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Hello.

I want to play a Loremaster in my Sylvaneth army, (here's the link to the model https://www.games-workshop.com/en-AU/Loremaster-of-Hoeth) as you may see the Loremaster model doesn't fit with the theme of a Sylvaneth army. So the conversion of another model that better suited my Sylvaneth army that could be playable as a Loremaster seemed like the easiest option. So I found this guy a Wood Elf/Wanderer Nomad Prince (again a link if you're unfamiliar https://www.games-workshop.com/en-AU/Araloth). the models are similar sizes and similar poses and seem to be the perfect fit for a conversion.

So this brings us to the meat of the question. How should I convert this Nomad Prince so that he can pass as a Loremaster? Things I've thought of doing are;
- Removing his eagle and shield
- Adding a spell effect to his left hand
- Modifying his spear to be more like a long sword (shortening the spear staff to be a sword handle)

I really like the nomad prince model and want to keep it as close to the original model as possible while still passing as a Loremaster in a tournament or what have you.
So how much should I do and do you have any tips for doing it? I wanna get this right and I'm new to all this stuff so am hoping to tap into all your collective experience to help me.

I say keep him as-is and just remove the shield (so he looks less like a warrior). As-is he looks like a perfect mirror of the Loremaster in Sylvaneth garb.

All 3 of your suggestions would work. It's a great model, imo.

Have you considered turning the spear into a staff?