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how not to build a valkyrie

15K views 39 replies 31 participants last post by  imm0rtal reaper 
#1 ·
I impulse bought a Valkyrie when they were first released
it had been sitting on my shelf for quite a while before i realized something.
I don't want a Valkyrie.

with more and more apoc players taking to the skies i thought of buying a thunderbolt fighter from forgeworld, i had eyed it over in the past but had never taken it seriously, mainly because it look about as capable at flying as a thunderhawk:laugh:

and after eying the Valkyrie sprues over

i thought hey, what the hell

and here are some pictures


I know thunderbolts are meant to look more heavily armored, but i also know rhinos are meant to fit 10 space marines

attempted close up, the canopy is removable


I thought it deserved a fairly dramatic base, so Ive modeled some assault marines sprinting across the field with a teleport homer as a last ditch effort to get some terminators on the field

It is magnetized and fully removable from its base

sorry about the picture quality

minimal cutting of parts, just for the tailfins

ive plasticarded a few pieces together, though i probably didnt have to

and a healthy dose of bitz for effect


Thanks for looking:biggrin:
 
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#31 ·
id say leave it black maybe do some grey highlights and do an imperial aquila accross the wings in red and maybe do a blood drop down the centre.

or just leave it like that .. this way it will match your BA army but still be 100% awesome as an IG model :)

edit: oh and do some bright green orb effects on the lights etc so they really POP!
 
#32 ·
it is still black, ive used it in 1 battle, the thing is damn near unkillable
 
#39 ·
That is fantastic work, I never would have guessed that didn't come from a proper kit to be honest. Have some well deserved rep for that.
 
#40 · (Edited)
*EDIT* Turned my screen brightness up and can see it fine now.

Have you got any WIPs? or if not could you possibly give us a run down of which parts are what from the valk kit and how you went about doing it? I can make out what almost all of the bits are, I'm just unsure as to how you've placed them together :s

Anyway, great job!
 
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