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MaltonNecromancer
02-07-2012, 02:28 PM
So, we all love conversions, but so often, all a conversion is is someone who's stuck a bit of GS onto a Marine and made a little tabard with fingerprint lines in. We've all been there; we've all made that conversion (unless you haven't, in which case, why have you left the Privateer Press discussion board? :rolleyes:)

All joking aside however, we've all seen genuinely jaw dropping conversions. Stuff that you look at and wish you could do. Those people who somehow turn a sheet of styrene into a tank that looks better than something Forge World produced; those people who drill holes into Marine legs to make space for little balls that will be studs to realistically replicate mark 5 armour. You all know the stuff.

So anyway, this is a thread for images, and you're only allowed to post pictures of radical conversions (that's radical as in "extensive", not radical as in "I'm currently living in 1987 but speaking like it's 1985".) The only qualifier is that they must be:

a.) Really detailed, above-the-norm conversions, and
b.) Genuinely jaw-dropping.

They don't have to be yours; they can be stuff you've seen online. But they can't just be a photorealistic paint-job. They must make you go "Holy frak, how much effort did that take?!"

To whit, a few of my favourites:

Caiin's scratchbuilt Baneblade (from the glorious Work In Progess website)

http://members.upc.nl/r.bouwmeester38/wip/baneblade/wip96.jpg

It's a Transformer. It turns into a Warhound Titan.

http://members.upc.nl/r.bouwmeester38/wip/baneblade/wip100.jpg

Complete thread here: http://z11.invisionfree.com/Work_In_Progress/index.php?showtopic=5287&st=300

By the same man, a Tau Metal Gear:

http://members.upc.nl/r.bouwmeester38/wip/tau/wip-mgtr-31.jpg

Complete thread here: http://z11.invisionfree.com/Work_In_Progress/index.php?showtopic=16926&st=50

MaltonNecromancer
02-07-2012, 02:28 PM
By Fildunn, possibly the greatest kitbash I have ever seen:

http://coolminiornot.com/pics/pics14/img4ca45cfd5746d.jpg

MaltonNecromancer
02-07-2012, 02:48 PM
Iacton Oruze's incredible Bjorn the Fell Handed conversion (again from Work in Progress):

The conversion work is brilliant...
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/5/13/221108_sm-Bjorn%2C%20Dreadnought%2C%20Fell%20Handed%2C%20Spa ce%20Wolves%2C%20Venerable.jpg

But the paintjob turns it into something else entirely.
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2011/6/23/238423_sm-Bjorn%2C%20Dreadnought%2C%20Space%20Wolves%2C%20Ve nerable.jpg

Thread is here: http://z11.invisionfree.com/Work_In_Progress/index.php?showtopic=17527

MaltonNecromancer
02-07-2012, 02:52 PM
Giganticdark's converted giant Forge World space marine:

Conversion work:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8264/marinefinalassemblymt8.jpg

And then the paintjob.
http://coolminiornot.com/pics/pics13/img49d34cfea4ed3.jpg

Thread here: http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/showthread.php?29899

Read and be astonished.

MaltonNecromancer
02-07-2012, 02:56 PM
Jaume's Eldar Wraith Stallion:

http://coolminiornot.com/pics/pics14/img4c7c33a0e8047.jpg

Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer
02-08-2012, 04:25 PM
Sweet servo-balls of the Emperor, those Tau mechs!

So, I guess I'll post some pics of the Tyracrons from Musings of a Metal Mind (http://musingsofametalmind.blogspot.com/search/label/Tyracrons). Pretty well known, but deserving of a place on a list of good conversions.
Tyracron Warriors:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ARyCHIqabVY/TCI6HcgDzTI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/MzdobZ6g7dU/s1600/prime.jpg
Tyracron Doom of Malantai:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ARyCHIqabVY/TCI6iVOu6uI/AAAAAAAAA5g/Py3oJRCpNMc/s1600/doom.jpg
Tyracron Harpies:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ARyCHIqabVY/S6-gGgOhnbI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/ZoPhebWO3RE/s1600/harpies-2up.jpg