Although it is not allowed normally in any rules I know
of, I wanted to make a uniquely armed dreadnought for the Iron Hands, so
I came up with twin power fists, each with a heavy bolter attached!
Sounds appalling (right, Marneus?) but I got
it to look pretty clean (see pic below). Starting with the standard
power fist arm, I sawed off the storm bolter with a razor saw. Next,
I took the metal Heavy Bolter from the Attack Bike, removed the stand,
and filed the scope mount line on top down to nestle nicely into the power
fist. I then cut a notch into the hand part of the glove to make
room for the front sight of the Heavy Bolter (see the front view to the
right). Finally, I added tiny skulls to the front of the fists
for a more finished look. The upper arm has also been detailed with
lifting rings and rivet plates.
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For the right arm, I used the same method on a power fist from the
Furioso dreadnought, sawing off the meltagun with a razor saw. This
time, however, I had to move the ammo box to the opposite side of the heavy
bolter.
I had to saw horizontally to get the feed away fromthe mag, then vertically to remove the mag, then bent the feed around to the other side and attached the mag there (after filing a flat spot for it). Whew! The lifting rings are visible on the back of the arms (see center pic) and give the model a heavy look. Other enhancements to the legs include spikey knees (from the new plastic fantasy Orcs) and cover plates on the "hips" to bulk them out. These plates came from a Jagt Tiger model tank kit, the source for most of the additional details on this conversion. The new feet also have some enhancements- tiny square plates and rivets I added on to get the detail level on par with the rest of the model! |
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In the rear view (center) you can see the added torso disc, detailed with tank parts. Fine jewelry chain hangs from the lifting rings on top for a heavy look. In fact, the extra rivets, cables and spikes all help to match the aesthetic established for my Iron Hands marines. To further bulk out the back of the legs, numerous additional cables were added, made from tiny spring cable (from novelty bracelets of all things). I also added extra pistons above the back of the feet to better match them to the legs- these were taken from the German tank kit, of course! |