Monday 5 February 2018

40k Skaven - Squaduary Week 1 Progress, 40k Skaven - The Build



Things have gone far better than I expected and I've forged ahead. Behold the light of progress!

If you missed my earlier post, these beasties are to be used on the field as Adeptus Mechanicus, so you might recognise some familiar weapons. I was worried that the conversions would take way too long, but handily it turns out that the Skitarii arms are almost compatible with the Stormvermin kit (read compatible very loosely). They did have to be cut about a bit and filled extensively (especially in the back), but it wasn't too onerous and I'm really happy with how the squad is coming together. I have finished these guys, but I'm waiting on an infusion of fresh parts to build the Alpha from.




I've also added all manner of techno bits to them to help sci-fi up the look. Luckily the Stormvermin armour is already most of the way there, so the occasional dial or switch easily knocks them right out of fantasy and into the grim darkness.




In line with my pledge, I've also been working on a character - a mighty Rat-Dominus. He is still under the knife so to say, so tune back in a day or two to see how he fares!

18 comments:

  1. Well done man! Really solid progress so far.

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    1. Thanks. Would it be overkill to try to build an entire army of these guys for Squaduary?

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    2. I think a 500 point army would be perfectly reasonable. I mean that's like 13 models.

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  2. These will make awesome Skitarii and the new FW Termite and Mole will be for Ad Mech forces, so will hopefully get AM 40K rules as well as 30K, so these will be very suited to using tunnelling equipment!!

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    1. You sound even more excited than I am. I'm trying not to buy them a load of stuff and to work with what I have, but an Onager does sound very tempting! (maybe once I've painted them they'll have earned it?)

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  3. These conversions are awesome dude! great work!

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    1. Thanks. I almost feel guilty that they don't take that much time/effort to build like this!

      Just wait till you see them finished and painted, It'll be awesome!

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  4. Loving them! That gives me an idea, the lightning priests' potentia coils are a bit like a techno rat-wheel...

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    1. I have no idea what those parts are, but I'm going to have to look them up now!

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  5. Yessss, good! I love them! Make sme want to give a shot at making supa-grots with the same base model.

    They do fit very well with the Skitarii bits..specially that robotic arm on the first rat.

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    1. You probably could build them with grot heads, you'd just need to fill the necks in as the Skaven heads have a neck and the grots are socket style.

      I really like combining Skaven and Skitarii parts, they work really well stylistically. I especially like the retro sci-fi look of the guns.

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  6. Inspired work, just great stuff. Looking forward to seeing the full squad.

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    1. Thanks. I'm really enjoying working on them for this year's Squaduary. I was trying to think of something that would be cool/different for the event, and I've felt inspired ever since I started the project.

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  7. Looking great, dude! They make me want to get back to my own Space Skaven project!

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    1. Yeah, Skaven belong in the future - no matter what the big-wigs at GW HQ say!

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  8. This is amazing. I'm a huge fan of Admech and Skaven and this is hitting on all cylinders.

    I may have to borrow the idea and work on making my own version. Truly inspired. Excellent work.

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