Here we have another showcase article from Virus' extensive Dark Elf army, this time a converted Lord on Black Dragon.
When the latest edition of High Elf dragon kit hit the shelves, Virus couldn't help himself... he just had to have one. And, in typical FlashGitz style, he's converted the kit extensively. The pics here (the only legible ones from the batch we took - ~Blue) show the work done quite well, we think.
Every part of this comes from the original kit; that is to say, nothing extra was added to make it more 'Dark Elf'-ish. The pillar of rock that the beast is perched on was the first thing to get changed, with expert application of a hobby saw and some green stuff for filler. The dragon itself was then repositioned; every 1/2 inch or so the main body was cut, from neck to tail. The body was bent forward to the desired position, then the gaps were filled, again with green stuff.
The a standard cigarette lighter was used to heat the wings, allowing them to bent inward and into a more 'swooping' position; be very careful if you try to do this kind of thing at home. Fire's dangerous to start with, and plastic will melt very quickly if you get it too hot!
Virus used parts from the Dragon Mage and Lord segments of the kit to make his rider, cutting and changing axe to make it look more menacing. Then, he used spare bits to make the dead Swordmaster on the base... very grim indeed.
On the painting front, Virus decided to go with a dark blue colour, rather than the more traditional black/grey that GW tends to go with... nonetheless, the finished article is striking, and looks terrific on the tabletop. Virus doesn't use it very often, preferring to use a Lord either on a Cold One or a chariot, and instead only rolls out the dragon for larger games.
Hope you enjoy the pics... more coming soon!
~The FlashGitz
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