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Hi everyone,

This is my first thread so far, been a big fan of Dakka Dakka but i've mostly been skulking around, posting here and there.

I currently play my own Blood Angels successor chapter - The Emperors Angels (formerly the Hammer Hawks) - and one thing I like to do is make sure every model is plastic. That means most special characters have to be converted from my decent bits collection.

I love converting models, I don't do it much and I'm certainly not a professional, but when I do it I have great fun and love seeing them progress.

So without further ado I've decided to kickstart my series of threads by showing you one of the Blood Angels characters I am currently working on - Captain Erasmus Tycho.

the conversion and molding skills displayed are brilliant and mindblowing!
Keep it up!

VERY nice work though his mask looks kinda like batmans

i disagree, it is just a new take on tycho's mask. but it is very good.

Thanks guys!

As I said i'm no professional and just starting out with my greenstuff sculpting because I invested in the VERY useful tools called Clay/Colour/Paint Shapers. I'm keeping each conversion pretty simple until I can gradually improve my skills.

Holy Crap thats good.

Looks really good to me

Amazing job on the flesh tones and various shades on the head thus far.

I agree. Very nice. Can't wait to see more.

Same here, I'm defiately watching this P&M Blog.

Wow. Just...wow. If you're just starting out with sculpting I can't wait to see your next one!

@Jaxnfury. What will you be sculpting next?
Whatever it is, I xan't wait to see it.

Nice indeed... Those BA kits are really awesome, but not as good as your sculpting skills...

I agree with the posts above, but.. why has he got a second head on his right knee?

He looks great.

delrohir wrote:@Jaxnfury. What will you be sculpting next?
Whatever it is, I xan't wait to see it.

I have these models lined up and will be doing them in this order (unless I change my mind);

Mephiston
Commander Dante
Lemartes
Astorath the Grim
Pedro Kantor

Skylifter wrote:I agree with the posts above, but.. why has he got a second head on his right knee?

Take a look at this image;

JaxnFury wrote:
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/150/e/e/Erasmus_Tycho_by_MajesticChicken.jpg

Okay, so that is proof that someone else already painted him with a second head within his right knee, but still no reason....

No seriously, it is awesome. I do think that kneepad-face is sticking out a bit too much.

So I seldom pay compliments so take this for what it is. Solid work there, conversion though not too in depth is well thought out, and placed. The face could use a little more in the highlights but I think your onto something good. Also I think if you could slim down the kneepad a little more that would work better for the model, as right now it really sticks out too far.

This may be a little late, but thanks for the list, me being a blood angels player myself I am really looking forward to seeing more models, keep it up!

I agree on the face sticking out too much.

It was a press mold using greenstuff and I think I was just being overly cautious not to trim it too far and end up snapping it.

I'm in the process of trimming it back now and it already looks better.

Will hopefully have some more pics up tonight of the armour getting painted.

Cheers for the feedback and praise all!


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delrohir wrote:This may be a little late, but thanks for the list, me being a blood angels player myself I am really looking forward to seeing more models, keep it up!

Glad you are looking forward to seeing them mate. The key to my conversions though is that they use as many existing bits as possible and therefore only need a little extra greenstuff sculting for extra details. I think this is a perfect way for people to do things so that they can have some awesome looking characters with only a little hard work.

Wow. He looks amazing. Though I do have to say, at first I thought he had a black eye... except it wasn't black and blue.

Judging form that awesome art of the character, it looks like that mask of his could be painted on without too much grief.

I can't wait to see more of your conversion work.

DPBellathrom wrote:VERY nice work though his mask looks kinda like batmans

Puts me more in mind of the Phantom of the Opera

"Sing my angel of music!"

Seriously though, great stuff here, keep it up...

That is the best scratch-build Tycho I've seen in a while

Puts me more in mind of the Phantom of the Opera

"Sing my angel of music!"

Exactly what I was going for. In fact I was actually singing/humming Phantom of the Opera while I was doing the mask.



Here is the next WIP of Tycho. I've done all his base armour gold, next up is all the details.

As suggested i have adjusted the kneepad and I am much happier with it now.

Painting looks like it's living up to the awesome conversion work so far.
Look forward to seeing the blood tears on the knee-face.

Excellent work, sir.

I also get amused when the artists don't quite understand what they are painting. Is that a pilot light on Tycho's combi-melta?

jackanory wrote:Painting looks like it's living up to the awesome conversion work so far.
Look forward to seeing the blood tears on the knee-face.

The blood tears are actually just a by product of the guy who coloured the orginal image so i'm not 100% sold on putting them in - though you guys can let me know what you think!

Flinty wrote:Excellent work, sir.

I also get amused when the artists don't quite understand what they are painting. Is that a pilot light on Tycho's combi-melta?

Yes, another by product of the colour artist - though the orginal image does have what appears to be a pilot light too. Save the pilot lights for those lame flamers. This is a meltagun we are talking about here.

If this was looking like a death company tycho then I would consider the blood tears, but with the gold base coat just leave the knee pad as is. ( IMHO of course )

The combimelta in that painting also has a telescopic sight that is completely blocked by the bead...

..and I am glad the model has not. Great work.