Stormtalon conversion and update

Well,  it has been over a year since my last post. I have been writing my thesis and unfortunately health problems have got in the way.  Hopefully things will be better soon.  I have still been able to do some hobby here and there,  useful for relaxing but I can't do too much.

Anyway,  enough of that.  In the year since the last post I have painted 5 more assault marines,  some death company,  a drop pod and have a crap load of models built and ready for painting (tactical squad,  sang guard,  5 more death company,  assault bike,  a few buildings and more). I am also working on a stormtalon conversion and am very nearly finished with an imperial knight.  I will be adding pics of everything in soon,  in particular I am very proud of the knight so am looking forward to finishing it.

So,  onto the stormtalon.  I know the space marine flyers are,  to put it kindly,  a tad boxy. But I am quite keen on the aesthetics regardless,  however,  the number of conversions of the talon made me want to try my own.

If anyone reading,  if indeed anyone is reading,  wants a more detailed tutorial I can knock one up but it is pretty simple

The wings are drop pod fins,  you can see where I have cut the fin and then attached it to the engine. This is fairly common swap for the wings and it works well.

For the rear,  I used the wings and cut of the nub at the end opposite the upright. This meant they slotted nicely onto the body. Of course I first cut off the old tail fin upright and patched it with plasticard. I also split the tailfins that attach to the upright and then used these on either side.  A sharp knife and patience meant this is actually very easy. Also,  the strange fin below the body was cut away.

 I used some spare pieces to make a mount for a gatling gun and plasticard to pat h it all up.

 I cut away the intakes from the roof panel and mounted the launchers side by side,  I magnetised these to swap the missles.

 I added magnets under the wings for assault cannons (from the stormraven,  but the stormtalon ones work just as well) and the heavy bolsters from a predator.

I botched together a gatling cannon but am not happy with it. I am trying to get hold of a punisher cannon or the taurox  gatling cannons. Hopefully they will turn up.