Saturday 7 November 2020

9th Edition Dark Angels: Phobos Ezekiel TO-DONE!!!


 




Hi folks,

Backing up after DreadTober I knew I had a pretty sharp deadline. Today was the final day of submissions for a psyker/priest/wizard themed painting competition at my local GW. I have been entering these local comps pretty frequently to help support the community, store and also give myself some motivation. Well, having narrowly completed by Imperial Knight last month, I can tell you there wasn't much in the tank.

But it is not in me to withdraw, sooo...

To kick off the project I sculpted a bionic eye out of green stuff. It didn't have to be perfect as it is in Ezekiel's background that the bionic eye is crude; he refuses to update it in honour of his dead comrades (I nearly said Fallen comrades just then, and that just wouldn't do. I salvaged an old Veteran DA backpack with candles (because that is the most sensible thing to help you read a 10 000 year old chapter relic book). I also converted a new right arm to hold a sword from the Ravenwing Knights sprue and found a large plastic book to represent the Book of Salvation. Conversions complete, I then painted him over about 5 hours. I am really happy with the finished product, particularly the close resemblance to Ezekiel. The name on the shoulder-pad scroll work will have to be re-done, I think. I made the mistake of painting the K in the centre first. Whilst this was logical at the time, it didn't take into consideration the extra space two E's and a Z take up on one side! I am still happy I gave it a red-hot go though, as I have never written anything so small before.










Even though I have done this conversion, I am still hanging out for GW to produce a modern version of Ezekiel, my favourite Dark Angels character. I will definitely buy it when it is released and use this as a Phobos Librarian, who I have already jokingly named "Incognekiel". 

In terms of the competition, I don't think I have much chance of winning. But considering the point was to try some things that you have never done, and that I have had this conversion on my mind since the Phobos Librarian figure was released, I feel really happy about my entry. It will be a treasured piece in my 9th Edition "Last of the Plains People" army.









See you across the table,

Marc





6 comments:

  1. As elegant a conversion as I’d expect from you sir - well done!

    ReplyDelete
  2. A very cool conversion once again! But I especially like the fuller of the blade - the red contrasts great with the blue blade.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks, that is a wonderful compliment :-) I was stewing over how to the the sword for hours, but with the deadline looming I just went for it. I'm very happy with how it turned out!

      Delete
  3. Great Ezekiel conversion! I love the idea of basing him on the Phobos Librarian. Fine paint work as always. Good luck with the competition. You've already won by this achievement, though.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks mate :-) I ended up taking out first place but not the Brushmaster award; there was a "next level" GSC figure that absolutely smoked us all!! Very happy though, he'll be my new HQ.

      Delete