Mars-Pattern Storm Talon Conversion - Fin [Redscorps]

Hola,

Finished my take on the Storm Talon this morning, the wings showed yesterday but I didn't get a chance to get to it. They are two Storm Raven tails with the fuselage section removed and have been mounted in the same position as was intended for the wings.

If I had the tools I would probably be chamfering the leading edges but I don't and I am happy enough with this to let it slide without feeling guilty, I still think it's a vast improvement on what we were issued with anyway.

I am calling it a Mars-Pattern as the design is quite different as is the configuraton of the weaponary. This would be more of a 'flyer' than the helicopter that GW intended it to be, climbing and diving, strafing ground targets and being a general menace. The main engines/wings will still go up and down but only for take-off and landing so the position of the Assault Cannons is perfect. 'Hover Strike' will be coming from the thrusters on the underbelly. Game wise though I am still going to use the WD issue rules.

I got a bit lazy on the tutorial side of things this time as I was distracted by other stuff this week (Tartatros Terminators showed up, 25 of the sexy beasts!) but if you have any specific questions about the project drop me a line in the comments and I will answer there.

Hope you have enjoyed my take on the model and until next time,

'Crises Precipitate Change'

Cheers,
Redscorps

P.s. Painted pics up on my Red Scorpions blog ASAP. 

[Wappellious] Bringing the Angels Solarus to life!

For those of you who have been following the blog, you have already seen the introduction of the Angels Solarus, a Blood Angels splinter chapter.

In addition to the horde of infantry created for this army, I also painted numerous vehicles and dreadnoughts.  I believe there were three Forgeworld speeders, two Baal Predators, six dreadnoughts, and five dreadnought drop pods.  Oh yeah, and a Stormraven!  Those will all be finding their way to the blog. :-)
This is a bit of a taste of things to come on the blog...

MWC Blog Post Spotlight - 02

Drkmorals here and you may know me from such posts as "Grey Knights counts as Grey Knights" and "Converting a Golden throne in your bathroom" However this week let's get on with the spotlight post.

Our hobby tends to be full of very creative people with mad skillz and talents. Every week I run across several things that are cool, interesting, unique, or awesome. Here is one such post.

This week I wanted to shout out Mr Pink over at Faeit 212

Faeit 212 is pretty well known for its news, and constant updates. Natfka runs a tight ship over there and is a stand up guy if you have never chatted with him online. Mr. Pink is a guest author and has been doing a series on sculpting and working with green stuff. He is on his third post. The post talks a bit about several methods to get a desired result and overall is a great read if you haven't seen it yet. Not to mention if it really strikes your fancy you should also go back and take a look at the other two posts. Fantastic work Mr. Pink.   How to Sculpt 3: Sculpting Skills

Have a great blog post you want considered for highlight or see something amazing you want to nominate. Feel free to drop me a email Drkmorals AT gmail.com and point me in the right direction for consideration.

WIP Storm Talon Conversion #2 [REDSCORPS]

Hey hey,

I just took a few quick photos with the base coat down on the hull, I think it lets you see what I did a little better. Thats it for now, I will have the wings this week I hope so I can finish it off.

Thanks for all the comments on the previous WIP post, I'm glad I've managed to get people looking at the potential of the kit and not just the drawbacks of the original design. Everything I did was relatively easy save for working with the funny angles in the 'chin' of the aircraft, even then it was just patience with my cuts of the plasticard and taking it slow.

Enjoy.

Redscorps

P.s. The main engines will only go up and down during take-off similar to the V-22 Osprey, the rest of the time it will operate as a fixed wing aircraft, climbing and diving to strafe with the assault cannons and launch missiles at the xenos/heretics.

WIP Storm Talon Conversion [REDSCORPS]

Good afternoon everyone,

I'm going to write a bit more about it once the new wings arrive (2x StormRaven Tails), for now though note the shaved and extended tail (I wanted to use the original but it didn't get removed well), the lack of a bulky and unattractive front end through the use of a StormRaven Typhoon Missile Launcher mounted on the chin in place of the AC's turret, (cut narrower with a plasticard housing), The StormRaven Assault Cannons mounted on the engines (spaced out with the HB ammo clip from this kit, shaved down and glued on).

I used the previously tail mounted landing gear in the rear, made a plasticard housing as though it extends from the fuselage. Widened the front landing gears stance by mounting them on the previous weapon mount positions.

What do you think?