Updating a Boarboy

Inspiration
I really liked the original idea for the Orks in Rogue Trader.  I thought that the clan idea with each clan having some benefit was really good.  I still paint and convert my Ork miniatures so that I have different clans.  With this urge to convert and paint Orks in such a way and with the newer, larger Orks that Games Workshop is producing these days, I decided to upgrade some of my Ork Boarboyz.

Tools
The tools needed to complete this conversion are a modeling knife, a razor saw, pin vice and drill bits, and a file.

Materials
The materials you will need are the Boarboy legs ( I have used Nobz legs for this conversion), a plastic torso, a plastic Ork head, an Ork right arm with pistol, a grenade arm (I have used a metal grenade arm but the plastic ones will work well also), the business end of an axe arm, pinning wire, super glue, and styrene cement.

Conversion
You will need to flatten the bottom of the torso with a file because the Boarboy legs have a flat surface where you will need to attach the two.  Once accomplished, you will need to drill pinning holes into the torso and legs and pin the two pieces together.  Next, glue the head and right arm to the torso.  You will need to do some work to attach the axe head to the grenade arm.  I pinned an additional piece of plastic between the hand and the axe.  Pin and glue the left arm to the torso and you will be done with the conversion.

Note
When I do a conversion, I keep the parts that I remove for later use.  In this conversion, I had to remove the grenade from the left arm.  In a future conversion, I will use the removed grenade to finish a product.  I also will be using the remaining torso from the Boarboy to make a Boarboy Yoof.

Converting an Ork Assault Commander

Inspiration
Sometimes I have an inspiration to create a certain look with a miniature.  This project was not one of those times.  Instead, I had an idea of creating another project, in this case one of the Scout Titans from White Dwarf Issue 112 (or there abouts), and some of the bits that I will not use for that project suggested a use.  The carapace for the Scout Titans came from a Zoids Gustav model.  Also in the Zoids Gustav model were some small figures, one of them being a robotic lizard.  I decided that I would try to adapt the legs from the lizard to make as Ork Assault Commander that would be unique.

Tools
The tools you will need are a modeling knife, some files, and a razor saw.

Materials
The materials you will need are the robotic lizard body, an Ork torso, an Ork head, Ork arms, and some glue.

The Conversion
Using the razor saw, remove the torso at the hip from the legs.  You may have to carve and file the legs so that they look correct.  Cut the ball plug from the bottom of the torso so that you will have a smooth surface to which you can glue the legs.  Glue the pieces together and let the glue harder.  You are now ready to prime and paint your new Ork Assault Commander.

A Note About the Zoids Gustav Model
I am not sure if the Zoids Gustav Model is still in production or not, so you may have to get one off of the auction sites.  The Gustav is a very nice model which will give you the carapace for the Scout Titan project we will do someday, it gives you the legs for this project, it has some tracked trailers that would have some use, and it has some pieces that could be used in Scifi industrial terrain. You may have trouble acquiring one, but it is probably the most useful model you may ever buy.

Converting a Necromutant from Warzone

Inspiration
It seemed like a cosmic joke.  It seemed that every time I won a lot auction on eBay, some of this miniature were included.  I do not like having a whole mob of the exact same miniature so I had to do something.  After long hesitation, I decided to start carving him and see where the project took me.  This is what I ended up with.

Tools
The tools necessary for this conversion are a modeling knife, files, razor saw, and a pin vice.

          Materials
The materials necessary for this conversion are the Necromutant miniature, some scrap plastic bits, a heavy weapon from Space Rangers, a weapon end of your choosing, some pinning wire, and some glue.

The Conversion
The first thing that you need to do is remove the rifle from the miniature.  You must decide how you want the miniature to look, so you must either leave the right hand as it is cast or remove it and glue it back on.  The miniature on the left has the right hand removed and the right arm cut back while the miniature on the right has the right hand left as cast.  Also notice on the miniature on the right that I have cut the right leg and repositioned it with the use of a slice of leg from a 1/35th scale miniature.
If you notice in the picture of the finished clowns, on the miniature on the left I have left the right hand as cast and on the miniature on the right I have repositioned the right hand.  On the clown miniature on the right I have also repositioned the left arm with the use of a segment of a plastic Goliath arm from the Necromunda range.  For the weapon end I chose to use the plastic chain fist from some early GW Titans.  I have done the same conversions of the two "Trencher" miniatures in the last photo.  The hats are from Tamiya 1/35th scale WWII German soldiers and the weapons were not altered.