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Salamander conversion ideas?

Discussion in 'Painting and Converting' started by Wreckr, Apr 6, 2013.

  1. Wreckr
    Skink

    Wreckr New Member

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    So just wondering if anyone has good ideas on conversions ino you can use cold ones from dark elf but there quiet had to get single.. Any ideas throw them out there haha
     
  2. Arli
    Skink Priest

    Arli Moderator Staff Member

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    You should search the forums, there area few good ideas. You could also buy from non-GW companies. The game system Helldorado has a really nice model that would work. It is called a Squamata Spitter. Here is a picture:
    SquamataSpitter_zps011dee6c.jpg

    And a link to the item(in the states at least) is here:
    http://www.miniaturemarket.com/cishd3015.html

    The problem with this model is that you would not have handlers. Easy to fix by converting some regular skinks.
     
  3. Wreckr
    Skink

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    I see I see hmmm a lot of ideas ahahahaha and yer if seen afew the cost of the metal figures from GW is a joke I recon.. And I hate metal figures lol
     
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    My first post!

    I am using flesh hounds of Khorne for my salamanders, mounting them on the appropriate base. I've used the small circular dags from the Saurus warriors kit that are supposed to go at the bottom of the standards to cover the Khorne imagery. Depending on how you paint them, they don't need too much more conversion.

    http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440015a&prodId=prod1630139a&rootCatGameStyle=
     
  5. newscales
    Kroxigor

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    Somewhere I read someone using Fire Drake DnD model instead of the GW sally:

    http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dod_gallery/Rage_Drake.jpg
     
  6. T`hinker`er
    Salamander

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    That Firedrake is a beautiful model. If you wanted to add a sail, I made one from a sheet styrene plastic, cut to shape with a scissor.

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    The texturing was fairly easy: just spread out a layer of greenstuff and cut the ribs into it.

    ThirdSallie03.jpg

    This project http://www.lustria-online.com/threads/old-schooler-new-to-lizzies.5025/is almost ready for painting:

    ThirdSallie16.jpg

    I could easily see adding a sail like this to either the Chaos hounds or the Firedrake, however I recently bought some bags of toy dinosaurs from Walmart for under $3, which contained both a pair of dimetrodon 88centdimetro.jpg.w180h98.jpg
    and spinosaur 88centspino.jpg.w180h164.jpg
    and mounting them on the correct sized base with some nice basing materials, and of course painting them to match the rest of my sallies, will make for a pretty good looking circus of bound beasties...and a nice surprise for my opponent some day :)
     

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    Slann

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    That would have beeen me. :smug:

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  8. T`hinker`er
    Salamander

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    Bee-you-tee-ful!
     
  9. Arli
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    Arli Moderator Staff Member

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    Those are great conversions!
     
  10. Wreckr
    Skink

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    ahh nice conversions hey, wondering where would u buy the D&D models? and how much? also the chaos hounds looks great already was thinking of em but almost 90bucks is err haha.

    but thanks so far guys!
     
  11. n810
    Slann

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    Hmmmm.....

    (does a bit of searching)

    Rages drakes retails between $35-$20.

    But you might get them as low as $8 on eBay if you shop around.
     
  12. Lord Tsunami
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    i used kroot hounds from 40k with tails made from GS. it is a very simple conversion, and i like the results. you can check my plog in my signature for pics.
     
  13. Wreckr
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    Kroot hounds Nice idea haha and awk not to bad for 10or so. Wen i finally get back home In afew weeks ill try to make à new blog and keep everyone upto date
     
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