Let's Build: Primaris Centurions - 10 Step Conversion Guide

[@_marduk]

This conversion is spectacular! AND your step by step video is amazing! Thank you so much for helping out these models!!

[@WhatThe40k]

Happy to help! ☺️

[@honestindomitus1342]

This looks DOPE!! One remark on the proportions, though: the pilots’ arms are supposedly crossed in front of them, mummy-style. Neither here nor there, once I get my hands on a pile of bits that can facilitate this, I’m absolutely giving it a shot.

[@WhatThe40k]

Whoa... Today I learned :)

[@KillerOrca]

I mean it makes sense, the suit hooks into the Marines existing Power Armor, which in and of itself is already hooked into THEM via the Black Carapace so...technically they wouldn't even need to move their arms, they just THINK of moving the arms and the suits arms move. Its like how MJLONIR in Halo allows the wearer to enter full body paralasys to pilot a vehicle.

[@Infinityhammerpainting]

And if you look at the shoulder pads that have sculpted insignia on them, the centurions marking are two crossed fists - indicating that they have their arms crossed in the breastplate 🙂

[@adog6495]

It's like a small dreadnought

[@VelvetUG]

Taken from the Warhammer Wiki page : "Once connected into the warsuit, the accepted battle position is for a Space Marine's hands to be crossed against the front of his chest, behind the torso-plate and the suit's secondary weapons, for he controls the vehicle with his thoughts." So to say its out of proportion and needs adjusting isn't correct :D

[@WhatThe40k]

Indeed. IIRC another commenter mentioned this to me as well. And so the arm criticism doesn't carry that narrative weight, only aesthetic merit. In any case, I appreciate that you've taken the time to share this comment!

[@deaconchristian6780]

13:11 Using xenos technology... SOUNDS LIKE HERESY TO ME!!!!

[@WhatThe40k]

I must repent~ Time to crusade!

[@namewastaken360]

Just discovered this channel, I've only been the hobby just under a year and conversions are my favourite aspect of it. I collect Space Wolves so plenty of conversion opportunities.

[@WhatThe40k]

"Conversions are my favourite aspect of it." AH, I see you are also a man of culture. On the note of just discovering my channel, well I hope you find the content enjoyable/worth your time. 😊

[@johnfroh6774]

I dig what you've done with the legs, which is more than I can say for most Centurion Conversions I've seen. But you and Laz are wrong about the part with the arms at 1:40. Centurion arms aren't manually operated. The pilot's arms are crossed across their chest, and they control the suit's arms through neuro controls. So having the chest guns is fine, as the arms don't need to fit though it. They are just servos mounted on the sides of the hull.

[@WhatThe40k]

Thanks. And you are totally correct about centurion arm control, someone else pointed that out as well XD

[@johnfroh6774]

@@WhatThe40k I don't have a way to post pictures, but my Centurions finally arrived, and I just finished converting them mostly inspired by your conversion. They look awesome. I kept the chest guns tho.

[@WhatThe40k]

@@johnfroh6774 No worries! Happy to hear the video was useful for your hobby :)

[@knightsolk5819]

this conversion is amazing, im going to have to try this one!

[@WhatThe40k]

Nice! I was recently provided some critisism, a hobby saw would be better for chopping up the legs. Something to consider. :)

[@linkzydiybuilds7158]

Dude im new to mini painting and always looking for new Mini youtube painter. your awesome man the videos and style you do them in is great thanks :)

[@WhatThe40k]

Thanks! Very much appreciated.

[@anthonylulham3473]

Also check out aons of battles centurion conversion. I think it's easier and doesn't need outside kits. It gets a similar vibe and I'll be borrowing from both builds for my centurions.

[@jordanwilde9226]

Thank you so much for this excellent guide. I just built mine and will tag you when I post them on Instagram.

[@WhatThe40k]

Happy to hear you found it so worthwhile. ☺️

[@AK-nf2jl]

Cool concept, like the execution, keep it up

[@WhatThe40k]

Thanks, will try to continue making neat content.

