k is taking off in the local area (most likely due to the inbalance of 40k), and i want to join in on the narrative fun they have. So with all that in mind, i'm going to use this thread to set up my goals, keep track of them, and hopefully, add new goals as i complete them XD. Goals: 1) I have never really written fluff for units and or armies, but would like to attempt it with this army. 2) I want semi compatibility with 30k and 40k. (more on that later). 3) I'm going to use Primaris Space Wolves. So, with the goals in mind, i have some challenges. 1) Figuring out a way to represent models as accuratly as i possibly can, within my own set limits. What i mean here are pack markings, legion symbols vs great Company symbols, 40k wargear, etc. I have some freedom here, as i have enough bits to create 40k marines to fill in gaps, and space wolves aren't overly strict in markings. Especially 30k Wolves have almost no guidelines in what is on their armour to denote rank, role, etc. So this is going to be fun experimentating with. 2) Integrating Primaris Marines into my 40k army. This is going to be fun! And currently i have 2 ideas. option a: With the fall of cadia, 2 great company's got completely destroyed. Creating a new Great Company out of the ashes with 100% Primaris Marines is a decent way of filling the gap. Now there are some issues here. if GW decides to go a different direction with the Great Company's and Primaris, or go the same direction but with completely outlined markings and names, my Great Company no longer fits with the canon lore. not sure how sad i would be about that, but has to be considered. On the plus side, i get to create a new chapter icon, name, and Primaris Wolf Lord. I also think that fluff wise Bjorn is an excellent addition to this army, as it makes to me a lot of sense, to put the most experienced and knowledgable person with the inexperienced Primaris. Inexperienced as in: not versed in proper Vlka Fenryka lore and saga's. option b: Integrate the Primaris with an existing great Company. Currently i have not yet chosen a great company for my old marines yet. But considering how similar the legion icon of 30k is with the icon of Ragnar Blackmane, i'm considering that as a potential candidate. No Primaris Wolf Lord, but i get to make a Primaris Wolf Guard Battle Leader, and create my own Wolf Guard with mixed old and primaris marines. I know you can't do it on the tabletop, but that aint stopping me. So, that are my thoughts going into my last day of the semester. I will leave this for now with a test model i painted, and hope to get a completed unit or 2 by the end of the week http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l579/UltraWaarom/Space%20Wolves/TestModel%201_zpsg0hnjxym.jpg

Hello fellow hobbyists! Welcome to my little blog of "By the Emperor that is a disturbing amount of money," Space Wolves. I originally had a Space Wolves army that I was semi okay with, and then I found B&C. I have people like KrautScientist, Terimus, The Insane Psychopath, The Observer, and many, many more to thank for indirectly teaching me hobbyist skills I did not even know existed, which prompted me to start my army from scratch. Now I am ready to bare my fangs if you will. (Oh yes puns are involved too.) Without further ado, I present the Skywarriors Great Company. "Sven Bloodhowl now lies in red snow... and the lots have been cast for his successor. Drein Bladedancer step forward." http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/p493/40kDestiny/Drein%20Bladedancer_zpsoclvr95d.jpg "In the name of Russ and the Allfather, as Great Wolf of the Vlka Fenryka, I give you the mantle of Wolf Lord. Choose the name of your new Great Company." http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/p493/40kDestiny/20170626_115023_zpsypwvj6fx.jpg "The Skywarriors. We shall take the name that we heard tale of since we were pups." http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/p493/40kDestiny/20170626_115001_zpsuaogttjy.jpg "My first request as Wolf Lord, Great Wolf, is the release of two Wulfen into the custody of my company." "Only two? Name them." "Charlamagne the Bloody and Monarch, Terror's Eye." "So be it."

Hey folks, I'm a massive fan of the baby-blue space wolves, been painting them this colour for maybe 20+ years now, so most folks would paint The Fang and then highlight with Fenrisian Grey, I use that as my main layer and then do some very minimal highlights. Now as I'm getting older, I'm getting lazier with painting armour, it bores the hell out of me, I much prefer all the detail, pelts, leather, anything apart from armour. So when the new washes came out a few years ago I wanted to try and idea of paint all the armour Fenrisian Grey, then drop a wash all over the model to just add shadow to the recesses and have almost no clean-up. First I tried Drakenhof Nightshade and that was way too dark, over the years I've tried just about every wash and glaze out there, Secret Weapon, Vallejo, The Army Painter, but the bottom line is they always stain the main parts of the armour so I have to go back and clean up which just bores me to death. I guess the washes work best when you have a strong colour for the flat surfaces, so the staining is less noticeable. Anyone got any suggestions?

