Kitbashing A Necrofex Colossus From Total War: Warhammer

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In this tutorial I show you how to build a Necrofex Colossus of the Vampire Coast faction from Total War: Warhammer 2
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[@PeteTheWargamer]

I recently hit the 100k subscriber milestone so I thought I'd build something a little bigger. I hope you enjoy it!

[@daringdarius5686]

Me: *switches out 2 parts* I'm a kit basher! You: "So then I made a Necrofex Colossus" Good job my guy! :) This was actually amazing! :D

[@Aconspiracyofravens1]

putting this here so that people can see it a lot of these kits seem like you could make them much cheaper, suggesting alternate options such as 3d printing or other kits would help with that since making this otherwise would be incredibly expensive, balsa wood and terrain techniques would also help

[@Erik-zh7rk]

Pete, this model alone makes me want to play AOS. This is incredible

[@Aconspiracyofravens1]

@@Erik-zh7rkthere are no rules for it sadly

[@Karloss00]

"Creative Assembly's so against implementing naval combat that they gave the ships legs."

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Who needs ships when you have Zombie Mechas!

[@shadowofhawk55]

I would love for them to add fleets as a new kind of army and for them to flush out trade a little more so you need to patrol your waters during times of war. It would be awesome I think.

[@drakozozhaeternus2840]

The sad thing is they had a really good naval combat system in Napoleon Total War, which was utterly amazing.

[@jeremydurant1358]

Holy shit, no amount of water is putting out that burn.

[@shadowofhawk55]

@Innocent Jogger Oh. That's annoying.

[@gifgit]

I'm genuinely stunned, this is a masterpiece. GW need to get you on their design team.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thanks! Although I don't think I've built enough Primaris Lieutenants to join them yet 😉

[@gifgit]

@@PeteTheWargamer You could design your own Primaris Lieutenants, I`m sure they`d be way better than GW. Just one last thing: Do you have the worlds biggest kit-bashing bits box?

[@KlausWittmann]

But he copied the design from the game so how this makes any sense? You know people on 'design team' should probably be good at design.. and this was a recreation ( great one and i enjoyed it a lot! But this comment makes no sense)

[@sorcen9580]

what could he mean by this

[@Le_Petomane]

i dont think it works like that.

[@tubsy7797]

More Vampire Coast minis would be amazing. This necrofex is amazing!!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I definitely plan on doing more Vampire Coast units.

[@Lyki27]

Long ago, when vampire coast became a thing, they combined zombie and imperial handgunners kits with seran wrap and sold them for the standard kit price.

[@absolutelyloyalspacemarine1684]

If I am not wrong there were some Dark Elves pirates in the old warhammer fantasy, but like just some models not a big part of the faction

[@dentegra9132]

@@PeteTheWargamer Ideas for the crew: Ghost Archipelago Crew, Frostgrave cultists, Fireforge zombies and Wargames Atlantic Afghans (for the guns). Or on the smaller side: Mantic zombies/ghouls and Perry Afghans. The Warlord colonial militia men might come in handy, too.

[@simonnick8422]

I miss Warhammer Fantasy.

[@Tzar-TZ]

i showed my dad the final model, and without him seeing anything but the fully painted colossus, he was able to name every kit that you bought and used.

[@HeleentheArcane]

That's really impressive!

[@Tzar-TZ]

@@HeleentheArcane i was also very impressed

[@the_explorer4600]

​@@Tzar-TZdoes your dad make Warhammer 40k models?

[@Tzar-TZ]

@@the_explorer4600 no

[@kennymartin5976]

​@Tzar-TZ i mean, he certainly knows a thing or two about age of sigmar

[@eddiejobes8449]

Holy shit dude. Your artistic vision and model know how are so incredible

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you very much :D

[@Nortic111]

Hands down, that is amongst the top 5 pieces of kitbashing work I've ever seen!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thanks, I'm glad to hear that you liked it :D

[@akumaking1]

@@PeteTheWargamer do you have an email account? Because in Etsy I found some really cool third-party models that could easily be fit for the Vampire Coast (among other races and factions).

