Uncle Mel Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Welcome to my WIP grey knights super heavy post, First of all, since this is my first post on the B&C i'ld like to tell you all something about myself. i started 40k about 10 years ago with space marines. i started out with a crimson fists meets ultramarines meets really thick coat of paint look. after a year or so i stripped the few models i had and started afresh as a black templar. this went on for a couple of years untill i had about 6000 points of them and i couldn't get any more models in a single FOC. it was about then the grey knights (sorry daemonhunters) codex came out and i fell in love. i started collecting them and converted my first land raider (as soon as the new model land raider came out i knew i had to have it) from a black templar shrine to a grey knights raider. it was after a couple of years however i found out about the joys of beer and women and took a little "financial break" shall we say. then about half a year ago my daughter Sophie was born and i had to put away the beer and get a bit more responsible (the women made room for a woman a couple of years before that of course) suddenly i had a fair deal of free time left and decided i would pick up the hobby again. during my little break however i never lost touch with 40k, buying a white dwarf here and there, checking my favourite forums now and then. it was only after converting all my black templar raiders into GK ones i thought about what to do next. i always wanted to do a stretched raider but after seeing the few on the net who tried it, it looked rubbish. that's when i saw the land raider exterminatus from dogmaraider and shortsonfire. this gave me the inspiration i needed! it not only needed to become longer, but also wider (duh). i found theirs a bit too big however and decided to buid a baneblade sized one. many people have comments about a marine super heavy and say it can't fit the SM fighting style and can't be brought in on the battlefield as fast as rhinos and raiders. so i started thinking about the options i had. it couldn't have a turret because all sm tanks come in via thunder hawk transport. it had to be assaulty as well and i thought it should have transport capability. as some of you might have figured out from my pig latin title, i settled for the stormlord super heavy from apocalypse reload. I bought 2 raiders from the dutch eBay variant (marktplaats) for just €20 (that is rediculously cheap, new they are €90) though they were in a terrible condition, one had 4 thick couts of paint and was glued together with like 4 tubes of superglue. the other had (and i counted them) more parts glued on wrong than right. i almost felt sorry for the guy who built it (who can be that stupid) sponsons were upside down, tracks were wrong, the sliding doors were randomly stuck on etc. the pics i have taken are still WIP so please don't post any comments about the outer hull being bland or about gaps. i've been GS-ing my butt of the last week and hopefully next week it is finished (construction) oh and i forgot to tell the most important part: it is magnetised! the walls slide off and the roof is detachable, youll see in the pics. well without any further ado: Concepts and i made a datasheet and now onto the WIP photos thanks for watching. uncle mel Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtNACHO Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I like it, the interior is cool. One question, If the vulcan mega bolter is twinlinked trying to use 2 heavybolterish turrets might notwork out too well. Perhaps create two beefy assault cannons and stick togetther on one side or something. Also, Why does the rear armor have 12? Just because there is more engine doesn't matter, cause thatmeans there is more armor too. I would stick to 14 all around. Finally this will be a superheavy right? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1892681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Mel Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 One question, If the vulcan mega bolter is twinlinked trying to use 2 heavybolterish turrets might notwork out too well. Perhaps create two beefy assault cannons and stick togetther on one side or something. well i had many inspirational pics and i can tell you that a vulcan mega bolter is a fair bit bigger than a beafy assault cannon, my vmb's were even bigger before but i removed the barrels and now i must get some new ones. i like the fact that size-wise the raider is perfect. the exhausts and front section are exactly the same size now and the entire thing is almost the same size as a baneblade Also, Why does the rear armor have 12? Just because there is more engine doesn't matter, cause thatmeans there is more armor too. I would stick to 14 all around. i used rear armor 12 because the official stormlord datasheet uses 14-13-12, i figured 100 pts for +1 bs and +1 side armor was ok (confirmed by vdr) Finally this will be a superheavy right? yep 3 structure points, another reason to keep rear armor 12 if i had made 14-14-14 it would have been like 900 pts or something. a bit of strategy with the thing would be to plant a inquisitor with 2 mystics and 4 purgation squads inside thats 20 s5 ap4 inv save ignoring shots at any deep striker showing up to close (cough titanhammer cough sternguard pod cough) finally i would like to say the pictures don't really do the thing justice, the gaps are filled all over and i added rivets to all panels. it is because all kinds of paper card and different (painted) components were used it looks like a somewhat botched together thing but i spent weeks if not months to get it this far. (now just don't screw up the paintjob i hear you say ;) ) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1892836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Great project only thing i dont like at the moment is the long GS`ed seal at the front plate ;). