Miniatures Kitbash Korner. ;)

[hauptmann fanjoy]

How did you make the tree stumps?

The main cylinder is an actual small stick that I cust to size with an x-acto knife, and then I made the roots with little snakes of green stuff (and then painted).  Aside from looking cool, the green stuff roots make the stump resistant to breaking off.

[Schottenjaeger]

Necro!
Decided to post a couple of my recent conversions. First one is a Caesar, second is a pack of Crabs and Fleas. All three models are converted out of Earthsiege minis I had lying around.

[Wildonion]

Some solid conversion work, especially for the Cataphract! Though those Fleas look more like Ospreys.

[worktroll]

Fascinating! I feel I should recognise the source minis - Earthseige?

Small note on the otherwise excellent Cataphract - I'd bulk out the waist around the torso weapon, to make it look a little more integral. You could thicken the waist both sides. But I've never seen a more righteous-looking Gauss Rifle on a Cat O0

And yes, the Fleas do look like excellent Ospreys :)

[Sjhernan3060]

Does any one have recommendations for what you use as a " standard" Guass or PPC for your Kitbashing? I love the Highlander IIC's gauss arm as it LOOKS like a massive gun that would wreck you but many other models have Guass rifles which are writs mounted and look tiny. Same with ER PPC's what do you use when you kitbash those?

[Vash The Stampede]

A Mad Dog G variant I did a little while ago. A strange, asymmetrical design built around brawling. Love the look of it though

[Azakael]

These are a couple of years old. I finished them for the first annual FlintCon back in 2015. (Pics are new. :) )

Magistracy of Canopus

First, the Sha Yu SYU-6B. Pretty easy. Large lasers came off. Plastic tube went on for the Snubbies.


Cataphract CTF-4L. Another easy one. Medium lasers were clipped off the back (Not shown in the picture.) A second medium laser was added to the right arm with a piece of plastic rod and some green stuff. The AC barrel was extended and squared a bit with some green stuff for the Gauss Rifle.


Eyleuka EYL-45B. A little harder. The MML had to be filed off the left arm (Which was good because... it looked molded wrong.) The Snub PPC is a piece of plastic tube (Quick note. Same size as the ones for the Sha Yu) with some green stuff to mount it. It *looks* like it is shoulder mounted, but if you look carefully, it is only attached to the head.


Crusader CRD-8L. Not happy with this one, because after I finished it, I found the actual artwork for it. D'oh. Torso lasers cut off and filed flush. The old launchers on the Popeye fists were filed flat. Holes drilled for the MMLs. Tube drilled in for the Plasma Rifles, with the medium lasers being a dollop of green putty and rounded. I'd consider resculpting this in the future, using the new artwork as a basis for it.


Raven RVN-4Lr. Quite happy with this, though I'd have done the MML's differently in hindsight. Scultped the box over everything on the torso with some greenstuff. Filed to sharper edges. Then crafted the "arm" around a piece of wire for the ER Medium on the left arm.

Marian Hegemony

Catapult CPLT-C5A. Used liquid green stuff to fill in the excess holes. Added an detail on the edges of the LRM launcher to represent that it is an Artemis system. Filled in the large torso gap where the LRM launchers fit with greenstuff and patience. I still prefer the more classic Catapult body shape, but this is an okay replacement. If I were to redo this, I'd probably cut the sides of the launcher away, instead of filling in the holes, and I'd use some plastic or putty to extend the length of the launcher boxes.


Commando COM-2Dr. What can I say about this one? Filled in the torso SRM launcher. Used greenstuff over the arm launcher. Drilled holes. This is probably one of my least favorites, as it was a rush job at the end. I'm not happy with the way the MML came out. Conceptually I like it. But it lacks the detail I would like to have had, and the spacing on the missile tubes is a little off.


Orion ON1-MA. Made it accurate to the TRO. Launcher is in the arms, not the torso. It *is* missing the SRM-6 and left arm Medium laser. Steiner fans might recognize the giant paddle arm as a Salamander's launcher. It was the right tube count. Looked good. I said, "Let's do this!!!" And did.

I didn't get pictures of some of my minor and unfinished bashes. Ti Ts'ang TSG-9J, both Dervish DV-6Mr, the Hollander head replacement with one of my spare Thunderbolt heads from the reseen, and the WIP Swayback (4SP).

[Luciora]

 Haven't decided on a name or tonnage yet,  but had a spare set of Executioner legs that was wasting away.  Tossed on some spare parts and voila.

[worktroll]

I dig it! A Raslehague Dominion design, called "Punisher", mix of IS and Clan Tech O0

[Luciora]

I decided to average out all the parts used and round up.  Works out to 75 tons.   Bit lighter than i expected but it works with a 3025 starter loadout.  I'll decide on a 3050 and 3058 loadouts for fun later.

I dig it! A Raslehague Dominion design, called "Punisher", mix of IS and Clan Tech O0

[Schottenjaeger]

Some solid conversion work, especially for the Cataphract! Though those Fleas look more like Ospreys.

