darknation Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Long time no post, but getting back into the groove. Thought this might work for renegade chapter scouts, or heresy era carapace recon marines. Yay or nay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Callius Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Love the idea for them as renegade scouts, but for recon marines I would say they are a bit small and looks more like scouts/ guardsmen. Really nice use of the bits at hand and a great colour scheme, nice and gritty. Where did you get those heads from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknation Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 Heads are sourced from an empire flagrant and Dark Vengeance cultists respectively. And I'm running out of good unique faces for the rest of the squad, so if anyone can suggest similar looking bits then I'd appreciate the, uh, heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1SB Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 That is awesome! Reading the title of the thread, I was initially totally against the idea, then I saw your photo and you completely turned me around. It is a combination of your excellent painting skills, your palette choices, your conversion/kitbash skills, alongside the actual pieces. Thanks for sharing this. Very cool stuff. I totally dig this for 30k Traitor Legionnaires in Recon Armour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battybattybats Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 It's an imperial STC for the pressure suit the genestealer cultists wear so i was 100% in favor before i saw the pics, and they really work well visually too :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 This is a great conversion of a normally not allowed Xenos unit! They look very characterful and have that renegade 40K atmosphere about them. Awesome work and look forward to seeing other interesting conversion ideas from you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendigo Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Man, that's really clever of you! These look great, and anyone who sees them will recognize them as Space Marine Scouts. But at the same time, they have a subtly different look that makes them unique and full of character. It makes sense to me that there would be some variation in how different Chapters equip their Scouts in terms of armor, rebreathers, etc. -- this equipment would be locally-produced, since it is far less complex than power armor. Based on this logic, I think you could use Genestealer Cult models for Loyalist Chapter Scouts as well as Renegades-- although different, more 'heroic' heads (as opposed to the Flagellant and Chaos Cultist heads you've used here) would be better for the former. Wendigo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Very clever conversion and an excellent paint job. Regarding "other" heads, take a look at Rust Stalkers. They have some interesting looking heads. I got some for an Inquisitorial warband I'll be working on. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 SO COOL !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Belgian one Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 YAY .... definately .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Nice idea, works really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuskRaider Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 A little small to be Scouts (and especially Recon) IMO, but the Genestealer Cult models lend themselves well to Imperial Militia / Chaos Cultists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanist Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 That makes an awesome chaos enforcer/storm troopers or carapace equipped renegade guard/militia unit. I'd be interested to see a size comparison to a unit of scouts before judging that possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Those pressure suits are tremendous. I used one to build a pilot for my knight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknation Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 That makes an awesome chaos enforcer/storm troopers or carapace equipped renegade guard/militia unit. I'd be interested to see a size comparison to a unit of scouts before judging that possibility. Can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forward Assist Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Very nice palette you've used. Very Blanche-like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Pretty much the exact same size as scouts then, so size isn't an issue at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctem Cultor Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 They look awesome, any chance of a full break down of bits used and from what kits? -Noctem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemac Vradon Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 They look awesome, any chance of a full break down of bits used and from what kits? -Noctem Yes please! Such a great idea. I guess you could also use them as Cultists or slaves for chaos legions then. Nemac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknation Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Sure, though the bitz list is surprisingly small. 1) Bodies and arms are from the overkill boxed set. The cultists in there are basically mono-pose; It would be much, much easier to use the new Hybrid Neophyte box set. Lesson learned. 2) Heads are from the Dark Vengeance cultist sprue. I also used heads from the Empire Flagrants kit. To make the damn things fit into the armour, be prepared to shave down their chins. 3) Umbra Ferrox pattern boltguns from Forgeworld. I used these for a couple reasons; - first, I want to be able to use them in heresy-era games. Second, they are a tad thinner than regular garden-variety bolters, so they fit into guardsmen-sized hands. The new sisters of silence come with these bolters in glorious plastic as opposed to inglorious resin, so check ebay. 4) Scout shoulder pads. I press-molded these to save myself from financial pain, though I think you could just trim down regular space marine pauldrons and call it a day. Might even be preferable, you could use the Legion pads from forgeworld and keep the legion icons on them. As for the conversions, be prepared for an infinite amount of rage as you try to separate the cold, dead hands of the cultists from their autoguns. These are some tiny, tiny pieces. *And* you get the joy of having to the pin the wrists back to the arms. Speaking of arms, spacing these for optimal boltgun positioning was also a pain. In a couple instances I had to carve the left arm off the body and re-sculpt most of it. I just made an armature out of wire, wrapped it in green stuff bandages and hoped for the best. Additional arm heartbreak: Some of these dudes are left-handed. These boltguns have no shell ejection port on the left-hand side. More drilling + greenstuff required. Other greenstuffing involved filling in gaps, making gauntlets to cover some suspiciously Xenos looking chitin, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanist Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Nice that's spot on size wise, would be cool to see the marines to go with them, you looking at a whole army or just a squad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknation Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 plan is a full army. Started on my first marine today. Base is a Mk4 Thousand Son but... annoyingly, these guys are actually true scale. They are a head higher than a normal marine. Which has broken my scout scale entirely. Are the plastic HH miniatures also scaled larger than the standard marines? If anyone has a Mk 4 + Scout comparison shot, could they post it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Have to say, I think these are great :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_H Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Despite the palpable pain from your parts list I think the results are awesome. Really good conversion work and a nice end result. The genestealer hybrids have added a wealth of conversion parts and it's good to see them get use on B&C - id never thought of them used that way! Got more in store for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macas Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 May have to try this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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