Gary Connell
New member
Hey guys, will be blogging my progress on the rather intimidating task of my highest standard commision to date. Under the guiding hand of our very own Tommie Soule I've been asked to convert and paint up a grey knight Librarian mini to go with the rest of the clients army up to a display standard.
Thankfully the finecast Liby I have to work with is in good order, one of the btter examples of finecast I have seen so far and the few imperfections were easy enough to clean up, or were not needed and could be replaced by other parts.
Much of the conversion challenge came from trying to make the standard space marine terminator armour look more like it belonged with his grey knight chums, which have some very distinct features. Most of the space marine specific iconography and imperial eagles was removed to make way for the striking smooth steel plating of the grey knights and aditional effects added such as extra rivets, purity seals, and nicknacks from te grey knight terminator kit.
Chief among the additions to tie him into the army are the heraldry shield which all grey knigths wear, some text inscribed shoulder pads that give grey knights something to read on their long trips through the warp, and the compulsery giant nemesis force weapon.
The monsterous book/pope-hat/banner of doom was quickly set aside in favour of some more sublte personal back banner and a little floaty friend to help focus the flow of the models shape past the sword.
Thankfully the finecast Liby I have to work with is in good order, one of the btter examples of finecast I have seen so far and the few imperfections were easy enough to clean up, or were not needed and could be replaced by other parts.
Much of the conversion challenge came from trying to make the standard space marine terminator armour look more like it belonged with his grey knight chums, which have some very distinct features. Most of the space marine specific iconography and imperial eagles was removed to make way for the striking smooth steel plating of the grey knights and aditional effects added such as extra rivets, purity seals, and nicknacks from te grey knight terminator kit.
Chief among the additions to tie him into the army are the heraldry shield which all grey knigths wear, some text inscribed shoulder pads that give grey knights something to read on their long trips through the warp, and the compulsery giant nemesis force weapon.
The monsterous book/pope-hat/banner of doom was quickly set aside in favour of some more sublte personal back banner and a little floaty friend to help focus the flow of the models shape past the sword.
