Token Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 good find. What game is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERO Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 Looks like Hordes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiplash Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 i too dislike the image of SW riding wolves so when i do mine they will be mechanical SW riding mechanical wolves into battle is muchmore futuristic :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter117a Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Just some inspiration for anyone needing it, but how about a cyberwolf based off of a Chaos Juggernaught from the Fantasy range? That's what I did, and I think it turned out well: http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp296/winter117a/DSC_0838.jpg http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp296/winter117a/DSC_0844.jpg http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp296/winter117a/DSC_0853.jpg I'm not done with him yet, but I think that the half-flesh, half-machine look works really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prototype Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 You'll need to do alot of work to the Jugger's head to make the look work though IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Yeah, I'm afraid the fur just makes it look like a furry Juggernaut. What you really need to take care of is the hooves and head. If you can make the legs and head like wolf-like, you've succeded in making a mechanical-wolf to ride as a cavalry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilmerlin Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I'm mounting two marines on the Hordes War Wolf model and one on the Laris model. The War Wolf ones are done but unpainted. I'll try to get some pictures up when I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I agree with Lord Rags. I have always Believed that SW should be riding these giants wolves that roam the plains of Asenhiem. obviously I feel the SW canis model is not big enough. think more the size of the one in the SW artwork ontop of the demon. What I want to know is how does the mounts rending work with say the lords frost blade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldenhaller Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 What I want to know is how does the mounts rending work with say the lords frost blade It don't...rending doesn't confer to special weapons taken by those using a t'wolf mount. Curiously it does for those who are just cav....but that's another discussion which has been had at length elsewhere. I'm in the camp of if we're having wolf cav then make them look as big and nails as possible. This does not include canis who looks like it's eaten a hippo ~O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilmerlin Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Picture of marines mounted on Hordes War Wolf http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/alvinycy/PA265074.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublindawg Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Picture of marines mounted on Hordes War Wolf http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/alvinycy/PA265074.jpg It looks like you placed them on 60mm bases evil, is that correct? I have 3 of those, with 2 in different stages of completion, but I am placing them on 40mm bases. I have also gotten my hands on the elf chariot box and I have started the conversion work on one of the lions to be the mount for my WL. If I can get more work done on the face and tail this evening I will try to post some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilmerlin Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Yup, they're on 60mm bases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymandust Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Can you do a side by side comparison with a space wolf for scale, i would really appreciate it as im about to start converting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublindawg Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I can do a side by side of the Hordes Lone wolf, Lion from GW, Dire Wolf from DnD and I will place a GH and a TDA along side them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldenhaller Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 sounds good...looking forward to it ~O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublindawg Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Ok, I went home during my lunch break and snapped the following picture. Sorry for it being a bit blurry, I didn't have time to setup a proper area to take the picture and used a phone cam. While the Hordes wolf is not bad, it's a bit short in the body. The lion is just a little bit taller but has more length in the body. I couldn't locate one of the dire wolves. They are either in my garage or another closet I didn't have time to look through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikken Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Well what about those darned dognaughts that everyone is making that I can't afford to do? Riding one of those, with maybe a few bits and pieces of a thunderwolf left.... that is a really good idea , and is fairly in line with the fluff as well . A beloved pet that has been entombed in a dognaught so that it can fight along side it's master . solves the whole ridding a real wolf dilemma for the original poster , and should keep most opponents happy . that base model being a dread naught is solid core to start with and should be about the right size for the conversion based on what I have seen of the mounted wolf lords so far . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son of sanguinus Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 simple answer to that either make a cyber wolf out of a dred and a sentinal http://bobpanda.de/warhammer/projects/drea...rider-buildlog/ or go for a wolf styled jet bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbrow II Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 That Dreadwolf model is savage, but it's too big. Being pretty expensive to build also makes it a bit of a no-no for a unit for the time being although it is only supposed to be a one-off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymandust Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad328/dust121/100_1203.jpg After some thought i went with canis, other models were just not as good, in the quick picture i took he has a hammer, this i can swap out for frost axe as i magnetised the lot of them. He's expensive to buy but after quickly painting the 1st one i can see his potential as a twm or twmwl. ill convert two more take a better pic and post up again. My idea is to paint them all different, so face hair wolf will all be unique, i don't think ill sculpt out the body yet but that would make the most sense, but the wolf he's on is very impressive and worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adir Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Has anyone thought about just using the orboros wolves without riding marines? Perhaps adding extra armor to represent storm shield or some sort of head gear to represent a thunder hammer. Then use the canis model as the TW lord w/mount. I am not a huge fan of marine's riding wolves, but a cybernetic wolf cavalry might be kind of cool. I think the orboros model looks too small to be a good mount and frankly I haven't seen a marine mounted conversion that really pops yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Runner Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad328/dust121/100_1203.jpg After some thought i went with canis, other models were just not as good, in the quick picture i took he has a hammer, this i can swap out for frost axe as i magnetised the lot of them. He's expensive to buy but after quickly painting the 1st one i can see his potential as a twm or twmwl. ill convert two more take a better pic and post up again. My idea is to paint them all different, so face hair wolf will all be unique, i don't think ill sculpt out the body yet but that would make the most sense, but the wolf he's on is very impressive and worth it. The termie arms really beef him up! (They are termie arms right?). :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymandust Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Yes its a terminator arm, i magnetised the lot, as in the termi box set and canis to, they all have the tiny magnets that are a pain to put in, so the arms are all interchangeable. Some of ther terminator box set arms dont have termi shoulder pad markings, which would possibly look better, i'll try and take some more pictures but running three of them with storm shields and frost axe/blade and thunderhammer with wolves will work i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Just finished up doing something very similar for mine. First conversion: http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_1813.jpg Second conversion: http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_1779.jpg http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_1776.jpg My arms all magnetized as well - Bolt pistol slots out for a dragon-scale pattern Storm Shield. The second chap becomes a Canis-counts-as pretty easy (with the way I magnetized it, the claws sit better on him then the actual model with Canis' head. http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_1782.jpg The second conversion is more radical because I wanted to try and change the pose as much as possible. I don't think I have it in me to try and convert Canis a third time. I'm a far better painter then a modeller (terrible, terrible modeler), and he's a pain in the ass to work with. Plus being so expensive doesn't help either. Shame, I'd like to have at least gotten three riders from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I AM THE AWESOME Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Now the beer and pretzels gamer in me is punching me in the face for saying this, but I've started running my Storm Chargers as SWs, and I had a similar problem until I had an epiphany: This bad boy. Yes, it's still pretty corny, after all Marines riding giant dinosaurs is hardly better than Marines riding giant wolves. But hey, I like that Carnosaur, and it's IMO a better sculpt than Canis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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