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Converting Rhino's into Predators (and other variants)?
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Author:  admiral_tee [ Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:23 am ]
Post subject:  Converting Rhino's into Predators (and other variants)?
Hi all,

I have wondered about the best, and cheap, way to do this.
I don't want to purchase GW Pred's as they're expensive and on eBay its usually the old SM1/2 Pred's that are for sale.

This 'may' be for a Chaos army so I'm not fussed it they look a little different, only want to ensure that they're at least recognisable as a Pred.
I could use the old Ork Battlewagon turret as those are a dime a dozen but i wanted something a little more 'Space Muhreeney'...

My thought was to use a standard plastic Rhino (from SM2 and E40k era) and possibly add the following:
Main Turret:
Exodus Wars Guild Achilles MBT turret
*Colour http://www.exoduswars.com/6mm-Guild-Achilles-MBT-Troop/dp/B006LM3AOO
*How large are these turrets - would they look oversized on a Rhino chassis?
OR
Exodus Wars Guild Hector AT IFV turret
*Colour http://www.exoduswars.com/Guild-Hector-AT-IFV-Detachment/dp/B006LM3KU8?field_availability=-1&field_browse=1479862031&field_product_site_launch_date_utc=-1y&id=Guild+Hector+AT+IFV+Detachment&ie=UTF8&refinementHistory=subjectbin%2Cprice%2Csize_name&searchNodeID=1479862031&searchPage=7&searchRank=salesrank&searchSize=12
*Note, the URL's really need to be shortened on this site.
*I like this turret a little better. It has broadly similar shape/style to the current Pred and it's offset cannon looks ok. Is this too small a turret, i.e. would it look like vehicle autocannon?

Sponsons:
Exodus Wars Twin Light Laser Emitter sponson
*On a Enforcer tank, it's the twin barrelled one http://www.exoduswars.com/Guild-Enforcer-Urban-Pacification-Squadron/dp/B006LM3IX2?field_availability=-1&field_browse=1479862031&field_product_site_launch_date_utc=-1y&id=Guild+Enforcer+Urban+Pacification+Squadron&ie=UTF8&refinementHistory=subjectbin%2Cprice%2Csize_name&searchNodeID=1479862031&searchPage=1&searchRank=salesrank&searchSize=12
*By itself http://www.exoduswars.com/Guild-Enforcer-Urban-Pacification-Sponsons/dp/B006LM4T3K?field_availability=-1&field_browse=1479862031&field_price=&field_product_site_launch_date_utc=-1y&field_size_name=Component&id=Guild+Enforcer+Urban+Pacification+Sponsons&ie=UTF8&refinementHistory=size_name%2Csubjectbin%2Cprice&searchBinNameList=price%2Csize_name&searchNodeID=1479862031&searchPage=1&searchRank=salesrank&searchSize=12
*The 'heavy bolter' sponson isnt twin barrelled but on its side and attached to a Rhino i think it would 'look' the part.
OR
Exodus Wars Grenade Launcher sponson
*On an Enforcer tank, it's the single barrelled sponson at the front of the tank
*http://www.exoduswars.com/Guild-Enforcer-Urban-Pacification-Squadron/dp/B006LM3IX2?field_availability=-1&field_browse=1479862031&field_product_site_launch_date_utc=-1y&id=Guild+Enforcer+Urban+Pacification+Squadron&ie=UTF8&refinementHistory=subjectbin%2Cprice%2Csize_name&searchNodeID=1479862031&searchPage=1&searchRank=salesrank&searchSize=12
*By itself here http://www.exoduswars.com/Enforcer-Pacification-Grenade-Launcher-Sponsons/dp/B006LM5VYG?field_availability=-1&field_browse=1479862031&field_price=&field_product_site_launch_date_utc=-1y&field_size_name=Component&id=Enforcer+Pacification+Grenade+Launcher+Sponsons&ie=UTF8&refinementHistory=size_name%2Csubjectbin%2Cprice&searchBinNameList=price%2Csize_name&searchNodeID=1479862031&searchPage=2&searchRank=salesrank&searchSize=12
* This one, on its side, could pass as a 'heavy bolter' sponson but I'm worried it might be a little small.

Essentially, has anyone done this before or is there a pic that clearly shows these sponsons on tanks next to a Rhino?

Cheers,

Tee
Author:  Apocolocyntosis [ Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting Rhino's into Predators (and other variants)?
The battlewagon turrets might not be very marine-ish top turrets, but should work for sponsons. On a low budget the turret from the old plastic ork gun wagons can work for a very blocky destructor turrets, with E40k plastic land raider sponsons for annihilator turrets.

The basic shape is also very easy to make from 2 small piece of plastic card, cut to shape, cut opposing bevels on each then glue together. Slice a hatch from a rhino for the turret hatch, add some sort of rod or tube for gun barrels. Like this but with proper shaped turrets:Image
Author:  admiral_tee [ Sat Apr 20, 2013 4:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting Rhino's into Predators (and other variants)?
Very clever Apoc - I think I may have to use the blocky Bonebreaka turret - though I was hoping for a more modern look. Although it does mirror the old 2nd/3rd edition rivet bound Destructor turret.

Does anyone have a pic of the above Exodus Wars models with a Rhino next to them?

Tee
Author:  Man of kent [ Sat Apr 20, 2013 5:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting Rhino's into Predators (and other variants)?
I've previously used the following to make Annhilators:

1xPlastic Rhino
1xMk2 Plastic Lanraider Sponson as a turret
2xMk1 Plastic Landraider Sponsons as...sponsons!
Author:  Man of kent [ Sat Apr 20, 2013 5:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting Rhino's into Predators (and other variants)?
Here!

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13937&start=120
Author:  Onyx [ Sat Apr 20, 2013 6:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting Rhino's into Predators (and other variants)?
I used the old plastic rhinos as the base for my Chaos Predators.
Image

I used the old plastic Ork battlewagon turrets as the side sponsons (with a little trimming to the top hatch) and GHQ KV1 tank turrets (with some modifications).
Author:  Legion 4 [ Sat Apr 20, 2013 4:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting Rhino's into Predators (and other variants)?
That works !
Author:  Llamahead [ Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Converting Rhino's into Predators (and other variants)?
Whirlwinds might be a useful basis as well as they've got the turret ring ready. For turrets I'd look at Aoshima's 1-700 Light Ordnane set. It's got plenty of machine guns and 12 turrets in the box for £7.50.
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