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Author:  Selim Wormrider [ Mon May 12, 2014 11:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Kit Bashing a Defiler Tutorial

Where to start? well I have wanted a Defiler or two for some time, but I never wanted to build it from scratch
that would take for ever and its very fiddly! :P
So this will be a tutorial on how to do a custom defiler out of epic minis you may already have!
what you see in the photo is what you will need to have to build this version i am
making and I hope you like it!
I don't know who to credit for the back leg idea, that i am using
it was on some photo I found randomly on the internets when searching for "defilers epic40k"
but the rest of it is my own creation! :D
All right what I used was 2 SM 1st Ed ork battle wagons one chaos dreadnought, 2 imp sentinels
2 sec ed orks with looted heavy weapons, 1 sec ed gun wagon battle cannon and I am using a 40k
Necron scarab as part of this build, plus a few odds and ens , including some spiky bitz from the first 40k Dark Eldar plastic box set from the 90's. I may use a tiny bit of the ever useful
plastic styrene sheets !
more soon don't for get to subscribe to this thread if you like it!
To be continued . . .

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Author:  Selim Wormrider [ Tue May 13, 2014 7:57 am ]
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Alright then as of now The polls show 3 of you would like to see more of this! and one of you just likes to click useless buttons ! ;P so lets do this!
First off I cut the legs off of the sentinels ( this is easier if you have not glued them to begin with) ;D
next I severed the battle cannon at the breach where it changes sizes , (keep all parts you cut off you'll-
need some of them later). then I use a hobby file to flatten the top of the turret , and bring the sides in more
and make them more parallel. I use a small pin vice to to drill out the breach to make the barrel.
also cut the Ork off of the looted gun, cut down on both sides of the gun to remove the Ork
( as seen in photo DC1 the cut flat along the underside of the gun then file off exes, then
mount the two guns side by side, see photo DC2.

Next we can cut the Chaos dreadnought in half see"photo DC2" for the cut, take note on the legs
off to the side where I cut it. next I cut the left gun off, leaving just half of the mounting arm.
for later, save the gun for another time. next up cut the head off of the Chaos dreadnought
right about the bottom of the third bump down its back( see photo DC3) then you will need to file the bottom of what is left of the dreadnought to fit on top of the Ork turret. when that's ready you can glue it to
the turret, then glue the gun you made ti the arm that use to have the Chaos dreadnought auto-cannon.
ok the rest will have to wait till tomorrow.
To be continued . . .

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Author:  kyussinchains [ Tue May 13, 2014 8:30 am ]
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this is looking really superb :)

Author:  MrGonzo [ Tue May 13, 2014 11:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Kit Bashing a Defiler Tutorial

More please! :)

Author:  Selim Wormrider [ Tue May 13, 2014 5:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Kit Bashing a Defiler Tutorial

OK I'm so glad to hear that you guys like tutorials cus I like to do them! ;D
The polls say 7 you want to see more! yeah!
and when given a choice 2 of you have
opted for the "I like to click on things" button, ;D thx you've made my day!
that is very punk rock of you! I approve! lol

Continuing on... this is where it starts to get fun.
So now with the body turret/upper body made time to add the final parts
the head of the Chaos dreadnought I removed comes back in to play.
I take a flat file to the back and bottom of the head so it sits flush, next
take a blade and cut notch out equal to the size of the head, from nose to
back of the head. now take a round file and file the slope on the head, fashion
it in to some horns. :D (if you have some thing in you bitz box that works better
use that! like a skull head off a banner might look cool!) then just glue that puppy on there!
in a later step I will add spikes. you will get to see that photo in the next batch.


OK Legs! your going to want to place the leg so its standing upright use a
good blade to sever the back to stabilizer feet off , do this well and you have instant spikes
for your defiler ( save for later). note in photo DC6 the bottom leg has a slope, I achieved
this with a file then file the sides so there even in shape.


