Dunlending cavalry

Killerkatanas · **Joined:** Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:52 am **Posts:** 182

I thought that I would show some pictures of my converted Dunlending Cavalry.

I have a large army of over 100 Dunlending and wanted to add some cavlary, but GW didn't make any, and there is no telling when, or if, they will make some.

To do this project I took some Old Glory 28mm Saxon Thegn Cavalry and added fur to them. I am not a professional, but took my best shot at doing some sculpting in green stuff. The fur may not be professional, but it is effective enough. I also added a few plastic cap bits and a standard-bearer. Below are some photos of the finished conversions:

I then sent them to Dragon Painting Services, who does most of my commission work. They are now complete and here are a few photos of them:

Hope they meet your approval,
Brian

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:11 am

Great conversions and some excellent painting! Very well done!!

TheBucklandBrewer · **Posted:** Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:06 am

Very nice converting and excellent paintjob!
Well-thought! This proves again how effective little convrsions can be!
Nice choice of models aswell!

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:15 am

TheBucklandBrewer wrote:

Very nice converting and excellent paintjob!
Well-thought! This proves again how effective little convrsions can be!
Nice choice of models aswell!

Never a truer word was spoken..... fantastic!!!

fritskuhntm · **Posted:** Sat Oct 29, 2011 8:10 am

jaw hanging awsome! :-D

Chris · **Posted:** Sat Oct 29, 2011 4:00 pm

what is that green stuff u guys use on conversions?

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Sat Oct 29, 2011 4:17 pm

As above, those ARE awesome conversions, don't think they'd be clever enough to use lances but your work is spectacular. Well done

Chris wrote:

what is that green stuff u guys use on conversions?

It's called Green Stuff and you can buy it from Games Workshop.

Killerkatanas · **Joined:** Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:52 am **Posts:** 182

The "Green Stuff" that I use is called Kneadatite and I got it from Brookhurst Hobbies. You get a big roll of it that is 1" x 36" for $10.00, but that was several years ago (it has lasted this long). The GW stuff is too expensive for what you get.

Brian

Killerkatanas · **Joined:** Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:52 am **Posts:** 182

GothmogtheWerewolf wrote:

As above, those ARE awesome conversions, don't think they'd be clever enough to use lances but your work is spectacular. Well done

.

Actually those are Javelins

Chris · **Posted:** Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:08 pm

ohhhh

the place i buy my mini's (just few minis left

on the store) has that green stuff

im going to buy some

Bastion.HUN · **Posted:** Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:13 pm

Awsome.

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:20 am

Amazing work! The fur is well done.

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:43 am

Killerkatanas wrote:

GothmogtheWerewolf wrote:

As above, those ARE awesome conversions, don't think they'd be clever enough to use lances but your work is spectacular. Well done

.

Actually those are Javelins

If Javelins aren't throwing weapons then excellent. If they are, well, the models look awesme anyway

Draugluin · **Posted:** Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:54 pm

other than the javelins, especially the ones that are holdingtheir shield and the javelin in the same hand, they look fantastic.

theavenger001 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:27 am

Cool looking guys, and good idea. Can we have pictures of the rest of the army? 100 dunlendings would look prettying awesome imho.

Btw, are they all those hiper-expensive GW metal figures? :shock:

batpan · **Posted:** Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:49 am

Very nice army. I tried to do the same but I followed a cheaper idea. I converted Riders and Warriors of Rohan. If someone wants can check them here:
http://dramatickatastases.blogspot.com/

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:30 am

Excellent painting and conversions. I've always loved the foot dunlending warriors and these will look perfect along side them. Brilliant work killerkatanas.

Hilbert · **Joined:** Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:07 am **Posts:** 2088

Excellent brilliant magnificent :yay:

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:14 pm

The conversions are excellent. I wonder if a little more 'savage' elements could be used in a similar enterprise - I am thinking about a combination of Gripping Beast Saxons and Vikings - they are mostly plastic, and then mix and match bits with Riders of Rohan, and blend these bits with green stuff or similar where necessary. I don't recall Dunlending cavalry being mentioned but that does not rule out the possibility that they had some forces, though not in the numbers available to the Rohirrim.

Erurainon the Trombonist · **Posted:** Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:30 pm

Dorthonion wrote:

I don't recall Dunlending cavalry being mentioned but that does not rule out the possibility that they had some forces, though not in the numbers available to the Rohirrim.

They were mentioned in the Battles of the Fords of Isen I think.

Fantastic conversions, they are very inspirational!

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