Metal hive tyrant, tyrant wings?

[niiai]

Hi

Can a metal hive tyrant be fittet with the plastic hive tyrant kit? I have an old metal model. And I can get some hive tyrant wings. Can I make them fit easaly?

[yoritomo]

Sure. It fits inside the arm socket just like any weapon limb.

Now, the newer wings I believe have a little extra plastic around the joint that could be a problem. But a little trimming and some green stuff and you should be fine.

[yoritomo]

Speaking of newer wings, which edition of hive tyrant do you have? There’s the small one from 2nd edition (your wings should fit him but look awkward), the 3rd edition one with the massive head piece (trimming may be required to make the wings fit properly), and the 5th edition one which is almost identical to the plastic hive tyrant.

[niiai]

It is the 5th edition one that was metal, and then finecast, and then the kit with the wings and swarmlord came after. I am unsure if it is a pure clean fit, and if I can magnetise. I do not know.

[yoritomo]

I don't believe the torso spur changed from the 5th edition to the plastic version. I think they just added the flying bits spur and bone sabers to the 5th edition box. You should be close enough to make the plastic wings work on the metal tyrant.

[Zod42]

As an alternate, I might suggest chopping the upper back to add the wings with green stuff, so you won't have to have multiple weapons in each arm socket.

This is how I did my older version of Hive Tyrant when wings first became an option for Hive Tyrants:
[EDIT: if memory serves, I chopped the front fins and added them back forward and horizontal before glueing the wings to the back and molding green stuff over the top]

[goldfireendymion]

Feb 21, 2018 15:30:08 GMT Zod42 said:

As an alternate, I might suggest chopping the upper back to add the wings with green stuff, so you won't have to have multiple weapons in each arm socket.

This is how I did my older version of Hive Tyrant when wings first became an option for Hive Tyrants:
[EDIT: if memory serves, I chopped the front fins and added them back forward and horizontal before glueing the wings to the back and molding green stuff over the top]

...uh, no offense, but you do know how to thin your paints right?

[Zod42]

Mar 6, 2018 16:13:14 GMT goldfireendymion said:

Feb 21, 2018 15:30:08 GMT Zod42 said:

As an alternate, I might suggest chopping the upper back to add the wings with green stuff, so you won't have to have multiple weapons in each arm socket.

This is how I did my older version of Hive Tyrant when wings first became an option for Hive Tyrants:
[EDIT: if memory serves, I chopped the front fins and added them back forward and horizontal before glueing the wings to the back and molding green stuff over the top]



...uh, no offense, but you do know how to thin your paints right?

Thank you for your feedback.

[kittbash]

A somewhat related question.

I have a flyrant from 3. Or 4.th ed. It’s considerably smaller than the new flyrant. Can I still field him in tournaments considering he can hide behind buildings and hills, new flyrants normally can’t.

[Zod42]

It's tricky because the wings would not be from the original kit. It'd depend on the TO policy on conversions, I reckon.

[yoritomo]

Yes you may. A model is good for as long as you own it. Just because GW can’t stop making bigger models doesn’t mean you can’t play with the ones you already own.

[demonazdoomocculta]

Mar 6, 2018 16:13:14 GMT goldfireendymion said:

Feb 21, 2018 15:30:08 GMT Zod42 said:

As an alternate, I might suggest chopping the upper back to add the wings with green stuff, so you won't have to have multiple weapons in each arm socket.

This is how I did my older version of Hive Tyrant when wings first became an option for Hive Tyrants:
[EDIT: if memory serves, I chopped the front fins and added them back forward and horizontal before glueing the wings to the back and molding green stuff over the top]

...uh, no offense, but you do know how to thin your paints right?

Dick move, dude.

Here’s my 2nd Ed Flyrant WIP.