Brother Christopher Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 For years now, I'm working on a techmarine/master of the forge conversion. The work comes to an end. All the conversion work is done, photos taken. The only things to do is to prime the model, paint it and perform the final assembly. Okay, I have to say I'm quite disappointed with the way all my MoF backpack and servo arms turned out in the photos. Due to the extreme close-ups, everything in the photos looks like a huge mess and shows the mediocre quality of my handmade conversions. Still, I took the time to take the photos and crop them, so it would be a waste not to show them, even though the final result is somewhat disappointing. Despite the way the servo arms and backpack look in the photos, I'm very happy with how they look from a reasonable distance and with the bare eye. The reason I really, really want to share these shots with a possibly broader audience For the photos, here's the backpack with a conversion beamer: http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100486_zpsybjythbq.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100487_zpstmfq5lor.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100488_zpsa1iosmm4.jpg The main, heavy-duty servo arm, reclaimed from one of the first version of the conversion. After restarting the project from scratch, I decided not to use the arm because of the quality of GS work. In the end, however, I decided to include it in the model, as I lowered my standards of quality and decided that it would be a waste not to include it as making the arm took me probably hours of work. http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100491_zpsxjxaf4ar.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100492_zpszyidhrhh.jpg Now, a sneaky, technical arm, which is designed to perform precise actions and act as an auxiliary third arm for the techmarine. http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100493_zpsyi7u57tt.jpg A thunderfire-techmarine style servo arm for lifting objects from the ground (crates, ammo boxes) and repairing tank tracks (the element in the middle is supposed to serve as a track-repair tool) http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100496_zps0rs6qjjg.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100497_zpsk4sh6wdv.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100498_zpssax2hsv4.jpg And finally, the plasma cutter and flamer: http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100500_zpsfor00drr.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100501_zpsp0qudjpm.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100502_zpsvxizrdwr.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100503_zpsscjyjfes.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100504_zpssjjdwcnh.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k260/krj_38/Master%20of%20the%20Forge/P1100506_zpssncf7yxy.jpg Inspired by the Techmarine from Helsreach and a backpack like in the old Codex: Black Templars (similar to this one) I wanted to have a 6 servo arm MoF. In the meantime, I encountered Forge World's MoF with the conversion beamer attached which is a part of his backpack. I really liked the idea, that is why I decided to replace one servo arm with beamer. I know that the detached arms can also be quite confusing, so for those of you who are interested how they are supposed to be attached to the backpack, here's a reference in my main WIP thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 That's some really nice conversion work. Is that flamer press-moulded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Christopher Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Thanks for the comment! Â Yes, regrettably I have to admit that the flamer is a GS imprint, and not a good one at that. I like to keep my 40K as cheap and cheerful as possible. And from my previous experience, I decided to make a set of moulds for all combi weapons, just in case that at some point in the future I will realise that I need that one additional combi-plasma which would mean that I'd have to buy another tactical/sternguard box or pay a unearthly amount of money for one tiny piece of plastic + shipment. Nut I can assure you, other press-moulded weapons I've made came off way better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 It looks pretty good. Certainly as good as my attempts at press moulding have ever been. The level of work you've put in with all the scratch built parts is very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Looks Ace to me. You just need a little more ZEAL !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adeptus-Alaska Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Well done.....bolder than I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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