[@AGloriusCrushingz]

Could you please try converting other units from the Vampire Coast? I absolutely love this series!

[@Grim6Boyz]

I second this comment.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I do plan on doing a few more, especially with the new Zombie kit coming out at some point!

[@williambryant6175]

I want to see one of those giant crab things!

[@Willie5000]

I feel like it would be easier to do with parts from the current Zombie kit and the discontinued Empire Free Company Militia kit.

[@reubensullivan8849]

This is genuinely top 5 conversions I’ve seen amazing job what a badass model can’t wait to see more

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you very much :D

[@chrisgoodier6825]

Crazy idea for you. Combine a Mega-Gargant and a Chaos Knight to make some sort of chaos ab-human knight for 40k. Have cannons strapped under his arms, a massive chainsword or power fist. A big steampunky backpack to power everything with extra weapons stuck on. Armour plates strapped to his limbs and a knight type helmet. Cables weaving in and out of its skin! Just an idea!

[@Ammonitemare1711]

Holy crap this one was well worth the wait! Now you just need a Count Noctilus to ride him into battle

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I definitely have ideas for that guy, don't worry.

[@WSJeffery]

This. Is. Epic. I don't play AoS but I loved this, the skill involved is so impressive. Thanks Pete!

[@simonmears4073]

Wow, what a seriously impressive conversion. It looks fantastic and has such presence. What a Goliath, great!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thanks! I'd love to build a Vampire Count army around this guy.

[@falsehero2001]

Feed the algorithm. This was an irresponsibly expensive kit bash. Dude deserves some scratch to cover the hole he threw his money into.

[@TonyE727]

Yea. While he was putting it together I was staring in horror at the sheer cost of that model. But like a trainwreck, i couldn't look away.

[@jacklovelock1953]

Thats not really the exact cost though. There is a large amount of spare parts left over to either keep or sell. So on the surface it looks expensive, but you can recover a fair bit of it. Ironically it is also still cheaper than a mega gargant to build.

[@Soulessdeeds]

I never want to see you working for Games Workshop. Your creativity would only be stifled there. And the community would suffer from not seeing your creations come to life like they do here. Thank you sir for these videos. And a very well done job.

[@jamescheetham1982]

Why are Mondays always so good for warhammer!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Especially with the new Vampire Hunter duo revealed today!

[@flaviomonteiro1414]

Aaaaah Aaaaah Aaaaaaaaaah The blood runs cold! 🎼 We take our loot and don't get old🎼

[@nwahnerevar9398]

ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY HE'S A RISIN FROM THE DEEP WITH TATTERED SAILS AND INCREDIBLE TAILS WE'RE CAUGHT IN ENDLESS SEAS

[@traumadoc3883]

You seem very passionate about this one

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I've had plans for this guy for a looong time.

[@UHCredhead]

Honestly Pete you’ve really outdone yourself this time, that is truly epic!! I’d love to see some conversions/making of larger models like this, cracking work and really enjoyable content to watch!! Congrats on 100k too!

[@traeyager5298]

You did such a great job. I always get excited when I turn on my phone and see a notification saying that you uploaded. Love your work!!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you, and I'm glad to hear that you enjoy watching my latest videos 😁

[@richardthepastamancer6619]

this is the kind of model that gives me the need to start kitbashing. You did an amazing work Pete

[@shadowofwar5872]

this is by far the best conversion slash kitbash ive ever seen! i am seriously thinking of doing the exact same thing, but that will be quite pricey!

[@aspermypreviousemail5907]

This is mind blowing! The idea is crazy ambitious and the execution is flawless. Really good job!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Glad you liked it!

[@Talisman0Flyby]

This is absolutely stunning definitely your best kitbash to date can’t wait to see more

[@Willqer]

This model basically IS dead bits + pinned parts. Truly a peak of Pete the Wargamer's conversions.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

As someone else mentioned, it also involved green stuff made by mixing the blue and yellow halves and leaving the middle part alone to avoid a gritty texture 😉

[@JamesWilson-sg7im]

Quite the project. Obviously you are very passionate to the hobby. Thanks for the video.

