Vesalius Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Hey all, So with Eldritch Omens coming, I took a look in my bits box and saw that I have a large amount of good looking bits leftover from my Maulerfiend. Really it looks like the main thing missing is the chunky body. Has anyone had any experience is making a conversion with leftover parts to make an acceptable Forgefiend or Maulerfiend? Tallarn Commander 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornestar Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) I haven't done such a thing myself, but what sort of parts do you have to work with that might work as a body? Do you have any sculpting skills? Edited February 4, 2022 by Khornestar Vesalius and Tallarn Commander 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Inspirit Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Its a rather large base, larger than a leviathan dread and just slightly smaller than a knight, so whatever you use will need to be big or complex to fit the build. Perhaps a knight Armiger body? Tallarn Commander and Vesalius 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesalius Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 My sculpting skills are very basic. I considered making an armature and covering it in sculpted mechanical tentacles, maybe try to cut out some armor plates from something. I’ve got a zombie dragon, carnifex bits, and a ridiculous amount of chaos vehicle bits I can contribute Tallarn Commander and Syrakul 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Ruminahui Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Do you want to replicate the dinosaurian look? Maybe use a toy as a base? Another thing to ask, is how concerned are you with it being a "gw model"? Some people need to be because they want to play in gw tourneys or stores, which might be a concern for you as well. Vesalius, Khornestar and Tallarn Commander 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesalius Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 I’d just like it to look like a “demon engine”, and I don’t plan on playing in any GW stores or tourneys. I’ll keep an eye out for toys to proxy, I’d seen some nice Squiggoth conversations from plastic dinos. Thanks! Dr_Ruminahui 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techsoldaten Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 While hindsight is 20/20, magnetizing the torso / arms might have gotten you some use out of them. Most of the Maulerfiend body swaps I've seen were of the Nurgle variety: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/396457573429487321/ Simpler to sculpt than panels. A lot of Orge Kingdom bits make their way into MF conversions as well. https://bloodofkittens.com/wargaminghub/2014/02/04/maulerfiend-conversion-finished-and-painted-the-mammoth-walks-among-us/ Then there's upright conversions. Giants are popular models for torsos. https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/510598.page The thing to remember about the Fiend torso: it has a pronounced thorax and a diminished abdomen. It's more similar to an insect than a dinosaur. https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/401Book/default.php?page=insect_anatomy If you were going to sculpt something from scratch, might be good to consider the proportions of the stock torso and work from there. Vesalius and Khornestar 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornestar Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I was at WalMart yesterday looking at toys, thinking many would be both effective and cheap. A dollar store or similar near you probably has acceptable stuff for even better prices. I’m often impressed by the toys/hobby supplies they sell. Your mileage may vary of course. Vesalius 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Perils Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 I tried making a possessed predator, not sure I've got any pics up here - all you really need for that is a rhino and a few extra gubbinz to make a turret to fit the ball joints for the ectoplasma or Hades cannons Vesalius 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesalius Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 Predator is a good idea! I’ve got a half painted rhino that I could finagle those cannons onto. My original idea a year ago was to use the guns on more mechanical looking obliterators… but then I got the fiend kit with the CSM battle box and realized just how gigantic the guns are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isengrin Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 I'm a big fan of the kit and its supply of spare parts. I threw together the bigger pair of legs with a helbrute's upper body for a dread conversion, but if you turn it up a bit then something like that could easily stand in for a forgefiend. I've also used both fiend guns for various other conversions. One of them is a walking ectoplasma cannon on sentinel legs and another one is a gatling cannon for a chaos knight. Both were pretty easy to pull off and a lot of fun. About the predator idea...I've wanted to use one of the ectoplasma cannons as its main turret for a long time...pretty sure that would look great, too! Vesalius 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornestar Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 ++ FYI: Linking to STLs or other 3D sculpts of GW IP is not something we do on this forum. ++ Silas7 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrakul Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) I built this thing with the body from a zombie dragon: Edited March 1, 2022 by Syrakul Vesalius, Valkia the Bloody, Bat33.1 and 9 others 12 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrexPushups Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 I was thinking it might be fun to use the ectoplasma cannons as a replacement for the dual lascannons on a land raider Fun way to make it look more twisted by the warp Vesalius and Dr_Ruminahui 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Ferrum Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 I've seen that conversion before. And one that replaces the cannon on a Vindicator with the ectoplasma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesalius Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 I ended up using some of my ectoplasma cannons as soulburner petards on my decimator. Bat33.1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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