Unicorn's conversions (1st Jun - beasty BSB)

[Skarlock]

I really like your Tree Kin! They are very scary and patchwork looking. I share your vision of Tree Kin being animated pieces of wood, I also really like their thinness, it shows that the spirit is where the toughness and strength come from.

[unicorn]

It takes a LOT of time. And it was hard. And hella fun. But the work is over and I can proudly present you my very new and most largest (and my most favourite right now ) model in my army - Lord on dragon!

As you can see on the model, for WYSIWYG purposes I can claim to have oaken armor, amarithe brooch, enchanted shield, and any kind of spear, bow and arrow. And the dragon Only the planned HotH proved to look bad, so I skip it... Anyway - enough talking, here it is!

[unicorn]

and the rider


for better view on him I put him on horse torso, do not look for any mysterious reason behind it



And the size comparion - quick photo of dragon vs Glade guard... And yeah, he IS huge

[Conar]

Sweeeeeet dragon dude!

(looks like something off SPAWN.com )
If not, what range is it?

Make it more forest friendly like.... (leaf shaped scales?)

Conar

[Ryikko]

It is indeed from SPAWN.com, Conar...

Amazing work Uni!I'm extremely impressed. I agree however with Conar, unless you're going all out on the paintjob to make it blend with the forest, I suggest you do a little work to make it more of the Asrai/slumbering forest dragon type.
Do it proud, and keep showing us the awesome progress!

[deadlydeceiver]

Awesome-O Uni!!!

That is a nice dragon. At first I thought you built this dragon yourself out of the parts of the Ultraforge dragon (Claws look like those) and the HE-Dragon... Pew! At last I don't have to be this depressed...

Three thumbs up for you
But as Conar and Ryikko stated: It doesn't look like a Forest Dragon yet, more like a black one. The paintjob nevertheless is awesome, as good as the one they posted on spawn.com

deadly

[Conar]

It is indeed from SPAWN.com, Conar...

Hehe
Havent checked on there in some time

Conar

[Farodin]

Wicked!! I think we all agree though that the dragon needs to be more like a forest dragon somehow. Still, good work Uni!!

-Farodin

[unicorn]

Hey to all, thanks for the comments. Yeah, the dragon is McFalarne dragon, and I forget to say he IS NOT painted (what you see on hïm is the machine painting from factory). He will be painted in the future for sure, to correspond with my army theme (and to look a little les weired ). So please, do not look on his paint and imagine him in my standard autumn colours and tell me if you think he need some "WElfish" deetails or not

[Culain]

Cool. Had the same idea about th MC Farlane dragon a while ago...never use a dragon though, so never got to it. Yours is working out fine it seems.

[Farodin]

Some wood elvish detail are always nice ain't they

-Farodin

[Azaireal]

I can't think of much that might make him look like he's more at home in the forest, as most animals do not wear their habitats on their skin but colour themselves accordingly. But nevertheless...

"The stag is Gaia's favourite because he wears the forest upon his brow"

[unicorn]

So, this is my 2nd converted alter (and my "standard alter" model for the future) in colours... The idea behide him was simple - I imagine him not only as Alter, but (maybe even more that being Alter kindread member) as one of the Talu Kindread. Long time member... It represents not only the common way I play him, but the feel I wish to give him. That is the reason why he wears Thalui rune on his shield as well.
And - being one of them longer that it is good and safe - he (and mainly his shield) looks like it. It was originally pure white shield with golden rune (it have very Asur look when I started with it, BTW ), but after many battles (read: drybrushes and washes ) it is really damaged and dirty. I was trying to make whole model (with exception of his weapon and shield - in terms of usability) looking dirty and scary... I hope I get that feeling into final look fo him at least partially. And I hope you will like him

[Farodin]

Wow, not bad mate! Not bad at all, I really like it. The shield does look a bit Asurrish (that's a new word ), but that's ok seeing it so weathered and all.

-Farodin

[Way Watcher]

Wow unicorn, I think that alter is fantastic! It is a great paint job and I especially like the old and weathered effect you have achieved on the shield. It is an effect that I have tried to get on numerous other models, but it has never turned out as well as yours. Do you have any tips for achieving the weathered look? I agree that the shield looks a little like a piece of asur equipment, but really that is a minor detail. Great work!

[unicorn]

I agree that the shield looks a little like a piece of asur equipment, but really that is a minor detail. Great work!

It was meaned to be like that - something like 4 thousand year old artifact from dayes before sundering, now really damaged and dirty

Wow unicorn, I think that alter is fantastic! It is a great paint job and I especially like the old and weathered effect you have achieved on the shield. It is an effect that I have tried to get on numerous other models, but it has never turned out as well as yours. Do you have any tips for achieving the weathered look?

