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First one here. Originally intended to be about to hit something with the raised fist, but I think it looks more like he is waving comrades forward now.

One leg slightly sawed bent a lot, but not cut off or pinned.

Right hand completely rebuilt to be able to hold either a Wraithsword (yet to be built) or Shooty Weapon.

Scatter Laser pinned to opposite side of old-style power plant on back.

Head is deliberately pointed a long way forward.

All joints pinned and green-stuffed.

This was the first thing I ever pinned. I enjoyed it a lot and made me want to do more.

Two more to follow... for now!

(Another 8 waiting to be built!!)

He seems to be saying

"hey guys come over here, I've found something"

This one is one I have had since about 1993. The legs have only a very slight repose, but I think it makes them look much better. The hand has been sawn off, pinned, bent back and the thumb repositioned.

The double weapon on this model will be fixed, but on other models I may magnetize.

I'll edit in some blurb later. Got to go out now.

Edit: With this one, the major part of the job was to cut the right leg off at the knee, pin it back at a greater angle and pose. Part of the foot was cut off and re-attached in order to curl round barrel very slightly.

Everything else was just positioning. The arms don't look great, but it is more hassle than I can be bothered with than to cut them up too.

last 1 is passable but i think the pose is to human for a creature with no eyes. the first two are just, not so good. why would a wraithlord wave and im sure its gun can support itself

Umm, wraithLORD, rgiht? Not Wraithguard... Other than that, good job. The reposes are subtle, but effective.

deadly chicken wrote: why would a wraithlord wave

to wave the others around it forward?

i have to say i like, you have more skill/guts than i do to cut up a metal model and change how it stands

Very subtle but also a HUGE improvement. Nice job man!

Reminds me of the Wraithlord in Dawn of War taking on the Heavy Bolters.

Garuss Acine wrote:

deadly chicken wrote: why would a wraithlord wave

to wave the others around it forward?

Wraith lord have no senses they see and hear through phsycic stuff ( not sure fluff wise) so they would not generally tell other wraithlords to go over there as they would already be aware or could not see him telling them.

The first WL's raised arm looks a bit unnatural to me. Way to take the initiative on a one of the crappiest, most static and oring poses in the Eldar history.



Ghidorah

The first on was supposed to be about to hit something standing in front of it. When I first posed it, that is even how it did look. Sadly, after final pinning and GSing, it looked subtly different.

I figure it is waving on some guardians or something. It still beats the original static pose.

I love the wide receiver quote. Maybe I could use him as a big guy in a game of futuristic Blood Bowl.

Whilst I kinda like those models, everytime I look at them I realise how much cooler the new one actually is!

These are great I've always loved the Wraiths both Lord and Guard and to convert metal this way takes a lot of skill and practise I am impressed well done.

I like the last one. The first one is saying "kamehamehaaaa!"

I do like the new ones, but I can pick up the old metal ones for between £6-8 on EBay, so my force of 11 has not cost me all that much...

Ghidorah wrote:Way to take the initiative on a one of the crappiest, most static and oring poses in the Eldar history.

For the record, that was supposed to be a "Nice conversion work, bud." sort of post. I like seeing people customize those things. I did the same to my metal WL. I also thought the Warwalker was one of the fugliest models GW made, so I converted mine into 4-legged walkers.

So, yeah, despite the odd arm, good work!



Ghidorah

Ghidorah wrote:

Ghidorah wrote:Way to take the initiative on a one of the crappiest, most static and oring poses in the Eldar history.

For the record, that was supposed to be a "Nice conversion work, bud." sort of post. I like seeing people customize those things. I did the same to my metal WL. I also thought the Warwalker was one of the fugliest models GW made, so I converted mine into 4-legged walkers.

So, yeah, despite the odd arm, good work!



Ghidorah

This I gotta see.

The old WLs are a real pita to repose. I just finished one. The pics are in my gallery. Yours look pretty good.

i saw where you were going with the raised arm and well....... its not very eldary

artyboy wrote:This I gotta see.

Meh. I had set myself up to do 3 of them and I got one finished and didn't really care all that much for it. I mean, it's unique, I'll give it that, but it didn't really change the dumbness of the model like I'd hoped. It just made it longer... So, I only did one and only basecoated it. Now, it sits on my painting table collecting dust. If you *REALLY* want to see pics, I'll post 'em, but don't get your hopes up. It's not spectacular or brilliant at all. It's... an ugly centaur with guns.




Ghidorah

I think they look great. Good job on taking a pretty boring pose and making three unique and characterful models.

deadly chicken wrote:i saw where you were going with the raised arm and well....... its not very eldary

Well, maybe, we all have our own image of the Eldar. The pose is still not dis-similar to that of one of the old Executioner class assassin driods, and I am old-school RT era, so...

?????? never herd of those droids.

deadly chicken wrote:?????? never herd of those droids.

Have a quick look at this thread.

I think they are awesome models.

My final decision is to make a Wraith Horde codex army as part of my larger Altansar Apocalypse army and use Wraithlords and Wraithguard with the little guys as Warlocks.

I remember that thread!

Ghidorah wrote:

artyboy wrote:This I gotta see.

Meh. I had set myself up to do 3 of them and I got one finished and didn't really care all that much for it. I mean, it's unique, I'll give it that, but it didn't really change the dumbness of the model like I'd hoped. It just made it longer... So, I only did one and only basecoated it. Now, it sits on my painting table collecting dust. If you *REALLY* want to see pics, I'll post 'em, but don't get your hopes up. It's not spectacular or brilliant at all. It's... an ugly centaur with guns.




Ghidorah

I figured. I was having a really hard time imaging a 4 legged sentinel that didn't look like crap .