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Hass's rules are available on the fw website (space marine update) matthias krueger is much like brom & all the command squad dudes just a part of my overactive imagination that needed to justify having such a badass sergeant :)

that and every sarge, dread and character in the army will have a name.. the tanks might too ;)

4am ninja update...

 

I present to you Matthias Krueger: The White Hawk.

He is as said a count as model for Veteran Sergeant Haas.

 

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/151/c/d/krueger_by_typhion-d51ttea.jpg

 

im trying to figure out some fluff for the whole lot of them, theres a basic structure to what im thinking with krueger being a long time friend of broms and something of a legend within the chapter as well (hence his fancy wargear and 2nd wound) nothing overly amazing just lots of dogged determination in hunting down red corsairs and slaying of foes even he knows should've killed him (game wise he's killed a daemon prince of tzeentch and various other crap that shouldve seen him die horribly)

 

anyhoo the white hawk moniker is something i just decided he'd have and is represented by his personal icon a pair of white hawks on his breast plate rather than the chapters usual grey aquilla/aquilla like things.. he needs lots of work done to him.

 

oh and honestly that endorphins comment had me a little worried.. :devil:

nothing particularly fancy today.. going out for the night to party with girls in their underwear instead of painting.

 

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/154/1/d/derptalon_by_typhion-d524rq7.jpg

 

done the majority of the hacking on a storm talon to make it not look drivel.. might still extend the tail, not sure yet.. but here it is next to its big brother and little bit of caestus.. there will be a 2nd talon to come once ive figured out all the changes im making.

That's a massive improvement already, it looks more balanced having removed the god awful oversized assault cannon mount.

 

Are those the same assault cannons you get with the kit with the casing and 'landing equipment' removed or are they off the landspeeder kit?

 

Cheers

yeah its the landspeeder/ravenwing kits assault cannons, cut out the moulded on part of the cannon mount, plasticarded over the hole it left and mounted the cannons to the card & each other. ive brought the missile pods in closer to the body as well by cutting the struts they stick out on down nearly flush with the main body.. was considering ditching them entirely for parts from the contemptor cyclone missile launcher, but decided against it as it would cost money :D
nothing particularly fancy today.. going out for the night to party with girls in their underwear instead of painting.

Shame on you.

 

After seeing the conversion possibilities of the Storm Talon, I might just have to include one or two when I expand my force. Your's looks swagtastic.

nothing particularly fancy today.. going out for the night to party with girls in their underwear instead of painting.

 

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/154/1/d/derptalon_by_typhion-d524rq7.jpg

 

done the majority of the hacking on a storm talon to make it not look drivel.. might still extend the tail, not sure yet.. but here it is next to its big brother and little bit of caestus.. there will be a 2nd talon to come once ive figured out all the changes im making.

 

 

cool! exactly how i planned to convert mine! it is unbelievable to me how GW couldnt figure out themselves not to make the assault cannons oversized...

i think the model has great potential, once properly modified.. is the pilot exactly the same as the stormraven one?

 

/edit:

once you are done partying with the naked girls, do you mind taking a proper picture next to the stormeagle so we can have a proper size comparison?

cheers and thanks!

you assumed correct raz, decent night all round though my friend ended up with 1st stage hypothermia so he might disagree..

 

right comp shot

 

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/155/7/3/talon_by_typhion-d528qct.jpg

 

eagle is about 2x as big as the talon in every way, stated work on extending the tail.. nice and easy, cut the top and bottom parts, moved em back, gonna fill the gap and plasticard it up then smooth out the cuts etc. next one will be neater.. looks much better imho

nothing particularly fancy today.. going out for the night to party with girls in their underwear instead of painting.

 

 

Pics or it didn't happen. :D

Seconded.

 

Also, do you think you could do a step by step guide of how you improved it please?

the club hasnt uploaded the pics for the night yet, but its an annual thing down in brum rock & metal ann summers night, girls in their undies, decent music and cheap booze.. think the only pic of me for the night is with my gf and my mate (sorrowshard from rant in e minor)

ill try and get some pics up of the 2nd one as i go and explain it, its pretty simple though.

rightio tutorial time.

 

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/typhion/P1020347.jpg

 

first things first, the assault cannon mount.. EVERYTHING needs to be gone, this includes the molded on bit on the bottom, it stops the cannons from sitting nicely in their little hole.

 

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/typhion/P1020349.jpg

 

if you have a sharp enough knife this is easy to do quite neatly, dont hack at it, just decent pressure and work your way around it slowly.

 

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/typhion/P1020350.jpg

 

next up we cover the hole this leaves with some plasticard.. im sure you can do a neater circle than me, but its not that important as 99% of it will be covered by the cannons.

 

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/typhion/P1020351.jpg

 

the cannons themselves.. these are the only bit of non stock kit used (outside of plasticard and miliput/greenstuff for gap filling) in my case its the land speeder & ravenwing ones as theyre slightly smaller and are opposites of each other. on the side of the cannons you are going to glue together, cut off the "rivets" so they can sit flush next to each other, add plastic glue and line them up neatly wonky cannons wont look good.

 

these are then glued to the plasticard.. thats it for them (you can add a cover to the bottom of them with some plasticard the skid etc etc, but i dont think its necessary tbh.

 

on to the missile pods!

 

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/typhion/P1020352.jpg

 

stock picture to start with.. choose how far you want to cut, for me it was about 1mm away from the main body so i didnt have to cut away any of the lower part of the hull to make them sit flush, then cut them with a hacksaw (could use a knife but a saw is quick and painless)

 

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/typhion/P1020353.jpg

 

should end up looking like this.. clean up the fresh cut, then the rocket pods are glued directly to this lining up the top edge of their "mount" with the top edge of the lip on the inside of the pod.

 

tail time!

 

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/typhion/P1020354.jpg

 

the tail is easiest to tackle when its apart.. the 1st one was not done this way and has required me to repair it.

 

take a sharp knife and run it in line with the body of the talon several times, the heavier you go with the pressure the quicker itll cut but the more chance you'll warp something.

 

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/typhion/P1020355.jpg

 

do this for both sides then glue the kit together as normal and the tail pieces together.

 

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/typhion/P1020356.jpg

 

when reattatching the tail i line up the bottom piece 1st so that it starts in line with the 2nd line on the body, then matched up the top to it.

 

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/typhion/P1020357.jpg

 

i glued two pieces of plasticard into the space left by the alterations to the tail, depending on how far back you place it will depend on the size & shape needed, but i made mine by cutting a rough shape, holding it up to the talon and marking the "correct" shape onto it.. 2nd one was cut around the 1st.

 

after this i will be using miliput to fill the gaps left by moving the tail, and if you wish to go further you can use it to blend the plasticart into the last piece of the plastic tail.

 

any questions feel free to ask.. pics of the 2 complete ravens will be up soon.

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