[@sullmcintyre]

Superb guide video, thanks for making.

[@WhatThe40k]

Glad you found it useful😊

[@MaxPower666]

Very good step by step instruction of an amazing conversion! Thanks for that! =)

[@WhatThe40k]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Spekd]

Fantastic work buddy!

[@WhatThe40k]

Thanks I like how it turned out!

[@Spekd]

@@WhatThe40k you knocked it out of the park. I will not be surprised to see GW make this a thing.

[@nicolastousignant9160]

Brilliant conversion, you nay have just sold me on cents

[@WhatThe40k]

Thanks, it is more on the labour intensive side, but man does it make a difference.

[@gm-kasgaranadamas9018]

I really like the way you do your videos. You make them energetic and full of passion for the hobby. BTW I always searched for a way to justify centurions in a Primaris army.

[@WhatThe40k]

Thank you, its really great to hear 😊 As for the Primaris issue, its ultimately your hobby, and while executing 'your 40k' can be untasteful if done poorly... Speaking for myself, I just operate as if the Primaris Keyword isn't a thing. Centurion armour is a unique tactical asset, why wouldn't a primaris chapter make use of such an asset that his been proved valuable over the course of the countless chapter's battle history.

[@Papascorch7969]

I still like the og heads over the primaris but it still looks cool but the og cent looks i like

[@WhatThe40k]

Fine by me :) Thanks for watch!

[@swankypants9366]

Amen, nothing beats The Righteous Disgust of the MK 7.

[@MrCitizen0]

Sick conversion

[@thebingthing8421]

They’re like mini dreadnoughts

[@MadsTrier]

love it! gonna try this for sure!

[@WhatThe40k]

Happy to hear it!

[@gahlainrigh5927]

Ight chef. Let's cook up some centurions

[@ВладимирДубов-е9р]

Amazing! Need more conversion videos!

[@WhatThe40k]

I did one on converting the easy to build obliterator. ;)

[@k03rnl42]

Looking Great Mate!

[@modakkagitplugga]

This is a pretty cool tutorial

[@Mephiston]

This is neat, but I installed the bolter triads in each shoulder

[@Drakio95]

Damn now these are proper Centurions :D I'm really curious how much bigger they are than normal Centurions etc since that looks kinda like a .... still living Dreadnought, even if slightly smaller xd

[@pedroandre6956]

By the emperor!! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL! Could you please share where did you get the scaled pelt for salamanders!?? Awesome job man! Beautiful!

[@WhatThe40k]

Thanks! 😊The scaled pelt is from the Dark Elf Corsairs kit.

[@taylorlandlords]

Excellent work.

[@Fatalys28]

Thanks for the sharing, u could gain a lot with a more precise clippers like redgrass one

[@WhatThe40k]

Glad you enjoyed it. AND thanks for sharing about redglass clippers.... TIL😆 They look awesome, and will definitely be my replacement clippers, when the time comes.

[@llmarts1002]

Love it but a little concerned about points cost 😅😅😅

[@anthonysamuolis4062]

i wanted my chaptor master to be in centurion armour so that he is more protected

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Honestly, I'd leave the bolters/missiles on the torso, sometimes the Rule of Cool outweighs practicality.

[@charlesman8722]

A space marine, space marie, inside of a space marine, space marine.

[@paulofreire7520]

Well done! 👍🏻

[@WhatThe40k]

Thank you!

[@TheCrash1983]

as someone just getting into the hobby it hurt me to see, the models getting cut up as i know how much they cost. good video

[@jasperaragon8889]

What did you use as large gap filler? And what was that bracket you used for the mounted gun?

[@WhatThe40k]

Sorry for the late reply, IIRC the gap filler I used is tamiya liquid cement that has had bits of sprue added, and the mount for the gun was built using I think necron weapon options. 🤐

[@funkylilpossum6725]

I had an idea. What if you add the removed missile launchers from the sides, onto the shoulder pads? I'll have to try this once i get a kit

[@WhatThe40k]

Definitely possible! I recall seeing a similar concept on the interwebs. Maybe through some google-fu you could find and use as reference.

