ierthling Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Hi all - Thinking about trying to convert a crypt flayer (or two!) into a Varghulf Courtier, and wondering if anyone has tried it. My scheme is to use one of the more bat-like heads, and green stuff a bunch of fur around the neck, chest, and back. With a paint job that made the model very distinct from a normal crypt flayer, do you all think that would be enough? Anyone had success turning a flayer into a Varghulf? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyriakin Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Personally, I would consider a Skin Wolf as a Vargulf - given that they are, essentially, insane Werewolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ierthling Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Thanks Kyriakin - I like the idea, although I do feel like adding fur to a model with wings is a lot easier than adding wings to a model with fur. Mainly though I’ll just have some spare flayers available for conversion, so I’m hoping to work with that, but if I decide to buy something else I’ll keep the skin wolves in mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyriakin Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 16 minutes ago, ierthling said: Thanks Kyriakin - I like the idea, although I do feel like adding fur to a model with wings is a lot easier than adding wings to a model with fur. Mainly though I’ll just have some spare flayers available for conversion, so I’m hoping to work with that, but if I decide to buy something else I’ll keep the skin wolves in mind! Oh yea, I forgot that the GW Vargulf has wings. In other stories, they tend not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ierthling Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Yeah, I think the GW varghulf is more of a bat / werebat sort of thing than a straight werewolf. Anybody else out there tried converting a flayer into one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uvatha Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 The Vargulf from Immortal Realms looks awesome as well, you might be interested! https://twitter.com/immortal_realm / https://etsy.me/2U5KXGi Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honk Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 If you’re concerned about using only GW models and if you are skilled with green stuff (not like me T.T)... take an horror with an big club or the #gravestonetotheface and instead of fitting the courtier little wings, resculpt for a pair of flayer wings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ierthling Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Uvatha, that model is sick!!! I do think, though, I want to stick to GW if I can. Honk, I haven't actually gotten my FEC order in yet, so I'm not completely sure what the sprues look like. Do the horrors and flayers have totally different bodies? Somehow I was thinking they were the same body with different heads and arms. You're gonna have to explain what gravestone to the face means to me, but whatever it is, I want in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XReN Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Just now, ierthling said: Uvatha, that model is sick!!! I do think, though, I want to stick to GW if I can. Honk, I haven't actually gotten my FEC order in yet, so I'm not completely sure what the sprues look like. Do the horrors and flayers have totally different bodies? Somehow I was thinking they were the same body with different heads and arms. You're gonna have to explain what gravestone to the face means to me, but whatever it is, I want in! Horrors/flayers are identical, except their arms, which come in 1 or 2 parts, it depends. AS for gravestone, he was talking about this bad boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ierthling Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Nice! Yeah, that's exactly what I'm thinking of. I'm not a green stuff master but I think I can manage some fur, and I'll just paint the wings differently from my flayer wings (and maybe play with the posing a little). In theory it should all work! Thanks folks. And if anyone out there has actually done this I'd still love to see an example! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honk Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 4 hours ago, ierthling said: You're gonna have to explain what gravestone to the face means to me, Look at that gravestone @XReN has posted... and then on a six it deals 3 damage!!! To the face!!! And there are those little wings on top, how an infernal courtier is supposed to be... but if one is skilled enough to meddle with green stuff Maybeee those wings, the upward ones probably won’t fit but the downward ones can be positioned above the original horror shoulders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacnudllah Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 A way to make it really pop as a Varghulf might be to put a Rat Ogre head on it (if you can get a hold of one). If you built up some big ears and lots of fur, I think it would make it look very bat-like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ierthling Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Thanks guys, yeah this all looks great. I do love the rat ogre heads - I may have to see if I can turn one up. But it looks like with a little work I should be able to make the haunter/flayer kit yield up what I need. We'll see how it goes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honk Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Good luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jgregs Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 On 12/2/2018 at 4:44 PM, ierthling said: Hi all - Thinking about trying to convert a crypt flayer (or two!) into a Varghulf Courtier, and wondering if anyone has tried it. My scheme is to use one of the more bat-like heads, and green stuff a bunch of fur around the neck, chest, and back. With a paint job that made the model very distinct from a normal crypt flayer, do you all think that would be enough? Anyone had success turning a flayer into a Varghulf? Thanks! This is one of things on my project list. I really think all you need to do is get the slightly bigger base that the varghulf comes with and then just use the bits that come in the varghiest/crypt horror kit and mix them up a bit. Reposition the wings to be out stretched, add a bunch of the extra spikes and horns that come in the kit. The bigger base is important though. It will make it " counts as " legal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWilddog Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I know you were looking to use the Horror body but here is my old style Vargulf with the Flayer wings slapped on. Gives him a little more flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ierthling Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Thanks guys! I actually didn’t realize the Varghulf was on a different base, would you happen to know what size it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWilddog Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 33 minutes ago, ierthling said: Thanks guys! I actually didn’t realize the Varghulf was on a different base, would you happen to know what size it is? He is on a 60mm round base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ierthling Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Thanks Wilddog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyriakin Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 On 12/3/2018 at 2:23 PM, Uvatha said: The Vargulf from Immortal Realms looks awesome as well, you might be interested! https://twitter.com/immortal_realm / https://etsy.me/2U5KXGi Hide contents This pose reminds me so much of the Preyton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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