CONVERTING CORRUPT AND DISFIGURED RAT SPAWN

Having learnt of the new S aven Rat S!awn in Warha""er Real"#$ %&#tria' Ti" H&( le)er* an+ ,eff H&r+' )oth +evotee# to N&rgle an+ the Horne+ Rat' ta e a loo at (onverting their ownIt's not unusual for those Warhammer players with a fondness for Grandfather Nurgle to also be fans of the Skaven, especially Clan estilens! "et's face it# rats and Nurgle $ust go together% &wo Games Workshop staffers, &im 'uckelbery and (eff 'urd, fall in this diseased camp! &hese fans of rodent)based decay were $a**ed when they found out about the new +at Spawn in Warhammer +ealms# "ustria! &hus, &im and (eff set about converting up and painting a few of these fearsome beasties that embody the worst of both the Nurgle and Skaven worlds! TI. HUC/%E0ER1 TI.2S FIRST RAT SPAWN ,ne thing &im knew from the start# he didn't want his +at Spawn to be confused with +at ,gres or regular Chaos Spawn! &hat meant some heavy conversion work to make his models stand out! 'e started with the Spawn of Chaos body and feet for the basic form! &hese bit* had plenty of sockets for other things like tentacles, Tim's first Rat Spawn arms, and heads! &im added the Classic -ermin "ord and +at ,gre heads along with a few Grey Seer, +at ,gre, and Clanrat skulls! 'e also used a Classic Greater .aemon of Nurgle arm and several Classic /east of Nurgle tentacles! "astly, he raided the 0ordheim and In1uisitor ranges for a few e2tra claws and arms! Ne2t, &im applied Green Stuff to blend in the bit* so they looked like they belonged to the same critter! TI.2S SECOND RAT SPAWN &he main difference between &im's first and second +at Spawn was the pose! 'e wanted one to be a hulking, 3rankenstein) like monster, and the other to be a frothing, insane rage)beast! In terms of distinguishing bit*, the 3rankenstein +at Spawn received a Grey Seer head on its shoulders, while the rage)beast got the +at ,gre head! &im painted both with the

Tim's second Rat Spawn

same colour scheme# 4lf 3lesh basecoat with a series of washes of Chestnut Ink and 3lesh Wash! &he only e2ceptions were some of the claws and the eyes, where &im painted them to look like warpstone shards! &o finish his +at Spawn, &im added some pus made of white 5 -67 glue, .esert 8ellow, Sunburst 8ellow, and some beige flock! 6fter applying this mi2 and waiting for it to dry, &im added 9warpstone blood9 to the pus with a mi2 of white glue and .ark 6ngels Green! "astly, he added dripping slime made from fishing line with globs of plastic cement slathered on it! ,nce dry, &im applied 8ellow Ink to give the slime that yucky Clan estilens look!

TI. HUC/%E0ER1$ FIRST RAT SPAWN

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TI. HUC/%E0ER1$ SECOND RAT SPAWN

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(eff also began with a Spawn of Chaos model for the basis of his +at Spawn! 'e used a tentacle arm to replace the bladed tentacles of the original Spawn! &hen, he swapped in +at ,gre feet! Ne2t, (eff added five -ermin "ord tails in various locations! 'e replaced the human forehead Jeff's Rat Spawn with a Skaven Clanrat head and the e2tended mouth with a -ermin "ord head! "astly, he filled in the gaps with Green Stuff and added patches of fur and stretched skin! 6s for painting, (eff simply mi2ed the schemes from his Skaven and Nurgle armies to come up with what you see to the left! ,EFF HURD2S RAT SPAWN