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1892847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 wow that looks awesome, was it tough to do the extensions of the sides? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1892850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Mel Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 no, not at all! i was really, really surprised about how easy it all came together, with some moddelling skills it is really easy. i used sprue as sort of splints behind the outer and inner walls. just make sure you saw really neatly so the gaps are really thin. making it wider was easy too, it was just a matter of cutting one front section (whith the hb mount) and a bit of the two engines. the best part was when i found out that the lower, upper ramp and the front section fitted absolutely perfect together. creating the illusion it was meant to be 1.8 times as wide as normal. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1892858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combat_Vet Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I like it. I wasn't sure I'd ever like a marine super-heavy, but this really works well. Good job. Better days, Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1892889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
konskrypt Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Am liking this very much, wil be watchin with interest Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1892986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 My query is this - second set of sponsons? From the looks of things your LR is heavily fortified at the front and sides like a vindi but the rear looks exposed Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1892991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Mel Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 hmm.. i've always found a second sponson set very silly. what would the hind sponsons fire at? something at the sides or back? i think the vmb is for front firing, the sponsons for frontleft and frontright and the fighting platform for allround fun :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1893004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Well how about pulling the sponsons back abit then? It looks out of proportion if you get me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1893005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell93 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I think transport capacity of 40 models is huge, I mean a thunderhawk is 30 and thats alot bigger than that. And 20 firing points is way to big too; it has two rhino hatches which add up to 4, not 20. I'd say have 20 transport capacity and 5 fire points. Sorry if this is a bit harsh but I'm a bit of a pessemist. But I do love the conversion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1893031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lucius Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I see you pretty much just used the datasheet from the Stormlord i believe and i think the only thing i would say about it is the transport capacity. i like the design and the overall look of the model is very cool but i would change the capacity to 40 imperial guardsmen or 20 marines. If you use it for terminators then i would say the count as three models for transport capacity. I assumed that you will mainly be using it for your inquisition by the sounds of it so i think that would work good. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1893078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drac0 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I think transport capacity of 40 models is huge, I mean a thunderhawk is 30 and thats alot bigger than that.And 20 firing points is way to big too; it has two rhino hatches which add up to 4, not 20. I'd say have 20 transport capacity and 5 fire points. Sorry if this is a bit harsh but I'm a bit of a pessemist. But I do love the conversion. I have to agree. the model is impressive. But in my opinion carrying capacity of 40 is way over the top, and having 20 minis firing from it, well, that even more over the top. Other than this the model looks good and the points price is reasonable. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1893354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Mel Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Well how about pulling the sponsons back abit then? It looks out of proportion if you get me. i looked at the pictures again and it does look a bit worse than in real life. in all my other raiders the sponsons were mounted in the back slot, normally i like this more too. however the stormlord counts as open topped for the purpose of embarking/disembarking so i thought it should be accesible from all sides. so in the rear the hatches are used. I see you pretty much just used the datasheet from the Stormlord i believe and i think the only thing i would say about it is the transport capacity. i like the design and the overall look of the model is very cool but i would change the capacity to 40 imperial guardsmen or 20 marines. If you use it for terminators then i would say the count as three models for transport capacity. I assumed that you will mainly be using it for your inquisition by the sounds of it so i think that would work good. hmm i actually agree on the transport capacity but as you said i used the original datasheet. but since this is apoc and we can do anything i think i'll make the capacity 25 and fire points 8. that is more in line with the dimensions and the amount of actual models it could hold thanks for the input guys! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/161218-tempestas-dominus/#findComment-1893702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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