Lord Rust Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Ever since I first saw the Brass Scorpion build in an old White Dwarf, Ive wanted to build one for my army The Sons of Rust Hailing from the daemon world of Tetnis, the dark mechanicus forges onworld churn out a near uncountable procession of daemon engines (as well as other nasty endeavors). The warped minds at the forge have convinced me to share their hard work with you, in the hopes that more of these monstrosities stalk the galaxy and bring death and destruction to all. Step 1: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141547.jpg buy/borrow/steal 2 defiler kits Step 2: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141549.jpg assemble both hulls Step 3: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141550.jpg assemble 8 of the legs, do not put the armor plates on them Step 4: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141550a.jpg assemble 2 of the claw arms, put the armor on them Step 5: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141551.jpg assemble a battle cannon, the black line shows where this needs to be cut Step 6: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141551a.jpg the black line shows where 1 of the hull sections needs to be cut Step 7: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141552.jpg the black section here needs to be cut/filed flat on both hulls (I used a large file with great results) http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141700.jpg like so Step 8: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141700a.jpg http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141701.jpg check out all the cool plastic your cutting up Step 9: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141741.jpg The 2 hull pieces are glued back to back (the areas you filed flat) and the cut down cannon is put on the front Step 10: Wow, been working hard, get a drink Step 11: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141837.jpg one of the extra claw armor is glued onto the back over the cut section Step 12: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141838.jpg The 2 engine pieces are glued into the valley that is on the back Step 13: One drink is never enough Step 14: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141939.jpg From the front section that was removed from the hull, cut off one of the female socket pieces Step 15: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307141940.jpg glue said piece onto the armor plate on the rear Step 16: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307142001.jpg these are the pieces you need to start building the tail, it is one claw arm piece nearly completely assembled and part of the second one to get these to fit together you will need to trim some of the inside of the mostly complete arm Step 17: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307142211.jpg trim down the mount for the reaper Step 18: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307142213.jpg the now trimmed reaper mount is fitted into the shorter arm section, glued together, then inserted into the larger piece Step 19: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307142228.jpg cut the ammo belts of the 4 reapers, and the bayonets off of 2 of them Step 20: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0307142320.jpg assemble both of the heavy flamers (can be gargoyled for cool factor) trim the nubs off the mounts Step 21: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0308141609.jpg mount them to the bottom of the hull Step 22 (optional): http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0308141610.jpg cut some lengths of old bass strings, and go to town with a drill on the hull. the idea is the string goes inbetween pairs of holes http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0308141655.jpg like so Step 23: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0314141508.jpg Using a claw armor and 3 of the leg armor build the front armor, a pair of leg armor makes the rear http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0314141509.jpg to get the front armor to fit right you will need to trim the front leg plate Step 24: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0317141432.jpg magnets are mounted in the ball of the tail, and corresponding magnet set in socket Step 25: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0317141432a.jpg greenstuff to fix some of the gaps Step 26: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0317141433.jpg hooks added to armored carapace to help cover the slots Step 27: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0317141434.jpg add additional details, skulls, chains, whatever gets you off Step 28: http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0317142046.jpg http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0317142047.jpg assemble and prime Step 29: Have another well deserved drink and admire the bad-axe black beasty in front of you Next stop............... the Hall of Fame see you there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckoning Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Wicked conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Mustard Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Love it !!! Serious engineering skills!! Thanks for the step by step Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Rust Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 Thanks for the replies if I can get him painted in time, he will see the battlefield next weekend at a local tourney and all shall fear the wrath of: Char Gar Gothakon the beast that has no name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly_bear Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Wow awesome conversion brother well done indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 :tu: well done on an excellent tutorial and this is going to look amazing when done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Looks great, well done! :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 That's a heck of a beast, bet it will look fantastic when painted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Rust Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 A few more skulls, to make Khorne happy, some highlights, and its done Im trying to set up better lighting to take pics so hopefully the finished shots will look better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Looking at this model a second time, I can't help but think that the tail needs some bulking up to give it girth; it looks weedy. Then again, I'm comparing it to a real life scorpion- where the claw to tail size determines the deadliness of the venom (thicker the tail (more venomous), the smaller the claw and vice versa) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Rust Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Interesting, I never knew about the relationship of tail/claw size and the potency of the poison I guess for a Brass Scorpion it makes sense as the claws are str 10 and the tail gun is only str 6 I think the angle of the pictures and the all black doesnt due it justice http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh13/RevSteel/0510141652.jpg although not finished I think this pic shows the size better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 That...is...awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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