Shaolin_Monkey Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 So I recently picked up the lord of skulls kit with the intention of turning it into a knight to use with my Khorne. I wanted to give it legs instead of tracks of course and this meant I was going to have to some scratch building. http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq63/seraphile/Mobile%20Uploads/image-19.jpg Here is a first shot of the base of the legs before much is added. I have since added some more plates to sections and more little bits from the kit. Will try and post some more WIP shots tomorrow. As always C&C very welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warsmith Aznable Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 The problem with putting legs on the LoS is how "portly" the torso is. I don't think I've seen a legged conversion yet where the legs didn't look too short because of it. Still, I always enjoy them. I definitely like where you're going with this, and look forward to seeing it progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teetengee Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Perhaps too late now, but one thing that might help with the portliness would be to give the knight more than one set of legs (the khornate in me wants 6 (+2 arms) or 8 but reasonably I think 4 would do it.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clone Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Great idea! Could try and bulk out the hips and have some bulkier, longer legs to put it back in proportion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Looking good so far. Have you thought about what you're going to do with the leftover tread section? I've seen it used as the base for a skull tower, in place of the usual baneblade chasis for that conversion. I've personally been wondering if it could make a decent starting point for a counts-as spartan conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teetengee Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I would think about what cool monsters you could make with the treads, don't be constrained by units there are currently rules for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Where as I would definitely stick to something I could actually use in a game, since actual games are the best opportunity to show off cool models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teetengee Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I just mean worry about rules later, at least after you have fleshed out the idea for the model. For example: 275772-dark-mechanicus-project-something-binary-this-way-comes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaolin_Monkey Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 I had thought about the multi legged options and went for two because I really didn't want to scratch build that many. The legs have a bit more bulking out on them and I'm pretty happy with them as they are now. Will post some more shots soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaolin_Monkey Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Here is a shot showing the legs at their current state with another model for scale purposes. http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq63/seraphile/Mobile%20Uploads/image-22.jpg And here is a close up of the legs showing how think they are ( they all equate to about the same width as the arms) http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq63/seraphile/Mobile%20Uploads/image-23.jpg And lastly a shot showing the pistons and other assorted bits on the back of the legs. http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq63/seraphile/Mobile%20Uploads/image-24.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teetengee Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 It might just be because they are a light color, but the legs still look just a hair skinny to me. Very nice work though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warsmith Aznable Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 I would at least make his shins and feet larger, but otherwise he's looking good. The height looks right, and damn is he BIG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaolin_Monkey Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Added some more edging and detail to the legs which makes it look a bit bulkier. Once I finish the green stuff and edging I will spray the lot which might help it look a bit chunkier. http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq63/seraphile/Mobile%20Uploads/image-25.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightmare Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Big kudos for this, he looks immense now you have bulked the legs up, I like. Maybe some rivets to the flat 'trim' areas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubnutz Da Grim Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 This looks great. The work that you have put it is solid and the direction this is going in is a good one. really think that once you have it sprayed it will tie it all together and will deal with the illusion of the legs being thinner. Looking forward to seeing this beast with paint on him. Gub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaolin_Monkey Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Thanks for all the comments guys. Hopefully it will come out as good as it is in my head. A friend has a metal Ghazghul and metal Nob in mega armour that were damaged a long time ago which I will be getting to use as basing and to prop up the right leg. Unfortunately though with a three month old at home it will likely be a little while before I can do much more on this, but watch this space there will eventually be updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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