Hello all. So, in attempting to see how the Space Wolves Resources thread is doing, it would appear the previous Shopping For Space Wolves thread is gone, having cavorted off into the void somewhere. This is my attempt at a replacement. http://www.games-workshop.com While this is by no means an extensive full bits available bits list, this is at least an attempt to provide an idea of where to start in each area. Note: I am in the US, so, after selecting a different country flag, you may need to navigate back to the item through some effort. No Forge World, yet, for now. I hope to see if this becomes useful, and if so, or if a Mod wishes to, add FW kits later. One final thought before the reader continues: if you have the time and are willing to learn, you will save money by magnetizing. There are threads here and other users in the Fang can be asked to aid you, so, please, by all means, ask questions, and learn at your own pace. Warhammer 40,000 Rules: 8th Edition Battle Primer (Free) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Battle-Primer-2017-ENG 8th Edition, Physical Copy Book (This is not currently on the website, however, there should be a reprint soon, that I hear is rumored to also have the below CA: 2017 update within it, too) Chapter Approved, 2017 https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Warhammer-40000-Chapter-Approved-2017-ENG Index: Imperium 1 https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Index-imperium-vol-1-eng-2017 Quick Entry into 40K: - Start Collecting! Space Wolves https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Start-Collecting-Space-Wolves - Start Collecting! Space Marines https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Start-Collecting-Space-Marines - Grey Hunters (Most common box of PA SW bits): https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Pack-2016 - Tactical Squad (Space Marine box, lets one truly space out the SW Bits, and picks up a Missile Launcher towards Long Fang packs): https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Tactical-Squad-2015 - Space Wolves Skyhammer Wolf Pack https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Skyhammer-Wolf-Pack - This Week's Primaris Pre-Orders (5 Intercessors, 5 Hellblasters, and 5 Reivers) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/This-Weeks-Primaris-pre-orders-2017 - Primaris Strike Force - Patrol Detachment (5 Intercessors, 5 Hellblasters, 1 Primaris Captain) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Primaris-Strike-Force-Patrol-Detachment-2017 Troops: - Blood Claws (Webstore only, cannot be purchased in a store): https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Blood-Claws-2016 - Lukas the Trickster https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Lukas-the-Trickster - Grey Hunters (Most common box of PA SW bits): https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Pack-2016 - Tactical Squad (Space Marine box, lets one truly space out the SW Bits, and picks up a Missile Launcher towards Long Fang packs): https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Tactical-Squad-2015 - Grey Hunter with Wolf Standard (webstore only) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Grey-Hunter-with-Wolf-Standard - Intercessors (10 man squad) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marines-Primaris-Intercessors (Note: once the new, 8th Ed. Codex: Space Wolves is out, there should be a SW upgrade kit for Primaris and a dedicated box of Intercessors with it) - Intercessors (5 man combat squad) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Primaris-Intercessors-Combat-Squad-2017 - Easy To Build Intercessors (3 man squad) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Etb-Primaris-Intercessors-2017 Dedicated Transports - Rhino https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Rhino - Razorback https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Razorback-2017 - Drop Pod https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Drop-Pod Headquarters: - Logan Grimnar on Stormrider (If you want Logan on foot, build just him, and either use the Stormrider bits for other things) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Logan-Grimnar-on-Stormrider - Arjac Rockfist (Webstore only) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Arjac-Rockfist-The-Anvil-of-Fenris - Bjorn the Fellhanded (Currently being reboxed, likely for 8th Ed. This box may (Salt required) include new weapon options) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Bjorn-the-Fellhanded - Ulrik the Slayer https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Ulrik-The-Slayer - Njal Stormcaller in Terminator Armor https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Njal-Stormcaller-Terminator-Armour - Njal Stormcaller https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Njal-Stormcaller - Rune Priest https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Rune-Priest - Rune Priest in Terminator Armor https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Rune-Priest-in-Terminator-Armour - Logan's War Council (At time of thread being typed out, currently out of stock online) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Grimnars-War-Council-2016 - Ragnar Blackmane https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Ragnar-Blackmane - Wolf Lord Krom (Dragongaze) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Wolf-Lord-Krom - Canis Wolfborn https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Canis-Wolfborn - Iron Priest https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Iron-Priest Note: all of the following HQ choices can be kitbashed together, and will be listed in the kitbash section, below. - Wolf Lord in Power/Runic Armor, with or without Jump Pack - Wolf Lord on Bike - Wolf Lord in Terminator Armor - Wolf Guard Battle Leader in Power/Runic Armor, with or without Jump Pack - Wolf Guard Battle Leader on Bike - Wolf Guard Battle Leader in Terminator Armor - Wolf Priest, can also optionally have Runic Armor, with or without Jump Pack - Wolf Priest on Bike - Wolf Priest in Terminator Armor - Rune Priest, can also optionally have Runic Armor, also with or without Jump Pack - Rune Priest on Bike - Rune Priest in Terminator Armor - Wolf Guard Pack Leader, can lead a Jump WG pack (Replaces a Space Marine Sergeant, this warrior leads the pack by example and fell deeds) - Wolf Guard Pack Leader on Bike - Wolf Guard Pack Leader in Terminator Armor HQ, Space Marine options, for kitbashing, and conversions - Space Marine Captain https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Captain - Space Marine Commander https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Commander-2015 - Space Marine Chaplain https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Chaplain-with-Skull-Helmet - Space Marine Chaplain with Crozius and Power Fist https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Chaplain-with-Crozius-Power-Fist - Space Marine Chaplain with Jump Pack https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Chaplain-with-Jump-Pack - Space Marine Terminator Chaplain https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Terminator-Chaplain - Space Marine Librarian https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Librarian - Space Marine Terminator Librarian https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Librarian-In-Terminator-Armour-2017 Space Marine Primaris Heroes https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Primaris-Heroes-2017 - Space Marine Primaris Captain https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Primaris-Space-Marines-Captain - Space Marine Primaris Chaplain https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marines-Primaris-Chaplain - Space Marine Primaris Librarian https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Primaris-Space-Marines-Librarian-Epistolary Elites - Wolf Guard Terminators https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Wolf-Guard-Terminators - Cataphractii Terminators https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/horus-heresy-cataphractii-terminators - Tartaros Terminators https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Tartaros-Terminators - Space Marine Terminators https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Terminator-Squad - Space Marine Terminator Close Combat Squad https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Terminator-Close-Combat-Squad - Space Wolves Scouts (Please note, at the time of this thread being typed up, there are no dedicated SW Scout boxes. There are however, inside the SW PA boxes some Scout heads) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Scouts-with-Sniper-Rifles (Please note, at time of writing, the below linked item was out of stock. There should be more coming into stock in time) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Scouts - Space Wolves Venerable Dreadnought (This item is listed currently, at time of typing, as, "No longer available," and a replacement is likely in the works) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Venerable-Dreadnought - Space Marine Dreadnought https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Dreadnought - Space Marine Venerable Dreadnought https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Venerable-Dreadnought - Space Marine Contemptor Dreadnought https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/horus-heresy-contemptor-dreadnought - Space Marine Contemptor Venerable Dreadnought https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Venerable-Contemptor-Dreadnought - Wulfen Murderpack https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Wulfen-Murderpack - Space Marine Redemptor Dreadnought https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marines-Primaris-Redemptor-Dreadnought - Easy to Build Redemptor Dreadnought https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Etb-Primaris-Redemptor-Dreadnought-2017 Fast Attack - Space Wolves Skyclaws (At time of thread build, currently out of stock online) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Skyclaws-2016 - Space Marine Assault Squad https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Assault-Squad-2015 - Thunderwolf Cavalry https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Thunderwolf-Cavalry - Fenrisian Wolves https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Fenrisian-Wolf-Pack - Primaris Inceptors https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marines-Primaris-Inceptors-2017 - Primaris Reivers https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marines-Primaris-Reivers-2017 Heavy Support - Long Fangs https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Wolves-Long-Fangs-2016 - Space Marine Devastators (Kitbash options, and additional weapons, for Long Fangs) (At time of this thread being built out, the kit is currently out of stock online. More should be available soon) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Devastator-Squad-2015 - Primaris Hellblasters https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marines-Primaris-Hellblasters - Primaris Hellblasters Combat Squad https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Primaris-Hellblasters-Combat-Squad-2017 - Predator https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Predator-2017 - Vindicator https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Vindicator - Whirlwind https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Whirlwind - Land Raider https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Space-Marine-Land-Raider - Land Raider Crusader/Redeemer https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Land-Raider-Crusader-2017 Flyers - Stormwolf https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Stormwolf-Assault-Craft - Stormfang Gunship https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Stormfang-Gunship (Same box as the Stormwolf, FYI) --- Kitbash lists Wolf Lord, in Power/Runic Armor (Jump Pack optional) - Space Marine/Wolves PA Box leg option of choice, I prefer the SW PA legs with the runes on the greaves - Space Wolves Torso Front, of choice, I prefer the one with the ribbon - Space Marine/Wolves Torso Rear, of choice (Note, if you intend to magnetize for a Jump Pack, this may limit some back torso bit choices) - Space Marine/Wolves Helmeted or Bare Head, preferably one with a beard, to your liking - Weapon options abound; please, either magnetize for arm swaps, or, go with a fixed build of choices - Fiddly-bits, or, magazine pouches, back banners, etc., are always to your taste, as it is your model Wolf Lord, in Terminator Armor - SM or SW TDA bits, from the entire range of Terminator Armor wearing models, can be used to combine into whatever kitbash Wolf Lord you prefer Wolf Lord, on Bike - Space Marine Biker Legs - Same as the WL PA/RA entry Wolf Guard Battle Leader, in Power/Runic Armor, optional Jump Pack - Slightly less wolfed out than a Wolf Lord (This is the Commander, or, second to the Wolf Lord. Each Great Company can have more than one WGBL, any entry in this list) - Same bits process as WL in PA/RA above Wolf Guard Battle Leader on Bike - Same as the WGBL in PA/RA, requires SM Biker Legs Wolf Guard Battle Leader, in Terminator Armor - SM or SW TDA bits, from the entire range of Terminator Armor wearing models, can be used to combine into whatever kitbash Wolf Guard Battle Leader you prefer Wolf Priest in PA/RA, optional Jump Pack or Bike (Mutually Exclusive choices, here) - Space Marine or Space Wolves Power Armor legs, either for a bike, or on foot (On foot, I prefer the wolf pelt legs in the SW PA box) - Space Wolves front torso with wolf skull, is my personal preference - Space Wolves rear torso with wolf pelt, if not using a jump pack; normal back plate if you plan to have a Jump Pack - Left Arm, pistol (BP or PP) - Right Arm, starting from the PA Thunder Hammer, cut the head of the hammer bit off just above the power plate. Glue on the Space Wolves winged skull banner - Wolf Head Helm, in plastic, for the head - Backpack to your choice Wolf Priest on Bike: Please see the directly above entry Wolf Priest in Terminator Armor - So long as you have a Crozius Arcanum, and know how to model one, anything goes (If ideas and inspiration need to aid you) - SW Terminator Box, pick the wolf pelt legs - SW Termy Box, pick the torso of your liking, I think one has a wolf skull on the front - SW Termy Box, rear torso of your choice - SM/SW Termy Box, you will need to either kitbash a Crozius Arcanum similar to the one listed in the PA/RA WP section, see the last point in this subgroup below - Likely a Storm Bolter on one hand - I personally used careful clipping to convert two SM TDA Chaplains into SW Wolf Priests in TDA by cutting the left arm of the original model and building a replacement for the upper arm out of SW TDA left arm bits from the SW TDA Box. If you wonder where to cut, cut the finecast left arm with the flat of the cutting clippers towards the hand, just behind the left arm bracer, and keep the Crozius portion. On the SW TDA Box bits, this time turn the clippers so the flat side is towards the