Loki-LaughingDeath Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Well I have been away for awhile and found out that there is a great Venerable Dreadnought available from Forge World. There are the other Venerable Dreadnoughts available from GW.... and then there is my classic old metal Bjorn....who I feel a little sad for because unless you can find him on E-Bay he isn't available anymore. So what are we to do now? Should I shell out the change for the Forge World model.... should I get a Venerable Dread? Or should I just stick it out with the OG Bjorn? The Problem that I have at the moment is that he looks like a standard Dreadnought....he doesn't stand out like he should. It saddens me that one of the most memorable characters that we have isn't in the same class as the rest of our character models. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growler67 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 There are things you can do like dressing up a "standard" or a "venerable dread model with bits and whatnot to look like a better representation of a truly Venerable one should in your eyes. You could get the ForgeWorld Venerable dread. There have been some very excellent conversions made for Bjorn and a quick Google should be able to direct you to some pics. Depending on your "vision" and budget, Bjorn can be one of he most spectacular models to create and customize to produce the Great Venerable one. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2562285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Mage Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Ive got an old Bjeorn and an extra arm with the plasma cannon on it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2562291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerwulf Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Ive got an old Bjeorn and an extra arm with the plasma cannon on it. That's what I did, too. I have a standard dread that i wolved up, the FW dread which is excellent, and the old Bjorn. I magnetised both arms of the first to miniatures and the right arm of Bjorn. No I can swap all the arms back and forth as much as I want. And I have almost all the arms (the only exception that i can think of is the HB arm) If you can, I would go with the old Bjorn miniature, if not, I would convert him from a standard dread or maybe a ven dread. Buying a FW dread to convert Bjorn out of is a waste I think. For me it looks distinctively different from Bjorn and it's an excellent miniature in it's own right. Oh, and try to translate the runes on the FW dread, they are actually English words :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2562327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Dammit Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Local store still has 3 metal SW vendread models, but there about the same price as the FW one, so i say go FW Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2562383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Gerwulf, what does the runes translate to? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2562391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeddon Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Here's a little bit of it... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2562709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbrow II Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I am both impressed by and full of pity for you Aeddon. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2562753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeddon Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Lol, all that from a rudimentary ability to read the elder futhark (runes)? In that case I am both proud and confused by your sentiment :devil: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2562781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Thanks. Cool of them to use actuall runes. But are they the elder futhark? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2562788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeddon Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I've found that Forgeworld follows the elder futhark more closely than GWS, but yes, they are actual elder futhark. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2562802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I've found that Forgeworld follows the elder futhark more closely than GWS, but yes, they are actual elder futhark. where would you find these runes that you speak off?? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2562822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeddon Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Here's a good reference. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...der_futhark.gif You can find a lot of info on the internet, just ignore the "magikal" stuff that people like to invent about them. It's somewhat of a hobby of mine really, I like to learn about my roots and this sort of thing has a fair bit to do with them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2562847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodmange Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I get my Rune info from here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/runes.html Yes it says name but you can type general words in and it comes out correct. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2562984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril hound Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Mine is the gw ven dread, covered with bits. Ere' are 3 ok pics of him, he is getting new legs and has even more bits on him now- but i hope you get the idea. I also reconverted his claw to have a 'thumb'. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n311/talking_goth/DSC00174.jpg http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n311/talking_goth/DSC00172.jpg http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n311/talking_goth/DSC00173.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2563151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerwulf Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Looks like Aeddon got the runes covered already :) The top left one is Strength, can't actually remember what the second leg says, need to look it up at home tonight. There are many nice conversions out there. But not many give me the "That's Bjorn, alright" feeling. Probably because I have had this mental picture of Bjorn based on art and the old model for the last 15 years or so. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2563203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril hound Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/312182.page A quite neat bjorn conversion, but i think it may be too expensive for us mortals. I suggest a 'google' for inspiration. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/215091-bjorn-the-fell-handed/#findComment-2563328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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