[@achallor]

I would love to see Tomb Kings constructs being converted, there are some many you can choose from Tomb Scorpion, Bone Giants, Ushabtis, Hierotitan, Necrosphinx etc!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

It's a really shame that TK got phased out, some of their bigger models looked great.

[@achallor]

@@PeteTheWargamer how about proxying them with the Bonereapers? They are basically Tomb Kings 2.0 imho

[@HeroesBosses]

Put this into a competition! Masterful work, Pete!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

That's the plan! Once they start up again I hope to enter it into Golden Daemon.

[@tomdonoghue777]

This is one of the best models I have ever seen Pete be proud of this because people dream of stuff like this

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you 😊

[@rhivan6921]

Depth Guard are one of my favorite units aesthetically in TW:W and I'd love to see them on the tabletop. Beyond that seeing you tackle creating some Legendary Lords would be really cool, Like Malekith, Allarielle, and Imrik.

[@hudsonmayne8702]

Maybe to keep with the vampire coast theme, you could do a rotting leviathan or with some of the skaven bits you could make a warlord on bonebreaker

[@mortifactorsmiko4668]

This is absolutely incredible. Well done mate. I can see how this would have been incredibly daunting and would make you want to throw in the towel at one point, but the finished model is nothing short of perfection. Watching your older videos until now you're clearly pushing your level higher and higher and its amazing to see. You're truly an inspiration to me and my conversions. Would like to see you tackle something this size/scale roughly for 40k, perhaps some kind of dreadnought or tau/eldar walker, not sure. Just not orks because I think those tend to be a bit too forgiving with their ramshackle style haha.

[@philippayne8890]

Oh my god this is awesome! Well done on another great conversion video and I'm so pleased you didn't abandon this project.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I think it was the scale of it that overwhelmed me. I've never converted anything so big and as extensively. But, I too am glad that I finished it off!

[@kevinm.4846]

I'd just like to say: I don't play Warhammer and I've never made any of these kits, but your artistic talent is absolutely incredible. These videos are so zen and watching you work, listening to your detailed description, and seeing the final product is absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@corbintheintern6229]

That's a lot of work for something you can't even use on the tabletop....and I am 100% here for it. You did an amazing job on the conversion.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I kept things in scale with the mega gargant to use it as a proxy. I think most people would be happy to accept that rule set for it.

[@HuntsForge]

With this and the Sigvald conversion, I look forward to seeing the whole army!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

You may have to wait a while with my painting speed 😂

[@ImposCoE]

I've been so excited for this, and it didn't disappoint at all. Your model is FANTASTIC! It would be really cool to see you make one of those crab monsters the Vampire Coast has.

[@mrbeige77_miniatures]

By far the best kitbash you've done on this channel. Absolutely superb bud!

[@Lorenzantium]

Absolutely exquisite. Your dedication and hard work on this channel is a great inspiration to many of us who are relatively new to the hobby. This is probably your most impressive model that you have kitbashed that I have seen. Keep up the excellent work.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

That's very nice of you to say. If my videos just get people to try out some simple kitbashing then I'm happy :D

[@Justkidding277]

Kinda cool that all the random parts fit together so well. Nice job!

[@sarahdarpino8143]

So awesome!!!!! so glad you didn't give up on it. the detail is just insane and so are the colors!!!

[@gartan8449]

Truly awe inspiring work. To have the vision and skill to build this is a rare gift.

[@dougsavage9997]

Id love to see some more night lord content

[@legionnaireminis]

Easily your most ambitious kitbash yet! Well worth the hard work. Fantastic work Pete! 🙌

[@PeteTheWargamer]

This is definitely my most ambitious project, it will probably be a while until I do something as big again 😂

[@VillainousVillainessViridi]

You've got a perfect place for a hero on the main deck of that ship. I'd love to see a Vampire Captain or Admiral to go up there!

