Melcavuk Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 As part of my drive to have a mostly recognisable and standard army in Sigmar to start getting more regularly gaming in I've opted to join my other half in making some nighthaunt. Never one for just using named characters stock I'm starting my force with my own personal variant of the Craven King. So here he is the Architect of Discontent: Work in progress on my own version of the Craven King, wanted a little more facial personality to give individuality so he's got a wizened and slightly sad looking old soldier face. Also wasnt a fan of the little whisp he was floating on so he's instead gained a massive crypt spider from his decayed and forgotten kingdom to bear his throne into battle. Banner bearer will gain his banner once the mounting point for the throne has set more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Little bit of colour for context, just getting the basic colours down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kenshin620 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Amazing work as always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Cheers, slowly making progress to get the model finished. Day two of working on my Nighthaunt Craven King conversion, lots still to do but the colour gives more context to how I want the model to turn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 Proverbs of Nagash from the Kingdom of Ruin: Death, they say, is a river. Endlessly wide and infinitely long with a current no man can fight for eternity, and upon this river sailed three brothers each borne upon their own row boats. The first brother strong and true sought to fight the river, he rowed frantically against the current for every day of his life. With each passing day he grew older and more exhausted, he rowed a little slower and still the current bore him to his final destination. The second brother, a pious sort decried the rivers existence, it was he said merelty a trifle of a thing and sought to invoke the name of any god willing to listen to come and free him from this river. He carried trinkets of every god and cult in the realms to protect him, and yet when his final day came he too was carried to the rivers end. But the third brother, the wisest of the three sat upon his boat and marvelled at the scenery they passed on their journeys, he shared in song and conversation with those his boat passed on its voyage. And on his final days when the river carried him forth he left this world fulfilled. Each brother came to face Nagash at their journey end, and he looked upon them each in turn. “You…” he said to the first brother, “Have fought me with every day of your life, and thus you shall fight FOR me every day of your death” and with an agonising scream the brothers soul was shackled to the Legions of Nagash for all eternity. “You…” he said turning to the second brother “Have denied me with every fibre of your existence, so blinded were you by misguided beliefs as to never truly know me. And thus you shall spend every day of your death heralding my arrival to all you come across.” And with a mere whimper the second brothers souls became a herald of the God of Death. And so Nagash turned upon the third brother, extending a bony hand “But you, have accepted me as I am, have embraced the gifts I bestowed upon your journey. And so I shall accept you as you are, go now unto your rest” and with a blissful sigh the third brother ventured into his afterlife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 Nearly finished on the craven king model now and commenced the second unit: Probably a conversion thats been done a few times since the release of the new Nighthaunt but for the second unit in my Nighthaunt army I've gone with converted Hexwraiths. Whilst i love the current models for it they look jarring for me alongside the more sleek and refined models from the latest releases. So the riders have been switched over to match the newest nighthaunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManyBothans Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Now they look much better i wonder what Glaivewraiths would look like in this way... horse headed lancers on steeds .... The Spider Throne looks awesome indeed!! i like the lighter coloured robes too ! Cheer, MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnaveOfScribes Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I've already liked these as much as I can on Insta and FB, but have some more my good man. Every project you work on is ace and I cant wait to see your tweaked take on Nighthaunt. The Hexwraith conversions are already looking great, so much better than the official ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Firaun Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 As always sir@melcavuk your work is an inspiration, and a challenge for us converters to try to match and surpass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 Cheers guys, its always exciting starting a new project and getting feedback on the work. First day of painting my Nighthaunt Hexwraith conversions, got alot of the basic colours down down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Progress on the two units for my Nighthaunt currently owned, basing on the Hexwraiths done for now and some detailing on the craven king should boost the contrast on his skin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenshin620 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 How do you do it so fast!?!? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Just now, kenshin620 said: How do you do it so fast!?!? ? Airbrush, sooooooooo much airbrush. Also painting is how I unwind from stress after work which means the more stressed I get the more I paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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