Okay so were back with part two of my Thunderwolf Cavalry of Khorne conversion. So now I had a great foundation to work from, and just need to add some arms and a head. I knew I wanted the model to be dynamic- either holding his weapon over his head, or swinging it to attack. Plus for the first model I wanted him armed with a Thunder Hammer / Storm Shield, (Saga of the Bear anyone?) so I had a little bit more converting to do.
I grabbed another bit from the Chaos Knight box, a mace hand weapon arm. It looked like it would work for the pose I wanted, so I added the Hammer to the business end. Then I tricked it out a bit to fit the feel of the model, and moved on the Storm Shield.
For the Storm Shield I used just a normal Chaos Knight shield for the base, and added a few bits to it. I had bought some pewter cast guitar wire from somewhere, and used that to simulate power feeds for the shield. Bending that instead of the normal guitar wire is waaaaaay easier. To finish the arm off I added the chain as a rein for the mount. I dry fitted the chain at first with the pin, just to get the pose right. I get a lot of people ask me where I get chain from but it’s super easy to find- it’s just a cheap $1 craft item from Wal Mart.
My first attempt at the overall model was not too bad, but I really wanted a little bit more out of it. It seemed kinda static, and with the charging pose of the Juggernaut I needed to do better.
The head had to go, and the Thunder Hammer I think needed more feeling to it. I tinkered a bit and finally got the pose I wanted. All that was left was to add the Berserker head, and a snazzy backpack to him.
So that’s it. Now I just gotta make a few more for my Chaos Wolves! -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.
