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Converted this guy from an old Sword Brother metal, simply swapping the pistol hand for one carrying a helm. It's a bit of a departure from my usual work stylistically, with more of an emphasis on strong contrast and the incorporation of a mini-diorama base, but as an experiment I am rather pleased with the results.





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Thanks for looking! Any thoughts, comments, feedback and gallery votes much appreciated.

Yup, that's one fine lookin' xenophobe!

Seriously though, nice work on the gritty feel of the mini.

I'll be honest. Never been a fan of Black Templars (all black, or nearly all black armies bore me). However my love of old moustachioed warlords...means that I like this model. Love the head. Awesome job on the brush side of things.

I'd like to see a brighter white on the cloak, but I know you have a very specific palette/aesthetic.

Looks really nice!

Thanks folks!

@Elbows: Yeah, the head was a big part of what got me to pick up this model (initially, I wanted to do Helbrecht or Grimaldus, but couldn't track them down), it's got a real sense of character and expression to it, above and beyond even a lot of SM named character sculpts.

The Grim Dark just drips from this model.

Wonderful as always