To make a Graviton Gun, get an Ork Bolta Sprue (102732) and get a Dark Reaper Missile Launcher (010401608). Take the melta gun from the Ork Bolta Sprue, cut off the front tip, then cut the front end off the Dark Reaper Missile Launcher (just the rounded, pointed end, including the little bracket), glue the front end of the Dark Reaper Missile Launcher to the back half of the Ork melta gun, and you now have an impressive Graviton Gun. You can make a good Tech Priest by taking a Dark Angel Standard Bearer Body (010102401), cut off the Banner Pole, and replace it with a power axe from the Chaos Space Marine Close Combat Weapon Sprue 1 (102813a), then remove the Eagle from his chest, leaving the neck chain, and replace it with a thin slice of a small pinion gear of some type (the ones used on slot car / model railroad motors work great!), choose an appropriate Space Marine arm from the Character Arm (Bolter) Sprue (102533) for his left arm to hold the Graviton Gun, glue it on in a nice action pose, add the shoulder pad, and glue the Graviton Gun to the arm. Fasten a Servo Arm Backpack (010107503) to him. Now just paint him as a Tech Priest, which is black armour with red robes (I use dark Blood Red to keep a dark, gothic look to him, remember to use dark brown for darkening red, not black).
Note: All numbers in parentheses are GW Mail Order part numbers from the 1998 Citadel Annual. You can order just the parts you need by using these numbers.
For those who have never made conversions, there are guidelines on other pages in this section.
The parts used in this conversion are:
| Dark Angel Standard Bearer Body | 010102401 |
| Servo-Arm Backpack | 010107503 |
| Character Arm (Bolter) Sprue | 102533 |
| Plastic Ork Bolta Sprue | 102732 |
| Dark Reaper Missile Launcher | 010401608 |
| Chaos Space Marine Close Combat Weapon Sprue 1 | 102813a |
Total cost of parts: $11.50 US
Here are photos of the unpainted model so that you can see how the parts go together and what conversion work needs to be done.
Front View Unpainted
Front-Side View Unpainted
Back View Unpainted
Front View Painted
Back View Painted