[@funkylilpossum6725]

@@WhatThe40k Will do!

[@swinginjoe8477]

Good conversion, but from what models are those brown pieces from?

[@WhatThe40k]

The brown pieces are from the munitorm containers kits.

[@TheCinderfang]

Luckily saw your video before I assembled my centurions. What is your gap filler? Plastic/sprues and plastic glue but how?

[@WhatThe40k]

The plastic glue I use is Tamiya's extra thin cement. So the sprue bits get dropped in the bottle.

[@Axquirix]

I spotted blue plastic in the beginning shot, wondering if the push fit Intercessors will work for this? There's three of them and it'd be much cheaper...

[@WhatThe40k]

Keen eye you got there. Yes, for the conversion I used the 3 man ETB intercessors. But I swapped 1 with a spare Primaris body I had because I thought the 3rd ETB legs were a little too close together.

[@acekkkkkk]

such an amazing conversion but honestly though...too much work for me. I would not achieve this level of coherency in the model unfortunately. I am especially impressed how the cover up of the foot and the leg armour turned out. Looks absolutely fitting. Good Job!

[@WhatThe40k]

I totally get it, its a pretty laborious conversion. But I am happy to hear your appreciation on how it turned out nonetheless.

[@jaratt85]

Get a fine saw instead of clippers and you'll find a lot less distortion and loss in your cuts.

[@WhatThe40k]

An excellent suggestion! I have actually obtained one since the videos release, but I appreciate your comment all the same. ✊

[@FenrirFrostborn]

This is how I desperately want a primaris variant of terminator plate to be

[@WhatThe40k]

Yeeeeeeah, maximum chonk.

[@thebingthing8421]

What are their points?

[@MeAndSomeRandoms]

Cool conversion. Can you show a side on side comparison between these and regular Centurions ?

[@WhatThe40k]

I actually do not own any other centurions beyond the ones I made for this converions, so sadly I have nothing to compare them against. If I can, I will grab a picture comparing the scale vs. the standard model should the opportunity arise.

[@MeAndSomeRandoms]

@@WhatThe40k No worries, would have been cool but hey maybe you can find some in your local store or a tournament. If the opportunity arises, if not it's cool it is still a really cool conversion :)

[@BrendanPace]

Do you have any videos with this badboy painted up?

[@WhatThe40k]

No not a video, I do have a picture though. I added a link to a reddit post with the image to the description.

[@longle88]

this is a good conversion,but i dont think i can afford to scrap an intercessor for it. there's diff video that also does a pretty good job making the centurion look less blocky but uses only the centurion kit itself and much easier as well.

[@WhatThe40k]

The standardCenturion leg positions are to static for my liking. But, to each their own. I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@longle88]

@@WhatThe40k I did, Vid was awesome and way to follow!

[@sigmundholt2313]

What about using a hurricane bolter sponson from a land raider? Or would that just look goofy?

[@WhatThe40k]

Sorry for the late reply. Yeah, it would be too large, some options on vehicles are on a completely different scale, but strangely possess the same profile (see Heavy Bolters on infantry vs a Predator tank). Just one of those gamey things I guess...

[@sigmundholt2313]

@@WhatThe40k thanks for getting back to me; that makes sense. never owned a landraider or really handled a crusader so I wasn't sure. I'm with you on the anatomy of the armor not working, but I can't get over how easily breakable that hurricane bolter conversion looks (I can hear the bits going everywere in my mind). Can't wait to break out my Chubby double-armor boys and build them up like this; will just want to play around with hurricane bolter concepts. *update: while looking up some other conversions I found a good use for the bit that goes over the part of the torso being cut off, having the two sections mounted similar to your gattling bolter.*

[@WhatThe40k]

@@sigmundholt2313 Happy to help how I can :) The shoulder mounted gatling bolter I have holds surprisingly well. This is because the mechanical arm is mounted via magnet, and there is an armature (painted black) that runs into the exhaust of the model. A concession I am fine with for the aesthetic.

