Morticon's Storm Raven- "Koyote Pattern"

[Demoulius]

hmmm looks very nice :confused:

 

add the "your army sucks" banner and it will be complete win! doesent even need Dante (but if you can, add him anyway :P )

[Morticon]

Walk Through:

 

 

 

You will need need:

 

1x Valkyrie kit.

 

1x A little bit of card.

 

 

There are a few bits I used in my conversion that came from multiple valk kits -i'll show you where later

STEP ONE - The hull

 

The most important and biggest change you need to do on this model is to trim the hull of the valk kit so you can elongate it.

 

This is very easy to see on Koyotes model here ->

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i200/10011970/stormraven5.jpg

 

Basically this is 80% of the card work you need to do.

 

The length of extension on my model is about 2.5inches - with the back of the hull capping the card..

Its fairly easy to see from Koyotes model.

Cut three pieces of 2.5inches long, as high as the hull and as wide.

The fourth piece(PART A) must be shaped to fit the hull cap(PART C) at the back- again you see you this under the SR in the pic above.

 

In my model, I used the another Valk hull - but not everyone will want to cut up two very expensive models for one thing - and I wouldnt suggest it (I just had two half kits)

 

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2936/img1205gi.jpg

 

 

STEP TWO - Wings and things

 

Once you have that hull built, the wings are pretty easy to see where they're placed.

 

Koyote has his in the middle, but ive gone for a slightly (cooler?:evil: ) more jet-like look by moving them to the back of the hull.

 

You may want to duplicate the tail fin cards of the valk for the SR. This is fairly easy done by tracing over card with the actual piece - easy as, yeah?

That way you can use more piece later (especially the bottom front fins, which I used for the back tail!)

 

The back tail is made from the same pieces the front, bottom fins are made from. Since there is a bit of an angle on it, i shaved it down so the top tail fin would be more or less level.

 

I would recommend using the card duplicates for the tail.

I also used two big Valk fins to make my back tail fin - so you will need to either make your own, or duplicate the Valk one -i suggest simply making your own top tail fin.

(ill try get more pics to show you specifically).

 

STEP THREE- The Cockpit

 

This next part there is some fine cutting, so make sure you have a very sharp blade.

The triangle piece(PART B ) of the Valk kit should fit nice and snugly on the top in an obvious place -

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/7100/sprue.jpg

 

You may need to trim the inside ridge of said triangular piece though to make it fit better, but otherwise the location should be obvious. Stick that baby on.

 

From that point you need grab the valk cockpit pieces and cut where the first groove is (The RED box on the cockpit piece). This is going to form the base of the cockpit - the pieces directly under the window.

You then need to do the same thing and chop off the front section too (The BLUE box on the cockpit piece)

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2307/sprue1.jpg

 

This front piece will be at a slight angle on the downward part of the ravens nose - so it needs to be separate from the piece you cut above, or there will be a huge gap underneath.

 

The piece that would usually go on the front nose of the valk cockpit goes on that piece too (the part directly below PART B) - as you can see from Koyote and my pic.

 

 

STEP FOUR- Trimmings

 

Since the cockpit is a bit fatter than PART B, if you put PART D up against it, you get handy looking lights and it guises the architectuaral flaws :tu:

As for the rest, its fairly simple - the engines go where they go (if you can get a second set- awesome- if not- its fine with one.)

 

From that point I think you will have the base of it lookin hot hot and the rest if up to your creativity.

 

This is my first time doing a tut of anything ><; So i hope that wasnt too convoluted.

 

Cheers,

 

Mort.

[Descendant of Dante]

A MULTI PART PLASTIC KIT OF THE STORMRAVEN IS COMING OUT IN SEPTEMBER!!!!

 

Im so sorry to tell you so late that you have already made one but it kicks ass!

GW should throw out those moulds and give Morticon a call. :cuss

 

Really nice tutorial there, please don't stop.

[Burningblood]

Hey, where are we getting this date for the storm raven mppk release?

and mort, thats great work.

