Hell Blade DIY Conversion Complete, Budget Can be Beautiful

TJ here with the final construction update for the DIY Hell Talon conversion I am working on: Project Carrion Daemon. The first construction post generated a ton of conversation, so I just wanted to throw up some photos and talk a little about my choices before I cover this thing up with primer and start painting it. Let's take a walk around this odd duck.

Budget wings for DIY Hell Blade/ Talon or Heldrake: Cheap doesn't have to be flimsy or ugly!

TJ here with a budget minded tutorial on building Chaotic Wings for a Do It Yourself Hell Blade, Hell Talon or Heldrake. The size of the wings I make in this tut will be more appropriate for a Hell Talon, but can easily be trimmed down either before or after construction. I ended up making mine for a Hell Blade by modifying them.

Before we get too far, I am not a handy man. I take bad notes and those of you who may have OCD will likely dislike my ADD methods! Condider this a journey and less a tutorial if it makes you feel better.

Anyway, let's talk materials and get on with the tut.

Showcase: KrautScientist's Orkheim Ultraz

Hey everyone, KrautScientist here, with another post showcasing one of my hobby projects. And while I realise that today’s post doesn’t deal with dark future gaming so much, please bear with me: With GW officially pulling the plug on the Specialist systems, I believe we can all use some specialist love... *ahem*, that came out sounding funny… Anyway, what is this about?

War gaming on a budget: Cheap quality army case part 2

Hey DFG readers. OST put in his thoughts in a week ago on a cheap case and what wasn't included is that he and I both decided to take on the crusade to fit our ridiculously huge armies in cases on the cheap at the same time. Though I liked his findings, I needed a little more space. Heres my final analysis.

Wargaming on a Budget: Expanding your army via magnets

Hey, if you guys are anything like me, you know your 40k budget isn't bottomless and if you're out of control on it, the wife will turn the lights out...on everything.......everything....So how do I not get the lights turned out and still have more than a barebones 1850 list? Magnets!

Wargaming on a Budget: Cheap, Quality Army Case Video!

Old School here with a quick video about a Cheap and Sturdy Case I use for my army and for Hobby Time on the road. I would like to say that Youtube has been cursed it seems as it keeps shaving the first 10 seconds of the video off, but anyway, let's take a look at my Sham Wow audition!

Cheap Army Transport Trays by Menelker!

Old School Termie here,
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We have all either seen or have been the guy who brings his models to the FLGS in a shoebox. Nothing makes me cringe more than the sound of a bunch of models grinding off each other in a box. On the flip-side, despite our best efforts, it is really hard to get that really awesome converted model into those neat little square spaces left by many other army transports ...