Wolf Lord on Thunder wolf

Hello all

I am writing to show off my latest 40K work. Wolf Lord Steinbjorn inn Fenruni and his Thunderwolf Hopp.

The models and materials include a Reaper Dire Wolf , Parts from the newest gray hunter sprues, the legs from a Space Marine biker, a 60 MM base, and cork board.

Part 1 The Model:
After cleaning all of the parts with warm soap and water I started by taking the biker legs and cutting them in half right up the crotch *shutter* then using green stuff; positioned them on the wolf''s back. After this I set it aside and using the rest of the green stuff I sculpted a saddled and straps on the wolf. before it set I attached the legs to the wolf.



I let the model cure overnight. The Next day I went through the Space Wolf bits I have and selected some of the more flashy pieces. I noticed that the place where the body met the wolf that it looked like crap. I decided to do what I have seen done on Cav models many times. I added more saddle to the front and back similar to to many fantasy war horse setups.
I then attached all the selected bits to the model.






Part 2 The Base:

The Base is a standard GW 60MM round base. Using cork board from a local Staples office supply store I made the core of the rock that Steinbjorn and Hopp will stand on. To make the rock I simply shaped the cork in a rough natural shape and added a second level on top. I find that Aleens Tacky Glue works great for this.



Next I attached The model to the base. I used 2 long "pins" to fasten the figure securely through the cork and base. I then added a drop of super glue on the underside to lock the pins in place.



Part 3 flocking:

I used Elmer's glue to flock sand and stones of many different sizes (I picked up the sand from Colonial Beach Virginia) I like the many different sizes and textures of natural sand for larger models.



Part 4 The Painted Model:

Once all of this was dry I based the model in black them painted it in my Space wolf paint scheme. At some point I intend to do a painting tutorial but that is for a different time.






Enjoy

RGH

A cool tutorial from Gratan

Gratan has been kind enough to allow me to post his most recent tutorial here. It's all about building movement trays without the GW stuff. I think they are pretty cool so take a look...



I've Got Movement!

I can't lock it down!

Well, I can actually and I did.

hehe

Over on Warseer I's asked a question about movement trays and they asked me to post a tutorial on how I was going to make mine. So I've done just that. Here we go.

Movement trays are pretty simple to make. I use 2mm thick sheet Styrene. It's probably a bit thicker than I need but I want to be sure they are sturdy enough that there wont be any mess ups when I'm moving my units around.

Cut your styrene to the desired size. Make sure you add 4mm to each side to account for the trimming.











For trim I use 2mm by 4mm strips. You can buy them from your local hobby shop.












Start with the front facing first. tack one end down with glue and then slowly work your way to the other end. You want to make sure the 2mm side is glued to the top of the tray bottom. Once you have the front done, do a side.











Then the other side. I only do 3 sides though you can do all 4 if you want. Just make sure that the side fit within the front and back strips.











Trim even and you are good to go! Thats it!










See More of Gratan's work at ALL YOUR SWORDS

RGH