Wolf Priest Conversions

[Frontline989]

I want to field a Wolf Priest in Terminator armour to go along with my WG Terminators so today I bought the Space Marine Chaplain blister. I need to convert him into a wolf priest but I have no clue where to start. My current plan is to try and model a wolf skull with Green Stuff but honestly Im not very good with GS so thats probably not going to work well. The only other thing I can think is to just not worry about it and field the Chaplain as a Wolf Priest. Some people might give me crap about it but oh well, they dont have to play me if they dont want to. Whats your thought?

[hendrik]

the usual conversion, find an old ulrik, drill of his head, use it

EDIT: apparently i'm still too attached to my old dex! i thought the wolf priest couldn't use his abilities when in TDA (a grave mistake indeed!)

thereby i take a vow to be punished and have no ale for atleast 1 hour!

ok no, let's make that 45 minutes or even better 30!

[Wolf Lord Ronin]

Accessorise, man!

 

Surely you have some bits left over from any Space Wolf pack sprues, such as wolf tails, a drinking horn (from the WG Termie box), belts, banner tops and other accessories? Things like that might help convey the primal nature of the Wolf Priest, as well as a good paintjob.

[Brother Remus]

I had this same dilema and in the end I modelled the metal Wolf skull you get with Logan into the wolf head from the new sprues.

Alsofrom the new sprues I used one of the skulls from that for a Crozius.

I have to remember to put a picture up some time.

[Natanael]

Try to give him a pelt (some several pelts) and maybe some talismans or skulls you get from the new SW pack. That should make him more wolfy.

[Hfran Morkai]

The only real difference is that a Wolf Priest wears a wolf skull helmet, the rest is just down to his own personal tastes, he might decide to be rather spartan with totems and fetishes due believing that such physical objects are not worth his time.

 

I'm in the same boat, my Great Company has three WP's one of which will be in TDA but making plastic crozius' is a bit of a fiddly task, they seem to want to seperate at the join.

[SamaNagol]

You can find old used Ulrik models on ebay for about 3-4 pounds. Buy one, even if it is painted you can give it a quick nail polish remover bath. Scrub it clean with a toothbrush and you can then just remove the Wolf Helm and the Crozius top. To be honest, I think Wolf Priests look good without helmets on. Just make sure they have some nice grey and white streaks in their hair to show their age.

[Lord Commander Vulkus Dorn]

Okay, not all WPs wear wolf skull helms. Ulrik does because he was given the Wolf Helm of Russ. Some do not at all, it's really a matter of preference and tbh, I'm disappointed with GW for not cashing in on this with the new SW sprues. I've seen some really nice conversions made of WPs over the years but they mostly rely on the Ulrik model which is a shame to see a nice model get butchered for two items(Head and Crozius) when all GW had to do was make one. A cool thing for them to do would be to make a new set like the commander box but with the stuff to make a WL, WP, or RP in it. Talk about a big seller there and boy would it ever. But then again, they don't care about making us happy, just about filling their pockets with our money. Hell, we've had the same SC models since 2nd ed with the exception of Logan and that newer type PA RP until this new dex came out. I've never figured out why they never released a generic WP. I know there's another one, Sternhammer, but he usually pulls a decent price online and he doesn't wear a wolf skull helm. So you ultimately can decide on how you want to go about it, but really just adding on all manners of wolf items should convey your point across as to what he is.

[Valerian]

Okay, not all WPs wear wolf skull helms. Ulrik does because he was given the Wolf Helm of Russ.

 

I was going to say the same thing, but you already covered it. Only Ulrik has a Wolf Helm according to the fluff, so a Wolf Priest can be portrayed with any type of helmet that you care to give him.

 

V

[Schertenleib]

I stole an idea off of a dude here on B&C. He used a Chaos Marine helmet that has some nice fangs. Then used a hobby knife to cut out the front teeth leaving a nice set of canines.

The Crozius I made layering several of the drop pod aquilia icons and adding them and a few skulls from the SW box to the handle of a Chaos Sorcerers force weapon.

[Spazmonkey]

Heres what I did with an AOBR Terminator

 

The Crozius is a thunder hammer shaft/handle and 2 Aquilla's from a Rhino stuck together.

The wolf skull on the top of the Armor is the shoulder guard from the Terminator boz set.

 

 

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv186/jay_Spazmonkey/P1040614.jpg

 

Here is a PA version

 

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv186/jay_Spazmonkey/P1040622.jpg

[eschonle]

here's my take on it. used all pieces from the "new" SW kit.

 

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l297/mreric410/feb%2010%202010/009.jpg

[Tograth]

if you take a look at the new space wolf pack sprues, theres everything you need to kitbash a wolf priest.

 

each sprue set (and you get 2 in each box) gives you 2 wolf heads and 2 of the aquila style backpack totems.

 

 

when i say wolf heads i mean they are helmets with the front shaped like a snarling wolfs head. they are really snazzy.

 

what ive done is keep all the wolf priests in my army the same sort of motif - they all have weapons modelled on a crozius with the aquilla totem as the weapon head, and they all have the wolf helm. really makes them stand out, and when they're painted they'll look even better.

[Hfran Morkai]

Okay, not all WPs wear wolf skull helms. Ulrik does because he was given the Wolf Helm of Russ.

