Heldrake Conversion project

[Sly]

What he said. You can put any two plastic pieces together with a sturdy enough pin. If you have to, you can take a thicker nail and use a hacksaw to cut the head off it for an ultra-heavy-duty pin. Then use a greenstuff ring to make it look as if it's coming out of a thicker shoulder, and you're set.

[Kaika87]

Thanks for the tips, I think I'll give it a try with a rod connecting arm to wing, and then disguise it as an exposed tendon or something with greenstuff.

[Kaika87]

Still planning to pin the wings up via tendons to the arm, but these wings have actually stayed up under their own power for a good 48+ hours at least. Having second thoughts about the maulerfiend tentacles that I was going to add to the underside, but for now here are some pictures of the assembled model. I plan to start now putting some paint on this bad boy and see where that takes me.






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[DWest]

Very nice! Although I also have to say "damnit!" because now I wish I had given my Heldrake the once-over before assembling it stock.

[Fizzybubela]

I think this is how one of my Heldrakes will be made.

[Dyslexic Dragon]

Looking good. Have you throught of doing a two head version for you next project

[White Tiger88]

...What did you do with the rest of the heldrake parts....*kinda wants them for a fun vampire counts conversion*

But looking good.

[Kaika87]

Looking good. Have you throught of doing a two head version for you next project

Ooh, now there's a fun idea for if I end up making a second heldrake. I'll put that one in my back pocket.

...What did you do with the rest of the heldrake parts....*kinda wants them for a fun vampire counts conversion*

But looking good.

I'm sorry to say but most of the bits for this conversion were acquired third-party, and thus all the heldrake parts I own are already in this conversion. I confess, this model was at least halfway born of a desire to try and make a budget Heldrake, and if I discount the cost of the Maulerfiend bits (as I had already purchased and assembled a forgefiend), this conversion ended up costing me half the price of a kit off the shelf. I can't say it's a viable strategy for mass-production, however, as heldrake parts aren't easy to come by, particularly the main torso.

Now, without further ado, a post-holiday update: Basecoating! You know, I had this idea in my head when figuring out base colors, that the fleshy parts would be a pale, sickly color and the wings would be a sort of icy blue. Granted, the blue here is far more deep than my final intent, but it stands that I'm no longer sure this is the way to go. Still want to do pale flesh for anything that could be considered fleshy, and the armor is Word Bearers, following along with the fact that it is a Word Bearers army this monstrosity goes to. Thinking now for the wings, however, that perhaps a light purple or pink tone would work better. Not sure on that, however, and open to suggestions.

[Fizzybubela]

Looking good.

[Kaika87]

Looking good.

So should I take that to mean the blue on the wings does work and I should pursue that shade? I'm honestly stuck here.