Thursday 6 March 2014

Oh nuts - Imperial Beastman kit bash problems with assembly

In continuance of the Hobby Progress Challenge, I got as far as adding arms to my Imperial Beastmen today.

Or rather, I didn't.


Here's a dry fit from the front, using blu tac to hold him together.


And here's the problem. The arms on the Ungor body fit on by sloping inwards - the Catachan torsos were designed to be parallel. I could get away with it when both hands aren't on the gun, but for the models where both hands are holding it - and I want some like that - this is going to be a big pain and a bunch of green stuff.


The head also needs to be raised really rather significantly to not get in the way of the gun.

At this point, I was moving my light to get another shot and knocked a pint glass full of water all over my painting area and me. That's now cleared up, but I have decided I have most definitely had enough of modelling for the evening.

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  1. Sounds as extensive work-wise as my own Imperial Beastmen where I decided Hacking Gor lower legs off the sculpt and replacing Catachan guard lower legs with them was a good idea.... *facepalm*

    Good luck sir.

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    1. I'm not sure - at least I get to keep the bodies in one piece and may be able to get away with some heads not having to be raised...

      Your Beastmen are lovely, by the way!

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    1. It's entirely doable. But my "build and paint 20 in a month" plan has, shall we say, gone a bit pear shaped.

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