Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Wolf priest on bike conversion

Hey folks. I have just finished my wolf priest on bike conversion and am pretty pleased with him. I am back from my mini break (bet you didn't know I had gone eh? ;) ). I felt I needed to take a bit of a breather from 40k for awhile as the direction it was heading with the two newest codexes made me go into a bit of a negative spin. I always think when this happens it is healthy to switch to other gaming systems for awhile, as otherwise it can really ruin the whole hobby, and I really did not want that to happen (check out dropzone commander, it is a seriously awesome game, the minis are great and the ruleset very balanced and fun to play. More on that in another post). I am now slowly easing myself back into it again, and thought I would knock out a pretty simple wolf priest conversion to ride alongside my thunderwolves as a healthy starter :)

I started with an old(ish) ravenwing biker I had sitting in my closet for a couple of years. The robed body was great for the base of the priest, and I simply embelished it with a line of wolfy fur on the edges. A grizzled head from the grey hunter kit and a chopped down nemesis staff from the GK termi kit For his crozium was enough to make the rider feel like a grizzled veteran, shouting oaths and blessings in equal measure to those around him (I did add a few scrolls hanging from his belt after, to add to the general theme).
For the bike I decided to not change too much. I like the back banner the ravenwing have, and after a little consideration decided to keep it. Once painted in the red and white colours of my warband it will fit in just fine. I added wolf pelts to the handle bars, scrolls to the front of the bike, and a plate to hide the ravenwing sign on the head lamp. The hardest part (and my favourite) was the exhaust extenders. They really add a cool element to the bike, and also make the exhausts a little more believable (?). I made them out of plasticard rods, sliced at an angle on the ends.
That's it folks, simple but effective. What are your thoughts on him? Does he fit the image of a wolf priest, or should I have gone a little further with the conversion?
NafNaf out!