pingo Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 Awesome: I now have two good fluff reasons for the comm equipment :) Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironblood Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I really like what you've done with the tactical marines, hell they look better than some of the reposed normal boxed set tactical marines I've seen floating around. I especially adore the walking ones and the com specialist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Argent Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I love these Tactical marine conversions and I was wondering if you could possibly give a tutorial on how you repositioned the legs. I am very much interested in the idea and would love any help you could give. Again great conversions and am looking forward to seeing some of these guys painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingo Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 @Ironblood: Thanks a lot! I was pleased with how they turned out. They were more versitile than I imagined. Â @Silver Phoenix: I'd be happy to help: I'll see if I can put something together this evening when I get a bit more time. I probably won't be able to take pictures as I don't have any Black Reach marines left :( Hopefully I can describe it ok: it's not too tricky once you pluck up the courage to make the cuts :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingo Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Well, I'm not sure I can make much of a meaningful tutorial without having anything to work with to take photos. Â I think the best thing I can do is point you towards this tutorial: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...showarticle=640 Â My method is pretty similar except I individually pin every joint rather than join them with a flexiable wire. I use paperclip wire. Â Basically, you just have to carefully cut at the hip joints and knee joints, cleaning away any of the ribbed jointing. The kneepad-less legs are easier to work with. If the knees have the round pads then I tend to keep the round pad attached to the lower leg. On the AoBR marines you may also need to cut round the pouches and grenades hanging from their belt. This isn't too hard as you can cut under them, following the line of the upper leg armour. Â Sometimes it's better to leave a leg intact and not cut at the knee if you happen to want that particular leg to retain that degree of bend at the knee. Â Then slice the feet off. This is trickier as you have to cut up at either side of the foot then carefully trim round the bottom of the lower leg to work the foot free. Â Then, decide on your pose and pin everything in place. Superglue is your friend here. You can cut the toe off the foot to give it a bend: I did that on one marine. It's more dynamic, but harder to stick firmly to the base. Â When everything is dry, greenstuff the ribbed joints between the armour plates and sculpt back any bits of armour plate that might have been cut away or damaged. This is just a practice thing: I'm improving but my GS needs more work. Â I hope that helps. Sorry I can't give more than a general overview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i am imperial fist Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 i liek youre army very much it looks goo i realy liek the dred it look sawsome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Argent Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Looks like that will be helpful enough for me. Might I ask what you use to cut the llegs etc? I assume some sort of exacto knife or something but I'm yet to get one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingo Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Looks like that will be helpful enough for me. Might I ask what you use to cut the llegs etc? I assume some sort of exacto knife or something but I'm yet to get one of those. Yes, exactly. I also use GW's razor saw for more heavy duty cutting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Argent Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Thank you, I'll have to look at getting one of those knifes then. Thanks again and look forward to seeing more of your work here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Lord Captain Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Wow they look awesome! Wish I had the ability to do conversions like that! My conversion skills are stick a purity seal on and say ta-da! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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