Kroot Mercs. WIP [UPDATE] 12/13/2011

[killercroc]

Hey everybody! Thought I would make a WIP Blog thingy about the small Kroot Merc. army I am building. Now it isn't going to be anything big, just a couple squads so I can team up with my Tau buddy and help him out some.

So far I only have 11 Kroot but plan on getting 2 boxes so I will have another 32. With those I will convert into different kinds of Kroot, Shapers, Stalkers, Hunters, etc.

So here is what I have done so far. This is the Master Shaper for the army. He is armed with a Power sword and a Flamer, plus some other Kroot goodies that most of you won't get unless you've read the PDF .





So I made this guy from Kroot bitz and the body of a Bloodletter. His name is 'satanas Ipinanganak' which is Filipino for 'Devil Born'.
The reason he has this name is 1). He is made from a Daemon, and 2). My friend who plays Daemons is Filipino, so I did this to mock him.

Well that's all for now, let me know what you guys think!

[Deathnid]

nice, brilliant ideas!
you should probeably shave athe aquila off the flamer though, but anyhow, a brilliant model

[killercroc]

Dec 9, 2011 23:18:55 GMT Deathnid said:

nice, brilliant ideas!
you should probeably shave athe aquila off the flamer though, but anyhow, a brilliant model

Actually Kroot are Mercs. and they are paid in weapons so that's why I didn't remove the Aquila

[hivetyrant103110]

Good idea. I really like it and can't wait to see what you do with the others.

[Deathnid]

Dec 9, 2011 23:26:39 GMT killercroc said:

Dec 9, 2011 23:18:55 GMT Deathnid said:

nice, brilliant ideas!
you should probeably shave athe aquila off the flamer though, but anyhow, a brilliant model

Actually Kroot are Mercs. and they are paid in weapons so that's why I didn't remove the Aquila

aaaaaah. i see. thanks for clearing that up

[killercroc]

New update, including some other Kroot kindred types into the works.

First off is a Hunter Kindred. These Kroot come with Snipers instead of Kroot rifles. All I did was remove the spikes and add a scope to make this guy.


This is a Stalker Kindred. These Kroot are even more sneeky than other kinds, they get stealtth and they have an ambush ability that acts the same as the Ymgarls Dormant ability. With this guy I gave him a blade and shortened his gun a bit so it would be easier to move around with.


Now this is a WiP shot of a Vulture Kindred. Kroot with wings!!! Thats all there is to 'em, flyin' Kroot. I had some Gargoyles I wasn't using so I took their wings to make this guy.


As before, let me know what you think!

[killercroc]

Another update! The paint scheme for my Kroot. I went with a scheme that would make them look like mountain dwellers, hope I pulled that off well. What do you guys think?





I was able to get this guy painted up at work yesterday and I am pretty happy with how it came out.

[rick]

Looks really nice dude... Keep it up, I can't wait to se your gargoyle-kroot painted ^^

[hivetyrant103110]

You certainly achieved the mountain dweller look. Can't wait to see it all come together for you.

[liam117]

for more mountain-ness look you should add rocks and sand/grass

[Hive Carnithrope]

Dec 10, 2011 9:38:15 GMT Deathnid said:

Dec 9, 2011 23:26:39 GMT killercroc said:

Actually Kroot are Mercs. and they are paid in weapons so that's why I didn't remove the Aquila

aaaaaah. i see. thanks for clearing that up

Damn. Beat me to it, Deathnid.

I still think you should paint it to look like it has been scored off. Keep the same shape so you know it's an aquila, but make it like a Kroot was bored so gouged some aquila out.

Or not, whatever. Still cool.

[killercroc]

Hey guys, thought I would post a few quick pics. of what I got done.

finished shot of the Vulture Kroot. Though they still have Kroot rifle I didn't wanna model it but I feel this works.


Next up, Centikroot!!! These guys are actually called Trackers, they are the anti-tank so to speak of the army. They can all take Melta-bombs and are Calvary so they get the 12" charge.


Next up is the Greater Knarlok. Now actually this is a Lizardmen Stegadon but the actual Knarlok is like, a $75 FW model and I didn't wanna pay all that for one, so I got this guy and did a lil bit of converting


Streamlined his head a bit.


Kroot riding Kroot. Krootception!!!

[Braddon]

I like the knarlok conversion, that was pretty creative.

[DinoCop]

that winged looks great. Centaur-type looks good as well keep converting

[Hive Carnithrope]

Awesome. I love the Gargoyle Kroot!