Cheap Mawloc?

[blazhew]

Just had an idea. Glue the Haruspex head to a base (I have made an exocrine), cover it with dirt/rock and model it so it's bursting forth. Bam, Mawloc. Crazy? Just crazy enough to work?

[localcultist]

It's sound idea if Your opponent would be ok with just a Maw

Adding Haruspex mouthpiece on regular Mawloc would certainly make for interesting conversion, however I'm not sure if Your idea would work from game standpoint (line of sight). Maybe if You would add long tentacles or terrain piece that represent actual height of a model?

[edit]
Actually, I just didn't realized how "small" is Trygon and how long is Haruspex's tentacle.

[blazhew]

How tall is the Trygon/Mawloc? I don't have one yet. The Haruspex head is about 10cm from neck to the tip of the tongue.

[localcultist]

I think Mawloc is 5" (125mm) tall? So this could work, actually... Just add some scything talons too. Maybe some sort of spare miniature entangled in a tentacle made out of wire and putty?

Also I've found how to make cool looking "bursting from ground" effect.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0MeM_YTXfs

Looks quite nice, tho I would use different kind of plastic (maybe some clear acrylic/plexiglass?) since heat glue is not as transparent as I would like, also easy to tear.

If still possible, make jaw and tentacle detachable from base and attachable to Exocrine body. Haruspex is great option for "distraction Carnifex".

[blazhew]

Top half of a pair of talons bursting out from the ground on either side of the head might look cool. I'll have to see if I have any spare monstorous talons. If I put the head on top of a few cm of cork board/bulging earth it should be the right height.

[Iryan]

It is a neat idea. To help giving the model appropriate height, you could try making something like a mole hill with wires + putty, with an opening at the top where the maw and 1~4 talons reach out. The hill can then be painted like a more elaborate version of the ground you use on your other unit's bases...

...Hmmmmmmm~

[Barbs]

Nov 15, 2017 13:50:29 GMT Iryan said:

It is a neat idea. To help giving the model appropriate height, you could try making something like a mole hill with wires + putty, with an opening at the top where the maw and 1~4 talons reach out. The hill can then be painted like a more elaborate version of the ground you use on your other unit's bases...

...Hmmmmmmm~

Seems like a beautiful idea, imho! It really adds some flavour to your army, especially if you use Jormungandr HF trait, without having to use an entire model to do it. I could even steal it

[mattblowers]

Try it out and see. You said you have the head, so you lose nothing. I recommend having an actual model in your arsenal too to settle LOS issues and such.