 

I was going to say the same thing, but you already covered it. Only Ulrik has a Wolf Helm according to the fluff, so a Wolf Priest can be portrayed with any type of helmet that you care to give him.

 

V

 

No he doesn't...

 

...black as a warlock's soul and with a leering wolf skull instead of a face.

-Phil Kelly, 2009, Codex: Space Wolves, page 35, Games Workshop

 

As a High Priest of his order, Ulrik has been gifted the sacred Wolf Helm of Russ

-Phil Kelly, 2009, Codex: Space Wolves, page 50, Games Workshop

 

Ulrik's helm is special because Russ is meant to have worn it, but it clearly states Wolf Priests wear wolf skull helmets too, unless Ulrik recruits every Space Wolf, in which case it'd be in his entry.

 

Now I personally feel not every Wolf Priest will wear a wolf skull helmet, I feel if they want to they'll wear a different helmet or go bareheaded. I have two currently, one is bareheaded and the other has the wolf head in the pack box, I'll probably paint it bone colour but I know it isn't a skull, I'll live with it. My TDA Wolf Priest I'm not sure how I'm going to model but I'll come to that later.

 

(Also, don't mind the referencing system, just getting more practice for my course haha)

[Valerian]

Mikal,

 

If the codex indicates that all/most Wolf Priests have a wolf skull helm then that is brand new fluff as of this edition. In the past only Ulrik had one in the background material, as he had the Wolf Helm of Russ. For actual models only Ulrik and the classic "Space Wolf Captain" had a wolf helm.

 

After 18 years of playing Space Wolves I don't pay too much attention to revised fluff.

 

The new wolf helmet in the SW pack plastic sprue looks like garbage. If you want a cool helmet for your Wolf Priest, use the one from the Chaos marine that someone used above - it looks much better.

 

Regards,

 

V

[Hfran Morkai]

I appear to have forgotten myself there Valerian.

 

Please forgive me forgetting the older "fluff" though I found so little in the 3rd ed codex to go by.

 

Interestingly though the Games Day Wolf Priest has a skull on his head but I wouldn't really call it a helmet.

[hendrik]

I stole an idea off of a dude here on B&C. He used a Chaos Marine helmet that has some nice fangs. Then used a hobby knife to cut out the front teeth leaving a nice set of canines.

i believe that could be my wolf priest, made quite a time ago

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb281/amorfatipictures/warhammer/SL273462.jpg

[Valerian]

I appear to have forgotten myself there Valerian.

 

Please forgive me forgetting the older "fluff" though I found so little in the 3rd ed codex to go by.

 

3rd Edition codex didn't have much at all, as you stated, but the 2nd Edition codex did, as did White Dwarf's 156 and 157 which established the Space Wolves as we know them now.

 

In 2nd, the Wolf Helm of Russ was a wargear card that was mandatory if you included Ulrik. However, if you didn't take Ulrik, it was available for other, generic, characters. It was a decent piece of kit, so I think many old players grew in the habit of modeling Wolf Helms on their DIY Wolf Priests. 16 years later, this apparently leads to all Wolf Priests wearing Wolf Helms (according to Phil Kelly), and Ulrik getting "the special one".

 

Yes the 2003 Games Day Wolf Priest (mine is my avatar) has a skull on top of his head, old-school shaman style, but it isn't a helmet.

 

V

[Matt D]

I stole an idea off of a dude here on B&C. He used a Chaos Marine helmet that has some nice fangs. Then used a hobby knife to cut out the front teeth leaving a nice set of canines.

i believe that could be my wolf priest, made quite a time ago

do you have a post w/ how you made this and what helm exactly you used?

[Schertenleib]

I stole an idea off of a dude here on B&C. He used a Chaos Marine helmet that has some nice fangs. Then used a hobby knife to cut out the front teeth leaving a nice set of canines.

i believe that could be my wolf priest, made quite a time ago

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb281/amorfatipictures/warhammer/SL273462.jpg

 

 

Why yes it is. Thanks Hendrik!

[thorim]

Very inspiring thread with all the pictures, it has made me dig my left over parts to make a Wolf Priest now! Might even attempt a Rune Priest too!

[Wamp]

My Wolf Priest.

http://s57.radikal.ru/i158/0903/bc/79638c02dc5at.jpg

http://s40.radikal.ru/i090/0903/fa/3464c46d8b1ft.jpg

[hendrik]

I stole an idea off of a dude here on B&C. He used a Chaos Marine helmet that has some nice fangs. Then used a hobby knife to cut out the front teeth leaving a nice set of canines.

i believe that could be my wolf priest, made quite a time ago

do you have a post w/ how you made this and what helm exactly you used?

i used this head:

http://www.thewarstore.com/media/BWB/43-0618.jpg

take a knife and remove the 2 inner teeth, this way you get a real fang like feeling

 

wow, it feels good to know my conversion's inspired so many others!

[Schertenleib]

Yeah, your a real trend setter :cuss

[Prophecy]

Eh. I feel there are better possible helmets. That one still has the chaosy arrow coming down the forehead. You could probably file that off too, but at that point, you might as well use a different helm or greenstuff up a loyalist helm. the Wolf-helms work, as do many bare-heads.