upper arm, and cut the arm just above the bracer. If done right, you should end up with a very neat and clean join, and a simple conversion. Rune Priest in PA/RA, maybe on Bike, might have a Jump Pack - SW PA box Runic legs - SW Front Torso to personal taste - SW Rear Torso to personal taste - Weapons options vary, however, any power weapon can be painted up to look like a Force weapon, instead. If you are unsure, please use the search function, or have a look in the Hall of Honor forum section. Some conversions work, others do not; you, and you alone, decide on which work, and which do not. - One option that was used for some of my custom RP's was the SW PA Box two-handed Power Axe, then, cut off the axe head and trim enough from the back to make it just an extension of the rest of the Staff. Afterwards, clip out and glue two of the Space Wolves Wolf Skulls from any WS PA Box sprue, on the now Force Staff, giving it a look at before you fully let the glue dry. Rune Priest in Terminator Armor - I am not really an owner of any TDA RP's, outside of Njal - Legs might be best simple, wolfy, or, if you have Green Stuff skills, it could be worth it to customize some bits - Torso pieces should make sense to you - Arms and weapons, likely Storm Bolter and some kind of Force Weapon (Staff, Sword, Axe, etc.) Wolf Guard Pack Leader in PA/RA, maybe on a Bike, might have a Jump Pack - If you want to individualize all your WGPL's, by all means do so - I have all my WGPL's with the same look, just different heads - Runic PA Legs - Ribbon Torso Front - Any normal PA Rear Torso piece - I personally have, in the past, made Power Fist / Storm Shield WGPL's... - That typed, I am going to, once the Codex comes out, build some WGPL's with Combi-Plasma for each; their other weapon might be a Chainsword or Power Sword Wolf Guard Pack Leader in Terminator Armor - This one may take some doing, however, for those that are fine with footslogging all their units, a model out front with, hopefully, a 2+/5++ and possible 3++ is really going to make a difference. The fact that any SM in TDA of any type goes to 2 Wounds does not hurt at all. Just remember, no TDA wearing models in Rhinos or Razorbacks; Drop Pods, the TDA model takes up 2 PA slots (8 other pack members allowed, total is still 10). - Legs to choice - Front and Rear Torso choices, to personal choice - Weapons vary greatly - Check all relevant books before finalizing your planned builds Lastly, when in doubt, magnets are your friends. If you have questions, please, feel free to ask around, especially here. There should, in time, even be a Magnetization thread linked in the Space Wolves Resources Thread. --- The Horus Heresy, Warhammer 30,000; quick entries, and GW website Mark III and Mark IV Power Armor Boxes Burning of Prospero (Source for the Mark III PA Box, below) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Burning-of-Prospero-ENG Betrayal at Calth, added to one box of Burning of Prospero (Betrayal at Calth is the source for the Mark IV PA Box, below) https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Betrayal-at-Calth-and-Burning-of-Prospero-Bundle Mark III Power Armor Box https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Mark-III-Space-Marines Mark IV Power Armor Box https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/horus-heresy-mark-IV-space-marines Forge World (The original source for the Horus Heresy, the above four entries, BoP, BaC, Mark III, and Mark IV, are plastic; almost everything at Forge World is resin, by and large) https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/FW-Home Edit: - This post will hopefully be updated, over time, as new kits and options become available - If you see anything you want me to add, please, reply with what you think will aid people, and I will add it to the lists above

This project is just getting started since I first today got the last parts needed for the conversions that I have in mind, but first of a bit of background so that you guys can follow where I'm coming from and what my thought process looks/looked like. About 17-18 years ago I started started to read books and I fell in love with SciFi and Fantasy. During a trip to our local hobbystore I got introduced to the Warhammer 40K books, specifically William Kings Ragnar Blackmane books and my god where they good! I was and I am hooked on the 40K universe because of these books. I continued to read pretty much everything 40K and Space Marine related from there on out. About a year after that I dabbled a bit with the models but well being about 14 years old and not really having anyone to guide my painting I found out that I was pretty bad at it. Fast forward to February this year. I needed a mental outlet, something that would require complete focus if it was to be good and it had to be something that would pull me away from my high stress job. Well I remembered how demanding it was to paint properly good Warhammer minis and after having watched Duncans paint tutorials I decided that I wanted to get back into the hobby and this