Welcome to Flashback Fridays, where I dig deep for something cool that I have from back in the day, or a good post from way back (would you believe the blog is almost five years old)?
This month on Fridays, I’m going to countdown the top non- product related posts of the year for you all to enjoy once again.
Well I certainly never expected this! Dethroned from the #1 spot in 2012 in the last week of the year, is A-10 Warthog, Counts as Stormraven ‘Nuff Said-Original post below, enjoy -MBG
This sweet conversion popped up over on Bolter and Chainsword recently.
Rottimus posted an A-10 Warthog “counts as” Stormraven, and it’s pretty cool looking.
He has some WIP shots, and his final product posted up on there all in the same convenient thread (see below).
I think his conversion stays true to the design elements of the A-10 Warthog (which is technically the Thunderbolt II, after the famous WWII fighter of the same name). You can see the twin stacked engines, thrust masking tail stabilizers, and of course bubble canopy.
He also added are also some Vertical Take Off and Land (VTOL) elements on this conversion as the main engines, and wing thrusters can rotate.
Oh yeah then there is the GAU-8. Click the picture, it pretty much sums up why this plane and conversion is so awesome (you know you want to).
To make this thing it looks like he used a Stormtalon kit mostly, and added elements from the Stormraven (wings and intake) as well as some Valkyrie tail sections to make the uprights. I think some of the fuselage extensions may be Citadel movement trays, but I’m not 100% sure.
After seeing this I was pretty bummed that I didn’t have a spare Leman Russ Punisher Cannon to try to make my own version, and lamented about it on our local forum.
The next day one appeared on my kitchen counter, so now I must try my hand at another conversion of the Stormtalon, but this time one that flies and not just walks.
More on that later, but for now enjoy the pics below and of course the full article over on the Bolter and Chainsword Forums.
What do you think of the conversion? -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.
