Well I finally have some finished work to show.
First up is the Blood Raven HQ who will count as Vulkan He’stan. Overall he’s come together really well in the end. I had to resculpt the cloak again to get it right, and the addition of power cabling, studs and accessories has really helped complete the model. I’ve left the pads and belt buckle plain, to allow for painted iconography of the client’s choice (personal heraldry I would assume, because he’s at least a Captain in rank).
Hi guys, not done much the last week due to spending a few days in London on a charitable endeavour. What I have managed is as you can see, some progress on the Blood Raven character, as well as a bit of work on a Alpha Legionaires Squad and some preliminary work on an Actual Scale Terminator (yes they’re on their way).
As this Blood Raven is based on Vulkan He’stan I converted a fist mounted weapon, but have since removed it to be done again, as I didn’t feel it was good enough. The cloak originally came from a Chaos Terminator Lord with lots of filling in to make it less raggedy. I really like the way Vulkan’s cloak drapes over his shoulders and so replicated it here. The raven is just a fantasy bit I picked up from bitzbox.co.uk on a whim a few months ago. The backpack has been converted from bits from a couple of thunder hammers.
Originally I had planned to have the entire backside of the cloak made from bird feathers, but due to the thickness of the cloak already I’m looking at an alternative way of incorporating feathers into the finished model.
Hope to have him finished tonight. Still to do, add pouches/rivets/holster/icons here and there, finish fist weapon, and add a bionic eye to the raven.
This is the beginning of a Blood Raven HQ that is meant to count as Vulkan He’stan. The brief for the project was to retain the wargear and pose of my previous Vulkan conversion (only in regular scale), and to make the details Blood Raven specific. I originally built the model with a normal Mark VIII chest, but changed it by replacing the back of the collar. The part came from the AoBR Captain, and with a bit of greenstuff fits perfectly.
Still to come, added iconography, a sweeping cloak with raven feathers, stylised weapons. Still not entirely sure how I’m going to replicate the gauntlet weapon.