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Howdy all,

 

so I started getting back into 40k and bought a few items. Stormravens made me pretty excited when I learned about them, so the first conversion for my BA was to be a stormraven... and this is how it turned out

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/ZiD_0/DSCN2900.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/ZiD_0/DSCN2899.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/ZiD_0/DSCN2898.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/ZiD_0/DSCN2897.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/ZiD_0/DSCN2896.jpg

 

Now I know "fluffwise" the dread hatch is supposed to be in the back. However, I had absolutally NO bitz and just a Valk kit... the bits on the valk now I took from my friends "trash" bitz box. I used everything from the valk kit excluding the pilots sprue. I used a bunch of sponson land raider bitz (for the tail/back to my cockpit). I wanted it to look more "fighter" like. The center I used some plasticboard (my friend says its the same as plasticard, which I doubt ;) ) along with 3 back hatches for razorbacks to build my dreadnought holding area. The two side areas with the holes will be where I mount 1 Assault Cannon per side when I get them (will count as twin-linked). On the nose I mounted a multi-melta bit I got from a purchase I made... I only had 1, but will tell people its twin linked (I also think it looks better honestly). The hold in the middle magnetizes thedread in. Only problem is its a little too small to fit 'em with his arms on... so I figure when he gets dropped off I'll put his arms on.

 

So for my first time using plasti-card-board-whatever I think it turned out OK. Wasn't as "fluid" as I would have liked, and the dread hatch was a little too small, but painted up I think it'll turn out to look rather nice! From the pics you cannot really tell, but I used dark elves skull-with-wings icons from their shields for some details, I wanted it to have blood angels icons but this was the closest I could find that was cheap (I used all my Death co. ones already lol)

 

C&C is always welcome, I'm thinking of building a second eventually. Maybe not the same style, but I'm happy with my first attempt!

 

Total cost: $40 for the model (online), $3 for the sign to steal the plasti-card from, $0 for the bitz (all taken from friends) = $43. Much less than the average Stormraven convert I've seen online!

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It's easy to get a lot of views and no comments here, I've discovered. :D Personally, I both like and dislike your SR, for a bunch of reasons... Nice work with the Razorback/Pred turret mounts, and the plasticard work looks fine, but I'm just not generally a fan of Valk-to-Stormraven conversions where the distinctive Valkyrie cockpit/nose are the same... Doesn't seem Marine-y to me. I'm biased, of course, since I based mine on the "Baby Thunderhawk" type...

Either way, agreeing with the above post, I'd like to see it painted!

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I am guilty of drive-by viewing! ;) If you like it, that's all that should matter. Anything you do for yourself is better than what GW has done so far. ;)

 

Personally - and not that it matters to you unless you take your design apart and refashion it according to my perception of what an SR should look like - I prefer the other builds, ala Baby Thunderhawks with Land Raider-esque styling.

 

Because of its fragility, I don't see the SR as a fighter, let alone a viable Heavy Support option. Swap the melta-proof plating for AV13 all around, then maybe. I see it as a Troop Carrier first, then after it unloads it becomes a support platform.

 

A Valkyrie would eat it up head-to-head. Can you imagine how successful a fiberglass F-16 would be in a dogfight vs a real F-16? Same thing here.

 

On another note, as suggested, an Osprey wouldn't be a bad model to base a design on except for the helicopter props which in 40K would be Orky. :D

 

Speaking of planes, my all-time favorite plane hands down is the A-10 Hog! That plane would be beyond perfect if only it could carry a squad of Special Forces. Now that would be a worthy design to copy.

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I am guilty of drive-by viewing! :lol: If you like it, that's all that should matter. Anything you do for yourself is better than what GW has done so far. :huh:

 

Personally - and not that it matters to you unless you take your design apart and refashion it according to my perception of what an SR should look like - I prefer the other builds, ala Baby Thunderhawks with Land Raider-esque styling.

 

Because of its fragility, I don't see the SR as a fighter, let alone a viable Heavy Support option. Swap the melta-proof plating for AV13 all around, then maybe. I see it as a Troop Carrier first, then after it unloads it becomes a support platform.

 

A Valkyrie would eat it up head-to-head. Can you imagine how successful a fiberglass F-16 would be in a dogfight vs a real F-16? Same thing here.

 

On another note, as suggested, an Osprey wouldn't be a bad model to base a design on except for the helicopter props which in 40K would be Orky. :)

 

Speaking of planes, my all-time favorite plane hands down is the A-10 Hog! That plane would be beyond perfect if only it could carry a squad of Special Forces. Now that would be a worthy design to copy.

 

An A-10 would be cool, the payload on it is very simular to what a SR carries!

 

I would LOVE to do an osprey convert... I'll prob do it for my second SR. Its a piece of *bleep* IRL, but its still a cool lookin plane!

 

I appreciate ANY feedback, good or not :)

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