(orignal post from 01.27.11)
I was inspired by a Shadowseer conversion I saw on Cool Mini Or Not… (here).
The conversion was done by “Midgardmodels” on CMON. I spent a few days and located all the bits and got to work on my Harlequin “Counts-as” conversion hehe.
First off was locating the bits to be used in the conversion …
1)Harlequin Shadowseer ( current ed. )
2)Swooping Hawk Exarch wings ( current ed. )
3)Isle of Blood – High Elf Mage staff ( current ed. )
4)Harlequin chainsword w/hand ( current ed. )
Now you can go other routes for some of those bits – but this fits what I was looking for.
Next, I began to cut up my Shadowseer… I made clean logical cuts – allowing me to use the discarded bits for future conversions.
Next, I worked on drilling and pinning each new item of the conversion. For this like the staff and the sword hand this is pretty important. I then glued each pin into place after dry fitting the parts for the best look and fit.
The wings took some trimming – and I filed a slight angle to them before attaching them to the Shadowseers backpack. Here are some finished shots of the basic conversion. I plan on adding a ribbon hanging over the hand holding the staff – and of course painting. Here I have the figure pinned to a clear ice base – which will be glued into place after painting.
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