warboy Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Bearing in mind that Fenris itself is swarming with giant furry man-eating killer canines, would it be completely beyond the realms of reason to assume that an iron priest may find a particularly ferocious one, subdue it somehow with SCIENCE! drag it back to the fang, use SCIENCE! to fit it with a neuro-link, maybe a built-in weapon or two, an ocular implant, some armour plating, and mechanically assisted jaws of ferocious snapping doom that also double as a clamp or something and a bunch of go-go-gadget-tank-fixing-SCIENCE!-tools and use it as his servitor thingy? the fluff says that the organic component of a servitor is "grown" by the iron priest probably with SCIENCE!, and grafted on to the mechanical frame. so why does the mechanical frame gotta be human shaped? why not use SCIENCE! to grow some giant furry man-eating killer canine organic parts? just some food for thought while i contemplate my next conversions. oh, btw: all the other chapters use humanoid servitors. Roboute Guilliman said we have to use humanoids. The Administratum specifically told us not to use wolves. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lucas Raziel Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 lol, SCIENCE! might work. but i cant see a wolf typing and doing most of the stuff Servitors do. although, for combat servitors, the wolf could work Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2073073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPetersson Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 HAH! The Mechanicus laughs in the face of SCIENCE and stick to their superstition and rote learning ;) But seriously, as an idea for a combat servitor it's a pretty good idea and I'd love to see it done well (Hence why I wouldn't do it D:) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2073081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
warboy Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 they still use keyboards in the 41st millennium? dang, SCIENCE! seems to have focused alot on advancing weapons of mass destruction, intergalactic travel, off-world colonization, medicine, genetic engineering, etc. but sadly it has neglected the field of data entry. oh well, i don't think wolves would give reliable field data anyway ------------------------------------- incoming message from: Servitor Model: K9 MAC ID: DE-AD-BE-EF-CA-FE O/S: Super Windows 2 Champion Edition EX Plus Alpha tactical reconnaisance report ------Begin Transmission--------- Grrrr --------End Transmission--------- luckily, data entry isn't really a big part of a servitor's duties on the tabletop. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2073096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Bearing in mind that Fenris itself is swarming with giant furry man-eating killer canines Lupines, not canines. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2073122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
warboy Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share Posted August 8, 2009 actually, wolves are of the genus "Canis Lupus", so both canine and lupine are technically correct. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2073605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border Prince Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Wolf servitors would actually fit my completely insane fluff pretty well. :cuss We just need to fetch a wolf model and some techonological bitz and here we go! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2073796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
warboy Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 WIP of my wolf servitor with heavy bolter. it's really hard to make them not look orky. http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp337/Warboy1982/P1010484.jpg http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp337/Warboy1982/P1010495.jpg pieces used so far: Wolf from Goblin wolf riders box. SM backpack SM scout sniper visor heavy bolter from a vehicle sponson large power plant backpack from a heavy gear miniature some wires some sprue some GS Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2074319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmwulf Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 actually, wolves are of the genus "Canis Lupus", so both canine and lupine are technically correct. that refers to our earth-wolves, but we are talking about fenris wolves here. I could not find any info on it but i bet games workshop came up with their own pseudo-latin name for them somewhere. That Servitor loos nice so far but i would like to see it with some more bionic components. Cybernetic limbs for example. Or spots where the fur has been shaven off and some operational scars can be seen. I am very curious about the results. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2074362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
warboy Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 i'm currently trying to figure out how to replace at least one of the front legs with a mechanical replacement limb, or at least bulk out the feet and make them look like metal with big sharp claws, anyone got any suggestions on models i could use? right now i'm thinking of using sprue, chuppa chup sticks and GS, but not sure exactly how it's gonna look. the line between "techy" and "orky" is a very fine one indeed. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2074404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
warboy Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 well, the bionic leg came out ok in the end, and only required scraps of sprue and the handle off a chaos marauder's flail (i'm sure most SW players will have a few of these laying around ;P) here's a pic http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp337/Warboy1982/P1010506.jpg you can't really see the rod in this pic, it's sorta located behind/under the leg, makes for a nice hydraulic actuator sorta look. the toes don't actually look as bad as this pic makes them out to be, stupid ultra high rez cameras make everything look bad. hope you like! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2074581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmr Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Nice conversions ! Personally i wouldn't use wolves as servitors but if i had to use wolves i would do like yours! I really like the cables on its head! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2074594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhorse47 Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 I like it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2074699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillen Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Yeah there is a cover of an old edition of Gamma World that had a kick ass guy in Power Armor on the back of a big Cybor Badger or something. Looked freaking amazing. I can't find the picture these days thou. I must have lost the book somewhere and some time. They did a really cool miniature for it a long time back. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2075513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrathnar Flintfang Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Impressive conversion so far brother, I think we all look forward to your new wolves and seeing how they end up. Perhaps we will see more people calling on the noble wolves of Fenris aiding our brave Iron Priests. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2075822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
warboy Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 OK, finished the conversion, painted it, stuck it together and bought a new camera, quite a big day for me so here's the pictures, i think it turned out pretty good, just gotta make 3 more of these and repaint my iron priest and i'll have fulfilled my pledge. XD http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp337/Warboy1982/DSC00033.jpg http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp337/Warboy1982/DSC00035.jpg http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp337/Warboy1982/DSC00032.jpg http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp337/Warboy1982/DSC00030.jpg http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp337/Warboy1982/DSC00037.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2076576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmr Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Great job! My favourite parts are the bionic eye and the legs . I think they came out quite good :P ! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2076602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhorse47 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Really, really nice job. They look great together! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2076972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewi Sant Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 That is one nice conversion! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2077011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Guard Nostromo Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 That is an awesome look, sweet stuff. As usual, I probably going to hijack the idea and do a worse job of creating it :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/175407-conversion-idea-for-servitors/#findComment-2077641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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