Thank you for prise

About the shield... It is not that hard. As I already stated, I started with pure white (and the notches are modelled). Then I started with few red splashes on top (they are hard to spot now) as a blood, then quick and very light grey brush (makes dirty look for edges), then light "elf skin" brush (makes pretty good dust or dry mud look). Then Sepia (from the new Foundation washes) wash, then that dirty was from the some range, then I re-paint the golden rune (as it was really coveredby "mud"), then black into notches, dark skin wash into notches, and once more sepia wash over whole shield.
About 10 minutes of work, plus about two hour of waiting after washes And it is pretty easy I think

Other good method I am using for darker undercoat is light elf skin brush, even lighter white brush, and light sepia (or mud) wash; or dark skin was for leather stuff. Can do a lot for the look of the model with only a little work.

Uh, hope it is understandable and it will work for you

[Way Watcher]

Thanks for the detailed explanation Uni. I shall certainly look into trying it on some of my models, (I haven't painted many shields since switching to wood elves) though I'm thinking about possible conversions for my own alter.

I agree that the shield looks a little like a piece of asur equipment, but really that is a minor detail. Great work!

It was meaned to be like that - something like 4 thousand year old artifact from dayes before sundering, now really damaged and dirty

Now that you have fully explained it the asur shield makes perfect sense! I really like it how you have a little bit of background for things so small as your alter's shield! Very nice!

[unicorn]

Ok, so after a long time spend wiith just watching 2 foots glied to the base, yesterday evening I soehow get an inspiration - and voila! Today, 3rd treekin is finished. He is smallest of all 3 who are already finished, but he also have the most "solid" look. So, here he is:





BTW, this one was meaned to have "humanoid" form

[Azaireal]

Two bretons are eating salad in their little keep, when suddenly Charlie has a hard time breathing. Gasping for breath, he flails his arms in the air frantically clawing at the nothingness surrounding him. He fall onto his back and begins to have seizures. Frank, not fully aware of the situation, grabs a nearby goblet of wine and tries to force the liquid down Charlie's throat. Just as suddenly as the seizures began they subside, leaving a very shaken and now partially drunk Charlie on the floor. Believe the worst is over, Frank returns to his wonderful dish, but Charlie does not follow.

Laying still, he groans loudly. His chest bursts open, and up rises the tangled form of a malicious tree spirit, returned from the grave to inflict revenge upon the vegan Bretons.


There really is no need for me to tell you how awesome I think your conversions are.

[liesmith]

I like it (and Azaireal's fiction, too)

I'm a big fan of the patched-together look for treekin, and I think your work captures that quite well.

[Skarlock]

Awesome!!! I love the animated dead tree bits theme! What do you think you will do for colors on them?

[Farodin]

The third treekin looks nice mate! Can't wait to see him painted.

-Farodin

[unicorn]

Awesome!!! I love the animated dead tree bits theme! What do you think you will do for colors on them?

Thank you

For the colors... I think gray and brown, maybe with a little orange and red adition. It will fit both the "dead trees" fluff and my autumn army

The third treekin looks nice mate! Can't wait to see him painted.

-Farodin

Well, that can take some time... My current plan is finish 4th Tk, paint 10 WD, 6 WR, re-convert and paint 10 more WD, paint some 3 heroes, convert 5 WhR, one more Treeman and 10 WW. That will allow me to run all my rosters with finalized models, and run our "main" pts sizes (1999 and 2500) in full paint. It is, of course, just "generic" plan and it is possible I will paint my TKs for fun somewhere during this, but who knows

[unicorn]

Well, I get another "challenge" for myself, like last year summer, where I have 5 weeks to heavily covnert 25 models, slightly convert about 8 models, and "glue" togather 11 other models (so 44 out of my 45 model-wide 1500 pts sethayla ).

This time I have 3 weeks to prepeare my "big" sethayla for upcoming large, 2500 pts tournament. All I need to do is to convert at least 2 (better 4 or 5) another WhRs, 9 (better 10) WWs and then glue 10 GGs (well, that is easy one ) and 1 eagle noble from Gamezone range (UGH... Last time it takes about the some time as conversion of 5 WhRs! ). Thankfully fullpaint is not necessary, so I will keep with what I have painted already (40 out of 85 models)...

Please keep your fingers corssed, as I have a lot work in IRL as well, and as this conversions are really time-consuming

[Way Watcher]

Good luck with getting them done in 3 weeks! I'm sure you can do it, even though I know I would struggle.