I put the finishing touches on my Stormraven Gunship over the weekend, by adding some landing gear and tightening up a few details that were bugging me.
When I started this project I was hoping I could make the gear long enough to touch the ground, while allowing some room for the wingtip thrusters to work. The gear also need to not be super long and look pretty mechanical, like it could support the weight of the vehicle.
Here is a shot of the gear I converted up. The rear landing gear is made out of Sentinel legs, and then secured to a Valkyrie skid at a 45 degree angle. Then I pinned them into the engine mounts to make the style resemble a Thunderhawk.
The front gear was converted from another Valkyrie skid, and one of the wing struts. Below is a look at the whole vehicle assembly completed.
Then I worked on the Dreadnought compartment some, and checked to make sure the Dreadnought wouldn’t cause a fuss when the Stormraven was in the landed position. Everything worked out well when I attached the Dreadnought via the mag clamps.
Here are some shots of the finished Stormraven Conversion.
Well that was fun, what conversion should I work on next? -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X
Bio: Virginia restless, miniature painter & cat dad. He blames LEGOs for all this, as there was something about those little-colored blocks that started it all. Spikey Bits sprung from Rob staying motivated to hobby on his backlog of projects, while sharing his knowledge with others during the early blogging era.
LEGO maniac and scale model hobbyist in the 80s turned miniature wargamer and trading card player ever since. He’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition), but Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and minatures made of pewter and resin.
