Conversion Corner - Evil Edition

One of my favourite parts of this hobby is converting models to give them a unique look, fit a narrative better or to represent a different profile or wargear option. I've already shown off one of the conversions that I'm most proud of in a previous post (my version of the ranger Elgarain from the fan film Born of Hope) and I thought I'd show off a few more in the hopes inspiring some of to try some conversions yourself while under quarantine or lockdown due to this global pandemic.

Orc Warriors

These conversions came about because I didn't want to have loads of repeated poses in a large orc force, so changing some of them up gave some variety of poses. Most of these conversions are either reposed arms or kit bashed with other kits with some minor green stuff work to fill the gaps.

Dragon Knights

Another conversion done simply to avoid having multiple models with the same pose was this group of Dragon Knights which were made for a Cult of the Dragon themed Easterling army. An incredibly simple conversion to either a shield or bow from an Easterling warrior and replace it with an extra sword (or two in the case of the bowmen) that either cut from another Easterling or made using a green stuff press mould.

Spectre

One of my favourite conversions to date is this Spectre made for an Angmar army I took to Ardacon 2017. Made from a plastic High Elf swordsman with reposed arms and a slumped head to give it a sinister feel. The paint job on this was something of an experiment with everything except the metallics being done purely with multiple wash layers over white primer. He signpost on the base was made from a coffee stirrer and a matchstick.

Orc Tracker on Warg (also known as Snipey Magee and Woof)

Another model that was converted for my old Angmar army was this Orc Tracker on Warg. There is no official mounted tracker model but this is a nice simple conversion done by snipping away the base tab and carefully filing the gap between his legs until he fit on top of the Warg. Since building him, he has been one of my favourite models to use in game, he even (allegedly) killed something once.