Lemainus Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I'm no sculptor, and as such, I rely on monkey-easy kitbashing to achieve my desired results. I've had this Black Reach Captain lying around for months and I was never quite sure what exactly I was going to do with him, seeing as http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/JohnnyK3886/Oh%20Dear/Ishmael%20the%20Lion/Picture51-1.jpg I already have one running around... but recently I've been messing around with my scouts and I realized that the AoBR captain is a dead ringer for a counts-as Telion. Good god just look at his glorious cloak. It will be tiger stripe, not Zebra stripe, because my boys are f***in' classy. This is what I've got so far.... and a little progress has since been made - he has been given a crotch (important) and the sniper rifle has been created (equally important) I'm still considering the posing, though! Should he be holding the sniper rifle with one hand, leaning it against his shoulder while pointing into the distance, snarkily quipping "that one down yonder, pop his marbles," or should he be more reserved and simply holding into his gun like everyone else in the squad is? http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/JohnnyK3886/TelionWIP.jpg I'm also fairly certain I'm going to have to invest in a dremel tool to sort out his arms. Anyone converted this model before? Got any advice on brands? Does it even matter when it comes to dremels? Where are my socks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacekeeper Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 nice idea, I wouldn't have thought of using the captain as a telion. I would have him pointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psy-Crow Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 correct me if i'm wrong but doesn't telion have a special bolter rather than sniper rifle? I'm not sold on this, too much power armour for a scout, not that this isn't looking like the start of a great conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I absolutly love this mini and have 20+ conversions of it (love eBay), for everyone of them I used no more than caution and a sharp (i always forget to cut AWAY from myself :cry: ) hobby knife. The conversions removed the elbows and sometimes the entire sholderpad, if you'd like some pics I can PM or post them here. Cheers, Jono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 :huh: Is that AoBR captain metal? How did you get a metal one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatcrusade08 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 :huh: Is that AoBR captain metal? How did you get a metal one? the only way i know of is casting.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durus Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 :huh: Is that AoBR captain metal? How did you get a metal one? the only way i know of is casting.. Considering his chapter is called 'Order of the Silver Hands' and his scheme mainly metallic, I'd say it's safe to assume Lemainus spray painted the mini accordingly. :whistling: As has been said, idea to use the model to convert a Telion sounds nice. I'd go for the bolter on the shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatcrusade08 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Considering his chapter is called 'Order of the Silver Hands' and his scheme mainly metallic, I'd say it's safe to assume Lemainus spray painted the mini accordingly. :whistling: Yeah your right, it looks painted as opposed to metal As has been said, idea to use the model to convert a Telion sounds nice. I'd go for the bolter on the shoulder. This is a ncie model, considering the lack of poses from AoBR set i really think they did a good job on the captain.. i look forward to seeing this done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstra Sumus Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Yeah, good luck with this fella. I echo others words when I say I'll be keeping an eye on this. Don't worry about it being too much Power Armour for a scout. Mine are lead by fully armoured brother sergeants. It's your army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 :huh: Is that AoBR captain metal? How did you get a metal one? the only way i know of is casting.. Considering his chapter is called 'Order of the Silver Hands' and his scheme mainly metallic, I'd say it's safe to assume Lemainus spray painted the mini accordingly. :whistling: Yeah, fair enough. On closer inspection it probably is spray painted silver. :geek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemainus Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 It is indeed spray painted! I started my crew with a double-order of AoBR Spehss Mareinz and saved my time on speed painting by applying black primer and then silver paint directly to entire sprues. Anyways, I took the advice (kind of) of above posters and went for a more dynamic "I am leading the way" thing, as opposed to "I also am shooting but am in charge, just look at my big cape" thing. He is roughly 70% done, I need to finish his face and tidy up / tighten the camo and figure out what. in the :tu:. I am going to do. On his back. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/JohnnyK3886/Oh%20Dear/Scouts/TelionScoutSquad2.jpg See? Ew. I was playing around making a ghillie hood, but he ended up looking like some roided out LRRP Raggedy Andy. So. Suggestions? Anyways. Progress so far: http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/JohnnyK3886/Oh%20Dear/Scouts/TelionScoutSquad1.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/JohnnyK3886/Oh%20Dear/Scouts/ScoutSergeantFenlain.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/JohnnyK3886/Oh%20Dear/Scouts/ScoutSergeantFenlain2.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/JohnnyK3886/Oh%20Dear/Scouts/TelionScoutSquad.jpg Idea being... he is the most experienced scout sniper in the field - he leads the way by a couple meters, whacking through bush while the Initiates provide a progressive overwatch. He moves up, clears what needs clearing, they move to join at signal, rinse and repeat. Hence the axe. It is for trailblazing. I was also thinking of splotching brown weathering powder all over his purity seals, so the flashy white doesn't clash with his camo. (In my fluff this would happen much to the chagrin of all Chaplains within the chapter, and there would be many a heated discussion as to whether or not putting dirt on purity seals is actually heresy.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatcrusade08 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 That camo is very cool!! i love it. as for the back of the mini my own scouts use PA bodies, i cut off the nub and painted it up as part of the armour... to look like a small power plant or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee265 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I like that camo. do give him a small pack or something though to covr the nub or your great conversion is going to have this horrible spot on its back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal van Trapp Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 i really like the sniper bolter, very nice conversion there, as for the back, perhaps you can shave it down with a hobby knife, sand it flat, and make it just look like it is a part of the cloak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemainus Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 i really like the sniper bolter, very nice conversion there, as for the back, perhaps you can shave it down with a hobby knife, sand it flat, and make it just look like it is a part of the cloak? Might end up doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal van Trapp Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 also may i ask how you made the bolter? it looks just like a sniper barrel glued to the front of a bolter but i could be wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemainus Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 also may i ask how you made the bolter? it looks just like a sniper barrel glued to the front of a bolter but i could be wrong? There are a few more bits involved than that: Master crafted (ornate) bolter from the commander sprue sniper scope from tactical sprue shoulder stock from a Cadian jungle fighter lasgun (shortened to fit) trimmed down rail to elevate the scope - it's just a thin thin rectangle of plastic trimmed to fit, snipped off a sprue. annnnnnd the barrel is actually the shaft of a warhammer fantasy battle standard from High Elves army, I kid you not. Why I have one of those lying around, I can't even guess. I don't even play Fantasy. o_O the camo and weathering for the gun is really simple - prime black, drybrush boltgun, highltight mythril, and then diagonal stripes of DA Green, Scorpion Green, Olive Drab, and whatever the GW color for "generic leather brown" is. Wash with badab, wash with really watery brown. Ghillie material is actually just string that's been wrapped up and drybrushed in DA Green and Olive Drab, inked and secured with PVA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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