My first, so to speak, serious conversion. Took me a while! 
Here she is:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/98317
Here she is:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/98317
Dark Elf Noble Conversion
- Thread starter Margo
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darkartminiatures
New member
That is really nice. I love the paintjob....but i never did like that GW sculpt of the horse. But what can i say. This is a cool mini
Brokenblade
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I like the purple/blue metallic armour a lot and the conversion looks excellent too, can\'t really give this any less than a 10
Been and voted!
This is beautiful. The color choice, NMM and freehand are all perfect. Unfortunately, brightness of most of the highlights make it look like the the horse\'s flesh isn\'t highlighted up enough.
But I agree with darkart, that horse is awful to work with. Can\'t wait until we can bits order the new elven steeds.
Still, it\'s awesome!
-Terry
My Gallery
This is beautiful. The color choice, NMM and freehand are all perfect. Unfortunately, brightness of most of the highlights make it look like the the horse\'s flesh isn\'t highlighted up enough.
But I agree with darkart, that horse is awful to work with. Can\'t wait until we can bits order the new elven steeds.
Still, it\'s awesome!
-Terry
My Gallery
this is good, definately some nice work on the conversion too!!! The colors you choose are great and you are so good at making them vibrant. Your nmm getting world class too, tough to beat what you\'re doing there!
What ichy noticed might be 2 things about the gems. First that the light seems to be coming from an extreme angle so the hot spot is right at the edge of the gem, (which is fine, just not typical). The second is that the gems on the 2 sides suggest light coming from different angles. The right side has hot spots to the back, and the left has them to the front.
Just to be overly picky
This is a small detail however in an outstanding piece.
Nice work Margo, I always love seeing your minis
-Eric
What ichy noticed might be 2 things about the gems. First that the light seems to be coming from an extreme angle so the hot spot is right at the edge of the gem, (which is fine, just not typical). The second is that the gems on the 2 sides suggest light coming from different angles. The right side has hot spots to the back, and the left has them to the front.
Just to be overly picky
This is a small detail however in an outstanding piece.
Nice work Margo, I always love seeing your minis
-Eric
Thanks everybody for comments!
Yes, I agree, the horse is mighty ugly. Hate it, too. But when I was making this conversion, the woodelven horses were not available, otherwise I\'d use one of these of course.
Good point about the lighting on gems, I\'ll remember that one next time I paint something with gems!
Yes, I agree, the horse is mighty ugly. Hate it, too. But when I was making this conversion, the woodelven horses were not available, otherwise I\'d use one of these of course.
Good point about the lighting on gems, I\'ll remember that one next time I paint something with gems!
Infidel Castro
New member
As said elsewhere, I gave a 9. It\'s a simple mini that you\'ve managed to give some oomph too. Good stuff
LouisCypher
New member
Great!
I\'d pay for being able to create something like that!
Been and Voted!
Luca
I\'d pay for being able to create something like that!
Been and Voted!
Luca
I\'ve been wanting to do a very similar conversion except with a Dark Pegasus, but I kept looking at Lelith Hespirax, and the sculpt is definitely subject to GW\'s scale creep. It\'s closer to 32mm than 28mm, I\'m sure. Unfortunately, your conversion displays how out of proportion Lelith is to her pony.
However, I still think that\'s a beautiful bit of conversion work you did, and it still gets a 9 out of me. The details you\'ve added, and the exquisite painting, make the entire mini far more than just Lelith on a Dark Steed.
However, I still think that\'s a beautiful bit of conversion work you did, and it still gets a 9 out of me. The details you\'ve added, and the exquisite painting, make the entire mini far more than just Lelith on a Dark Steed.
You\'re right about the horse and the scale. Lelith is huge, as are some of the DE wyches. And the horse sculpt is far from what I\'d call \"pretty\" or IMP\'d call \"cute\". But the thing is, I wanted to try some chop-and-sculpt converting, so this model was one big experiment. Also, I was painting Lelith separately from the steed, and the scale issues became obvious only when I put them together.
Still, I learned a lot while painting this model. So I\'m very glad I didn\'t toss it away in the middle of the project -- and, believe me, I was tempted to do that so many times!
Still, I learned a lot while painting this model. So I\'m very glad I didn\'t toss it away in the middle of the project -- and, believe me, I was tempted to do that so many times!
freakinacage
Well-known member
suberb. especially the nmm. so i gues i\'m the only one who has a soft spot for those horses then?