[JamesI]

Hey, where are we getting this date for the storm raven mppk release?

and mort, thats great work.

Rumors indicate the Grey Knights will be the next codex, and part of the grey knight release will be a storm raven.

[Abbadons Chosen]

wow thats one of the best Storm ravens I've seen. I dont know if id have the courage to cut up such an expensive kit though.

[Morticon]

wow thats one of the best Storm ravens I've seen. I dont know if id have the courage to cut up such an expensive kit though.

 

well matey - to be fair, the new SR model will be as expensive if not more so. And theres not too much that can go wrong ^^;

[30-Death-Company+Astorath]

or you can make one yourself by probably paying the same amount or more( my manager said it will be either 30 or 50 pounds) on a valkyrie and another tank

[Morticon]

or you can make one yourself by probably paying the same amount or more( my manager said it will be either 30 or 50 pounds) on a valkyrie and another tank

:huh:

 

Im confused by this comment

:huh:

 

isnt this thread about making one by yourself for the same cost as a Valk ??

[Koyote]

Nice work Mort. :jaw:

 

Not as good as the original though... :jaw:

[Morticon]

Nice work Mort. :jaw:

 

Not as good as the original though... ;)

 

:jaw: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[Morticon]

Advice needed please guys.

I Saw a scheme at the tourney that I really liked. It was very very simple and looked cool.

 

It was very light mechrite red drybrushing with scab highlights.

Gave for a very dark, cool looking red.

 

I kinda screwed it up though, and over did it on the one wing while I was testing it out.

 

I dont know what to do now.

 

Should I rebase and re-do and make it like the other side ><; or do it regular style...

 

i dont know what to do.

 

left wing - light brush

 

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4764/img1256yw.jpg

 

 

right wing - over brush

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1779/img1257y.jpg

 

 

front- over brush

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9484/img1258i.jpg

 

 

 

Basically my question now is;

 

do I rebase and redo it lighter like the left wing, or do I do the left wing on the right and front and do a light brush.

 

Help please.

 

You can also check out more of what im aiming for in my

Tourney BatRep Thread vs. the IG player- his stuff is done this colour/style.

[SGK]

Hey Mort. I am diggin' the over painted look, especially if you trail it off towards the rear .Apart from that a big thumbs up for the Storm Raven best looking one I've seen so far

[30-Death-Company+Astorath]

Very reliable if you live in Nottingham (warhammer world)

[Parcival]

I hink the over brush part looks better, too - and this conversion is awesome! :)

[Beef]

Looks awsome i love the downward curved wings.

[wookielips]

Nice conversion but i have to tell you lot about something.....

 

A MULTI PART PLASTIC KIT OF THE STORMRAVEN IS COMING OUT IN SEPTEMBER!!!!

 

where did you divine/derive this information from?

[Captain Juan Juarez]

I love the left wing and its dirty look and "feel"... It gives the impression of a well-used vehicle, kind of with a dust build up on the wing.

[calgar101]

That is just how i pictured it to look like! Good job.

[Morticon]

Magnetised the BldStk Missiles and the lascannon.

Need to wait for parts for the MM and then get to more painting!

 

Pics soon.

[Brother_Dan'l]

If you can get them the HB and Multi-meltas from the new IG Demolisher work quite nicely and fit into those two cheek pieces from the Valkyrie.

[Morticon]

Ill try track that down.

I wouldnt dare put HBs on this puppy when I can get twin linked multimeltas!!!

[Brother_Dan'l]

I agree with you on that one. Though I'm enjoying the hell out of Typhoon MLs. So very flexible and with long range. Simply Mahvelous! :lol:

[Morticon]

Sadly scrapped the idea - and went for the style that ive been doing my models.

 

Base mechrite, few thin layers of scab...then need to highlight and wash with devlan when i get it!

 

But this is what its lookin like ->

 

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/5901/img1272f.jpg

[Sanguinarian]

HOLY CRAP, MORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :jaw: :eek :jaw: :eek :jaw: :eek I WANT 3 OF THOSE BAD BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!