This post kicks off a new series of articles on Spikey Bits called Conversion Potential. The aim of these random musings is to show off something I saw that is awesome and how it can be used in the hobby.
This week I feature a model from the Hell Dorado miniature game that is just brimming with possibilites.
Hell Dorado is the new game on the block right now, and it has some real conversion potential for Warhammer 40k!
Okay I admit its not really “new”, but it’s newly translated into English and now available in North America. So that seems good enough to be called new to me.
The reason I bring it up the game seemingly arbitrarily, is Augustinus Raimond. This lads got potential- Conversion Potential.
So what could you do with this guy you ask? Well lots really. He’s pretty much pre-made in custom power armor, so we’re talking conversions of; Abaddon, Horus, The Emperor, Primarchs, Vulkan or any of the M41 Chapter Masters. With a little elbow grease, and some time sky’s the limit here!
Of course I can’t wait to get my copy of Augustinus Raimond on the old workbench, but for now I’ve got bigger fish to fry. Something BIG is on the Horizon for Spikey Bits, more on that shortly.
You can checkout the rest of the Hell Dorado miniatures line over on the Spikey Bits Discount Web Store.
Do you have an awesome conversion to show off? Maybe a how-to article for a large project? Would you like to see it on Spikey Bits or even possibly Bell of Lost Souls? Drop me a line today with what you have! -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X
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.
