Ravenor94 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Well, i recently finished reading Salamander, and Firedrake by Nick Kyme, and it got me addicted to the idea of collecting Salamanders. So the first model i bought was the Captain..... but when i opened the box, i found that it doesnt have a Thunder Hammer in it D: So i attempted my first ever conversion....using parts from the BA death company, and personally i think it looks good. BUT THEN, none of the "shooty" arms in the command box go on the left arm (god knows why), so i did another conversion and added a jump pack :P http://i52.tinypic.com/1sbpza.jpg http://i53.tinypic.com/2d7tpvt.jpg http://i52.tinypic.com/2dhwf1t.jpg dunno what you all think? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 You could maybe use more mobile pair of legs and he's missing a shoulderpad :P Otherwise, pretty neat. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2590363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenor94 Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 You could maybe use more mobile pair of legs and he's missing a shoulderpad ;) Otherwise, pretty neat. I know he's missing a shoulder pad :P im waiting to buy a set of Alpha Legion pads that portray a Drake, so im using them for my Sallies :P (using an idea from a games workshop post) and about the more stationary legs, i wanted it to be like hes more in the middle of melee, not recklessly charging forward....but thanks for the advice, im painting him soon-ish Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2590373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenor94 Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 and btw, im basing the actual army on characters from Firedrake.....so there'll be a Chaplain Elysius, the dude above is my version of Captain Agatone, theres gonna be Pyriel and Dak'ir etc etc :( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2590412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GooseDaMoose Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I heard that book sucked ass ^_^ Anyway, he's a cool lookin' cap'n alright, thunderhammer is a good idea, but you should get rid of the blood drip on it. The Alpha Legion pad is a good idea too btw! :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2590437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I heard that book sucked ass :D Ditto, if it's anything like Salamander it isn't fit for a pile of kindling... :D Anywho, not bad. He kinda looks a bit off though: between a Storm Bolter, a Hammer, and a Jump Pack, he's more wargear than space marine. Could be funny if you paint them in Playschool colors :D Reposing the hammer backwards to rest on his shoulder or downward to make it seem as heavy as it looks may help alleviate the awkwardness. Just my two bits ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2590570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarKHaZZ13 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I think its a good book You might wanna personally ask what Pyriel looks like haha I know he's here somewhewre :( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2590600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenor94 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Thanks for the advice guys :) I'm scrapping the jump pack when I get home from college, and the blood drip will be gone before I paint it :mellow: Personally I love Nick Kyme's portrayal of the chapter, but every guy to his own :) And due to this still being WIP, there will still be changes made :P gonna post my tactical squad sergeant later aswell, another subtle conversion, one seen quite a bit, but it just looks nice and clean Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2590712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyner Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Nice work so far, I loved the Salamanders books so will be watching your progress like Pyriel would watch Dak'ir :wacko: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2591083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asrech Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Welcome brother! I might be a successor, but a son of Vulkan is a son of Vulkan :lol: He looks good so far, I'm sure you'll get more actual thoughts when the paint starts coming on. I enjoyed salamander, except for a few things ( like very, very, very old marines... ) and I'm currently reading the second book. Keep it up! :huh: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2591100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenor94 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Cheers both of you but it does suck that the final book isn't out till next year :( And on the painting side, it won't be the best, but it'll look fine, and thanks everyone for the positive feedback Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2591213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbabyjesus Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 on the up side though, next year is only 14 days away! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2591276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenor94 Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Just posting my latest additions :) The change in the Commanders backpack is from quite an old sprue that i was given time ago.....i think it looks pretty decent <_< And two tactical squad sergeants i wipped up as something extra. Theres still a few bits im gonna touch up on each model, and the hand flamer on one of the sergeants, will (in game), just be used a bolt pistol, but i though it went with the image. http://i53.tinypic.com/9u3daa.jpg http://i56.tinypic.com/97o3et.jpg http://i56.tinypic.com/o8ao04.jpg http://i56.tinypic.com/29vfb83.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2595290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armor Athlete Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I liked the first model, except for Jump pack... Second model looks good except for cloak and hood... books are good by the way.. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2595438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbrad Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 you need to take the bottom off the thunder hammer becasue it should have two parts to it maybe green stuff a bit on the end also you need to take off the blood drop on the hammer but nice model. i like the use of the hand flamer on the one model i have one on my jump pack marines and am using it as a stand in flamer :rolleyes: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2595621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenor94 Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Cheers :D and the blood drops are getting file or cut off when I get the tools :) gonna be using some spare models at a later date to post up painted models, get some feedback, then paint the captain etc :rolleyes: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2595650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asrech Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 For the hand-flamer I'd do some mild converting and call it a combi-flamer. Combi-melta/flamer are gold in a sallies army :rolleyes: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2595665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenor94 Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 For the hand-flamer I'd do some mild converting and call it a combi-flamer. Combi-melta/flamer are gold in a sallies army ;) Thanx for the idea mate :( I'll attempt it at some point, probably on a different model like :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/217227-salamanders-new-to-the-chapter-d/#findComment-2595766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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