Well 3 posts in a
row, improving, let us see if I can keep this up!
Again the base of
this conversion was The
Necron Lord VargardObyron
I acquired via trade. I know this model has a fairly static, but in my mind’s
eye I see an Inquisitor Lord leading from behind, controlling the battlefield
like a chess master, and only entering the fray when his or her “force” would
be the critical turning point justifying the risk.
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One of the first things I visualized
was a nice tattered cloak, with the hope some freehand could be pulled off. Now
I understand my limitations, especially with scratch building, and after a
couple horribly wasteful attempts at green-stuffing a flowing cloak I fell back
to my old standby. KITBASHING!
(BTW Did you know Wikipedia has a entry for everything?) Anyway digging though
my bits boxes for a solid base I came upon the Chaos
Terminator Lord cloak, exactly the solid base I was looking for. Clipping
it a bit to remove the Terminator back plate, and trimming with a dremel down
for a flush fit to Obyron’s back I had a solid start. Greenstuffing the cloak,
following the lines already started was much simpler, and using a couple Purity
Seals from the newer Space Marine Vehicle kit gave me a nice looking clasp. Additional I found a good sized Adeptus Mecanicus Icon to brand the Salvaged Body as Imperial.
His arms were also a wreck it turns out as well,
and oddly Necron warrior or Immortal arms were not a good fit. A quick size comparison
and I found the older metal Ustabti’s were however, and using the joints from a
couple extra Warriors made it work. I carefully drilled out the right hand to
allow it open, so I can place his pole-arm in a at rest position.
Next I cleaned up
the head, removing the miscast eye and replacing it with from Optic from a
Servo-skull. The grasping Arm can also be seen, using the Forearm from the
Ustabti. I wish I had a set of the Finecast Ushabti’s
with Great Weapons, but I only had the metal models. BTW as a note for
scale the newer Ushabti’s
with Great Bows are about 25% larger than the older figures.
The Final set of
conversions slash repairs included dremeling out the tabard, part of the
abdomen and replacing it with greenstuff cables, and you’ll see two stages of
final abdominal armor I went with. In the end I am not in love with it, but it’s
good enough for now. I also added "lifts" to his feet. For some reason, either additional miscast or pose, the front of his feet were wafer thin, causing him to lean forward, ruining the deliberate, strong pose I wanted.
As always feedback and suggestions welcome.
