SamaNagol Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Terminator Claws are now almost identical to the Power Armour ones on the Captain Sprue. If you cur them just below the elbow there is no visible difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plague Angel Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Well, I have been planning on buying a new Assault Termi kit anyways. I have 3 claw termies and 2 hammer termies, I want to build more so I have 5 of each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Terminator Claws are now almost identical to the Power Armour ones on the Captain Sprue. If you cur them just below the elbow there is no visible differenceAre you sure? The TDA ones look larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpWalker Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I believe the TDA ones are larger but are a bit more menacing. Too bad GW doesn't make a ccw sprue for the common marine including storm shields and lightning claws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Too bad GW doesn't make a ccw sprue for the common marine including storm shields and lightning claws. QFT They do make Thunderhammer and Stom Shield Upgrades though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBMAKENZIE Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 you can make your own Thunderhammers with some filing and Sprue quite easily. And Storm Shields are easy to make with some spare Sanguinary Guard wings (Someone else came up with the idea but its very cool to try out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maalis Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I made me some lightning claws from power fists and marine combat knives..i quite liked the results.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I made me some lightning claws from power fists and marine combat knives..i quite liked the results..Pictures please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maalis Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I made me some lightning claws from power fists and marine combat knives..i quite liked the results..Pictures please. Sorry, I don't have a camera at the moment..I basically cut the blade off three knives, then cut the blades thinner and glued them on the power fist. The claw looks a bit like Wolverines claws.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpWalker Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Great idea about the pewter storm shields. I would have to counterbalance the weight this is enough though. As I recall they are a bit smaller than their plastic counterparts. This gets me to thinking about using the smaller pewter lightning claws. The best part is they come left and right handed. Thanks for jogging my memory Quixus. The knives on the power fist sounds really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maalis Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Contrary to my previous post I managed to take an extremely crappy pic (with my webcam) of my LC-conversion, i hope you get some idea.. http://i6.aijaa.com/b/00126/7392576.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLΠFLY Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 If you check my blog I have several articles on all three units. They all very specific roles.In your blog, you mentioned a JP Honour Guard squad with 2x(Lightning Claw+Storm Shield), 1x2LC attached, 1x(Thunder Hammer+Storm Shield) to a Librarian. Is there any reason why you didn't go 4x(LC+SS)? For wound allocation? The pair of claws stacks more attacks and look really cool. The hammer is there for insurance and to deliver the knockout punch. G :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Despite the image quality it looks like a good idea. Which PF did you use? The pair of claws stacks more attacks and look really cool. The hammer is there for insurance and to deliver the knockout punch.The cool looks I can agree on (I do like Shrike), but isn't it just one more attack for 5 less points but you lose one Invulnerable Save? To me it's more like If you have 5 spare points take the shield, if not take another attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maalis Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Despite the image quality it looks like a good idea. Which PF did you use? The one which comes in the assault squad sprue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 That's the pointing one. Did you remove the fingers? The Wolverine reference implies tat there are still fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maalis Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 That's the pointing one. Did you remove the fingers? The Wolverine reference implies tat there are still fingers. Yeah, the fingers are still there..i think it looks cool that way. I originally considered making a chaos-style fingerclaw, but decided not to step to the dark side.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpWalker Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Come to the dark side... we have cookies. ;) The lightning claw looks good! I bet it'll look sweet on the DC powerfist from their new spruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Powers Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Hmmmmm. I recently just put together a Captain (who will likely never see the table) with fingerclaws hacked onto a Sanguinary Guard Power fist. Now that you mention it though, those combat knives are just about perfect for some awesome lightning claws. Maybe some Assassin's Creed style hidden blades? That could be cool. Your model looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maalis Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Thanks..i wish i had a real camera at hand.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLΠFLY Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Despite the image quality it looks like a good idea. Which PF did you use? The pair of claws stacks more attacks and look really cool. The hammer is there for insurance and to deliver the knockout punch.The cool looks I can agree on (I do like Shrike), but isn't it just one more attack for 5 less points but you lose one Invulnerable Save? To me it's more like If you have 5 spare points take the shield, if not take another attack. Lightning claw plus stormshield = 2 base attacks + Chapter banner => 3 base attacks + Charge bonus => 4 attacks Pair of lightning claws = 3 base attacks + Chapter banner + Charge bonus => 5 attacks So 13 lightning claw attacks total... I run the Sanguinor so there are instances where it's a grand total of 16 attacks. I run them with a Librarian (Unleash Rage) so it can vaporize most units including TWC. The pair are mainly there for the aesthetic value, the extra attack is just a bit of gravy on hte biscuit. G :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealadin Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Twin LC's really are amazing on a model. Doing a DC fist conversion also sounds tempting however! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahouth Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Where would one get all those lightning claws anyways? Assault Terminator kit? But then the arms don't look quite right, so it always feels less than ideal to me. lightning claws These are Terminator lightning claws, cut at the elbow joint. Do they look OK? :) http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/8392/aph1.jpg http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/1754/aph2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plague Angel Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Yeah, those look great — I don't know why I never thought of cutting them off at the elbow for some reason. That solves my problem quite nicely. I feel silly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpWalker Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Vahouth- Nice work and nice paint job! Is he your captain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 lightning clawsThese are Terminator lightning claws, cut at the elbow joint. Do they look OK? :) The paint job is awesome, but I still think they are a tad oversized, but not as bad as I thought. By at the elbow joint, do yo mean below or above it, or do you split it in the middle(can't imagine that being the case)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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