time go all in. So since about February I've been painting (a lot). When 8th dropped I was blown away by the really, really nice models and thought to myself that the Wolves of Fenris needed some reinforcements after the last attack by Magnus. So Primaris Wolves it was. When I then unpacked the minis in the Dark Imperium box I was actually a bit disappointed by the "easy to build" models that came with the box and that those models not really were as modular as I was used to from the standard marines. Well I went out and bought the Primaris Captain and expected actually the same very ridged type of model but was positively surprised that it had way more parts then the other marines and then an idea started to form in my head... I wanted Ragnar Blackmane in all his badassness in my army, but after having looked at the model GW is offering I concluded that it would not be the oldschool metal model. I took a long hard look at the Primaris Captain and I could see Ragnar or at the beginning I could make out certain things that would have potential to become the young king. So by looking at above images I started my hunt for parts and pieces that would transform above Captain into above Ragnar. I had recently bought the Skyhammer Wolf Pack and with those came some heads that would fit the bill perfect, see below picture: So good news the head would not be a problem Well next on the list would be the wolf pelt and even worse the wolf head shoulder pad. When I came back from my last 10 week work trip and whilst being on it I started to look into manufactures of parts and pieces that weren't GW produced (BTW that's also how I found this Forum ) and found bit by bit different vendors and producers. So whilst browsing Spellcrow I found what I had been looking for at that point for some weeks, the shoulder pad: Next step was his wolf coat. I thought about converting some of the existing backpieces that I got the Skyhammer box but quickly decided that wouldn't really fit what I had in mind. Then I thought about using green stuff to adapt the cape that came with the box. I browsed the web and found some really nice pictures from people who'd done it but again didn't really fit my idea and picture that had been generated in my head... Whilst again browsing different bit makers I stumbled upon the amazing bits from KFStudio on Facebook! There I not only found the perfect wolf pelt for the cape but furthermore also found the perfect "loincloth" to get rid of that lantern that the Primaris Captain comes with! See images below: Nice! Now I only needed Frostfang and of course Ragnars powerpack with the two wolfheads. I had sadly already used those packs for my Grey Hunter pack leaders so I needed a new one. Enter the GW Space Wolves Upgrade Pack as seen below: Well the powerpack looks about right so that's nice, though I am thinking about cutting the wolf head part of and then convert one of the Mk X powerpacks. Pretty much cut the exhaust part of above the round thing, transplant the wolf heads on top of that and then on top of that place the iron halo from the MK X pack, picture below so that you can see the two parts next to each other: I'm not quite sure what to do with that part since I do like the regular power pack, but fluff wise it would kinda be a missed opportunity not to individualize the Mk X pack and by that show that the Blackmanes embrace their new brothers to the pack. I'm open to suggestions here, so feel free to sway me either way As for Frostfang you can see on the Ragnar mini that the chainsword has skull at the bottom of the handle and I was unsure how to fix that until I realized that the sword you get with the spruce is for the right hand whilst the Primaris Captain points his sword with his left hand and lo and behold the Primaris Captains powersword has a skull as endpiece for the handle. Russ is looking down on this project! As a final piece I needed a base. I'm not a huge fan of building my own bases so whilst looking for some good bases for my regular marines I was on the lookout for some special 40mm ones as well for the special minis and found some. I have narrowed it down to 2 but I'm not sure about which one would fit the best especially because the captain minis foot is already placed upon a piece of stonework (I know, I know I could just grind it off but well... I don't quite know if I want that). So here are the 2 contenders: Again feel free to comment your thoughts in regards to it. I will over the next week update this topic with more images from the marines I already have painted and will also start on the groundwork for Ragnar. Furthermore I have started on a conversion of the Primaris Captain in Gravis armour there will come pictures as well from that project in this thread Sorry for the wall of text and the big pictures but I hope that you with this flood of information now really can see where I'm coming from and what i envision. Edit: I will use the Mastercrafted Assault bolter variant for Ragnar since I personally think that that variant is more like him then the Stalker Bolter.