[@marcellszabolcs9059]

Very nice model but I think what ties it together is the great paintjob. It came out amazingly in the end🤩

[@Le_Petomane]

I love you consistency... for complete disregard for your appendages and digits.

[@ger5956]

Absolutely amazing work dude! That looks awesome, super imposing and creepy 👍🏻

[@bunkyboy9156]

I have just watched you make that and i still have no idea how you've done that! 😦 That looks incredible

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I built it and i'm still not too sure 😂

[@Whiplash557]

Wow! Having this being a proxy for mega gargant in a death army, is such an amazing idea. You really did the necrofex justice!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you! I'm glad you think so.

[@PretentiousPainters]

dude thats awsome, so glad you didnt give up on it, i know the feeling with models and heavy conversions somtimes. it can get very tedious and tiring.

[@leeperry7068]

That turned out... AMAAAAZING man. Well done! Glad you stuck with it!

[@michaelcoull8590]

Genuinely don’t know how you don’t have more subscribers - an incredible conversion AND your step by step process makes for a fantastic video. One of the best videos I’ve seen in ages. Love it.

[@50Raphil]

The scope and scale of this is astounding ! Great job !

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thanks!

[@euansmith3699]

That is astonishing. You've really done a good job on giving the shambling assemblage a decent set of proportions.

[@onlunarseas]

Incredible work. I'm glad you stuck with it even when it got frustrating; the end result looks well worth the effort.

[@harrisonmacey6380]

This is a thing of beauty! I'm glad you didn't give up!

[@hansdampf7595]

It looks really amazing! Just one point of well-intended criticism/idea: You could've angled the bell on the mast a bit in order to create an illusion of it swinging back and forth while the colossus takes its rather clumsy steps. Would make it more dynamic and give it a real "ship in a storm"-y feel

[@joseale2310]

Super happy that you finished! It is an amazing conversion. Great job!!!!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Me too!

[@rklammer]

Flip this is amazing!!!! I dont know how you did it and yet I watched the whole video showing how you did it! It's crazy good!

[@jonathandamattamoreira6324]

Love your conversions and kitbashing!! Its really an amazing and passionet work!!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thank you, I'm glad to hear that you enjoy them :D

[@zainparks6021]

Holy moly that is a amazing model

[@doovstoover9703]

Not just a great conversion, you actually improved on the design from the game. It's so much cleaner and cooler looking

[@chrislurker5019]

Absolutely brilliant. Your videos inspire me with my own hobby goals. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@PeteTheWargamer]

You're very much welcome 😊

[@Flippotycoon4583]

This is really cool to see I actually tried to convert one warhammer fantasy giant size way back when monsterous arcanum came out.

[@nickritchie2154]

So. Cool. These kitbashes are the only Warhammer content I'm watching these days.

[@cabose.]

Holy cow that is amazing work! I always wondered what a necrofex would look on the table and man would I buy one. Would love to see you tackle some of the lords and revamp them to more modern glory! Great work overall, loving all the conversions!

[@ezrajackson2607]

Oh wow this is just incredible! Honestly so blown away by how incredible this build looks- massively well down

[@felixflitou]

I usually am already impressed by your work but damn this Necrofex rocks ! Btw compared to TW Warhammer 2, Lizardmen minis start to look quite old, would really like to see you make an updated version of some of their units

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Yeh some of those Kroxigors are looking a little old by now.

[@thomassaxon8254]

It's a really beautiful build. When I get around to it I'll definitely follow this guide. Although it'll need a more square base for me at the end...

[@stephenmercerProductions]

Amazing! For those not so skilled at conversion, reaper miniatures does a shipwreck revenant which is similar and also Archvillian games has a 3d print file for sale.

[@fredecow8563]

This is absolutely incredible! I am blown away by how perfectly it came out!

