Tzimisce169 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Hi all, Hope you all had a good xmas and new year. My beloved got me a Dreadknight and a DE razorwing jet fighter for xmas and this is what I did with it. Attached 2 of the blades to the DK legs and 2 after burners to the rear hydraulics. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/legs.jpg Extended to torso with some cupolas and a tyre from some left over spares and added the DK arm hydraulics to the sides. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/torso.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/torsorightside.jpg Clipped the front off of the razorwing and attached it to the front of the DK where the termy would normally sit. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/frontplate.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/frontplateleftside.jpg I clipped off the inner 2 exhausts as this back piece would form part of the mounting for the wings http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/torsorear.jpg Built the rest of the DE flyer as per normal (sort of) with the Dark lances counting as the TL lascannon http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/wings.jpg Had a lot of fun making the guns look as cool as possible before attaching them to the body. This one will count as a reaper cannon... http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/cybertronianreapercanon.jpg ...and this one is the TL heavy flamer http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/cybertronianflamethrower.jpg The end result was this http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/frontviewguns.jpg Added a few more missiles to the wings. These would count as the havoc launcher. Finally the wings slot into place and I am left with a Decepticon for my Chaos army. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/completefront.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/completerightside.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/completeleftside.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/completerear.jpg This will be the last thing any imperial will see before being blasted :D http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/lastthing.jpg And here is a size comparison between Starscream and a normal marine http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/sizecomparison.jpg There are still some things to do. I need to make a head but I don't know if I should go for the classic box head or the new sleeker version from the movies. I plan on adding a battle cannon to the central hole in the wing section then it will a case of embellishing it with armour plates and getting out the paint brushes. What do you think guys n gals? All C&C welcome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxx Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Brilliant! Love the concept, and I think the execution is spot on. Looking forward to seeing paint. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3276738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine God Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Very nice idea. Good conversion. The only problem I can see from my perspective is this one, the spikes at the bottom of the Razorwing Front would inpede its movement as it couldn't run about. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3276785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzimisce169 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 I've already thought of that Scion, the blades pivot forward as he runs. Also I can't believe I'm discussing the engineering of a fictional cross-over. lol :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3276820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Will this be the female Starscream? =D Does look awesome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3276828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzimisce169 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 There is a female starscream? :lol: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3276840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 There is a female starscream? :) Yeah in the Warner Bros. Transformers cartoon series, somehow Starscream was split into 7 "clones". Each clone represented one aspect of his personality. They have thus far refused to state what his single female clone represented. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3276895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razblood Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 There is a female starscream? :) Yeah in the Warner Bros. Transformers cartoon series, somehow Starscream was split into 7 "clones". Each clone represented one aspect of his personality. They have thus far refused to state what his single female clone represented. That would be Whisper and she actually just represented ol' Screamers feminine side :lol: OT: Looks pretty damn cool :D I'd go with the new style head, would probably be easier to make from existing Defiler head parts. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3276914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excessus Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Make it transformable and have it double as a heldrake! :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3276991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warsmith Aznable Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Well executed, and a fun concept! I look forward to seeing it finished and painted! :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A D-B Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 ...you're a genius. Can't wait to see this bad boy finished. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 It -must- have the Decepticon emblem! :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckoning Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 That is undeniably cool. I too hope to see a purple emblem of specific allegiance adorning its hull. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Whilst I love the conversion, I was rather hoping for G1 Starscream than the "Movie" version :) I wonder how this compares in scale against MadScuzzy's Orktimus Prime? ;) I'm waiting for someone truly insane heroic to make Metroplex or Trypticon out of the Wall of Martyrs stuff! ^_^ "Metroplex answers the call of Dorn....I mean Prime!" ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Whilst I love the conversion, I was rather hoping for G1 Starscream than the "Movie" version :) I wonder how this compares in scale against MadScuzzy's Orktimus Prime? ^_^ I'm waiting for someone truly insane heroic to make Metroplex or Trypticon out of the Wall of Martyrs stuff! ^_^ "Metroplex answers the call of Dorn....I mean Prime!" :P Now I have the urge to build Fortress Maximus with a captain in place of Spike Witwicky.. I could use a GK knight thingie as Cerebro.. maybe set it up like the Imperial Fortification and it transforms into an Imperator Titan... *checks stocks of supplies* Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzimisce169 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 This is as close to g1 as I could get considering I still need to be able to use it as a defiler. It will be painted in the g1 colour scheme complete with yellow cockpit glass and purple deception markings. I am considering a defiler/baneblade hybrid (all hail Megatron). On a personal note, ADB thinks I'm a genius. My 40k life is at an end - I do not need to achieve anything else. I'm not being sarcastic, this has genuinely put a smile on my face. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzimisce169 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 I don't know how big the Orktimus model is but "Starscream" measures in at 8, 1/4 inches from base to battle cannon (not shown) and has an 8 inch wing span. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adeptus-Alaska Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 that's mad cool! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogan Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Am I the only one not to like this model? First off, I'm not into (don't get me wrong now, I know I'm moving on veeeery difficult terrain!) interracial conversions. Second, having looked at several interpretations of Starscream, I don't think this conversion will work out. The lower part of his torso would make any sort of movement impossible. You could have used the jet's nose as leg armour instead of a loincloth. Also, to me, the whole model seems very static. If I understood that correctly, Starscream is a lightning-fast robot (transforming into a jetfighter) and should be at least posed in some combat-ready stance. I apologize if my criticism comes across too harsh (which I honestly don't believe) and I hope it was constructive enough. :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzimisce169 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Am I the only one not to like this model?First off, I'm not into (don't get me wrong now, I know I'm moving on veeeery difficult terrain!) interracial conversions. Second, having looked at several interpretations of Starscream, I don't think this conversion will work out. The lower part of his torso would make any sort of movement impossible. You could have used the jet's nose as leg armour instead of a loincloth. Also, to me, the whole model seems very static. If I understood that correctly, Starscream is a lightning-fast robot (transforming into a jetfighter) and should be at least posed in some combat-ready stance. I apologize if my criticism comes across too harsh (which I honestly don't believe) and I hope it was constructive enough. :P Thanks for the constructive feedback Rogan. I know that cross-overs aren't everyones cup to tea, I myself, love them. I have a "Cylon/Necron" task force for my Chaos marines consisting of a bretonia damsel painted as Caprica 6, a unit of converted Immortals as Centurions and a Night scythe as Cylon raider. Yes, the model is very static but it's based around a dreadknight chasis and I lack the time and patience to pull of some fancy leg conversion and in robot mode Starscream was no quicker than any other transformer. I would much rather have a static model that (I think) looks good as opposed to a botched conversion that is either unusable or looks naff. I am considering cutting off the blades and re-positioning them. I'll see if I can mock up some pics and post them later. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzimisce169 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the marine in the last photo. Tiny as he is you can still make out a symbol on the right should pad. He's a test model that I did last year and this year I'm going to do a whole army like this. Here are some close ups http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/DIY%20Marine%20chapter/329396_10150909333291652_1153675396_o.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/DIY%20Marine%20chapter/329466_10150909333096652_587547147_o.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/DIY%20Marine%20chapter/621198_10150909332796652_41297099_o.jpg The colour scheme is base on the G1 Galvatron and the army will focus on rapid insertion - massed firepower. LOTS of drop pods and bolters. It's not my best painting and still need high lighting, cleaning up and basing. I'm thinking about industrial floor panels with a black edge or something bright like a yellow desert or green fields? I'm not sure yet so and input from my peers would be useful. Cheers all. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzimisce169 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Here is what I was thinking of doing with the blades? http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/lucianvanguard/STARSCREAM/STARSCREAMMODS.png C&C welcome Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don the Oiler Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 A Transformers character in 40K? Outrageous! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwentzel Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Great idea and execution of the idea can't wait to see some paint on this beast. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warsmith Aznable Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Clearly a Decepticon-themed CSM army needs COBRA themed IG allies. That would be an overdose of fun. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269007-starscream-40k/#findComment-3277949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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