Thats right folks. I have started on a carnival wraithknight for La Danse Macabre. Although I have to still work on my Bjorn for dreadtober I thought I would do this as well :).
Now the plan is to simply complete the conversion by the end of October, and paint Bjorn as well. Part of the reason for me starting this (as well as being fired up by the idea) is because I have only sporadic access to my painting desk due to my son sleeping in our bedroom in the evenings (where it is located), so I have to sit on the stairs and work, which is nearly impossible with paining. Therefore I decided to start this project alongside Bjorn, and tbh I am having an absolute blast converting it.
This knight was an ebay rescue job that has sat in dettol for the last few weeks stripping the paint off. I got it for £25 inc postage which I think is an absolute bargain and although it needed work doing to it, I was going to chop it up anyway so it did not really matter. So far I have reposed the legs so the right leg is balancing on a giant beach ball, and I straightened the left to take the weight of the (soon to be worked on) swinging body and arms. By far the biggest job has been removing all the gems and extensions to the leg parts, and filling, filing & sanding it all down and smoothing off. I really like the sleek look he now has, and the spikes to the rear really add a dangerous touch to the legs that I am liking alot. The final touch was a flowing banner attached to the crotch area and a cronos shield instead of the more Eldar one he had before. Overall I am really pleased with the progress so far and I cannot wait to get more done over the coming month.
What are your thoughts on him so far?
NafNaf out!
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Looks great so far!
ReplyDeleteCheers dude :)
DeleteHaving a blast creating him so far
Its only the legs and yet is already looking good NafNaf. Removing the gems does give a nice sleek look
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe :)
DeleteI am super excited to get him finished. It was a lot of work to get rid of all the gems but it is worth it I think
This looks awesome so far, I can't wait to see the finished model in your carnival theme! Really good stuff man!
ReplyDeleteCheers Joe :) I am looking forward to working on the next stage, so hpopefully will be able to post up again during the week
Deletethat's......some fine converting there NafNaf.... :)
ReplyDeletealso congrats on reaching 50k views as well!
Thanks dude :)
DeleteIt took aIot of effort to remove all those bloody gems but well worth it I think. I like the sleek look once they are all removed
Nice naf, can't wait to see how it turns out.
ReplyDeleteCheers Aruki. Stay tuned for more soon :)
DeleteLooking good, man - really digging how that's coming along!
ReplyDeleteThanks man. I am really enjoying the whole process of converting it, so hope it turns put as well as I have planned
DeleteLooks pretty good to me. My first thought when I saw it was "damn. That looks like a lot of sanding and filling!" I guess I'm not Familiar enough w the knight legs to realize all the bits and bobs in there. The spikes fit perfectly, and my only suggestion, if you have the patience, would be to do a little work on the armour plates on the front to make them more angular like the talos armour. Right now they still look bubbly and eldar-ish.
ReplyDeleteThen again, the Danse Macabre is a bit of a mix between eldar and dark eldar, so you can probably get away with eldar bubbly.
I have no idea in which direction you're going to take this thing, so I am excited to find out.
Cool, thanks Mr P :)
DeleteIt really was quite a lot of sanding and filling. Luckily I enjoyed doing it and am pleased with the sleeker look. Good call on the armour. I might try and add a little spike to it, but will work on the torso first and see if it needs it. I hope it comes out ok. So far so good though :)