I need some help choosing which bits would be best for my unit of chaos dwarf warriors.
I already have some bits in mind so I’ll just list them and I’ll also list the problems I’ve ran into.
for the heads in am choosing to use warriors of chaos heads,
for the legs i am using dwarf warrior legs,
for the weapons, warriors of chaos weapons,
for the shields I am using both shields from the chaos marauders and Calvary marauders box sets.
and for the shoulder pads I am using chaos marauder ones.
the problems I’ve ran into is torsos, I dont know what would work best and the only torso that look good enough to use would be khorne skullcrusher ones, but the khorne markings on the armor isn’t to my liking. Also I dont know where to find forearms for both the weapons and the shields, the chaos warrior weapons seem to be only the hands. I am trying to find like armored arms/ forearms. Also, what would be good for their beards? I was thinking springs buts from where?
I am trying to go for a heavy armor dwarf warrior scheme, so any bits that are armored would be awesome and I am also open to any alternative bits for the bits I was planning on using!
Since you’re talking about “dwarf legs” they must be from the old dwarf warrior box. The new dwarfs have the back of the torso connected to the leg piece. You could of cause chop of the back.
For torsos go for the old warriors of chaos. The ones that don’t have a cloak. Their heads are sticking out from the front of the torso, but it should be an easy fix with a knife - perhaps a tiny bit of green stuff. Actually the beard is gonna do the covering job nicely. So no worries there.
Those torsos are heavy armor for sure and you can get the miniatures dirt cheap on the internet.
If you want armoured arms that aren’t way to big you could look into arms from empire knights or bretonia. Also quite cheap to buy second hand. It should be easy to chop of the lance/cavalry hammer and at a chaos warrior/marauder weapon, or cho of the hand and add a new one. Knights have armours shields arms too, so that’s nice.
The key is that the proportions of a human miniature fit better with dwarfs than a large chaos warrior arm.
Shoulderpads from maruaders are great. And it’s fairly easy to convert the marauder drums to extra shoulderpads.
Using small springs as beards is a great idea. Try a pen, though the springs might be too big. You could make them yourself. Some very thin jewelry wire wrapped around a thin rod (like a tooth pick or small nail). Just this method (in a larger scale) to make rigns for my chainmail.
But otherwise beards are easy to make with green stuff. I tried my own method, but using a tutorial like this [BEARDS] works better and is easy. Can be made with green stuff og miliput. Also works be using 6 small sausages instead of one piece of green stuff.
Lastly you should check out some of all the awesome [BLOGS], there is a ton of inspiration.
My own regiment of hand weapon shield dwarfs are made a bit like your. My lord for the bale taurus uses an old chaos warrior body (you can see how it works with the beard), and i plan on making some heavy armor dwarfs with those old chaos warriors too. Check it out here [[url=http://www.chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13412]Bloodbeards Blog
Since you're talking about "dwarf legs" they must be from the old dwarf warrior box. The new dwarfs have the back of the torso connected to the leg piece. You could of cause chop of the back.
For torsos go for the old warriors of chaos. The ones that don't have a cloak. Their heads are sticking out from the front of the torso, but it should be an easy fix with a knife - perhaps a tiny bit of green stuff. Actually the beard is gonna do the covering job nicely. So no worries there.
Those torsos are heavy armor for sure and you can get the miniatures dirt cheap on the internet.
If you want armoured arms that aren't way to big you could look into arms from empire knights or bretonia. Also quite cheap to buy second hand. It should be easy to chop of the lance/cavalry hammer and at a chaos warrior/marauder weapon, or cho of the hand and add a new one. Knights have armours shields arms too, so that's nice.
The key is that the proportions of a human miniature fit better with dwarfs than a large chaos warrior arm.
Shoulderpads from maruaders are great. And it's fairly easy to convert the marauder drums to extra shoulderpads.
Using small springs as beards is a great idea. Try a pen, though the springs might be too big. You could make them yourself. Some very thin jewelry wire wrapped around a thin rod (like a tooth pick or small nail). Just this method (in a larger scale) to make rigns for my chainmail.
But otherwise beards are easy to make with green stuff. I tried my own method, but using a tutorial like this [[url=http://www.chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=6848]BEARDS[/url]] works better and is easy. Can be made with green stuff og miliput. Also works be using 6 small sausages instead of one piece of green stuff.
Lastly you should check out some of all the awesome [[url=http://www.chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=34]BLOGS[/url]], there is a ton of inspiration.
My own regiment of hand weapon shield dwarfs are made a bit like your. My lord for the bale taurus uses an old chaos warrior body (you can see how it works with the beard), and i plan on making some heavy armor dwarfs with those old chaos warriors too. Check it out here [[url=http://www.chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13412]Bloodbeards Blog
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Thank you for the hospitality Bloodbeard,:)
hmm I t hink it would matter much bettween the new dwarfs and the old ones right? since i can just cut the backs off with an exacto knife? aha
also Im having difficulty trying to find the old chaos warrior torso online, do you by any chance have any sources from which i can acquire them?
You dwarf army is almost exactly how i want my army to be! the only minor difference is that i just want them to be armored from head to toe, with gauntlets instead of muscle arms ahaha
but honesly, my army might just be looking like yours just with a few minor differences.
the picture I posted is more or less how i want them to look, and if you know where their gauntlets come from that would be awesome too! (they do look chaos but i cant seem to find any.)
An the old dudes are here, there, and places. Just search for chaos warriors and check through it all. Takes time, but they pop up from time to time in a large pile.
I might have some extra around. It’ll see how many and get back to you.