nurglespuss Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Hi guys, seeing as they have yet to redo mephiston, and me liking the imagery of him at the moment, I came up with an idea. I picked up vlad from the warhammer fantasy range, and want to convert him to look more like a space parine. He's 'fine cast' so is easy to cut/carve. I intend to bulk out his armour, change his sword, etc. Pics as I get onto it... I'll try a sketch up first. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269772-vlad-to-mephiston/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
company veteran Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 look forward to seeing the results of this... never been keen on the mephy model Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269772-vlad-to-mephiston/#findComment-3286114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calnus Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Jawaballs (he has a blog, forgot his real name) did a very similar conversion, back when both sculpts were in metal. Might want to look for any of his images or older blog posts for some help/inspiration. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269772-vlad-to-mephiston/#findComment-3286159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Thanks! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269772-vlad-to-mephiston/#findComment-3286370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 May I ask why the choice of vlad? He's so batlike in appearance, and gaunt in frame- I can't help but think it'll be a difficult conversion to accomplish. Have you thought of using astorath<sp?> for the bulk of the power armor? Style wise, it's very similar to mephiston's. I'll wait to judge completely until I've seen some WIP/sketches. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269772-vlad-to-mephiston/#findComment-3286503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Good feedback, I thought that, until I picked up vlad, he's fairly substantial. I've got astorath to paint for my army, and yes, I said when they were released (astorath and sanguinor) that they were essentially mephiston and Dante. However I've seen a few conversions using astorath, and it doesn't seem to stand out for me. I think if I sculpt vlads armour to look like power armour, with shoulder pads, it'll really stand out. But, we will see! Thanks! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269772-vlad-to-mephiston/#findComment-3286618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightmare Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Go for it, I do like Jawa's version but it does need bulking up more. Looking forward to it! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269772-vlad-to-mephiston/#findComment-3286711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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