Kitbash: Hell-Taur new pics 2026-01-07

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Kitbash: Hell-Taur new pics 2026-01-07

#1 Post by barad_dur »

2025-07-26; new pics page 1; cut up terror dog, repositioning legs, torso is Ernie kit, replacing short tail
2025-07-27; new pics page 1; adding front claws, creating arms, beefed up abs, adding arms
2025-07-28; new pics page 1; slimming down front legs, changed front leg angle, flattening back
2025-08-18; new pics page 2; modified left arm
2025-08-20; new pics page 2; slimming down front hope and waist , narrowed neck, beefing up haunches
2025-08-22; new pics page 2; changing lower body to use Hell Hound Kit
2025-08-24; new pics page 2; changing right from leg to be on the ground
2025-08-25; new pics page 2; detailing modified right arm
2025-08-25; new pics page 2; attaching Ernie upper torso to hell hound lower body
2025-08-28; new pics page 3; widened upper torso, removed lower body front horn, beefed up right shoulder and arm
2025-08-31; new pics page 3; refining front leg proportions, adding spikes to back,
2025-09-01; new pics page 3; adding details to upper torso to better match and tie it into lower body
2025-09-03; new pics page 3; reworked front
2025-09-04; new pics page 4; cut in a V and removed a lot of the bottom stomach armor and underbelly
2026-01-07; new pics page 5; cut off front legs to prepare for total rework

Kitbash using Terror Dog and Ernie bust , not sure what to call it, Ernie-Taur, Terror-Tau,

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Re: Kitbash: Terror Dog new pics 2025-07-26

#2 Post by Blurt »

I like Terror Tau
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That is gonna be one UGLY minotaur-terror-centaut-thingie ... :mrgreen:
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Re: Kitbash: Terror Dog new pics 2025-07-26

#4 Post by barad_dur »

Thanks Blurt and Vlad!

Replaced short tail with new longer tail (a tentacle from a kraken kit). I will refine it to remove tentacle details.

Continuing to work front legs.

I plan to add and use arms from Sandy Collora Shark Hunter kit.


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#5 Post by bucketfoot-al »

You've done some Frankensteinian kit bashes in your time Joe, but this one just might take the cake!

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#6 Post by barad_dur »

I didn’t like the proportions or front legs angles, so I cut the torso amd front legs off, and repositioned them.

Also shortened where the torso attaches to the body.

I will lower the back spine and make it more parallel to where it wil connections to torso.

Tons of work left to do



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:popcorn:
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You are one fearless modeler! :bow:
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#9 Post by barad_dur »

Thanks Stormheart! .
Hah, yeah, I have learned (finally) that if it isn’t “looking right” , then it is much better to just cut it up and start over fresh

Beefed up and blending abs into the body.

Adding front feet and claws.

Modifying arms from a shark hunter kit: cut out finger webbing, tapered wrists, adding much bigger biceps

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:shock: :drool2: :popcorn:
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Slimmed down back
Working on adding arms

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#12 Post by bucketfoot-al »

Now that is looking INCREDIBLE!!! Something about it reminds me of a stop-motion creature like the Taurus Demon from an old film like "Equinox"!!

I had my doubts about this one when you started, but now you "married up" the pieces and added your vision and - *BOOM*!

There is was!! :? :? :? :bow: :bow: :bow: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Good call Vlad , the equinox creature vibe is exactly what I am trying to achieve!
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barad_dur wrote: July 27th, 2025, 10:07 pm Good call Vlad , the equinox creature vibe is exactly what I am trying to achieve!

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Welcome back Trevor
Refining biceps, shoulders, schest, abs , tail and spine
Slimmed down front leg hips , beefed up back leg thighs

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How many different kits are you using for this one? What's the greatest number of kits you've used in one bash?
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overspray wrote: July 28th, 2025, 1:51 pm How many different kits are you using for this one? What's the greatest number of kits you've used in one bash?
Lord this is a great question! In my own case ... I'm gonna have to think long and hard, but the answer would be "more than 3". I suspect Joe will top that easily ... :mrgreen2:
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#19 Post by barad_dur »

Hi Overspray, Thanks for viewing this thread and for the great question!

For this Terror-Taun, I am using parts from 4 different kits :
Ernie (torso, head)
Terror Dog (lower body, legs)
Shark-hunter (arms)
Kraken (tail)
4 So far that is….
I am considering making this bash much more dynamic and having the Terror-Taun fighting with another TBD creature….

With regards to most kits used for any bash, I am pretty sure it’s the same as this one , 4.
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#20 Post by barad_dur »

Slimmed down and changed angle of front legs
Working on getting rid of the “brachiosaurus” look by taking torso further down into lower body and flattening back.

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