This is a model from the Warhammer 40,000 range by Games Workshop. He is a hero form the human army (the Imperial Guard), known as Commissar Yarrick. I won't go into detail about his background, as I'm only really interested is telling you about how I painted him.
First off I did a bunch of conversions... Everything is pretty subtle, but in my opinion added a lot to the finished model. First off I replaced the hoses going to his power claw with real wires. I cut the old ones off with my dremel tool and glued a bunch together and put them on. Then I fixed the strap for his gun. The one on the original model was really bulky and out of scale. Again I used my dremel tool to remove the old one. The replacement was made from tinfoil and fine wire was used to make the buckles. A coat of superglue was added to make it more robust. Next I changes the fringes on his sash by his sword. I removed the old ones and glued pieces of wire in its place. I felt that this would add a bit of depth to the model, as the old ones were pretty flat. In the end it didn't make much of a difference, but turned out ok. Next I tackeled the wire coming from his bionic eye. When I did this I had just got a set of diamond bits for my dremel, and made this conversion possible. I removed the wire then drilled holes and attached a new wire in its place. This brought the wire away from his face and made a significant difference. The final conversion was done after these pictures were taken. I wasn't happy with the way the bionic eye turned out, so after consulting my brother I drilled it out, and put a piece of red plastic in it. I used a 0.0225" drill bit (so you know it was pretty small). It didn't turn out completely how I planned, but was an improvement.
And now for the painting....
Well, seeing as the Golden Demon Awards are coming up I did what I think was my best for this guy. Every detail (in my opinion) was given attention, and in the end I think the model speaks for itself. He was painted with Citadel acrylic paints, and citadel brushes. The base was done with static grass. I am always amazed at how this stuff looks, 'cause it is the easiest stuff to put on. You just put a thick layer of paint on the base (brown in this case) and dunk it in a bag of the stuff. Never fails. Games workshop supplies it, however you can get for a lot cheaper at model railroad stores. I won't go into too much other detail about the paint job as I don't want to bore you... perhaps some time I will put up a page on painting techniques... but until then you can wonder (or e-mail me.... address at the bottom of the page).
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