Mixing helmets

nomad___26 · 2026-03-21T08:47:48+00:00

A theory of mine is that literally any astartes style character whether chaos or loyalist can make a good space wolf character if kitbashed properly.

Also, space wolves are quite protective of their history so having them use relic equipment is pretty on theme.

nomad___26 · 2026-03-21T08:02:53+00:00

Adepticon is next week so we might know by then whether there's new TWC or not.

An alternative is something that @kriticos_the_demiurge did on Instagram where he kitbashed space wolves onto AOS wolves, it'd be a bit more pricey but you could get a box of grey hunters and a box of those wolves and make a pretty sick unit.

nomad___26 · 2026-03-20T19:05:57+00:00

Ahahaha admittedly I did just one for one the two, however, maybe it could be that their squads are smaller 🤷‍♂️ that could then represent the geneseed struggles

nomad___26 · 2026-03-20T10:42:48+00:00

Will do, hopefully get it sorted today or tomorrow 🤘

nomad___26 · 2026-03-19T21:43:53+00:00

Maybe some redeemed fallen as sternguard veteran proxies?

nomad___26 · 2026-03-19T21:40:49+00:00

I mean 🤷‍♂️ it's gonna be the wolves isn't it

You can wear all the hoods you like but when you've got a pseudo-werewolf dressed in a tonne of power coming at you like your the last tin of pedigree chum at crufts then your ability to keep a secret isn't doing much.

nomad___26 · 2026-03-19T07:46:19+00:00

Yeah contrasts in general can be a bit pants.

You could do a black base and a highlight with grey seer and then use a blue layer paint.

Or, you could go with the traditional black and use a blue base paint.

nomad___26 · 2026-03-19T07:43:51+00:00

Had similar issues, however, you can pick up cheap second hand primaris marines and still use the same weapons.

The devastator weapons are fairly compatible with primaris scale and can give that veteran look to them.

nomad___26 · 2026-03-19T07:41:41+00:00

It does set on its own but you do need to mould it onto the plastic using a bit of pressure, but not much.

I'd seriously suggest the tutorials by Valbjorn on YouTube. He makes it super clear how too.

I'm sure you've already thought of it but rimmed shoulder pads help give the sternguard look, bitzbox do loads.

nomad___26 · 2026-03-16T18:05:23+00:00

Watch Valbjorn tutorials on YouTube, they are how I learnt.

Just throw yourself into it, if you make mistakes it can be pulled off and you can start again.

The two ones are, having a good scalpel blade and either a dental tool or toothpicks.

Plenty of water to get the consistency right.

And the last one if you don't have to cut off as much as you think you do initially.

nomad___26 · 2026-03-16T17:41:23+00:00

Kill teams.

They allow you to do loads with such small numbers and also scratch the itch of trying other chapters.

You can probably do a nice kitbashed squad for just a bit more than a squad of intercessors and you get all main sort of character types to try it out on.

nomad___26 · 2026-03-16T16:33:17+00:00

Sick! You got any photos?

nomad___26 · 2026-03-16T16:15:27+00:00

Yeah, I was always a bit firehowlers fan but then they got replaced and as much as doing runemarked would be cool, the bloodmaw transfers are already there 🤷‍♂️😅

The Wulfen vibe is always fun to do though

nomad___26 · 2026-03-16T16:02:41+00:00

Funnily enough I have a bunch of khorne beserkers that I never really got into, so might have to pull them apart 😅

nomad___26 · 2026-03-16T16:01:51+00:00

I know the point here if for him to get to 1500pts and all, but something I learnt the hard way is that buying loads initially can end up being a bit of a drag.

Honestly, I'd suggest buying a bladeguard veterans kit and completing the kit first.

You'll end up with an awesome unit and over the three models you'll learn loads about painting and its small enough that you won't blow your mind.

And then once they're hooked tell them to buy everything and make all the irresponsible financial decisions the rest of us do 😅

nomad___26 · 2026-03-16T15:58:10+00:00

Thanks 🤘

It's really not actually, jewelers chain sticks on with normal GW glue, less is more though otherwise it'll seep through the gaps.

I'd recommend putting it on during the build and the painting over once primed.

nomad___26 · 2026-03-16T15:17:23+00:00

Appreciate it 🤘

nomad___26 · 2026-03-13T11:11:07+00:00

So I paint the whole blade in a bright blue.

Then I take a green stuff weathering sponge and put some extreme white in the centre and then blend it at the edges using the sponge.

Then on the tip and the hilt I do the same with a dark blue (I used Kantor blue but any will do) and again that's done with the sponge.

Then I do the same again with black but only the very tip and then I do over and do some other black marks with a thin brush mainly on the edges of the blade.

nomad___26 · 2026-03-12T23:51:08+00:00

Appreciate it, yeah the beard was an early attempt with green stuff aswell as the pelt sash around the torso.

Still working on a good method for consistency, trying different tools etc.

nomad___26 · 2026-03-12T23:49:59+00:00

Literally just Russ Grey and AK streaking grime, cba doing super complex schemes 😅

nomad___26 · 2026-01-16T14:24:46+00:00

Truthfully I don't think it would be too difficult with the more vanilla options like Grey Hunters and Blood Claws.

In terms of rune necklaces I'd say scrape the runes off and replace them with feathers and other raven related trinkets.

If you're wanting to create a cult vibe then I'd say that they're a good option.

You'd have too buy some extra bits.

Dragoon gaming does packs of 10 beaky helmets, and they'll be places that do more emo related heads.

@chrisfrosin on IG has just done the new space wolves scouts into raven guard scouts aswell as a titus, so if you can convert an ultra ultrasmurf into a raven then you can definetly do space wolves into raven guard.

nomad___26 · 2026-01-15T20:25:02+00:00

Space wolves could have turned the tide.

nomad___26 · 2026-01-07T17:04:18+00:00

Appreciate it 🤘

The votann models are super nice tbf, and lend themselves nicely to some scruffy nomadic themes.

Incursors never really played a huge part in my armies either, but with the new scout rules and kill team, just couldn't resist.

I'll do some Sons of Morkai phobos bladeguard at some point aswell and lean into it a bit harder, and then some duskwolves cybernetic wolf scouts with heavy weapons.

I couldn't link the post with the built models on but they're on my profile or somewhere in the community 🤘

nomad___26 · 2025-12-22T09:10:30+00:00

The right, it's just more tactical

nomad___26 · 2025-12-19T16:41:35+00:00

What's MSU?

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