AfroCampbell Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Has anybody at the Weekender or anywhere else heard whether Storm Shield arms for Tartaros or Cataphractii are going to be made for IF atm? or if not what are people converting them from? standard Indomitus pattern ? any good tutorials/pics? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_r_parker Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Nothing I've heard of, and I was at the weekender. But, just because I haven't heard of anything, doesn't mean they're not in the works. Personally I'm planning on using the shields from the Phallanx Wardens, and sourcing Tartaros right-hand Thunder Hammers off eBay Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3952599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 The Black Templar Shields from FW are easy enough to kitbash with. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3952603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dono1979 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Burn the Thunder Hammers, use the Solarite Gauntlets!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3952608 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Since the Claws dont come on the Fist for Tartaros it is, actually, possible to have right handed Power/Chain Fists. Here are some Tartaros I have with the Templar Shields on em. Only thing is that theres a little slot piece on the wrist of the shield hand that you'd have to shave off since its meant to slot into the indomidus arms. Other than that, they're huge. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3952615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfroCampbell Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Slips what arms did you stick them to? how did you attach them? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3953381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Stuck them to Tartaros arms. Just filed down the slot and glued them on Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3953474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Marshal Marcus Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Since the Claws dont come on the Fist for Tartaros it is, actually, possible to have right handed Power/Chain Fists. Here are some Tartaros I have with the Templar Shields on em. Only thing is that theres a little slot piece on the wrist of the shield hand that you'd have to shave off since its meant to slot into the indomidus arms. Other than that, they're huge. That' the only thing stopping me at the moment... the size of these is enormous! I'm contemplating using the smaller shields on the new Templar Bretheren kit as storm shields on some 1st company termies... would I be taking the piss? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3953530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfroCampbell Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Stuck them to Tartaros arms. Just filed down the slot and glued them on just the standard arms? awesome good job mate! where did u get the empty terminator hands that would go on the end.... ? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3953560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfroCampbell Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Also do you think you could do the same process with Cataphractii? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3953563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Warder Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 If you look at the Tartatos Special weapons set it has 1 shield in it, should be easy enough for FW to make a kit. You could always email them and ask Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3953591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The Templar Terminator Shields are literally just a shield with a hand on the back. They glue on at the wrist, which is the splitting point, no need for an extra hand. I'm unsure about Cataphractii due to how large the shoulders are and how much shorter some of the arms seem to be due to the leather strip-things, the name is escaping me atm. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3953610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfroCampbell Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 hmm ok thanks Slips that is super helpful! Do u have any Cataphractii that you could guess from? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3953636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I actually do! ...I have too many terminators, actually. Let me snap some pics of all 3 types I have and I'll edit this post with em. Edit: Pictures: Hopefully they are sufficient. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3953637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aias Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 If you look at the Tartatos Special weapons set it has 1 shield in it, should be easy enough for FW to make a kit. You could always email them and ask I have actually emailed them about this recently (about a month ago), and they replied that there are currently no plans to release a separate shield kit based off of that bit. I was highly disappointed. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3954028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_r_parker Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 That' the only thing stopping me at the moment... the size of these is enormous! I'm contemplating using the smaller shields on the new Templar Bretheren kit as storm shields on some 1st company termies... would I be taking the piss? You might want to be aware that the Templar Bretheren combat shields have the lower half of the arm molded onto it, from the wrist up to and including the elbow. You're going to have to cut a lot away in order to get them onto other arms. Personally, I feel that combat shields aren't big enough - just in general. I know there's the whole "but there's a power field generator in there and i doesn't need much room" explanation, but I feel it looks ridiculous. Combat shields on Termies, I think that'll look really odd. Even the Bretheran Templars are holding bolt pistols whilst the shields are attached to their arm, are the Termies just going to hold on to the shields? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3954100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StruManChu Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Oooh! I can weigh in on this... This WIP shot is the best I've got at the moment, but it shows how well (IMHO) the Tartaros shields work with Cataphractii Terminators. They're a really good size, providing a lot of coverage compared to something like a Boarding Shield, but they're nice and flat so you can stick brass etch or decals to them with ease. They are, however, rare as bloody hen's teeth. The Tartaros Terminators accessories kit is by no means the most popular thing Forgeworld have ever released, and you only get one shield per pack. So when they do show up on eBay or on some Bits-seller's site, they tend to disappear. The only reason I've got the two shown here is because I bought them probably 18 months to 2 years ago when they were first released along with the Tartaros Thunder Hammers. I need another two for my squad, and I'm half tempted to buy a couple of the packs because it won't give me anything I won't use eventually, but it's effectively £35 for two shields... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3954111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 They look awesome though! But yeah sounds expensive to do a squad, you could mould them in green stuff? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3954201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Marshal Marcus Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 That' the only thing stopping me at the moment... the size of these is enormous! I'm contemplating using the smaller shields on the new Templar Bretheren kit as storm shields on some 1st company termies... would I be taking the piss? You might want to be aware that the Templar Bretheren combat shields have the lower half of the arm molded onto it, from the wrist up to and including the elbow. You're going to have to cut a lot away in order to get them onto other arms. Personally, I feel that combat shields aren't big enough - just in general. I know there's the whole "but there's a power field generator in there and i doesn't need much room" explanation, but I feel it looks ridiculous. Combat shields on Termies, I think that'll look really odd. Even the Bretheran Templars are holding bolt pistols whilst the shields are attached to their arm, are the Termies just going to hold on to the shields? Im starting to get quite skilled at this I had to carve out the arms from the Deathwing Knights SS kits including removing almost all DA iconography from those models. I agree with you that they are quite small :( probably no smaller than the normal SS on the 40k set but I reckon those are still quite tiny. I may consider adding some plasticard to the edges. I am trying to achieve a very agile/active/nimble poses on a terminator squad I'm working on and i fear that the FW shields throw all of this away. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3954566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Well, (Agile + Nimble) + (Terminator Armor + Storm Shield) don't really seem like a winning combination to me... Mostly for fluff reasons. If you can achieve it, cool! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3954569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Marshal Marcus Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Well, (Agile + Nimble) + (Terminator Armor + Storm Shield) don't really seem like a winning combination to me... Mostly for fluff reasons. If you can achieve it, cooI I know it sounds a little silly, It's hard to explain, I've been working on the legs and arms to give them more active poses and a more attacking look. I'm using the space hulk terminators as some inspiration... much more fluid action poses than the boring standing still look of most FW and GW termies. WIP shot soon. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3954717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Ahh yeah, a more Dynamic range of poses for Terminator Armor would be great... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303546-if-shields/#findComment-3954732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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