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Author:  Gun_Hit [ Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:04 pm ]
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I have recently started playing Epic after discovering EA at my local GW Games Centre. I have a large Tyranid force dating back to Epic 40K days, so after completing my Epic Eldar Army I decided to dust off me 'Nids and get them re-organised. Inspired by various topics on this forum I got to work on some of my old 40k 'Nids to produce a few ?Hierodules which will hopefully become the main hitting force of my army.

Hierodules

These are converted from the 40k Tyranid Warriors. I am presently working on a conversion of a 40K Hive Tyrant to represent a mighty Dominatrix. Also planned is a few Tyrgons using 40k 'Gaunts. Looks like my 40K 'Nid army will be severaly depleted. ?:D


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Author:  Dwarf Supreme [ Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:31 pm ]
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Nice looking minis. :cool: In my opinion, sacrificing 40k Nids for epic is worth it. :p :D
Author:  nealhunt [ Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:36 pm ]
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Rock!  We talked about this a while back in a Nid conversions thread.  I have been meaning to buy a box of warriors for exactly that purpose and had more or less the same design in mind.  It's awesome to see someone did it and made it not just work but look good.

Kudos. :D
Author:  ragnarok [ Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:37 pm ]
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I agree very nice work.  Warriors would of been my second attempt after gaunts.  (They have more armour). Please tell, how did you do them?

Strange how you are planning on converting a hive tyrant into a dominatrix.  I had the same idea to use the tyrant model for a hydraphant/dominatrix.
Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:49 pm ]
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Brilliant work! :cool:

Cheers!
Author:  Chroma [ Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:18 pm ]
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Those look awesome!  Can you give us a step-by-step modelling demo?  ;)
Author:  MaksimSmelchak [ Tue Nov 15, 2005 5:48 pm ]
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Hi Gun_Hit,

Great looking photos!

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
Author:  Gun_Hit [ Tue Nov 15, 2005 5:51 pm ]
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Thanks guys :blush:

Converting them is fairly straight forward (I am no modelling guru).

I used the rear section of the warrior. Shortened the tail and moved the legs back just behind their intended location. You will need to tilt the torso to a desired angle and remove some of the leg joint so that they fit equally.

Then its a simple manner of adding the Warrior head to the torso joint (will also need some trimming).

I used the Warrior blades for the large rear claws that simply fit into the original leg joints and two smaller 'Gaunt claws for the front pair.

For the Barbed Hierodule the bio cannons were made by cutting the forward section from the Warrior bio weapon and gluing it onto the trimmed hands of the 'Gaunt spinfist. Using the Warrior bio weapon 'as is' looked too big and you also only have right handed weapons.


Gun_Hit
Author:  vanvlak [ Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:04 pm ]
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Wow! Incredible work, Gun-Hit! :D :D :D :D :D
Author:  Markconz [ Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:10 pm ]
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Excellent work on the nids Gunhit - Those are great epic versions of the FW 40k scale hierodules.

Lets see more of your nids! :D
Author:  firestorm40k [ Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:11 pm ]
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Yeah, Gun_Hit, these are great, I really like your 'Nid Infantry too!  I've seen Epic Heirodules made using 40k 'Nid Warrior parts before, but I though they looked too large in comparison to the 40k model.  Yours are spot on!  I may well make a couple when I (eventually) get round to doing my Epic 'Nid army... of course, that'll be quite a while, in which time SG might well have released the official model (we can live in hope! :p )
Author:  primarch [ Wed Nov 16, 2005 3:41 pm ]
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Hi!

Wow! Great looking conversions!

Primarch
Author:  stormseer [ Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:00 pm ]
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Ace conversions GunHit, and welcome to the boards! :cool:
Author:  FarSeerElandrieth [ Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:43 am ]
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Quote (Gun_Hit @ 15 Nov. 2005 (11:51))
I used the rear section of the warrior. Shortened the tail and moved the legs back just behind their intended location. You will need to tilt the torso to a desired angle and remove some of the leg joint so that they fit equally.

Then its a simple manner of adding the Warrior head to the torso joint (will also need some trimming).

I used the Warrior blades for the large rear claws that simply fit into the original leg joints and two smaller 'Gaunt claws for the front pair.

For the Barbed Hierodule the bio cannons were made by cutting the forward section from the Warrior bio weapon and gluing it onto the trimmed hands of the 'Gaunt spinfist. Using the Warrior bio weapon 'as is' looked too big and you also only have right handed weapons.

Gun_Hit -

Very impressive conversions! Any chance you could post some more photos
with close-ups, showing how you did the conversions?

TIA!
Larry
Author:  Gun_Hit [ Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:55 am ]
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I am going to build another Barbed Hierodule soon, so will do some step by step photo's.


Gun_Hit
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