"We're gonna need a bigger thunderhawk..." converting primaris carcharadons

[osjclatchford]

thanks guys!

so i got a trio of original white-metal mk1 rhinos that had never been painted before from ebay for less than a tenner with delivery!" I'm havin' that" says I and got to work on them asap:

now, don't get me wrong, I lke the novan elites spartam apc's fine but they just don't scream "rhino" enough for me. Maybe its the round top doors or the lack of side doors, but i just feel they look more guard than astartes to me. plus i want these to match my 28mm where possible so yeah, rhinos!

here's a (pretty blurry) shot of all the troops with the transports:


whats next? I found an old (original) metal epic thunderhawk in that joblot of stuff my old bud gave me (with the bfg ships ages ago...) alas its missing one of its side heavy bolter rigs so I might just take t'other one off and have none altogether so at least it will match...

[osjclatchford]

yeah, so I did it:


come out pretty good all told...

but in truth, I've my eye on one of these:
https://vanguardminiatures.co.uk/shop/novan-elites-eagle-dropship/

[Ragsta]

Beautiful Epic pieces. Metal Rhinos? That's pretty darn cool, and you've done them justice.

Say, if you are after more Enforcers I'm looking to get rid of mine - yours are great but I can't stomach the models!! Lemme know

[Stormwind]

Oh man those old metal rhinos are just slightly before my time!

[osjclatchford]

got some more work done on old obie! more like I originally intended him to look now...

gone are the old pads and lid and in place are mkV inspired alternatives.
also note a heavy guy I threw together...

[Malika]

I'm officially scared...

[osjclatchford]

yeah he's a bit of a bad-ass aint he! LOL

do love getting these marines to look as angry as possible, posing up a storm, no nonsense and generally unfriendly all round.

the proportions and style was pretty much inspired by the following artwork:




these new pads were made out of old plumbing elbows cut down to fit. its what i'd intended to do originally but cheaped out at the last minute. with this in place, I felt the mk5 lid was a better choice but was also considering a termie lid? but that might look a little 'plonked' on, I dunno...

[Stormwind]

He's a HEFTY CHOMK for sure!

[Ragsta]

Keep the Mark 5 lid, it looks awesome! I love Mk 5 and Mk 3 armour in general, there's just something there that reminds me of the old Rogue Trader artwork.

[osjclatchford]

will do... anyway, I got that shark_scout sniper done:

[Malika]

Give him a paler skin man, it is rumoured they are of Raven Guard stock, so paler skin and big black eyes wouldn't be too weird here.

[osjclatchford]

Yeah. Not doing that pale skin deal on mine.
I've not on big-Ed nor on Jace (the other scout) as I like to paint skin tones. As I'm sure I've mentioned already, I'm picking and choosing things from classic spacesharks, carcharadons (from imperial armour 3) and 40k in general.
It's just not me I guess but that's one of those things I can ignore and not really mind...

[Stormwind]

Love the scratches / wear on his equipment!

[osjclatchford]

thanks!
here's another:

[Lord Borak]

Very cool OSJC!! The Epic stuff looks great! Do you play? Or just tinker? Those don't look like the original plastic marines to me.. 

The Obliterators/Centurions looks awesome. I was thinking of making some along the same lines but kinda stopped plating 40k now so haven't really bothered with it. The new addition might get me back into it though..... we'll see. I'm not sure what to make of all the stuff I see online.