I realized I have a bunch of Bull Centaur top halves (the top half) and only need bull bottoms to finish them. Anyone know the best way to get some on the cheap?
I know tjub has done his out of BfSP ponies, but is that the best method? Especially with them on larger bases.
The issue with the pony used by Tjub is that it’s kinda small. Your BC torsos simply won’t fit on them!!! Plus, is kinda difficult to find ponies on the web, especially now that Battle for Skull Pass is not available anymore.
I think that your best option is to buy a BC on e-bay and cast it. You can also buy the Blood Bowl Bull Centaur star player on GW’s main website…
Hassle free miniatures to a shetland pony, only £3 as well, I used one for a bloodbowl conversion a while back. It was large enough to not look out of proportion with a dwarf torso sticking out the front.
Great buy, been using boarheads for my fireborn, steamvents for my hellcannon, cannon for death rocket, main chariot body for magma cannon and; on topic: boar bodies for BC’s.
I used plastic Horses of Rohan and trimmed a bit of their legs off, then reattached the bottom part of the leg and smoothed the transition with Green Stuff. They’re small enough to give a good, squat bull look and their smaller size fits dwarf bodies better, imo.
I got the idea from a different post (can’t remember who the credit goes to) but he used Beastmen legs. I recycled the horse’s original legs.
These were the pictures I used in comparison, when figuring out how much to trim off:
I used plastic Horses of Rohan and trimmed a bit of their legs off, then reattached the bottom part of the leg and smoothed the transition with Green Stuff. They're small enough to give a good, squat bull look and their smaller size fits dwarf bodies better, imo.
Shadowandflame
That is a very interesting idea, especially since Lotr boxes are quite cheap compared to Warhammer. Do you have photos? Did you bulk out the horse legs?
That is a very interesting idea, especially since Lotr boxes are quite cheap compared to Warhammer. Do you have photos? Did you bulk out the horse legs?
Admiral
I didn't think I really had to really bulk them. Though, I believe the transition looks nice. Cutting away a bit of the horse's leg and then adding the green stuff made them look more squat and powerful, as a bull should.
Take a look and see for yourself:
(Sorry for not-so-high-quality photos)
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You can see all five of them here. I made different poses, obviously.
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A little blurry, but you get the idea/general shape.
The horses made by Wargames Factory (in various cavalry sets) are often said by various people to be a bit small, so more like ponies. I’ve not tried using them as the basis for BCs, but it’s an idea I’ve had in mind for a while. Plus WGF are fairly cheap: you can get 12 cavalry for about £15 (that’s horses and riders, which may provide useful bits).