Brass Scorpion
09-28-2010, 10:15 PM
Not being that fond of the GW metal Chaos Troll models, I got rid of the few of those I had and used the gains to get two boxes of the plastic River Trolls. I kit-bashed a few Chaos bits onto them, but spent the most conversion time turning a basic River Troll model into Throgg, The Troll King through the following conversions:
- Giving him a large axe similar to the one in the picture in the Warriors of Chaos Army Book.
- Making the left leg stand upright. This required some repositioning, cutting and sculpting using Apoxie Sculpt. A sculpted rock was then placed under the right foot. This adds about 0.5" in height to the model so that he literally stands above the other five models in the unit.
- Adding small trophies to his right shoulder and belly.
- Giving him a mouth belly as suggested by the illustration in the army book. Instead of a long, wide slit like the one in the illustration, I opted for a rounded maw like the one I used on my Chaos Giant (http://www.dakkadakka.com/core/gallery-viewimage.jsp?i=125433&m=2&w=800)conversion. This creates some visual unity between those two conversions.
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/9/29/143419-Chaos%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Troll%2C%20Warhammer%20 Fantasy%2C%20Warriors%20Of%20Chaos.jpg (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/143419-Throgg%2C%20Troll%20King%2C%20WIP.html?m=2)
- Giving him a large axe similar to the one in the picture in the Warriors of Chaos Army Book.
- Making the left leg stand upright. This required some repositioning, cutting and sculpting using Apoxie Sculpt. A sculpted rock was then placed under the right foot. This adds about 0.5" in height to the model so that he literally stands above the other five models in the unit.
- Adding small trophies to his right shoulder and belly.
- Giving him a mouth belly as suggested by the illustration in the army book. Instead of a long, wide slit like the one in the illustration, I opted for a rounded maw like the one I used on my Chaos Giant (http://www.dakkadakka.com/core/gallery-viewimage.jsp?i=125433&m=2&w=800)conversion. This creates some visual unity between those two conversions.
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/9/29/143419-Chaos%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Troll%2C%20Warhammer%20 Fantasy%2C%20Warriors%20Of%20Chaos.jpg (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/143419-Throgg%2C%20Troll%20King%2C%20WIP.html?m=2)