Spartan/Minotaurs

[Arkangel]

Ok I'm looking for a little bit of RA member help in gathering some good info on starting a Spartan/Minotaur themed SM army.

Thanks to FW's recent 'issues' with the new Terminators I'm now in pocession of the rather cool Molloc mini, Chapter Master of the Minotaurs.

I'm aware of these:

Chapter House heads

Spartan%20Heads CH.jpg (29.45 KiB) Viewed 7292 times

Puppets War Heads (Best so Far)

However I'm wondering if anyone out there knows of any better or other alternatives?
I'll be opting for the Puppet War heads as I think they're the best so far and maybe hit up Scibor for some of their bits too. But the way the armour is it can be achieved using some resculpted plastic BA Sanguinary Guard as far as I'm concerned.

Anyway the floor is open, have at it

[mangozac]

The Molloc mini is very cool indeed!

The Puppetswar heads crap all over the CH ones, although I'm personally not a big fan of the side to side style crest like that. You would perhaps cut them off and then either sculpt on front-to-back crests, or just get some of the crests from Secret Weapon (sculpted by Mark) - I'd get you a link but the Secret Weapon site is down for maintenance.

[Arkangel]

Thanks mate. Yeah i too tried to check out Secret Weapon earlier. I spoke to 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' about an hour ago funnily enough I'll be honest I'm not a huge fan of the crests either so yeah they'll be coming off.

I guess thats another question really to crest, or not to crest?

[mangozac]

[Arkangel]

'The Scarlet Pimpernel' was a fictional character who was a British aristocrat by day and real idiot and a 'Kind Of' Posh Zorro by night who was really mega intelligent. Saving French, mainly I think, Aristocrats from the Chop during the revolution. The thing was they could never catch him because he was always able to slip away or avoid capture, that and his other british aristo mates helping. A bit like trying to pin down or contact a certain someone Hence the phrase:

We seek him here, we seek him there,
Those Frenchies seek him everywhere.
Is he in heaven?—Is he in hell?
That demmed, elusive Pimpernel.

Or Warhound

Back on topic though I concur with the crest thing, definately bin them off for the normal guys.
This 'side' project, at this point I can hear you(Zac), MJ, Vaish, Jon and everyone else sigh because I know we're all the same!!! Is for the future rules changes to the up-coming 6th Edition of 40K which will once again allow you to use Allies and not have to play apoc just to use all the cool mini's and various armies that one collects/accumulates over ones hobby life-time.

Any excuse to have big wolves, spartans, and blonde haired vampires running around together beating the crap out of moody elves in bondage gear!

[Munkey Joe]

My sculpter guy is doing some minotaur stuff.... let me get with him for some pics and i'll shoot them to you. hes wanting to make some things and cast them and hes FANTASTIC...... Maybe this weekend I'll have something.

[mangozac]

[paulson games]

Can always use eldar dire avenger crests mounted on space marine heads, that's what I've done with several of my models.

[Munkey Joe]

OK as Promised.... My Friends Sculpted Minotaurs stuff. This is only a couple of his models that he happened to have on him, as he missed my email before he came to Sat games....
Based on Space Hulk mini


and his latest that he did, Lucky to catch it without paint.


Now these are his personal models that he is doing and wants to reproduce some stuff to keep from sculpting over and over..... and I mentioned some people might go nuts over it if I were to have molds and he is keen on the idea. Gentlemen, feel free to oogle.....

[mangozac]

Wow that is indeed some pretty good sculpting work! Despite them only being conversions it's still obvious that the guy has some skill with greenstuff

I just got the latest FW newsletter email and I have to say I think the new Space MArine Command set looks absolutely amazing:
The detail in the un-helmeted one (I love how he's holding the helmet too) is so crisp it makes me want one! I'm guessing these guys would work well with Minotaurs too...

[Arkangel]