Converting monsters

Discussion in 'Painting and Converting' started by rdennison11, Mar 14, 2012.

  1. rdennison11
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    rdennison11 New Member

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    Hi,
    I was thinking as an idea; Lizardmen kind of lack the giant free roaming monsters, they have a stegadon but it requires riders, I was thinking crossing the warhammer giant with maybe a crocodile model with the head/tail/feet and a few scales.
    Wasn't sure whether that would work and whether it would be usable in battle?
     
  2. n810
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    Suppose you could have it count as an old-blood on a Carnasaur.
     
  3. T`hinker`er
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    I'd love to see the Lizards get baby Steg riders in their new book...heck they can even be mounted by skinks. These would be like our true Heavy Cavalry, with a 3+ save, Str 6, T5, W3 and a Stomp attack. Too much like Kroxigors though?
     
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    I did a conversion of an oldblood riding a crocodile. I only use it in games with my friends. I used a crocodile toy and painted it. I used the same base as the steg.
     
  5. SanDiegoSurrealist
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    If you play Storm of Magic you can bind a giant, would be cool if you did a conversion and themed a giant to fit in with LM.
     
  6. Arli
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    Giants are a blast to play too!
     
  7. rdennison11
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    As a heavy cavalry you could maybe have one of the smaller forms of triceratops like dinosaurs, or on a larger predatory model, based on something like an allosaurus or something.
     
  8. rdennison11
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    Or even the old stegadons, being relatively small could be adjusted to have a rider
     
  9. kissthehurricane
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    A friend of mine is helping me with one of my mad conversions. Just before Christmas I thought "Why aren't there any giant Kroxigor?" so here is my plan...

    We're going to be converting a Beastman Cygor into a giant Kroxigor who will be carrying a large engine of the gods on it's back. It'll be a proxy Stegadon, but should look awesome when it's finished.

    Roll on a new Lizardman book with more large beasties in!
     
  10. strewart
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    Wow a Cygor sized Lizardman? I really want to see that! Get it started and post photos, kissthehurricane! :p
     
  11. rdennison11
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    Would you use the cygor model for the size or would it have the limbs as well?
     
  12. kissthehurricane
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    The limbs are being used as a base. Obviously there will be a lot of conversion work so he's no longer furry. The way the arms hold the standing stone means that with a bit of tweaking he can support a howdah on his back/above his head as if he is lifting it towards the heavens.
     
  13. rdennison11
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    It make take more work but I think it would look better with the platform on his back
     
  14. rdennison11
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    As a monster one of the GW Lord of the Rings Drakes would look excellent. It wouldn't take much converting (maybe just adding a rider or just leaving it as is) and a jungle themed base; it would look ace
     
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    Would it be possible to create a hero riding a horned one ( a converted cold one)
    I think that would look great as an army genrral
     
  16. rhysap
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    i have actually made a scar vet on horned one with saurus horned one riders
     
  17. rdennison11
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    Cool, could you post a photo; it would be really helpful
     
  18. rhysap
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    look through this
    http://www.lustria-online.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=9056
     

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