eldar phoenix lord fuegan
the burning lance
I'd previously attempted a conversion of Fuegan that I wasn't happy with. This second attempt was a lot more successful; I decided to emphasise the dragon design elements rather than try to obscure or remove them.date: 2016 - present (work-in-progress)
components: 1x Fuegan, 1x Fire Dragon Exarch firepike, 1x Fire Dragon, 1x Wraithblade power axe, 1x plastic Farseer scenic base, 1x Dark Elf Black Ark Corsair cape, brass rod, White Milliput, Green Stuff, 40mm round base
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I was able to keep this length of cabling attached to the model at this point, but later had to separate it.
1. I started by separating the torso from the legs in order to improve the proportions of the model. The head was also cut away so that it could be repositioned.
2. Rear view of the early work on the body.
3. The head was constructed using the upper-half of Fuegan's helmet and the lower-half of a standard Fire Dragon helmet.
The Exarch's hand was filed down so that only the barrel of the gun remained.
4. The original Fire Pike barrel looks a bit chunky by modern standards, so I elected to replace it with one from a Fire Dragon Exarch.
5. I decided to give Fuegan a cloak; this adds further dragon detailing to the model and also serves to obscure some of the more dated detail on the rear of the model.
6. The legs were fully separated from the rest of the model at this point. The legs were placed on the scenic base from the plastic Farseer model.
7. Rear view of the legs and base.
8. I used Green Stuff to blend the component parts of the head together and added some extra scales to the sides.
The dated Fire Axe was replaced with a Wraithblade axe.
The cabling from the Fire Pike was extended using Green Stuff around a short length of curved brass rod.
The replacement Fire Pike barrel from the Exarch model.
9. The upper torso takes shape.
The clenched fist was drilled out so that the handle of the axe would fit through.
The Wraithblade's fist was cut away and the butt of the axe handle reattached using brass rod.
10. A close-up of the replacement Fire Axe.
This area was covered wih Green Stuff in order to make better contact with the cloak.
11. Rear view of the torso.
Green Stuff was used to build up the lip of the upper torso's armour. This ensures that the lower torso fits snugly into the recess, with no gaps visible.
13. Underside view of the torso.
14. Rear view of the torso, with the cloak attached.
15. The conversion was nearly complete at this stage.
16. The completed conversion, ready to be undercoated. I remodelled the armour plates on the stomach and added some more ruined architecture to the base using small pieces of plasticard.
17. Side view of the conversion.
I carefully sculpted some extra spiky protrusions on the top of the cloak.
18. Rear view of the conversion.
19. The conversion has been undercoated in three separate sub-assemblies.
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