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Charlo

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Looks similar to Gorgon armour with cataphractii shoulder pads.

 

I do not see why you couldn't use tartaros arms though the rounded pads will make it look more Gorgon like I reckon

 

For the head, you would have to carve it out.

 

I have seen someone on here do that and use one of the cataphractii terminator half heads (respirator head) in is place.

File the hand off the front plate and decorate for the legion of your choice

Just swap the arms for tartaros and I'm sure it will pass off as not cataphractii. I've done a head replacement on the model and it does take some work if you want to preserve the cool tubes behind the head. Also you won't have very much room for the back of the head you are swapping in (because of the tubes again) and will likely have to shave off the back of the new head and blend it in with green stuff

Not to state the obvious, but I categorically want to see that guy painted up in Death Guard colours. 

 

Oh my, yes.

 

The Tartaros arms conversion sounds simple and rad, too. Though I'd be far too scared to drill out the head. 

I too cringe so hard when I think about converting any of my Forgeworld Models.

 

The fear of just screwing up such expensive and nice models!? Nightmarish!

Having something of a obsession familiarity with this model, I can say that you can perform a head transplant - but you'll struggle to fit anything bigger than a cataphractii head in there. 

 

I've found that the easiest way to remove the head is to attack it from the top, with a scalpel blade. Once you've gotten the blade all the way in and down to the gorget, it's a 'simple' case of very slowly levering the head away from the body until it snaps off at the chin. Then use the knife to gently carve out the space behind. 

 

This method has the advantage that the original face is left largely intact, allowing you to reuse it (should you ever find the need for only the front half of a head). 

 

Demostration with a cataphractii head

 

 

It's one of my favourite FW sculpts - there are so many ways you can use it. (And I have laugh.png )

From simple arm/weapon swaps (such as lightning claws), to full on ripping it apart and making something completely new. It's incredibly easy to re-purpose him for other legions. The only problem is the head.

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