Modelling ideas for combat shields and phosphex bombs

[Brad_hutcho]

Just after some ideas on what people have used to represent combat shields (to be fitted on assault marines) and Phosphex bombs for a Lightning?

 

Best ideas I've come up with are terminator shoulder shields I've found on eBay because they seem a good size. For Phosphex bombs, all I can find that may be suitable are some of the backpacks from either heavy flamer or multi-melta upgrade kits from FW. Anyone got any better ideas? Cheers :-)

[Kinstryfe]

Did you mean terminator storm shields? If so, they should work. I used them for a similar idea on some scrapped models years ago. If you mean the little heraldry shields that go on their shoulders, those are teeny...

[Brad_hutcho]

Did you mean terminator storm shields? If so, they should work. I used them for a similar idea on some scrapped models years ago. If you mean the little heraldry shields that go on their shoulders, those are teeny...

Ah yeah, I meant the heraldry shields. Too small? I looked at storm shields but as I play traitor World Eaters, I'd rather avoid anything with too much imperial imagery on it. I'll have a dig round though, thanks mate

[Lord_Caerolion]

Yeah, the heraldry shields are minuscule. They'd cover the forearm, but that's about it. They're basically the same size as what you get with the Primaris/Grey Knights.

[Brad_hutcho]

I'll dig round on eBay for storm shields, or maybe even some Warhammer fantasy ones that might work. I vaguely remember so Dark Elf ones that were flat that I could stick WE transfers on

[Lord_Caerolion]

The Dark Elf ones are very elf-y though, they might stand out a bit from the rest of the gear, unless you do other conversions.

[Brad_hutcho]

@Lord_Caerolion

 

True. I've found some chaos warrior ones I may be able to clean up and remove the iconography from. I've assault marine combat shields too, and storm shields that I could clean up but only ever a couple per seller. I need 20 of them :-(

[Lord_Caerolion]

The Chaos Warrior ones can look awesome, I've seen a bunch of good conversions done with them.

[Brad_hutcho]

Yep, and they could look very fitting on a MK II WE assault squad kitted out with chain axes :-) honourable mention, if I can find enough of them, Templar brethren combat shields scraped clean could look equally as good

 

Now I've just gotta find ideas for Phosphex bombs

[Noserenda]

Id avoid Stormshields just for confusion purposes. I used Warhammer generic shields but Chaos warrior ones would work too!

(Also, if your Legion is one of the big 4 the drop pod spare icons are super handy detailing!)

I had to sell my lightning a while back but it came with bombs/missiles, i was just planning to paint those tbh :) 

[Supe robot gangster #1]

Combat shields for world eaters you say? Try the ogre gut plates. Work a treat for WE combat shields! Edited February 12, 2018 by Supe robot gangster #1

[Brad_hutcho]

I appreciate the advice :-) and yeah, I'll look into gut plates, nice idea

[Gorgoff]

For my Iron Warriors I ordered those as combat shields:

https://www.shapeways.com/product/6R6KT3VYU/10x-iron-legion-aggressor-2-combat-shields?option=60513044&etId=180056016&utm_source=automated-contact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=payment-received&utm_content=3

[Kinstryfe]

Oh! Yes! There's one gut plate that's basically made for WEs. It would be perfect.

[Brad_hutcho]

For my Iron Warriors I ordered those as combat shields:

https://www.shapeways.com/product/6R6KT3VYU/10x-iron-legion-aggressor-2-combat-shields?option=60513044&etId=180056016&utm_source=automated-contact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=payment-received&utm_content=3

Very cool. If you watch the Outer Circle on YouTube, I'm pretty sure Macca did some of his Thousand Sons up with shields from the same company

[Brad_hutcho]

Oh! Yes! There's one gut plate that's basically made for WEs. It would be perfect.

Pretty sure I know the exact one that you're talking about and yep, it's pretty much made for WE's

[Supe robot gangster #1]

I’ll see if I can dig up my old world waters (long before the black books) that use them! If I even still have them!

[Laughingman]

Second vote the shapeways stuff... Only downside is if the stuff you are buying gets caught up in a GW C&Ds (the planer more generic looking items are likely in the clear..)

[Gorgoff]

 

For my Iron Warriors I ordered those as combat shields:

https://www.shapeways.com/product/6R6KT3VYU/10x-iron-legion-aggressor-2-combat-shields?option=60513044&etId=180056016&utm_source=automated-contact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=payment-received&utm_content=3

Very cool. If you watch the Outer Circle on YouTube, I'm pretty sure Macca did some of his Thousand Sons up with shields from the same company

Actually I don't and a quick look at their content tells me: I won't. ;)

Anyways, like I said, I've already ordered my shields and will keep you guys informed how that turns out. Maybe I'll post a pic of the build miniatures.

[SkimaskMohawk]

My buddy actually used the tilt shields and painted them all energy-y. Yea they're small but theyre pretty much bucklers rules wise anyways.

[carlisimo]

I’m a big fan of ML Shield’s round shields. They’re flat, but that’s the only downside.

 

However… they don’t make sense on assault marines. They’ll save 1/3 of them but for the same points you can have 1/3 more bodies and therefore do more damage.

[Gorgoff]

I’m a big fan of ML Shield’s round shields. They’re flat, but that’s the only downside.

 

However… they don’t make sense on assault marines. They’ll save 1/3 of them but for the same points you can have 1/3 more bodies and therefore do more damage.

But... but... Marines with shields.

Marines.

With.

Shields.

Eh?

[Noserenda]

Breachers? :P 

[ephrael]

What about the shields from the IF Templar Brethren kit with the Maltese crosses shaved off. I would use the phosphex bombs from the Legion Destroyers kit. You can probably find them from bits sellers on eBay.

[Brad_hutcho]

I’m a big fan of ML Shield’s round shields. They’re flat, but that’s the only downside.

However… they don’t make sense on assault marines. They’ll save 1/3 of them but for the same points you can have 1/3 more bodies and therefore do more damage.

They're already gonna be a full twenty man squad, I want them more survivable, since I'm going to be running them as part of an armoured assault/drop pod World Eaters army. For a turn or two until the reinforcements arrive they've gotta be more resilient