digitaldaggers Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Finally putting my Space Marine army together and making up my own Chapter. Had to include a MoF in order to get 3 dreads and 2 terminator units into a 1500 point army. Figured I'd give him a Conversion Beam to soften up enemy outside of 48"/counter long range threats. Looked all over for ideas. Ended up using some leftover bits from a venerable dreadnought, and a terminator squad to make the Conversion Beamer. So yeah, unpainted and all...but I'm happy with how the gun...errr...beam...turned out. http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7943/20100814224650.jpg http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/4282/20100814224742.jpg Looking forward to getting the paint going. Figured I'd share my first conversion. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 That is one big hand gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldaggers Posted August 15, 2010 Author Share Posted August 15, 2010 That is one big hand gun! Heck yeah. Luckily he has a modified servo-arm helping him hold it out! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Ferrum Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Holy crap, that is the biggest c-beamer I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Heresy Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Now that is a proper gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bloodhowl Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 LOVE IT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldaggers Posted August 15, 2010 Author Share Posted August 15, 2010 thanks for the nice comments all! will post more pictures once i get paint on him. definitely happy with how the beam turned out, as was a little worried when i realized GW didn't make any current beamer parts. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapter master 454 Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I have seen many conversion beamers, but your one is the best ever. 'Are you at 43" or 41", now the question is: do you feel lucky, well do ya, punk?!' Just love it. Try and get the letters BFG on it somewhere, because thats what it is without question! Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideshowscott Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 man that is huge. . . . . .does it have a biult in can opener. . . . .lol man that is huge. . . . . .does it have a biult in can opener. . . . .lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montuhotep Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I think we have here what can be reliably classed as a BFG 40,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Emperor's Champion Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 The gun needs work IMO. I think the random Storm Bolter that's tacked on looks....well....tacked on. The rest of the gun needs some disguising. Without thinking about it my mind automatically identifies it as a Plasma Cannon with stuff glued on. You need to obscure or rearrange the iconic Plasma Cannon elements to make it less recognizable. The power coil and front "flash suppressor thing" alone each scream "PLASMA WEAPON!!!!", the triple vents/ports alongside it scream "I'M A PLASMA CANNON". If you were to turn the whole thing upside down so that the coil is on the bottom, cut the Plasma ammo thing off and remove the "flash suppressor thing" and it'll look pretty unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldaggers Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 The gun needs work IMO. I think the random Storm Bolter that's tacked on looks....well....tacked on. The rest of the gun needs some disguising. Without thinking about it my mind automatically identifies it as a Plasma Cannon with stuff glued on. You need to obscure or rearrange the iconic Plasma Cannon elements to make it less recognizable. The power coil and front "flash suppressor thing" alone each scream "PLASMA WEAPON!!!!", the triple vents/ports alongside it scream "I'M A PLASMA CANNON". If you were to turn the whole thing upside down so that the coil is on the bottom, cut the Plasma ammo thing off and remove the "flash suppressor thing" and it'll look pretty unique. cut the plasma ammo thing off? not sure what you mean there. my paint job will not be at all "plasma-y". this gun will be old-looking. thanks for the feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Emperor's Champion Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a367/Ieyke/Warhammer%2040k/ConversionBeamernotaplasmaweapon.jpg I'd chop it up and rearrange the parts something like the left picture. Makes it MUCH harder to see it as a Plasma weapon. Paint job can do a lot to change a model, but the longer you're in this hobby the more you realize how certain elements will always be visible as traits of a certain thing no matter how you paint them. You could paint this thing as mud and brass and wood, and it'd still look like a Plasma Cannon with stuff glued to it to me. *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemal Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I'd agree with teh EC. First off, basic "physics would mean he'd be keeling over - the gun needs suspensors or a hint of suspensors....otherwise teh master of the forge would simply keel over to his side, Servo arm or no... Second up the plasman canno section looks just too boxy. I have an RT conversion beamer at home, its a lot less bulky than that, thogh there is no model so it doesn't matter. As EC showed, cutting it back would help reduce teh boxiness, I'd suggest removing the entire PC bit all the way to the cable vents to be honest, as the gun would look a little nicer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicced Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 i like the idea, but like the EC said, it looks too much like a plasma cannon. in addition i think your green stuff (especially where the servo arm connects to the gun) needs some work too. it looks a little rough and the edges could be smoother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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