Librarian Psychic Hood Conversion

The great piece of artwork above shows the idea very well, my thanks to the artist for using it but I don't know who they are.

Essentially I tried out a technique that Ron at 'From the Warp' blog demonstrated, see picture below.

The idea is simple, cut out two sections from a plain shoulder pad. 

When I tried it, I cut the two sections unevenly and ended up having to cut the sections off completely. After cutting, just file the edges smooth. 

I also used a small Aquila, cut in half, which I glued to the top section to add interest and draw the eye. 

It worked out well in the end so don’t worry if your cutting is not that accurate, give it a try.

 

Vitor

Blood Angels - Knights of Blood Librarian - Finished

I finished off the blue armour with a blue wash followed by highlights with Enchanted Blue. I didn't want to use the edge highlight method but rather a zenithal lighting method. The first attempt didn't really give me what I wanted so I had to add more wash to some areas and highlight again with darker shades of Enchanted Blue. The finished armour is still not the way I wanted it but it is acceptable.

The Tabard came out pretty well bearing in mind the cast was flawed to start with. Magnified in the picture you can see the flaws but on the model it is hardly noticeable.

The Psychic Hood worked out pretty well, so I am happy with that.

I like how the 'Force Stave' conversion from the Sanguinary Guard axe turned out as well.

Let me know what you think and stay tuned for the posts on how I made the 'Shoulder Pad Psychic Hood' and the greenstuff press mold of the Tabard

Vitor

Blood Angels - Knights of Blood Librarian

I did this conversion a few years ago now but have not got around to painting it up yet.

I wanted to try several different things on this guy. First is the Shoulder Pad Psychic Hood and second is the greenstuff press mold of the Tabard. I will do separate posts on these items afterwards for those interested in how I did them.

Some other items of interest are the bits from the Grey Knights  box that I added to the backpack, the Blood Angels Sanguinary Guard axe that has been converted into a Force Stave also from the same sprue the torso and finally some extra armour bits on the thighs that I like.

I primed the model in black then painted the armour with Regal Blue.

I followed that with a layer of Enchanted Blue.

Next I base coated the rest of the model.

 I have added the final layers ready for the application of the washes and highlights.

Stay tuned to see how this guy turns out.

Vitor