This guy has a funny story.
Funny, “Oh hell..”. I had finished the conversion of Skulltaker. Carefully filed off the Khorne symbols, created a little Nurgle crest on his chest, done my best putty work on the neck and making sure the head looked awesome. Everything was exactly how I wanted it.
Except that he was supposed to have a banner. Damnit.
If you look at the model, you can see that there isn’t really a great place for a banner to go. I had a little panic moment – what was I going to do? I took to the internet to see about solving my problem, when an idea came to me from my Ork Warboss in Mega Armour – attach the banner to his backpack (or something). I quickly found this stunning example of nurglings (scroll down 5 photos). I sculpted a similar work of art, stuck it on an Ork shoulderpad, glued a little Goblin banner in it’s little LEGO-like hand, and BAM, instant BSG.
Despite the accidental nature of this conversion, I think it’s fantastic. A touch of whimsy in an otherwise Very Serious Army. 🙂
5 Comments
Duke
December 4, 2013 at 2:01 pmCool idea, though I wonder it it’ll look odd and/or be unstable with the banner pole ending in his fist like that. Can’t wait to see some paint on him!
Also, those Tzeentchy looking guys in the background look nice.
Craig Fleming
December 4, 2013 at 2:20 pmI’m not certain what you mean. If you imagine a LEGO dude’s hands, holding like a LEGO shovel upright, that’s what it looks like with the little nurgling guy. I don’t think it looks odd. But it is a little unstable – I solved this by afixing a non-permanent pin under the shoulder pad.
Duke
December 4, 2013 at 2:27 pmWhen I think of a banner pole, it’s usually long enough to reach the bearer’s feet, so that they could two-hand it. Zooming into the picture, it looks like the pole ends just below his fist. My concern is that this would make the banner look unusually top-heavy for the little guy. Imagine trying to hold up that banner with just your fist.
Craig Fleming
December 4, 2013 at 2:36 pmYou are entirely correct.
But really, I’m going for a look like this: http://goo.gl/1qvHhG. Cute, chibi, anime sign holder. 😛 So DAMN YOUR REALITY. 🙂
Duke
December 4, 2013 at 3:24 pmMah realitah!