[@Jonas_Fox]

You are a madman and a genius good sir. There needs to be a special golden demon-like trophy just for kitbashing for you to get first place in. That or just name the trophy after you.

[@Tzar-TZ]

absolutely amazing. as someone who regularly play warhammer fantasy with a vampire counts army, this made me happy

[@ElAhrem]

I've wanted to make one of these for so long - this is just the kick I needed to build one for my Necrarchs!

[@Admiral-Nagi]

A+ job man. Necrofex has always been awesome and I think you really did it justice here. Probably the most abstractly pit together kitbash you've managed so far, you sure you don't have a little Ork in you?

[@Jahzilla.]

This is super dupe. Serious skill and creativity going into this piece. Pretty blown away by it. Great work.

[@sutresaz1257]

This is the kind of modelling content I love to see. Great Work, I await each and every one of your videos like a season finale. Keep it up and big love onto you.

[@bisceg181]

Once you shown off the painted version I nearly lost it. Glad you didn’t give up, this is truly badass.

[@filthycreature]

super cool build man. i was hoping to see some crustacean and barnacle build in this to get that sunk ship feel

[@legodovakin]

I have no idea what this thing is, but it's one of the coolest customs ever!

[@seanodonnell3683]

This is so clever! You should be very proud of yourself. Thanks for sharing.

[@jomonkey2758]

Honestly.. if vampire coast... or just the dreadfleet.. ever gets released in age of sigmar.. I hope these guys show up. Amazing job in the kitbash!

[@lodozefirek4621]

Depth Guard I would like to see how you would handle this task, I love their aesthetics and I can't find conversion anywhere, so it would be the first time of course when you undertake this task. love your movie bdw

[@Smilomaniac]

What an amazing project, congratulations on finishing it!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Thanks! It was touch and a go for bit but I'm glad that I stuck with it

[@maxkordon]

The painting is jaw dropping and so is all the kitbashing, I’d have angled the shoulders just a little bit that’s literally the only critique I can think of

[@PeteTheWargamer]

I would agree, if I'd have tackled it again I would have put the arms at a slight outward taper, away from the shoulders.

[@orthoff123]

AGAIN... what an absolut creative work! Sehr gut! Greetings from Germany!

[@Tim1000064]

That's one of the coolest kitbashes I've ever seen!

[@jofranklin3723]

This is so cool! I would love to see the dread saurian in the style of Total War. The forgworld one looks a little like a plastic dinosaur from the dollar store lol

[@Savar_Darsa]

One word: Insane

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Haha, thanks!

[@daviddryden7668]

Would love to see you tackle kitbashing the Sacred Kroxigors and their arcane powerfists!

[@Anvilarm07]

I am gobsmacked. That is amazing work. Kudos to you.

[@rosrealm]

I love it, and the paint job... brilliant

[@Nikalin]

Looks fantastic, glad you persevered!

[@ltjamescoopermason8685]

Another totally unique moment in model making by the master of scalping drilling gluing and painting thanks to games workshop your imagination in creating the finished piece of eye candy ! What ever you make I hope you carry on for the foreseeable future making original creatures including space marines Orks TAU and how about a true scale space marine imperial guard diorama called in the trenches!

[@Alberto-hs9pi]

It is simply amazing what you did there, it`s huge! Super cool, and you can see the hours of work put into it with all the GS and kitbashing from all the different parts. Very smart conversion, i`m sure you will use it well as a Megagargant ;)

[@DrPenguinGaming]

Fantastic build and loving how you pinned things and made the joints work. Been trying to figure out how to do movable joints so I can open and close a stromwolf ship that's been infected with a demogorgon like creature so it opens up like a flower, any advice from anyone would be a a massive help 😁

[@jhontehpirate]

looks amazing! great seeing you tackle a larger project, even better that it was not a space marine :P

[@zeria354]

nice work... made one myself a few month or so ago for my own AoS army, uses a lot more different parts but also some of the same.

[@LtColShingSides]

Awesome! I saw the reddit post but seeing how it was made was super cool!