How To: Stormtalon Assault Walker Conversion

[Kesher]

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This model's official designation is the Stormhound Assault Walker after it's bigger brother, the Warhound Titan.

I had alot of fun making this conversion, and hope this guide helps anyone out there looking to make their own version.

Unfortunately unlike a lot of my how to articles that try to help find alternatives to pricey kits and bits, this model is not cheap to make.

But I have a few tricks for you to help minimize what you need, and how to get some cash back out of your extras.

After Sixth Edition drops here shortly, I'll be making a datasheet for this so it has a baseline, rules wise for Apocalypse or friendly games of 40k.

For now though it definitely usable as is, for a Stormtalon itself at the very least.

Original Article : http://blog.spikeybits.com/2012/06/how-to-stormtalon-assault-walker.html

[Meph]

Hah! Funnily enough I was thinking about a similar design for the Stormtalon. You did a great job, man, that's a very good design. :D

[dwez]

And in this instance the bulky mount for the Assault Cannons actually work, cool conversion.

[Kirsten]

fantastic vision, I can see a knight titan being made from a similar assembly, hmm

[Brymm]

That is a FANTASTIC conversion. I like how the time was taken to make awesome leg joints instead of just hacking and gluing, like I would do.

Good work!

[Tynskel]

I would have left the engines on for 'jump jets'.

[inquisitorsog]

I'm reminded of guardian mode used by Macross/Robotech transformable mecha.


Hmmm....

[Lexington]

Love this thing. Hellishly effective, too, 'till RoboCop leads it down some stairs. :P

[Tynskel]

The more I think about it---- you might see TONS of knight titans in the future. Probably one of the really solid awesome conversions out there.

Although, you could just stick with the Stormtalon's lascannons.

[RealGenius]

Needs more guns.

[Tynskel]

Needs more guns.

heheh.

I think it has too many guns, but that's me.

[Mystery.Shadow]

Love this thing. Hellishly effective, too, 'till RoboCop leads it down some stairs.

This quote is made of win.

[inquisitorsog]

heheh.

I think it has too many guns, but that's me.

heretic!!!!


Tactica Imperialis: one can never have too many guns

[Emerald Rose Widow]

This look SO much better than the normal stormtalon, I mean like night and day

[olberon]

WoW !!!!! just what i was looking for!

[Meph]

I would have left the engines on for 'jump jets'.

He did ;)

[fuzzbuket]

thats brilliant :D

[Wolfshade]

That is brilliant, now when can I buy a FW conversion kit :D

[isotope99]

Looks very good, the stormtalon may be getting a lot of criticisms but it looks like a great kit for conversions.

If I was making one of my own, I would swap the hip joints somehow as they look extremely fragile from certain angles.

Tempted to try and see what I can do along these lines with just the dreadknight and stormtalon kits for my mechanicum force, just going to be a challenge to bulk out the legs enough.

[Tynskel]

He did ;)

not really. He left the maneuvering thrusters (don't blame him, the thing could fall over at high speeds without stabilizers). The engine in the back wouldn't be good for jumping.

I meant leaving the big engines on. but, of course, it looks pretty cool as a Mad Kat.