I was digging around in my many assorted bits storage devices yesterday.
I like to "shift" items of interest, bits, weapons, figure, parts whatever into my "interesting" box. A nice cheap wooden cigar box my wife found for me that I use as a mobile workstation/cutting board.
I was looking into the bottom of the box at all the older things that I have been playing around with for ages and decided to make some use of them.
As I began working I decided to try and make use of figures, parts from different companies.
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First up, and most tedious was the man himself;
The explorer was based off a Space wolf lord I believe.
I hated the torso and head, and wolf pelt stuff so hours of cutting and filing later I managed to clean it up enough to use a standard space marine torso. A PP loose head with goggle made a suitability appropriate choice.
For the backpack I wanted to avoid using the standard tech marine backpack so I made my own.
The back pack was made of a 2nd ed backpack base with a part of a chaos marine special character's backpack.
A stolen plastic gorkamorka hand(only one meaty enough to match the first)was added and a the tech marine power axe.
To hide some of the gouged away areas he got a few dark angel plastic bits… Heresy for the fluff people on a space wolf bases I know.
I am getting ready to add a green stuff tabard to cover the last of the fur and help match up the waist properly.
I will be greenstuffing a gear to replace the skull on the chest too.
Every good scientist need a few henchmen and he is no exception.
A trained lab monkey(Reaper) wielding a converted power-halberd.
and his ever faithful hunchedback minion.
A mordhiem dreg was the base with a ERM Corporate Slick arm added and bits from a warzone backpack to "tech" him up a bit more.
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Personal security is always an issue when your "finding" alien technology so a security team is needed.
Two Imperial Guardsmen with Peter Pig heads make a good start.
A bit more punch comes from a free Merc with a bolter. He started life as a Warzone Capitol Orca driver. A couple of chaos marine arms and bolter rounded him up. I am greenstuffing the shoulder pads to match the kneepads and tie the parts togeather.
Lastly a local guide to help you out and help explain your not stealing the natives sacred items, you are merely trying to study them.
I found a classic marine scout(the Mohawk ones) that was missing his arms. 2 cadian arm replacements and a Hasslefree head finish this guide quite nicely.
The parts were taken from;
GW(40k, necromunda, gorkamorka, and mordhiem)
Peter Pig
Reaper
Warzone
Hasslefree
Privateer Press
I still have a bit of greenstuff work to do, making a few more 2-3 IG security personnel in the same style and then then paint the group up.
As always I am interested in any feedback, thanks.
searches for a better way to store his starships.
