Foolio_Displasius Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I've always loved Terminators. When I was younger, I couldn't buy 'em fast enough. But this was also the time when I first started experimenting with greenstuff and conversions. A few bad decisions later, I ended up with many awful, beat-up old Termies. Now I'm getting into Grey Knights, and excited about being able to take Termies as troops without any list-building shenanigans. To help that along, I plan to fish these poor models out of my bitz box and bring them up to spec with the "new" Terminator dimensions by sprinkling-in a light dose of the GK Termie kit. Then go kick some arse. Let's open with the sheer horror that I'm starting from... More as it develops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidKits Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 hmmm this looks like its gonna be a long project... reminds me of the numerous old terminators i own in the basement getting dust all over em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I have about... 40 termies, only about 25 are done the rest are in unrecognizable pieces.... Truescale experimentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolio_Displasius Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 Bachelor #1 is a former Despoiler and has led more than a dozen Black Crusades with varying degrees of effectiveness. Unfortunately, I picked him up around age 14 and REALLY ran him through the wringer. Bachelor #1, come on down... I found a hacksaw among the tools in my basement, and started working on that torso. It took another pass after this one to get him where I wanted: Two additional Bachelors are now joining the fray; one is nasty, old, and plastic, while the other was a fairly successful Wolf Lord until just recently... The next step will be to provide a modern "torso plug" for these guys. Modern leg & butt plates might get in there as well. Thankfully I do have one pair of modern Termie legs to cast from... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolio_Displasius Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 In the last few days I've been starting to cast pieces off my one pair of modern Termie legs. First up is the "torso plug." Slicing them down and starting to affix them... I've also been starting to work on the bases for these bad boys. I found a basing tutorial I like elsewhere on the B&C. I'm really pleased with how quickly they come together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolio_Displasius Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 Just a quick update while I'm thinking about it: Â Progress continues, slowed primarily by gathering & prepping the other models I'll be using in my initial 500-pt Grey Knight force (not *all* Termies). The first deliverable for my Terminator reclamation project will, therefore, be the three I've highlighted thus far. These will stand beside two brand-new all-plastic Termies to form a small GKT squad. If the project (and army) continues beyond that, I will try to push my old-to-new ratio with the next squad down to four-to-one. Â More as it develops... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GooseDaMoose Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 This looks pretty impressive, I can't wait to see how they end up :D Good luck, sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulley Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Ahh the old SW metal terms I spot in there - they are great models. Â I have a stack of old ones myself - really tempted to strip them and paint them as a "tactical" terminator squad for my black templar division. Something very cool about the old school ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Lucifer Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Looking good so far cant wait to see how they are going to look when they are done. I know your pain on the old termie models I have a complete deathwing army made of nothing but the old metal termies. Luckly i was young and only glued them together with little to no modeling added to them. I have always had a soft spot for the old ones though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolio_Displasius Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 Project progress continues to be slow, but I've expanded my scope to a full 5-man squad, so that's bound to happen. I've identified all the bits I want to use for all of them; now it's just a matter of putting them all together. Here's what Abaddon's looking like these days. What these pics don't show is the magnet-job on his right wrist & left shoulder. ++EDIT: Added this below.++ In other news, I've decided to forego using Logan's legs for now, purely due to greater interest in other old leg bits I have available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subtlebrush Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Wow this project is impressive! Love the fact your using old Abbys legs for Grey Knights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolio_Displasius Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Thanks Mr.Malevolent! The other night I went through and blue-tacked the whole squad together to make sure I still liked where they're going. They all need lots of work, but I thought I'd post them for comments before I get stuck too deep into 'em. First up is a guy making conspicuous use of the Black Templar bitz I got years ago. This next guy's assault cannon will be converted to a Psycannon, albeit slightly different-looking than the current plastics. This guy is a real fixer-upper, having suffered grievous mistreatment in the name of my first "truescale" experiments. I booted Logan's legs off the island because this poor guy just needed to be saved. Note that he still needs his GK-style above-the-head hood thingie. Finally, we come to the Justicar. He's using the pair of plain plastic legs from past photos. I decided to give him Logan's gun arm because the Crux will help mark him as the leader. Let me know what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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