Khorne's Eternal Hunt - KrautScientist's chaotic WIP thread: Fine-tuning Eightbound...

[Nearly_Unfinished]

I'm a long time reader of your blog and this forum and I just want to say I absolutely love your World Eater's (and Plague Marines too). Plenty of original ideas and nifty conversions that I only wish I could make myself.

 

Keep up the great work.

[KrautScientist]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone! It really keeps me going! ;)

Speaking of which, you may have realised by now that I am possibly the biggest living hobby butterfly, especially when it comes to kitbashing plastic models. So, yesterday evening, I sat down and converted my own version of Cypher, apropos of nothing:

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/8/11/637719-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Cypher%2C%20Dark%20Angels%2C%20Fallen%20Angel.JPG

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/8/11/637720-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Cypher%2C%20Dark%20Angels%2C%20Fallen%20Angel.JPG

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/8/11/637721-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Cypher%2C%20Dark%20Angels%2C%20Fallen%20Angel.JPG

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/8/11/637722-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Cypher%2C%20Dark%20Angels%2C%20Fallen%20Angel.JPG

 

As you can see, the conversion was based on the model for Interrogator Chaplain Seraphicus from the Dark Vengeance limited edition I purchased back in 2012. It did feel kind of sacrilegious to cut apart a limited edition model like this, to be honest, but I figured it wouldn't do any good to leave the model lying around for another two years -- plus I will need those lovely smokestacks from Seraphicus's backpack when I eventually convert the 4th assault company's Apothecary, so that made the decision a bit easier ;)

 

Anyway, let me know what you think! :)

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/8/11/637723-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Cypher%2C%20Dark%20Angels%2C%20Fallen%20Angel.JPG

[Flint13]

Sacrilegious? What *better*  way to build a Fallen special character than a limited edition dark angel?

 

Perfection!

[Augustus b'Raass]

That is  possibly  the coolest Cypher conversion I´ve ever seen. Actually it's the best Cypher period I've ever seen. And I love that you went for the same sword as I did with mine. ;) Just wow, mate. Wow. Such character - he oozes history.

[KrautScientist]

Thanks for the kind words, you two! Really thrilled that you like him so much!

 

Since the conversion was so simple from a structural standpoint, I could take a little more time tweaking the little things: I agonised over which pistols to use, and I spent far more time on that backpack than I'd care to admit...

 

@ Flint: You do have a point there! Born from the desecration of an Interrogator Chaplain -- how apt

 

@ Augustus B'Raass: Hmm, to be honest, I am still eyeing that old sword from the OOP plastic Chaos Warriors as a possible replacement. But the newer sword is less clunky, so I suppose it'll stay. Did you post your own Cypher model in your thread?

Edited August 11, 2014 by KrautScientist

[Augustus b'Raass]

And I totally agree with Flint about the aptness of using a limited edition chaplain.

Mine is here, but it's nowhere near as detailed or cool as yours. To be honest I just made him quick-snap to add some points to the ETL 

[KrautScientist]

Ah, I remember the model now -- we even used the same bolt pistol: Isn't that possibly the greatest bolt pistol ever released?

 

Anyway, I love your version too: The pose is spot on! My only gripe would be the helmeted head, which seems like a bit of a missed opportunity, but then I do have a thing for bareheaded Astartes anyway, far beyond any considerations of practicality or realism

Edited August 11, 2014 by KrautScientist

[Augustus b'Raass]

Well, thanks - and I agree on the bolt pistol.

 

Another thing struck me when I re-looked at yours: the pose of the plasma pistol. It's obvisouly because of the fact that the arm is supposed to be holding the crozius that the pistol is not perfectly alligned with the arm - but that makes it even better: It's like he's loosely holding the pistol, giving him a suave I'm-not-even-trying-and-still-shooting-the-hairs-off-a-beetle's-ass kind of look. Seriously I think this is one of the coolest conversions on this thread - and that's saying something.

Edited August 11, 2014 by Augustus b'Raass

[Flint13]

Now K-Sci, I know you're going to take a cue from Augustus up there and paint Cypher pre-heresy Dark Angel black right?

 

^_^

[KrautScientist]

Hmm, while I would prefer black, the canonical option seems to be green -- because the Lord Cypher was wearing GREEN while all the other Angels were wearing BLACK, and then they later switched it around for some reason that may or may not have had something to do with the philosophical function the Lord Cypher had for the Order back then -- it's all a bit complicated...

Edited August 11, 2014 by KrautScientist

[Urauloth]

Damn. That's the coolest Cypher I've ever seen. Excellent use of Seraphicus, and very... poetic.

