 Panzerfaust  | 10 Oct 2007 7:26 p.m. PST |
picture Here is a photo of some Kryomek aliens with Genestealer arms (from Warhammer 40K) and greenstuff feet. I converted four figures (two figures have repeat photos to show off the feet). Out of the box these aliens have weapons in their hands but I wanted some without and found that the arms from Genestealers would be ideal. Just like the Genestealer, these models come with separate arms, which makes it very easy to mix and match. I drilled holes in the model's shoulder, and the arm, and pinned them for extra strength. Note the small photos imbedded at the right. They show an out of the box model and below one that someone has modified. The original feet are just little hooves. I wanted a large foot with claws so I sculpted them in epoxy putty. I also removed the horns and sanded the forehead smooth to make them look as Giger-esque as possible. |
| AvatarSCA | 10 Oct 2007 7:47 p.m. PST |
I like 'em. Who makes the kryomek figures? |
| Space Monkey | 10 Oct 2007 7:47 p.m. PST |
Hmmm… interesting… I've got lots of these that I've yet to build… making them fit in better with my Tyrannids would be a good step to getting them on a table somewhere…
Thanks for the ideas! |
| Panzerfaust | 10 Oct 2007 7:59 p.m. PST |
Here is a link to their website: link |
| cloudcaptain | 10 Oct 2007 8:49 p.m. PST |
There was a Kryomek USA but they seem to have gone under. |
| wolvermonkey | 10 Oct 2007 9:36 p.m. PST |
I like the arm swap but not so much the feet. Still a good idea. And I got a big box of those bugs too. Bet you could mix them up with alot of Nid bits. |
| Panzerfaust | 10 Oct 2007 9:41 p.m. PST |
I'm sure the feet will look much better once painted :-) What are Nids? |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 10 Oct 2007 10:19 p.m. PST |
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| MonkeyborgRedux | 11 Oct 2007 2:17 a.m. PST |
What a brilliantly simple and effective idea! They look really good. I assume they will be slaughtering your Colonial Marines shown in the other thread? |
| dragonhead dis 1 | 11 Oct 2007 5:25 a.m. PST |
The Owner of Kryomek Miniatures is still alive and kicking,I carry his entire Line. and have him listed on my web site ( Dragonhead Distributors). He attends most of the major HMGS Conventions. The name of the company is MSD Games / Kryomek USA . WWW kyomek.com in Niantic Conn. The product looks great and is very compatable with Games workshop 40k. Hope this info helps. |
| cloudcaptain | 11 Oct 2007 9:33 a.m. PST |
kyomek.com fails to load. Hence my thought that they had gone under. I will take a look at what you have. Thanks for the heads up! |
| cloudcaptain | 11 Oct 2007 9:39 a.m. PST |
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| Bravo Six | 11 Oct 2007 12:10 p.m. PST |
Suddenly I think Battlewagon Bits is about to get busier. ;) Fantastic conversions and great inspiration. -B6 |
| Area23 | 11 Oct 2007 12:45 p.m. PST |
Brilliant idea, the plastic arms. Never thought of it.
In Europe Scotia-Grendel carries the Kryomek line. "[…]and below one that someone has modified."
That someone was me! :D |
| Farstar | 11 Oct 2007 2:14 p.m. PST |
The statement that they "fit well" with the Tyranids is a bit of wierd irony, since the Kryomek minis are more than 15 years old, and the GW Tyranid line has, over the course of four generations, been slowly evolving closer to the Kryomek look. |
| zgeist27 | 12 Oct 2007 3:39 p.m. PST |
I've got some of the Kryomek Hellions – the little guys – that I have converted to Termagants (the little tyranids). The hellions are basically just mouths and feet – and I had all these left over spine fists from some termagants. So I drilled holes in their sides and gave them spinefists. |
| Panzerfaust | 12 Oct 2007 3:54 p.m. PST |
zgeist27, do you have photos of them? |
| Cacique Caribe | 14 Oct 2007 10:11 p.m. PST |
Panzerfaust, How many figures (troopers and aliens) will you have per side? CC |
| gavinstwin | 28 Feb 2009 7:51 p.m. PST |
does anyone know how to get in touch with kryomekusa? I sent an email but have not heard anything yet? should I just email or fax my order to them? I tried calling the number they have listed on the site but it seems to be a fax machine. |
| Rob UK | 02 Mar 2009 8:00 a.m. PST |
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