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1. This superb piece of artwork was the inspiration for this conversion.
Original illustration by Mark Gibbons, © Games Workshop.
Original illustration by Mark Gibbons, © Games Workshop.
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2. The component pieces of the conversion.
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The triskele was simplified, with some detail removed.
The chest from the Howling Banshee was used here.
Jain Zar's enormous hair was cut down slightly.
The original face was removed entirely.
3. An early work-in-progress shot of the sculpting.
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New ears were fashioned from small pieces of plasticard.
The face was entirely re-sculpted.
The end of the pony tail was re-used, with the rest of the hair left to be re-sculpted later.
A new midriff was sculpted from scratch to provide the twisting pose.
The new tabard was sculpted from Green Stuff over a wire frame.
The elaborate boots were taken from the original Jain Zar miniature.
4. More of the sculpting is completed.
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5. A close-up of the re-sculpted face. I was fairly pleased with how it turned out, although it was a bit flat - I decided ultimately not to use it.
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6. Having decided against using the resculpted head, I instead chose to use a standard Banshee head and extend the hair; you can see the beginning of the sculpting needed to achieve this in this picture.
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In a diversion from the source artwork, I decided to change the direction of the flowing hair to match that of the billowing tabard. This gives the miniature a more unifed impression of forward movement and rotation.
7. A work-in-progress shot of the conversion.
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8. The conversion as viewed from the rear.