Peoples opinion please

[Christophe von Carstein]

Hi All

feels like its been forever since I last posted on capre noctem, anyway I was looking through some of the finecast range on the GW website and I stumbled across this model

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160049a

And I can't make my mind up as to whether or not he would work as a sub for Malekith the Dark Elf Witch King on foot or to put on chariot.

What does anyone think? and how would you maybe convert it slightly to make it look more fantasy than 40k

Thanks

 

[Abbysal]

Hey Christophe. I don't think he needs much converting, the armour looks fantasy and if he hasn't got any guns or electronic gismos don't worry. maybe have his sword in a little minions hands and lift the left arm up to hold the chariots reigns? What charriot are you gonna use?:Zombie:

 

[Santawraith]

I personally say damn he would look great done up that way, I think abyassal is right very little conversion needed. Please let us know how it works out for you.

 

[Lynks]

Yeah, there is nothing futuristic on that model at all really, Ive used dark eldar bitz in various fantasy things and they work quite well, sometimes you have to take a few cables off or file a piece down, but that's pretty much the extent of it. Go ahead, just make sure you show us

 

[Christophe von Carstein]

Oh great I might just go for it then, but it will be a while yet as ive got a couple of other little projects for my vampire counts to finish off still, that and im a student with hardly any money which is always a slight problem

 

[Cuzzy]

Used as a standin for Malekith ... I don't know, they differ a lot from eachother.
It's a great model, and can be used for Fantasy as well, but it doesn't look like Malekith a lot. He would look great on a chariot, of that I'm sure.

Just my oppinion though.

 

[WillyRapier]

I already use this model (in metal - haven't replaced him yet) just as a normal Vampire Count - the armour is already baroque enough to work, and as has been mentioned, he doesnt have anything futuristic.

I did modify the right hand, so that he was holding a skull (very Shakespearean, but i couldn't think of anything else to use) rather than the crystal(?) he's currently holding. Also didn't add the spike to the back, and instead green-stuffed the hole to make it look like the rest of the fur pelt he's wearing.

Fits in nicely beside my Reaper minis female vampire - they could almost be a couple...

 

[Jacques Dauger De Cavoye]

Nice thing about the DE 40k range is it all looks suitably archaic and magical, so it can often be used for fantasy or 40k with the right conversion or mindset. I'd say give it a go, he doesn't have any guns.