 

That's also definitely the best bolt pistol and I really wish there were more of them with whacking great straigh magazines like that.

[KrautScientist]

Cheers, mate! To be fair, the other pistols that come with the Raptor kit are no slouch either ;)

[Pariah Mk.231]

Don't feel too bad, I've repurposed two limited models: that same chaplin into a chaos psyker and I'm working on turning Krom Dragongaze into Ragnar Blackmane.

 

I'd do something with the 25th anniversary guy, but since I am yet to even take the plastic off his box I think I might keep him that way and sell him in a few more years, when I can maliciously jack up the price mwuhahahaha!

[JeffTibbetts]

Don't feel too bad, I've repurposed two limited models: that same chaplin into a chaos psyker and I'm working on turning Krom Dragongaze into Ragnar Blackmane.

I'd do something with the 25th anniversary guy, but since I am yet to even take the plastic off his box I think I might keep him that way and sell him in a few more years, when I can maliciously jack up the price mwuhahahaha!

Keep the plastic on. Some rough casts in that batch. Mine was pretty dang bad.

[Biohazard]

Cypher looks awesome buddy. I really really REALLY like the backpack. Very nicely done and now looking at it so simple (in theory, I can imagine sticking all those parts together was a bit of a pain) Looking forward to seeing him painted. He's a character I've always wanted to tackle as well and I do like your approach. Edited August 12, 2014 by Biohazard

[Darth Mustard]

pretty cool

He looks the part !

[GhostMalone]

Brother as always your work inspires and for that I thank you

[Chronotonic]

I think I get on here when I am asleep and troll thru everyone's stuff and then I wake up and do the samething tonight I was using my limited edition chaplain literally for the samething

 

Except your work it a heck of a lot better

[Grizzly_bear]

You and biohazard have the best 40k world eaters threads going in my eyes, fantastic work here, I love the hand prints to use as bloody hand smires.....just awesome. It's little things like that in a project that shouts out to me more sometimes, shows as a modeller you're taking the time, effort and love into your project to give it that little bit more character and style.

[KrautScientist]

Again, thanks for the overwhelmingly positive feedback, people! I really appreciate it! Cypher was really a spur of the moment conversion idea, so it makes me all the happier to see him so warmly received ;)

 

@ Dorns_fist: Biohazard's World Eaters are absolutely amazing, so that is a really huge compliment right there! Cheers, mate! :)

[Noctus Cornix]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone! It really keeps me going!

 

Speaking of which, you may have realised by now that I am possibly the biggest living hobby butterfly, especially when it comes to kitbashing plastic models. So, yesterday evening, I sat down and converted my own version of Cypher, apropos of nothing:

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/8/11/637719-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Cypher%2C%20Dark%20Angels%2C%20Fallen%20Angel.JPG

 

 

Hmm.... That conversion seems awfully familiar... 

[KrautScientist]

@ noctus cornix: I did see your Cypher, back when you converted him, of course -- being an avid follower of your thread. And they do use the same base model. Apart from that, I think our approaches are not all that similar, though -- yours is certainly a more radical conversion.

 

I'll happily admit to liking your backpack design so much that I went for something very similar, though ;)

[KrautScientist]

I seem to be unable to stop kitbashing plastic models at the moment -- I may have an addiction or something... Anyway, I noticed I still had most of a Daemon Prince kit lying around, and while I think it's a fairly underwhelming model if built out of the box - I even built a completely different Daemon Prince at one point to avoid having to use it - I tried to come up with a version that fits the gladiatorial look and feel of the World Eaters more closely, while trying to dial back some of the cartoon villain look. Still heavily WIP, though:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/8/14/638638-Chaos%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Prince%2C%20Khorne%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Warhammer%2040%2C000%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.JPG

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/8/14/638639-Chaos%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Daemon%20Prince%2C%20Khorne%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Warhammer%2040%2C000%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.JPG

As always, let me know what you think!

Edited August 14, 2014 by KrautScientist

[Montuhotep]

Not bad, not bad at all. 1 thing though; is there any way you can 'attach' the collar to the body, perhaps with cables running from it into the neck? Would get away from the 'floating' feel that it has at the moment. Maybe some armour plate on the legs as well, if you can manage it. It has a bit of a top-heavy feel to it at the moment.

[Darth Mustard]

I think he deserves 2 extra arms and maybe some armor on its legs :)

For minion of Khorne I was thinking of probably using a wolf head for a revival of the Khorne 80's :D