Lone Wolf conversion

I've never given the Lone Wolf any attention before, but recently I've felt more attracted to the idea of a single marine running across the battlefield, trying to die whatever way seems fit. In my lists, the one thing I really struggle with is AV14. Of course I have meltas spread all over my Grey Hunters squads, but I've never liked the idea to use a troop to stop a Land Raider, possibly with a death star unit inside. The 6” melta range makes this unit almost sacrificial in this aspect. So maybe a Lone Wolf in TDA with Chain fist and Storm shield could do the job? With a couple of Fenrisian Wolves he has better chance to reach the enemy. So this will be my configuration. This costs 105 pt, quite expensive for the job. But I had a cool idea for a model, so I had to give it a try.

My inspiration came from the Broodlord-model. I wanted the Lone Wolf to have his arms to the side, howling for the moon. The Wolf Guard box set should have what I need. Well, almost. All the chain fists and storm shields are left hand only. So I had to convert either a left hand shield or chain fist. I chose the latter. I couldn't find any picture of a good conversion, so I made my own, very simple one, from a power fist and the saw from a chain fist Not a smooth conversion, but good enough.

A little bit of green stuff later, and my Broodwolf came to life. Considering the amount of time I spent, and the result, I'm satisfied. The shoulder plates are not perfect, but a bit of paint should cover most of it. Also, the arms are maybe a bit to long. But, hey, Space Marines are not Homo Sapiens, so I don't care. Here's the final result:

-Norau

Oh, and Merry Christmas!

Bjorn The Fell-Handed conversion

Norau have built this great Dreadnought conversion, representing the awesome Bjorn. He was the first Great Wolf, you know!

We'll try to get him a nice paint job as soon as possible. This cool dude simply can't walk around all grey for long.

Herohammer: Njal Stormcaller

Njal Stormcaller in his Runic Terminator Dreadnought Armour

Last time we explored the insane Space Wolves Herohammer list. Me and Norau decided that we just have to try this list out, and of course we need the proper minis! Here's the first one, Njal Stormcaller. We simply love this classic Rune Priest mini, and with a simple gun swap it's a perfect rendition of Njal.

I painted him with a basecoat of Fenris Grey, overbrushed Shadow Grey and highlighted with Adeptus Battlegrey. The runes are Mechrite Red, followed by lighter and lighter applications of Lord Solar Macharius Orange, Blazing Orange and Golden Yellow.

I like how Njal ended up looking, especially as i really didn't spend a lot of time on him. Norau is going to the Strategikon tournament next weekend, and Njal and his buddies just needs to be painted before then.

Herohammering the Wolves

Intrigued by Blog Wars over at From The Fang, where every army must include a special character, we wanted to make the ultimate Herohammer Space Wolves list. The result:

• Logan Grimnar
• Njal Stormcaller w/Runic Terminator Armour
• Bjorn the Fell-Handed w/Plasma Cannon
• Ulrik the Slayer
• Blood Claws Pack
• Lukas the Trickster
• Blood Claws x4
• Rhino
• Wolf Guard Pack
• Arjac Rockfist
• Wolf Guard in Terminator Armour x2

All this for the small sum of 1499 

This list is actually legal. Insane! And it scales really well too. At 1750, simply give the Wolf Guard, Logan and Njal a Land Raider! Obviously we have to try this out. We'll play a game with this army as soon as we are able. Stay tuned for the exciting battle report!

Eager to find an opponent we tried to do the same exercise with other codices, but the closest we got was a Space Marines list at 940. If you find anything higher, and legal, please let us know in the comments.

Space Wolves commission and the Scorpion Defiler

Here is a little runthrough of the Space Wolf army I'm painting up for my buddy Norau. As a litte bonus, at the end I'm showing off my Scorpion Defiler.

I'm back, baby!

Space Wolf Razorback

I spent the summer becoming a dad, which is awesome! I did take a break from wargaming for a few months, but now I'm back on full steam.

During the summer I decided to start a Warhammer Fantasy army, and landed on Tomb Kings. Halfway through assembling my first unit of Skeleton Archers, I found that I really don't enjoy assembling figures.

I sent my buddy Norau the proposition that I paint his figures if he'll assemble mine. He readily agreed, and I quickly started painting his new Space Wolf army. Here's the first of four Razorbacks.

In other news, my buddy Briefspite has started his blog @ www.briefspite.com, and the tournament we are hosting in October has gotten its own website @ www.strategikon.no. Be sure to check them out and give them some love!