Check out my Bjorn the Fell Handed conversion! Hi everyone, my name is David Richardson aka Munky. I've known Adam for just over a year and helped him to paint most of his Tau army.I've been following his Tau and Space Wolves blogs with great interest, so when he found out I was starting a Space wolves army and possibly a blog too, he kindly asked if I wanted to contribute to the blog you see here.
I am honoured to be a part of this amazing blog, so I shall start with my Bjorn the Fell Handed conversion!
I had bought a Dreadnought kit quite a while ago and decided to 'wolf' it up a bit. Fortunately Games Day was just around the corner, so I picked up the new Space Wolves boxed sets to get all the bitz I needed.
Once I had stopped drooling I started work on the old style marines I had collected and swapped heads and arms etc to give them some "new" flavor, I will show these in their own posts at a later date.The Assault Cannon I think still needs some work to beef it up a little but I just had to have the new belt fed ammo on it and the wolves head off the new Wolf guard Terminator sprue!
The Dreadnought Close Combat arm took quite some time to get the plasticard claws looking right, I wanted to copy the distinctive curved style of the new Wolf claws.
Other than that I hate Dreadnought legs because they are stumpy and boring so I thought "Storm Shields" and promptly stuck em on.
Bjorn still needs some Green Stuff work to tidy bits up but the general idea is there. Stay tuned for more as I apply the finishing touches and paint him up!
13 comments:
November 15, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Looking great so far! Welcome to the Blog, I look forward to you future entries.
-Jim
November 15, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Cheers my man I have been a fan of your work for ages so its an honour to be a part of this.
November 16, 2009 at 8:32 AM
Looks awesome m8
Is there maybe an eta on the painting guide for the regular wolves holding of on painting my stuff till I see your awesome painting.
November 16, 2009 at 12:55 PM
I'm working on it now!
November 16, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Awesome cant wait
November 16, 2009 at 2:32 PM
I am working on a guide myself as well.
Should be good we both paint quite differently to each other.
November 16, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Looks great! I'd echo your comments on Biggerizing that AC. Bjorn certainly should not have a wimpy gun.
November 16, 2009 at 7:01 PM
Thanks, I was considering making new barrels out of plastic or brass tubing.
Probably make it longer and wider, not 100% sure just yet
January 17, 2010 at 7:55 PM
It's nice, but I'd like to see it painted.
Nut I'm a real of the original :-) I have mine in a display case now with a little card on the back introducing him as:
Njorn the Fell Handed
Space Wolf Hero Dreadnaught,
in a fancy, if sloppy, font :)
I'm tempted to try and recreate a version of him before he became a dreadnought. Or maybe what you would put his sarcophogus into if he took a massive hit and you had nothing better handy, Tactical Dreadnought Armor (Terminator Armor).
Was gonna make a Space Wolf Terminator Lord with a Ligntning Claw, an Assault Cannon, and regular or heavy flamer on his Claw. Or maybe just paint the ligntning claw red and give him some plasma grenades.
God I miss the 2nd edition plasma grenades. Those were the days1
January 19, 2010 at 7:29 PM
Thanks mate, I will be painting and modelling more soon I promise.
I just a few loose ends of commision work to finnish off then my time is my own to begin on the Wolves proper.
February 28, 2010 at 9:50 AM
Dammit why do GW have to ruin my day and release the Venerable dread kit!
I want that now to work on and make a new Bjorn.
I love /hate those plastic crack dealers sometimes.........
November 17, 2010 at 11:05 PM
i love the idea and im thinking of using it the only thing i would change is the assult cannon to his plasma cannon
February 16, 2011 at 10:19 AM
Still unsure about the SS on the legs, but a nice looking model all around.
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