Well my Iron Hands Terminators got some paint on them recently and are looking pretty good! I can’t wait to get these guys on the tabletop!
I started with my Pre-Heresy styled models and converted them up a little after I wrote that article, before adding paint.
The heads I added were the new Grey Knight Paladin ones, and I really think I made the whole model pop.
For me when I check out a model, the first thing I tend to look at is the head, so that has to be right for me to get into the rest of the model itself. Here I think I captured that old styling, with a bit of new flair which these models definitively needed.
Then I changed up the shoulder pads from the Dreadnought Leg Plates to some of the new Furioso Shields. I think they really worked for the styling.
Originally I wanted to use a different storm shield, but by the time I got around to all those other conversions, I just went with the regular one after all.
Overall I have 15 new Terminator Models, ten with Thunder Hammers and Five with Lightning Claws. Of course it will be luck that the new 6th Edition rules favor claws somehow, and I’ll have to make more lol, but I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it.
I’m saving how they were painted for another fun post, but if you have questions in the meantime, just ask!
I guess I need something to drive these guys around in now. More on that soon! -MBG
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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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.
