Taloned Horror

[Thlaylie]

I made this guy awhile ago and forgot to share him with you. I had started this conversion and realized during it that the TH was actually smaller than a Tyrant. So he sat in my bits box until I realized that none of his intended bits would work for any other conversion so thoroughly had I envisioned them. I completed him and he sits on my shelf with my army. I noticed him again this week and figured I'd show him to you.

Here he is with my favorite Barry. This is especially appropriate if you take notice of his closest to the camera back vent, as due to a manufacturing flaw it appears to have been trimmed by the sword:

[3nsiferum]

Is it just me or does it look like hes gonna fall over backwards?

[Thlaylie]

He's just propped against the base. I don't mount them until after painting. He will be in a dynamic leaping pose.

[Overread]

thlaylie said:

He's just propped against the base. I don't mount them until after painting. He will be in a dynamic leaping pose.

and there went my one crit that I could think of.
Out of interest, I see you use a lot of plastic manipulation, but do you ever use greenstuff on these conversions ?

[Thlaylie]

Yes, I have and do use GS, but kicking and screaming. I've always built models without the use of clay so it's hard to get used to GS. I will use it to fill in a gap that I'm unable to find a piece of model to fit. I really hate those conversions where people take a few bits and GS sculpt the rest, might as well sculpt the whole thing IMHO.

[voidlord]

That looks pretty cool but I must ask where the fluff for the taloned horror comes from?

[3nsiferum]

thlaylie said:

He's just propped against the base. I don't mount them until after painting. He will be in a dynamic leaping pose.

OHhhh my bad, how exactly will he be posed because that will make or break the model for me

[Thlaylie]

His fluff is from the 2nd Tyrannic War from the Tempus Fugitives website. I will be mounting him on a short flying rod leaping out of some rubble. (they were claimed to climb ravine sides and cling there to drop on transports)

[Psychichobo]

That model is quite awesome, it truly is - that's some omaginative use of the extra thorns given with the carnifex. Interestingly, I have a friend with a Nurgle Lord called Barry.... wonder if it's a common name in the imperium.

[Thlaylie]

A "Barry" is a model used to show scale in a picture of a conversion.

[voidlord]

I love the hand claws on him....Looking forward to seeing the final piece already