I've spent the last few days finishing up the Dragon and Dark Pegasus I need for this weekend’s Old World event.
It actually ended up being a lot easier than I expected, finishing them both over the course of three long-ish painting sessions. I think the rider actually took more effort to do than the Dragon itself!
I really like the conversion I made for the Sorceress on Peg. I had originally
planned for it to be simply a case of sticking the second rider from the Dragon
kit on a kitbashed mount, but it it didn’t fit the saddle very well, so the project evolved
massively until I’d basically cut up, filed,
trimmed and rebuilt every part of the model!
It was a hell of a lot of
work and honestly I’d have probably been better off just giving in and
buying an old metal Morathi model from ebay, but at least I’ve gotten a fun and
unique model out of it!
While both models are far from perfect, I think they look decent
enough and fit nicely with the rest of the army. Honestly, I actually don’t
think the Dragon could have ever lived up to the image I had in my head for it. It’s
been sitting on my hobby desk half finished for so long, I’ve had plenty of
time to imagine how it’s going to end up. Done is better than perfect in this
case!
That’s the bulk of my Dark Elves done now, or at least everything I want to be getting finished in the near future. I’ve still got a couple of units and characters I need get round to, but my hobby ADHD is definitely nudging me looking for something else to do, so it's time to switch things up for a while.
I think I’m going to try and get some good pictures of the army as a whole at the event this weekend, then call this chunk of my backlog finished. The army is looking better than it ever has and I’m really proud of what I’ve managed to get done in just a few short months. I’ve even managed to break into positive painting figures in the process!
I’m not sure where my backlog-busting journey is going to
take me next, but I’m feeling super energised right now. I’m on holiday this
week too, so hopefully I’ll be able to launch myself into something fun. You’ll
have to check back later to see what that might be though.
Until then though, happy hobbying!
Both look very cool! I really like your conversion for the Pegasus Sorceress!
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