Checkout this eerie autonomous Necron Canoptek Spyder Conversion.
I got looking around the blog-o-sphere the other day for some inspiration on converting up a Spyder model, (since Games Workshop hasn’t re-released one yet) for an upcoming Necrontyr project.
Eventually I ended up over at White Metal Games’ blog, clicking though all of his designs until I found this little guy.
I’ll admit it will be hard to try to improve on this conversion, but I’ll have to try. For now though let’s take a look at how he did it.
From the looks of it, this bugger started as a Necron Destroyer. I think both the bottom and top pieces were assembled over the legs. Speaking of legs, I have no clue what those are…but I’ll definitely be storming the toy aisle next time I make a Wal-Mart run! Maybe I can get lucky and find something close.
The head is a Triarch / Praetorian Displacment Jump Pack affixed over the front groin bit that normally attaches to the top half of the Necron “pilot’s” torso.
On the back, the cannon is a trimmed down Tesla Carbine from the Immortals/ Deathmark box set.
I really like the look to the model, but being a “spyder” and all- I would like to see some crazy mandibles all over the face. I think that may just give it that right amount of creepy to take the edge off the “robot” look.
Either way, it’s a great model that really got the gears turning in my head.
Great work from White Metal Games! Model shots below.
Be sure to checkout White Metal Games (WMG) over on their blog. He’s got some really neat stuff on there, half of which I would have never even imagined possible!
And if Necrons are your thing, checkout my other 20 hobby articles just on Necrons here. -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, 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 models made of both pewter and resin.
