Knight WiP

[gwensdad]

I've had these old Battletech/macros figures lying around for ages and after a debate with someone about if mechs are the same size as knights I've decided to try some converting and finding it fairly simple.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2524/4096711294_b95af9f410_m.jpg

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The toys are held together by screws, which made them easy to disassemble. I've removed the missle rack and searchlight, but have thought about putting the searchlight back on. With a little bit of card and putty then paiting I may have a usuable knight.

Thoughts?

[person person]

I think its an awesome idea, I think it will need alot of work cause it looks too modern and not that Grimdark. It needs some sort of head.

[DarkLink]

Stick some banners and Aquilas on it, and some dark paint, and it'll look a whole lot more grimdark. Though I do agree, some form of head would be appropriate. Most titans have some form of protruding cockpit.

It'd also be cool to put it on a base, with one leg standing on something, say a crushed CSM Rhino (if you have the parts/platicard skills, of course).

[Grotzooka]

You will probably want to change the cockpit a least a little, because right now it looks like it's smiling at me...

[zealot]

You will probably want to change the cockpit a least a little, because right now it looks like it's smiling at me...

lol my thoughts exactly

does look promising though

[BDub]

I was just considering the irony of that being a "Warhammer" from BattleTech. 70-75Tons, 2 PPCs, 2 SRM6s, and some small number of lasers, I believe. heh..I'm old!

[Súil Dubh]

I was just considering the irony of that being a "Warhammer" from BattleTech. 70-75Tons, 2 PPCs, 2 SRM6s, and some small number of lasers, I believe. heh..I'm old!

The original Japanese name (from the Macross TV series - I'm old too) was the "Tomahawk".

A tomahawk also a kind of warhammer, if you think about it.

The omens are good.

[gwensdad]

I've got the main construction done and started painted. I extended the body up from the "hips" a little which let me take the legs off and re-attach them a bit more spread out. I've also done some putty work to the head which hopefully with paint will make it look more "mechanis-y".
Oh, and I've re-done the close combat arm. Hopefully it will look good painted. I want it done by weeks end for an apolcolypse game (that I probably won't be making it too anyway, but oh well)

[person person]

Cant wait to see.

[gwensdad]

Just a couple of quicky pics before I'm forced off the computer. Showing the scale and the basic colors selected.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2790/4115100541_1ab0e01b8e_m.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2669/4115871472_7257dbccf0_m.jpg

(ugh, flickr is pissing me off right now)

Anyway, I really am hoping to get it playable-painted by tomorrow.

[Just_Me]

You know, I wasn't really digging the chainsword arm at first, but after painting it's grown on me...

Personally I'm not sure that it literally needs a "head," I think they work for Titans, but they always looked silly to me on knights, they are too small. At best maybe replace the current cockpit with something that looks like a fixed position cockpit that stylistically resembles a helmet hunkered down into the shoulders, like on MK IV Dreadnaughts.

Tack on some aquilas and some cog & skull emblems and maybe bulk out the arms and legs with some pistons and other hydraulics to give it that pseudo-steampunk thing we have going on in the grimdark, and it will look perfect...

[gwensdad]

I think it's done...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2736/4118762792_32dbe14239.jpg

Size comparison

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I may have to re-do some of the green areas, it depends how it looks on the tabletop.
The chainsword arm isn't the same one I started with, it's a complete re-do but ends up looking OK here.
Thank you BoLS for providing the decals for the ol' Mechanicus skull.
Not sure where I'd put banners for later, unless I hang one off the main cannon.
Hopefully, I'll be able to field it this Saturday.

[person person]

A little more weathered look ands we're good.