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Post by zerfius on Mar 15, 2017 15:16:37 GMT
Hey all,
I recently bought an army of Khador models so that I could get into the game quickly and with a lot of options. In the army was the Man-o-war Drakhun solo but only the mounted model. Are there any suggestions on how to get the dismount model from somewhere?
Thanks!
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Post by cplmustard on Mar 15, 2017 15:52:03 GMT
The dismount model is just a man o war shocktrooper, back in mkI the drakhun didn't come with a dismount for production reasons. Now note the armour design on the drakhun and the plastic dismount you get in the newer kits are different. If you have OCD for that sort of inconsistency like me then you'll get a metal shocktrooper and use the conversion bits from the drakhun on that (should be a horn and a shoulder emblem). Ended up converting the extra plastic shockie into a kovnik.
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Post by welshhoppo on Mar 15, 2017 16:11:14 GMT
See, my Drakhun came with a plastic dismount. Which was a regular shocktrooper with a metal Mohawk and a new shoulder pad.
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Post by killermuppet on Mar 15, 2017 16:41:47 GMT
I followed what cplmustard did. I received a unit of shocktroopers in a bulk purchase lot, I was able to make two shocktrooper, which filled out a short unit I had, and the left over commander I converted. Ordered the head and shoulder pad from Privateer and shaved off the head of the Shocktrooper commander and glued the Drakun head on. Quick shoulder pad swap and I got my dismount. Except for the head and shoulder all other parts seem to be the same.
Just my 2cp,
-Da Muppet
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wendan
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Post by wendan on Mar 15, 2017 16:48:43 GMT
When I bought my old style drakhun, the store had an old metal single shocktrooper so I just used that. The new kit for my second Drakhun had a model for the dismount included.
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Post by zerfius on Mar 16, 2017 12:36:23 GMT
Thanks for the advice. This kind of takes the conversation down a different path, but I have the bombardier bombshell, which I understand can be a stand-in for a MOW bombardier.... Could I potentially use her as a stand-in for the dismount drakhun? She seems to serve little purpose if she can only fill in as a bombardier.
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Post by HeadHunter on Mar 16, 2017 13:20:52 GMT
No reason not to, as long as your opponent allows it. Probably wouldn't float in a tournament though.
If I do acquire some MoWs I plan to use her as their leader model. Right now she is just sitting in a drawer (for nearly 5 years) while I paint up the models I'll actually be using.
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wendan
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Post by wendan on Mar 16, 2017 13:54:23 GMT
I don't think it'll be allowed in a tourney either. I just use her as the unit leader for my bombardiers as well.
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Post by cplmustard on Mar 16, 2017 15:49:49 GMT
As long as you swap her rocket for an annihilator blade and give her a shockie shield and the drakhun bits I don't see any reason why a judge wouldn't allow her. She'd be 100% privateer bits after all, bring a replacement just in case though. Maybe I'm biased because I really want to see this conversion become a real thing  |
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