[@Dasp244]

Did you use the easy to build intercessors? Looking to do this conversion

[@WhatThe40k]

I actually used the ETB intercessors for 1 of them. But I had some spare Primaris bodies a Hellblaster and MMP Intercessor IIRC. I opted for them because I liked their leg positions better.

[@Dasp244]

WhatThe40k ah gotcha! I was debating on getting the etb ones for the conversion (you did an excellent job on the conversion, they look so good) because they’re cheap and I don’t need all the extra bits after, but would you recommend just going the extra mile and getting the intercessor box?

[@WhatThe40k]

@@Dasp244 thanks!! I think it makes it easier having more leg options for the posing. As some of the ETBs legs were too close together for my liking. Although I think its possible to get it done using only the ETBs. IIRC, what I found was that the more different the rubric marines legs are from the centuirons, the more alterations the leg hydraulics require.

[@Hobbyrepubliken]

Kitbosh sent me here

[@endersblade]

It annoys me that 'Primaris' is an in-lore thing, and not just a correction on the stubby models 40k has had for so long.

[@cdhrtsc]

100% agreed.

[@siergeplo1161]

Sounds like you made tts Dorn

[@Therealblacktux]

Why is some stuff brown?

[@WhatThe40k]

If you are speaking about the Storm Bolter bits, its because some kits come pre coloured. If I recall correctly, those pieces came from a kill team set, where all the sprues were brown.

[@eldraque4556]

what clippers do you use?

[@WhatThe40k]

CItadel ones.

[@eldraque4556]

@@WhatThe40k ta

[@Justinmobile132]

Any way we can buy one of these?

[@WhatThe40k]

Haha I'm flattered.

[@modakkagitplugga]

Firing mechanisms can always be condensed or shifted. I assumed all 40k tech used plasma ignition instead of firing pin and primer, but even in the latter we've seen collapsed folding designs like on nazi belt buckles with hidden guns, though I'm only aware of the one example admittedly

[@rocksdxebec3406]

Mmm The only thing I'm really not convinced about is the legs hydraulics....

[@d3rralle964]

Do you make a Review of Blood of Baal?

[@WhatThe40k]

I have yet to get my hands on it properly, so I can't give my full take. But based on my current understanding. It bring Blood Angels in line with Codex Marines. The Hive Fleets gained a bump up but not to the level of Codex Marines, and the build your own Hive Fleets sit a rung below the existing Hive Fleets.

[@georgehutley]

What the fuck is that hurrincane bolter? Rest is cool 😅

[@WhatThe40k]

Was going for a sci-fi servo turret vibe.😅

[@Joe-mz6ez]

Did you paint it? I kinda wanted to see it painted...

[@WhatThe40k]

Link in the description :)

[@Joe-mz6ez]

@@WhatThe40k Thanks

[@grimjhaixus]

I love it. I think you need a hobby saw tho. Watching you lop the legs made me wince.

[@WhatThe40k]

That one got a lol out of me :) you're probably right about that.

[@zacharyglenn7110]

I wish I could pay someone to do this for me, i dont trust myself haha

[@WhatThe40k]

Have faith brother ✊

[@Yesuliph]

Agressors on steroids.

[@inkvizitor669]

Like it, but two magazines for 6 barrels looks like... Meh

[@EchoMirage72]

I only have so much money...

[@WhatThe40k]

I can appreciate that. I had the conversion bits from previous projects, and I thought it would make for a fun video.😅

[@s2korpionic]

Really going for that primaris = overcompensating look huh? Lol

[@Guzy_B]

Cool idea but the converting technique is poor, far from clean.

[@WhatThe40k]

Thanks. I will admit it's not the cleanest job out there, but after a paint job they look pretty slick. Any tips you have around converting would be greatly appreciated.

[@disgruntledpacifist9503]

A comment.

[@DrGanjameister]

Why do you say "process" so weird?

[@WhatThe40k]

You mean, pro-cess? I guess because.............. I try to be a pro-fessional :)

[@manolisanastasiou6393]

great job its just too expenseev