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Although this is just an old metal Terminator captain,
I added the Storm Bolter arm from a Space Wolf terminator. The Captain
model paints up extremely well in Space Wolf colors- in fact, it was a
Space Wolf version of this captain in an old White Dwarf Golden Demon article
that inspired me to use the color scheme I did for all my Space Wolves! |
| A stock metal Space Wolf terminator, with Chain Fist.
The color scheme is almost exactly the same as the regular marines, including
the sky blue eyes. The decals go on the right shoulder instead, of
course, but I also included a yellow knee pad on this Terminator for additional
depth. |
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Aaah, Lightning Claws, the perfect weapon for Space Wolves!
Using a stock metal Space Wolf body and new style arms, this model came
out really well- lucky on the pose, I guess- and the details painted up
nicely (whew!). I actually have two of these models, but this one
just came out better. |
| Heavy flamer anyone? It still cracks me up that devastators
can't take Heavy Flamers but Terminators can. I guess you really
need that "ignore move penalty for heavy weapons" to make good use of template
weapons like flamers... |
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The stock Metal Space Wolf terminator Sergeant. When
painting wolf pelts, I start with a dark brown wash on the large areas,
then a light brown wash on small areas like the face, paws, edges and underbelly,
and finally drybrush the whole thing with white. Even though I don't
base coat at all, it seems to work quite well, especially since I prime
in grey (not white or black). |
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I converted a whole squadron of bikes using the new plastic
Space Wolf accessory sprue. Here's the sergeant, using
a special Head, Body, Pack, Shoulder Pad, and backpack complete with wolf
pelt. I also added wolf tails attached to the handlebars.
I made slim, custom bases for the bikes out of plasticard, and mounted
the bikes at slight angles to look more dynamic. The Sergeant is
leaning slightly to the right- probably to turn into some unsuspecting
foot soldier with an aim to bisect them with chainsword... |
| The toughest part of the conversion was the character backpack
with wolf pelt. I had to bend the wolf pelt up to sit on the back
of the bike- I cut a slot in it with a razor saw and carefully bent it
until it was level, then glued it in place with solvent cement since it
softens plastic nicely and makes a good bond. The resultant "flapping
in the breeze" look is just what I wanted! I also positioned the
wolf tails on the handlebars so they look like they are flapping in the
wind. |
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| A similar treatement on the attack bike. The driver
is equipped with a head, torso, and sword arm from the Space Wolf sprue.
The gunner is stock, though I cut the totems from a plastic torso and added
them to his leg. The bike also sports a wolf skull icon on the back,
wolf tail on the gun, a knife on the back of the gunner's seat, and
a pouch from the Mordheim sprue on the side car. |
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One of the more unusual conversions
is this Space Wolf dreadnought. I never liked the short, stumpy look
of the otherwise awesome new dreadnoughts. So I went about "fixing"
that by adding extra pieces at the ankles (taken from a printer drive feed
mechanism) and to the waist (a metal bearing unit). The result- a
giant of a dreadnought! Only a Space Wolf would aspire to be
so massive- this beast stands well above any normal model! |
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The back of the dreadnought. I added a wolf pelt from the
Mordheim "Middenheimer" sprue to add to the "wolfiness" of the model, and
to help blend the upper and lower body after adding over a quarter inch
of height to the waist. I particularly like the fact that the "jacked
up" waist allows you to see the nice detail on the back of the legs, normally
obscured by the gargantuan upper body. Also, the smoke launchers
on top are actually from the new Land Raider kit- I thought they looked
more reasonably sized than the metal ones supplied with the dreadnought.
Of course, I plan to use the metal dreadnought launchers on my Land Raider!
Simple swaps like this can improve your models without any parts going
to waste...
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I love the concept of the companion wolves for the Space
Wolf army, and set about converting some plastic wolves from the
Battle Masters goblin wolf riders. I cut down the saddle with nippy cutters
and puttied in the gap, texturing it with a toothpick. Once painted,
you can hardly see the conversion! |
