Converting Calgar into a Space Wolf Gravis Captain?

[Karhedron]

I have been thinking of getting a Gravis Wolf Lord for my Space Wolves recently. 7 Power Fist attacks on the charge, hitting on 2s is pretty tasty and 7 T5 wounds before Relics is not too shabby on the defense either. Now I could just get the new kit and wolf it up appropriately but Marneus Calgar is coming out in Imperium for £8.99 in the new year and he looks a pretty imposing model to convert into a new Wolf Lord. I am just looking for any thoughts or ideas from people who have built or converted Calgar themselves.

 

Looking at the sprues, it does not seem like it would be too hard. A lot of the UM symbols are extra parts that can be replaced with wolfy parts from my bits box.

 

• Replace head with SW head - simple swap
• Eagle and Laurel iconography is sufficiently generic Imperium to leave alone
• Iron Halo can be removed and replaced
• UM belt buckle and leather straps are a separate piece so can be replaced with something like a piece of wolf pelt.
• UM symbols on the fists will need to be carved off. Fiddly but not too hard if done before assembly.
• UM shoulder pad replaced with a generic or SW gravis shoulder pad.
• Eagles on backpack. I could leave these in place or carve them off and replace them with wolf-head vents from the SW back pack if they are large enough.
• UM symbol on hem of cloak can probably be filled in with liquid greenstuff.

 

 

Can anyone think of any other details that will need changing? Are there any deal-breakers you can see in the above list? I quite enjoy converting stuff but I am always interested to hear ideas before I start. For reference, here is a regular Primaris Captain I wolfed up a few years ago. I am thinking of something along the same lines to represent the same character getting a shiny new suit of armour.

 

Edited December 6, 2022 by Karhedron

[Gamiel]

12 minutes ago, Karhedron said:

Eagles on backpack. I could leave these in place or carve them off and replace them with wolf-head vents from the SW back pack if they are large enough.

I say leave them in place 

[N1SB]

Yeah, Brother Karhedron, I'm with Brother Gamiel because counter-proposal: paint those eagle heads as like ravens, like Odin's 2 ravens.

[Grotsmasha]

Looking at the sprues, I really do think a head swap on the Eagles would be very straight forward. Another path may be to swap out Calgars pack with that of a regular Gravis Aggressor

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Grotsmasha said:

Looking at the sprues, I really do think a head swap on the Eagles would be very straight forward. Another path may be to swap out Calgars pack with that of a regular Gravis Aggressor

 

I have bits of Calgar laying around from a Crimson Fists conversion I never did.

 

The backpack as our Honoured Brother Grot says works.

 

I would be tempted as suggested to paint them raven like.

 

But either works.

 

 

 

@Karhedron Are you UK based?

 

 

Edited December 6, 2022 by Brother Captain Arkley

[BadgersinHills]

@PeteySödes did a conversion of Marneus to Arjac Rockfist. While your conversion doesn't need to be that involved, it might be of inspiration. 

[Karhedron]

1 hour ago, Brother Captain Arkley said:

Are you UK based?

 

I am indeed. 

[Guest]

On 12/6/2022 at 2:56 PM, Karhedron said:

 

I am indeed. 

Yours if you want it. @Karhedron

 

Will need a little GS to fix the leg pose bit I would guess you will add some GS anyway.

Edited December 9, 2022 by Brother Captain Arkley

[Gamiel]

2 hours ago, N1SB said:

Yeah, Brother Karhedron, I'm with Brother Gamiel because counter-proposal: paint those eagle heads as like ravens, like Odin's 2 ravens.

Would still be eagles not ravens. I suggest nodding toward Northwest Coast art instead with a combination of red, white and/or black.