Eldar Warlocks
Armed with Witchblades
These Warlocks are armed with Witchblades. I have converted several of them; mostly replacing some of the outdated design aspects.Date: 2008 - present (work-in-progress)
Components: Various metal Warlock miniatures, 1x plastic Warlock, 1x Corsair Voidscarred Way Seeker helmet, 1x Corsair Voidscarred Way Seeker left arm, 1x Eldrad Ulthran witchblade, 2x plastic Warlock Skyrunner head, 1x plastic Warlock Skyrunner torso, 1x plastic Warlock Skyrunner witchblade arm, 1x plastic Farseer lower body & legs, 1x plastic Farseer left hand, 2x plastic shuriken pistols, 1x Dire Avenger shuriken catapult, 1x High Elf Phoenix Guard pouch, Green Stuff, paperclips, brass rod,
Colour scheme: Craftworld Miruaun colour scheme (PDF), Basing colour scheme (PDF)
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1. This classic metal Warlock was assembled without any modification.
2. The second Warlock has had a fur cloak added.
3. A view of the cloak from the back.
4. This female Warlock was modified by adding a shuriken pistol, fur cloak, head from the Warlock Skyrunner kit and resculpting the torso.
5. A rear view of the conversion. The fur cloak was sculpted using Green Stuff.
6. My fourth Warlock is basically a kit-bash of two different models, creating a more dynamic pose. This is my favourite Warlock conversion to date.
7. The upper body is from one model, with the legs from a different Warlock armed with a singing spear, which has been carefully cut away.
8. I used Green Stuff to mask the join and to sculpt a belt, pouches and holstered pistol.
9. The fourth Warlock, undercoated.
10. The fifth Warlock has had his crest removed from his helmet and his shuriken pistol updated.
11. The sixth Warlock was assembled without alteration.
This outstretched hand and forearm came from the plastic Farseer kit.
The head and torso are from the Warlock Skyrunner kit.
The lower body is from the plastic Farseer kit.
12. For my seventh Warlock, I used plastic components from the Warlock Skyrunner and Farseer kits to create a new, unique model.
The back half of the robes were cut down to blend with the front half - Farseers typically wear a cloak over their robes, whereas Warlocks do not.
13. Rear view of the conversion.
14. The Witchblade arm came from the Warlock Skyrunner kit. It has been pinned with brass rod to securely attach it to the body.
15. The conversion is now fully assembled and virtually complete.
The left shoulder pauldron was removed and repositioned to sit more naturally on the raised arm.
This strap was modelled using Green Stuff.
16. Updated rear view of the conversion.
17. Side view of the conversion.
18. The conversion is now complete and ready to be based.
19. The gem and rune came from Dire Avenger shuriken catapults, whilst the pouch was from the High Elf Phoenix Guard kit.
20. Rear view of the completed conversion.
21. The conversion has now been based, ready for undercoating.
22. The conversion, after being undercoated.
23. The first Warlock to be painted in my Craftworld Miruaun colour scheme.
24. Side view of the finished Warlock.
25. Rear view of the conversion.
26. Another angle of the finished model.
27. A close-up of the Warlock's witchblade. I used a non-metallic-metal technique to make the red blade appear to be reflective. I was quite pleased with the glowing rune effect, which was achieved using very thin washes of red paint in the recesses.
The head was taken from the Corsair Voidscarred Way Seeker model; Green Stuff was used to build up the "cheeks" of the helmet.
The left arm also came from the Way Seeker miniature.
28. With the release of the plastic kit in 2022, I added some more Warlocks to my collection. For this female Warlock, I wanted to create the impression that she is dividing her attention between something in front of her and something behind. She could be casting a protective ward behind her whilst preparing to cast an offensive power against an approaching enemy, for example.
30. Alternate view of the conversion.
31. The conversion, now completed.
32. Rear view of the completed conversion.
33. For my final Warlock with a witchblade, I wanted to recreate this iconic piece of Mark Gibbons artwork.
Original illustration by Mark Gibbons, © Games Workshop.
I repositioned the ponytail, which required pinning it to the helmet.
The right hand is a Harlequin's Caress, with the fingers carefully bent into new positions.
I used paperclips to create the new arms.
34. The start of the conversion.
I decided not to attach the pistol holster, so I filled in the resulting gaps with Green Stuff.
The fur ruff was modelled in Green Stuff to match the source illustration.
35. Rear of the conversion.
36. The conversion, after adding the scenic base.
37. A comparison of the completed conversion with the original artwork that inspired it.
38. A close-up view of the undercoated conversion.
39. Rear view of the undercoated model.
40. This female Warlock has also been undercoated.
41. Ready for painting.
42. This conversion has been undercoated too.
43. Alternate view of the model.
44. Face-on view of the model.
45. A view of the back of the model.
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