Heldrake tendrils

[Jonah]

This isn't really a tutorial, more of a tip!

 

I recently bought a Heldrake and like a lot of people wasn't 100% happy with it, mostly the chicken legs at the back.

 

So instead of putting them on, I put the tendrils from the Forgefiends there instead. It was extremely easy, no cutting required, I just put them together and glued them where the legs should be. I think GW must have planned for this because it works really well.

 

Here are some pictures so you can judge for yourselves.

 

http://taptowin.co.uk/Heldrake1.JPG

http://taptowin.co.uk/Heldrake2.JPG

http://taptowin.co.uk/Heldrake3.JPG

http://taptowin.co.uk/Heldrake4.JPG

[Julgolax]

I really like this, it makes sense since these dont seem to be meant for landing. Have you considered using Maulerfiend tentacles on the defiler for a "Power Scourge" effect?

 

Que inspirational link! http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111016013109/warhammer40k/images/7/71/Defiler_by_karichristensen.jpg

[Urauloth]

Everyone who's seen that picture has considered that :P

 

As for the heldrake - huge improvement. Looks a lot less like a duck with those stumpy back legs gone, and the tendrils also help the overall balance of the mini by bulking it out at the back.

[lhg033]

i like it though would prefere if they were sweeping back along withthe other tenrdals/cables on the model (salt dipping/bending maybe?) to enforce the illusion of moving at speed and them whipping back.

 

i really feel the heldrake kit is missing a decent, larger tail. as a Kvlt Ghost say, this balances the back of the model back to make this less of an issue