Captain Malachi Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Right, here's my problem, what on gods green earth do I use to represent a guy that can change his form at will (modelwise I mean)? I was thinking of using this model with a few alterations. Link to image What do you think? And if you have any other ideas please say, and if you feel like showing off your changeling feel free. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
==Me== Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Those both look good for a Changeling. I will probably take an unused Skaven Plague Monk and give him a hood covering the face and robes down to the base. That or just a random mish-mash of bits or a random Space Marine or special character. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1768718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlandMoonGuy Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 When the second wave of daemon models come out we may see a GW fig for the Changeling. I'm sure hoping so. In the mean time either of these models could fill the bill. Â -OMG Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1768846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I vote the second, for obvious LoS reasons. -_- Â A local player just GS'd stuff on top of a regular horror and made his own, I don't have pics but maybe next time I see him with his army? Basically made him look a little bit bigger with an amature from a paperclip sticking out the side covered in green stuff as if to "reach out" into changing or something. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1768876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vassakov Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 One idea I had heard was someone who went out and bought a single model from each army, then painted them up in a sort of shiny, metallic generic colour (you know how in games and films the doppelgangers have a silly colour) and then swops changling depending on army. Â Out of those models, the second one. Looks more "changey" Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1769507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Malachi Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 I quite like that idea actually vassakov, but it seems a bit expensive. The second model everyone seems to like is just the familiar for the first model, so I guess if I do use tha model I'll have a sorcerer for a fantasy chaos army if I ever decide to make one :lol: Wolf89, I'd love to see that model, it sounds great. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1769765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperialis_Dominatus Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Right, here's my problem, what on gods green earth do I use to represent a guy that can change his form at will  You're asking how to represent a model that can be represented by anything? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1769779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Malachi Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 My problem was how to make it a model of the changeling, and not some random model I'm calling the changeling. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1769781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperialis_Dominatus Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Mmm. So to make a distinctly Changeling model. Â I'd go one of a few ways. Â 1. Go by the pic and find a suitably hooded form, vague in appearance. I think the Sorcerer shown in your first post would do well; I'd hollow out the face and make it dark instead. Maybe a hint of eyes. Though that's only because of the illustration so... next. Â 2. Raid other people's bits boxes for random bits, slap them together in some appealing (or not) fashion, and say to my bewildered opponents 'well, WTH did you expect?' This model would be the Changeling wigging out for effect. Â 3. Use greenstuff and two different models to show the Changeling, well, changing. One form to another. Â 4. Use a single form, but make it 'off' or 'otherworldly' in some way. Maybe make the eyes scary looking. Eyes are, after all, the window to the soul. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1769789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fear the Psyker Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I had the same trouble and pretty much chose the Chaos Sorceror for the same reasons. Although, I'm using the sorceror as my herald of Tzeentch and the spawn as my Changeling. It'll be good enough until GW decides to grace us with an actual model for both characters. I did also consider slapping a bunch of random body parts together, but I don't have enough variety in my bits box to make it work well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1772106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Malachi Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 2. Raid other people's bits boxes for random bits, slap them together in some appealing (or not) fashion, and say to my bewildered opponents 'well, WTH did you expect?' This model would be the Changeling wigging out for effect. Â Haha, now that's tempting. I think I'll go with the sorcerers familiar for now, and find some use for the sorcerer himself somewhere else. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1772248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I'm using the little familiar from the plastic chaos terminator lord box. He's itty bitty and oh so cute. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1772838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lode Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Coming late in the discussion, but I definitely would choose the Sorcerer in your pic rather than his familiar! ....his familiar is a stick, basically! Besides, the Sorcerer at least looks very similar than the pic, no question about it (and it's the model I also was thinking about for proxying the Changeling) but... no way, don't use his familiar for it :) As far as I remember the familiars are packaged randomly so you might not even get that one. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1773034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Malachi Posted November 15, 2008 Author Share Posted November 15, 2008 I actually had originally planned to use the sorcerer, but everyone seemed to like the familiar, so I figured I'd roll with it, I could always turn both into a changeling model and see which one I like most. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1773093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morte Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Convert a LOTR ringwraith, greenstuff some tentacles in the place of hands. Would be awesomely creepy :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1777524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Malachi Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 That's an interesting idea Morte, have you ever seen it done? 'Cos I'd love to see what it looks like. It does seem like it might be a bit tall though, but having said that I've not really got the faintest idea how big the ringwraith model is. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1777651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morte Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 LOTR minis are actually on a slightly small scale than WFB and 40k, so it won't look too big. The Ringwraith model itself would look petite next to a bloodletter, and a daemonette is probably taller. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1777685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Malachi Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 Well in that case it just might work, you can buy single ringwraiths right? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1777693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morte Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 The last time I bought a standard ringwraith was the release of Fellowship of the Ring! :lol: I'm not sure if they're still available singly in blisters, but I'd assume they are. You'd want to get the ones that don't have bits of armor sticking to them, too. Â A quick runthrough the 2007 catalogue seems to indicate that ringwraiths either come in the box of 9, or as both mounted and foot varieties in the same blister. Ideally you'd be looking for the ringwraiths that don't have a "sword-drawing" type pose, so that you can lop off the hands and replace them with tentacles. The ones with the sword/hands moulded to the body would be harder to convert. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1777710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Malachi Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 Actually, I've decided I'll stick with the sorcerer from my original post, but that ringwraith idea might be used to make a tzeentch herald in the future. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1777720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemon*hunter Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Get about 8 models, and randomly swap them! Â not very cost effective... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1789443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrik Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 lol, i converted a ringwraith from lotr some years ago into some sort of spitri like magical thingy seems it comes out handy i'll take pictures and put them online asap;) edit*   pictures are online:) http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb281/amorfatipictures/SL273144.jpg http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb281/amorfatipictures/SL273145.jpg http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb281/amorfatipictures/SL273149.jpg  hope this helps=) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1793921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razormind Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 you prolly saw this on my WIP Daemons army in 30 days, maybe. but here is a shot of my Changeling using the Ringwraith model  http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/3061379963_03709beeaf_o.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1794212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romulas Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 When the second wave of daemon models come out we may see a GW fig for the Changeling. I'm sure hoping so. In the mean time either of these models could fill the bill. -OMG  the fellows answering the e-mails at the Canadian GW said about as much. also new seekers (mounted daemonettes) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1794257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Armada Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I use one of the newer Comissar Models (The one with the cane behind his back, aiming with b/pistol), I love the idea of the little trickster imitating such an awe (and fear) -inspiring person. :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/151939-the-changeling/#findComment-1805309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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