Razmus Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Over the next few weeks I will be blogging my journey through the processess of producing plastic Grey Knights out of the current marine set. For now, I need some input from those of you who have already taken on this task or who may have had ideas of what would work great for this project. So far: - Champion torsoe from the SM Command Squad - SM running legs - BT helmets Still need: - a good scaled down stormbolter for the left arms - halbreds - GK-ish accents (i.e. psyc hoods, books, accuterments) Thanks for any help. Razmus Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/152916-how-to-project/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester_prince Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 How adept at you with green stuff? Ive made a couple of grey knights now using green stuff and plastic marine kits and they have turned out pretty good. Storm Bolters are easy, terminator bolters are the right scale once you lose the barrel clip. Nemasis force weapons can be made from any sword and a brass rod or whatever. with the right selection of parts and a little inventive cutting some minour easy green stuff work, a marine isnt hard to convert to grey knight. I personaly cant stand the look of womble helmets so ive converted them into crusader style helmets/grey knight helmets. BTW chainsword engines (the bit between the blade and handel) make a great nemasis force weapon base. Id be interested to see how youve done it too however. The book is the bit i found most difficult to make look good. BUUUUT I did it somewhat succesfully. Roll out some green stuff flat onto a piece of plastic "paper", wet your finger and smooth it flat to get rid of finger prints. Let it dry over night. Then simply cut out two rectangles one slightly smaller then the other. [ ] [ | ] Cut the smallest one in half vertically and then glue the halves onto the bigger rectangle leaving a tiney gap between them. Thats the book sorted its the blade you will find tricky. I found you dont need to be too clever its just hard to do, I cut a sword shape out of the dried green stuff and simply glued it behind the book when i stuck it on the model. Runes you just smooth some gs thinley onto the breast plate of the model and use a pin to trace out two parallel lines and prick a load of dots inside the two lines to make it look sort of like runes, im not an amazing painter so most of the runes on my GK are lost anyway but it depends how adventurous you want to get. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/152916-how-to-project/#findComment-1781944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripath Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Just something I found a long time ago that might help you out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/152916-how-to-project/#findComment-1782028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauren Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 They don't look as good as the grey knights termies... I mean its pretty but just doesn't look as good as the hulking termies for the trouble. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/152916-how-to-project/#findComment-1782054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Homer Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I too want plastic GK's. My plan however is to go with the classic Nemesis/Storm Bolter halbred style. The Dreadnaught Storm Bolter is the smallest in the range I believe and is flat sided to boot, and has an ammo feed line as well. Its a good choice for either arm mounted or halbred style GK Storm Bolters. Mix it up using the Black Templar tabarded chest pieces. Running legs and any tactical grieved legs will fit. Press mold the book. Chaos rimmed shoulder pads with the markings filed off work well too. Hope it helps EH Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/152916-how-to-project/#findComment-1782079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripath Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 They don't look as good as the grey knights termies... I mean its pretty but just doesn't look as good as the hulking termies for the trouble. nope not at all. But they are cheaper if you use the termies from assault on black reach just when combining the cost of the termies and the dreadnaught both of which you can use in a gk army. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/152916-how-to-project/#findComment-1782095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marid Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 They don't look as good as the grey knights termies... I mean its pretty but just doesn't look as good as the hulking termies for the trouble. nope not at all. But they are cheaper if you use the termies from assault on black reach just when combining the cost of the termies and the dreadnaught both of which you can use in a gk army. No, I don't really see why either. The GKT are such awesome models. Probably the best GW has done. I would rather spend my efforts on other models or, better yet, making really outstanding bases for my GKTs. But, that's part of the hobby. Maybe someone someday will make something even better looking than GW's GKTs and prove us wrong. :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/152916-how-to-project/#findComment-1782304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Tyrak Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 If you are looking for a cost-effective way to do plastic GKs, well, good luck with that. Near-plastic is achievable with the BT Marines and the metal GK left arm (and a penny under the base to stop it falling over). Really all you need is a decent replacement for the left arm. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/152916-how-to-project/#findComment-1782687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauren Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Ya but the only way you can get the metal left arm is to cleave the arm off a metal model... at which point you have defeated the entire purpose. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/152916-how-to-project/#findComment-1784199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakehunter52 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Ya but the only way you can get the metal left arm is to cleave the arm off a metal model... at which point you have defeated the entire purpose. Really? Couldn't you just grab some spare storm bolters from say your rhino set or terminators or heck, combine bolters into one? Just a bit of chopping, shaving and gluing, could work? Stick that on a regular guy's arm and greenstuff a trigger and ammo feed or something? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/152916-how-to-project/#findComment-1784207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion in the Stars Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Or bits the dreadnaught stormbolter, as was suggested a couple entries ago? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/152916-how-to-project/#findComment-1787208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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