It is a really nice model, but I don't play Nurgle. A bit of a conundrum really, as I sure do like nice minis. Luckily, the dark gods of conversion have always favoured me, and I once again beseeched them for some evil gifts of naughty knowledge.
Miniature wise, there was one part of the figure that just had to go if I was to un-Nurgle the thing; his massive bile belly. It was a painstaking procedure, but I cut away the stomach area and then swapped it out directly with some of the abs from a Kairic Acolyte. It was harder than that sentence made it sound. I then had to build up and reconnect his legs. From there it was a lot of fun, as all I had to do was choose some weapons and his head and well as the other details. Interestingly, I had a Horus Heresy Rotor Cannon to spare, and it seemed to fit pretty well. Part of the fun of Obliterators is that there are no real rules about what they have to have, so you can go a bit crazy with the armament.
Scale wise, he turned out pretty big too; at about twice the height of a guardsman and a good deal larger than a regular Terminator. He is mounted on a 50mm base.
Now all I need to do is build 2 more to make a unit...
Looks well chief, bravo. Nice collection of bits.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rory. He was a bit of a challenge as there was a point somewhere in the middle where I had no idea if it would even work!
DeleteI still have a few more bits to add; like the belt feed and a bit of finishing. I might see about adding more guns too, but it has to look good.
Good work on this, don't think i've ever seen a Slaanesh Oblitorator before (for some reason!)
ReplyDeleteStrange, considering how excessive they are!
DeleteAlso, there's pictures of an old converted one that I posted about a month ago, if you want to see a different take on it!
That's pretty badass for an Obliterator. By that I mean, it would look awesome as a character of some sort. It's going to be an impressive looking unit.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I still need to decide what I'm doing for the rest of the unit! Something tells me that three of the same mini wouldn't work.
Delete"I cut away the stomach area and then swapped it out directly with some of the abs from a Kairic Acolyte. I then had to build up and reconnect his legs."
ReplyDeleteWhoa there, Fabius Bile! ;)
In all seriousness, tho, that looks awesome. Hope you can find another couple of Models that can match it in stature without being just dupes to round out the Squad.
Taken out of context, people could be quite worried....
ReplyDeleteI'm still thinking about the rest of the squad. A pair of Forgeworld blade slaves would probably work, but I'll probably go with something else once inspiration hits.