So the last photo sets up for how the chassis is made, I use a Ork first Ed battle wagon because
its parts are very versatile . the spikes on the wheels are useful the wheels them self's and the
spiked ram are good for this conversion.
I like to cut off a little more then i need then file it to where its perfect fit. I do this on the
front of the B-wagon. so the wheel in the center of the photo is a back wheel of the wagon
I found it to be to big for the preportion so I cut the front wheel off another wagon ,as the front
wheels of the first wagon are were the front claws go on this defiler. so the small wheel will require
you to define the top of the wheel with a blade, ( if this is not your cup of tea then the back wheel
works fine) Sorry this is so long, but that's why I do the tutorial in sets of 3 lol.
ignore the necron scarab for now Ill explain in the next installment .
so you quessed it To Be Continued . . . dun dun duuuuun! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW7Op86ox9g

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Author:  primarch [ Tue May 13, 2014 6:49 pm ]
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Hi!

Very cool tutorial!

Primarch

Author:  kyussinchains [ Tue May 13, 2014 6:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Kit Bashing a Defiler Tutorial

MOAR!!

*scuttles off to raid ebay/bits box*

Author:  Selim Wormrider [ Tue May 13, 2014 6:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Kit Bashing a Defiler Tutorial

kyussinchains wrote:
MOAR!!

*scuttles off to raid ebay/bits box*


I can just see plastic Imp, Sentinels disappear on eBay haha

Author:  Selim Wormrider [ Wed May 14, 2014 12:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Kit Bashing a Defiler Tutorial

Alright I'm Sensing some of you want Moar! so Lets just jump in to the next 3 steps!
Ok I like this part! this is were is starts to come together.
So I have mounted the Ork ram to the front of the necron scarab, after some filing.
I hope you saved that gun barrel from the first segment... you did save it didn't you ? ::)
well you need it because it becomes the smoke exhaust pipe, as seen in photo DC8.
next the area behind the skull on the ram carefully slice of the square bits (save these they go on the back of the necron scarab)
I flipped them front to back the swapped sides so the stacks face outward.
mostly its just impotent to make the scarab level with the Ork ram note the dark blue area that looks like
a backward "E" file down till it looks like it in the photo , cus that's where the turret mounts and if
its not level you will have a lopsided defiler. lol

Now the legs yeah! before gluing the leg on i would put the spikes on.
I used the spikes off the ork battle wagon wheels and some dark eldar 40k spikes cut up.
I recommend pinning your legs if your good at pinning if not
just glue in , but i would at least carve with a rounded blade (see photo DC2 if your not familiar
with a rounded blade) a little out to widen the place where the legs sit.
Note in photo DC9 the hole on the outer edge i made that with a pin vise after i caved out a socket of sorts.
the hole in the center is part of the model ignore it ;D
so once you have the legs in the place your happy with glue in place.
you can at this point glue the wheel you cut off the battle wagon and glue on the bottom
of the turret. oh its getting exciting ;D
OK that's it for now :( sorry you'll have to keep tuned to see the final build It will have to be tomorrow!
To Be continued . . .

I hope your enjoying this as much as I am making this :)
TTFN

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Author:  Nitpick [ Wed May 14, 2014 5:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Kit Bashing a Defiler Tutorial

Like it! Clever use of bits.

Author:  kyussinchains [ Wed May 14, 2014 8:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Kit Bashing a Defiler Tutorial

this is looking really great, but where are the claws?

Author:  Selim Wormrider [ Wed May 14, 2014 8:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Kit Bashing a Defiler Tutorial

kyussinchains wrote:
this is looking really great, but where are the claws?


Ah yes the claws are going to be covered in my next installment , l hope
To get this done soon ! I can't wait to post the finished results.
So stay tuned. ;D

Author:  kyussinchains [ Wed May 14, 2014 5:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Kit Bashing a Defiler Tutorial

okay, I've hoovered up all the required bits, now finish telling me how to glue them all together!!!

Author:  Selim Wormrider [ Wed May 14, 2014 6:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Kit Bashing a Defiler Tutorial

Ok sorry I did not get as far as I wanted yesterday I was a bit Knackered yesterday, and
i was unable to keep my eyes open to do a photo edit, so i hit the sack.
this is just were we are right now! later to day I hope to have how to make the front
Claw Arms
;)


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Author:  kyussinchains [ Wed May 14, 2014 8:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Kit Bashing a Defiler Tutorial

fricken sweet dude!!!

you have made my day.....

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