Scenic Distractions III

Heroes Of The Imperium

The tribesmen of Craxis would always remember the sky gods and their firecasters that had cleansed their world of the four armed claw beasts that had long haunted the deep forests and dark places.

This conversion was the result of getting an EnderToys scenery sampler pack and not knowing what to do with the one half classic column that came with the set.  Then I remembered I had a lot of the old push to fit, 2nd edition Space Marines waiting for a purpose.   After some careful slicing with a box cutter to match the angle of the space marines feet to the angle of the top of the column, I glued one of the flamer marines onto the column.  Before painting I added some Armageddon Dust around the base and at the feet of the miniature to make the angled surface of the top of the column look more textured.

The statue was painted with Screaming Bell, drybrushed Brazen Brass, and light drybrushed Boltgun Metal for the final highlight.  The column is Zandri Dust, Ushabti Bone, and then Screaming Skull highlights.  I think the static monopose of the original miniature lends credibility to it achieving the desired look of a statue.  All in all, not a bad result for a few hours painting and converting a piece that did not initially look like it would fit into the world of the Grimdark.