Fascinating! I feel I should recognise the source minis - Earthseige?

Small note on the otherwise excellent Cataphract...

As much as I appreciate the compliments, it's not a 'Phract :P
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/File:3050U_Caesar.jpg
So the Wasp-waist and cockpit styling are deliberate.

And yeah, they're Earthsiege minis, like I mentioned in the other post. The small ones have wavered back and forth between Locusts and Fleas in my head for a while, but they're just too small for me to call 'em Ospreys. I've re-armed a couple to better reflect the Flea, and working on bashing jets onto the legs of the other two for Troopers.

[worktroll]

As much as I appreciate the compliments, it's not a 'Phract :P

Another Seniors moment  :-[ Still a great bash!

[Force of Nature]

Here are my bashes.

The first picture you can see I changed the position of the right arm on the Thunderbolt into a forward firing position. The Rifleman I got in a trade and all of the barrels were broken off. So I bashed it into the dual AC-10 variant (arguably one of the best 3025  variants)

The second bash was for a kitbash contest wayyyyyyyy back in 2002 -ish? It took 30 hours to make, but it was worth it. It is Plogs Kraken III. With the drawing that Plog did as my only reference.

[Karl-El]

An Axman inspired by some one on the board. She was a lot of work and expensive but I love it :)

This is fantastic! I'm gonna make one! The resentment Battlemaster has such great limbs for bashes.

[Lord Cameron]

I am looking at molding a Patriot, removing the Arrow IV launcher and replacing it with an LB-20X, does anyone have a good suggestion what kind of arm I could use?

I could cut the missile launcher off just below the elbow, but I need a lower arm With a big cannon.   
 :-\ 

[Schottenjaeger]

I am looking at molding a Patriot, removing the Arrow IV launcher and replacing it with an LB-20X, does anyone have a good suggestion what kind of arm I could use?

I could cut the missile launcher off just below the elbow, but I need a lower arm With a big cannon.   
 :-\

Well, I just picked up a Cronus. The RA looks like a high-end ballistic without being >too< silly (Thunder, anyone?). You could also try the Crimson Langur arm, although I'm not sure how well that would mesh with the Patriot's torso.

[Valkerie]

How about the  left arm off the Grizzly, or the left arm off the Orion (with a little modification).  Either of those could pass as an LB-20X I would think.

[worktroll]

Pretty sure that an LB-X 20 in the arm means no lower arm actuators. So a Thunder arm, with some barrel extension to make it look a little less silly?

[Cache]

Pretty sure that an LB-X 20 in the arm means no lower arm actuators. So a Thunder arm, with some barrel extension to make it look a little less silly?

This is a good plan.

Otherwise, consider a Toyama's left arm.

[worktroll]

Or the plastic cannon from a MW:DA SM-1. That spells GUN. Maybe more a Long Tom, or MOG, perhaps.

[Sentinel4]

Ok, I apologize if I'm out of line, but has anyone seen a kitbash Archer - Orko on the web?

I have 5 unseen Archers and really don't care for its arms.  I would really like to do the same as that kitbash but not sure where those arms come from....maybe a Loki?

If anyone has a recommendation, I'd be interested.

[worktroll]

Orko is a very talented maker of unlicenced minis based on other people's intellectual property, so we'd appreciate not discussing them here on the CGL official site.

Worktroll, Ombudsman.

[Sentinel4]

Roger that. 

[Lord Cameron]

Pretty sure that an LB-X 20 in the arm means no lower arm actuators. So a Thunder arm, with some barrel extension to make it look a little less silly?

Is there really anything that could make the Thunder arm look less silly?  ;D
I was also thinking perhaps something like the reseen Thunderbolt gun arm, or maybe even a Highlander IIc arm?

Thanks for the recommendations folks, looks like I'll be playing musical kit bash soon. ;)

And I do have a Thunder, which will be getting the Patriot missile arm. (As the Thunderbolt missile variant.)  8)

[Hythos]

Thunder, circa first-printing of TRO3055 (1992?)
** Note - yes, that is a .22 shell ;)
** Note2 - the early Archer arms can be popped off like pez from a dispenser.. I used the Archer mini because back then because they were plentiful (with no end (to the now "unseen") in sight), and it also was a 70-tonner. On this one, I kept the Archer's left arm. On one other (somewhere), I used a Marauder left-arm.

[beachhead1985]

Here is my best work to date;

Trying to ape Shimmering Sword's work, here: http://shimmering-sword.deviantart.com/art/Battletech-Mackie-303563822

I'm not much of an artist, as you can see, but I'm happy with what I accomplished here.

[worktroll]

Very nicely done, and a great interpretation of Shim's work!

W.

[beachhead1985]

Very nicely done, and a great interpretation of Shim's work!

W.

Thanks Worktroll. I'm not amazing at this, obviously, but Shimmering Sword's art was so interesting; I just had to make something like it.

[IAMCLANWOLF]

Colt Ward-- you ever finish bashing that Warhammer 7M??

[Luciora]

 Starting off the new year with a beautification program for the Kyudo and the Firebee